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Franklin College is a hub for research, scholarly achievement and global reach in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Its nationally known faculty are frequently recognized for their research impact, while fostering entrepreneurial thinking among their students that helps shape each student’s educational journey. Our students are known for their innovative and creative ambitions and pursue them to their fullest extent here at the College. Upon graduation, they join the Franklin network of more than 100,000 worldwide, who lead in their respective fields and frequently share their experiences and knowledge in the UGA classroom. Read more about our faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives in the College below.
Nick Foukal educates the next generation of oceanographers

Nick Foukal’s fascination with the ocean began decades ago, on the waters off the coast of Nahant, Massachusetts, a 3,000-resident beach town 13 miles north of Boston. He remembers spending summers taking the family’s rowboat out with… Read Article

Findings could help scientists design better therapies for humans with TBI, brain diseases

The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease.

But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely.… Read Article

For most of his early life, Adam Milewski was convinced he was going to be a lawyer. He didn’t feel particularly drawn to pursue a legal career, but everyone else told him he should pursue it.

“As the youngest of five kids, I felt like I had to have a voice,” he said. “I never really… Read Article

Researchers in Franklin College of Arts and Science have built a new memory architecture for AI agents that improves response accuracy on complex tasks up to 23 percent.  

The system, called Synapse (Synergistic Associative Processing and Semantic Encoding), addresses the… Read Article

Providing students with a nationally ranked education is only part of the University of Georgia’s mission. Students at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences are learning how to succeed not only in the classroom, but also as they step into their careers after graduation.  

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