Society News from the Chronicles


Harshman to lead First-Year Odyssey program

The First-Year Odyssey program has been an important innovation in teaching but also in introducing freshman to the university setting. The FYO now has a new director: Melissa Harshman, an associate professor in the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art, has been named faculty director…
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Public discussions on science

If anyone was wondering whether there would be any interest in public lectures on big scientific questions, and relatedly, what a packed Chapel for such a discussion would look like, here you are: The Origins Lecture Series continues on Wednesday Feb. 27,  when Claiborne Glover will discuss…

Park Hall Monitor

Finding our what's going on with English department faculty like Ron Miller and Esra Santesso, along with news from students and staff, in the new issue of the Park Hall Monitor.

February Kudos

  Chemistry professor Richard Dluhy is part of a team of UGA scientists who recently received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further flu research. Their method uses nanotechnology-based lasers that can greatly speed the prediction of impending flu strains and…

Faculty in the News, Jan - Feb

The work of Franklin College scientists and scholars continue to be reported widely. A sample from the past month:    ‘Geolocation,’ an art project by Lamar Dodd School of Art photography lecturer Marni Shindelman that utilizes Twitter, was featured in web and print publications around…