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Amazing accomplishment for our alumni!

Happy Thank A Donor Day! TADD celebrates the power of philanthropic giving by recognizing the countless ways in which private contributions impact the lives of our students and faculty. Thank you to our generous donors who continue to help us meet the greatest needs of the Franklin College.

When the tree came crashing through their bedroom window, Jasper and Ashley Kent had moved to safety only moments before thanks to a live weather broadcast by University of Georgia student, Will O’Neil. The Midwest transplants had seen severe weather before and thought nothing of the storm brewing outside until Ashley Kent came across O’Neil’s broadcast. https://www.franklin.uga.edu//uga-students-lead-breaking-c

J. Marshall Shepherd, Mary Ann Moran and Gregory H. Robinson recognized for extraordinary scientific achievement receiving one of the highest honors a scientist can earn, election to the National Academy of Sciences. https://news.uga.edu/three-faculty-national-academy-of-sci/

We’re Calling All Dawgs. If you ever passed The Arch on your way downtown, if you ever rang the Chapel Bell, if you ever felt a ‘G’ is more than a letter: you can make a difference and help build tomorrow today. Give at callingalldawgs.uga.edu

Franklin College faculty members are leading efforts of UGA faculty, staff and administrators to increase faculty diversity and the use of inclusive teaching practices in STEM fields. https://www.franklin.uga.edu//working-increase-diversity-a

Isobel Mills (BFA ’12) is always eager to try new things. She knew she wanted to major in art, but once she was accepted into the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA, she discovered the parallels between ceramics and fabrics. Once she learned to sew, there was no turning back. https://alumni.uga.edu//isobel-mills-bfa-12-made-her-pass/

Preorder Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things and join fellow UGA alumni and friends for an exclusive Zoom discussion with podcaster-turned-author Chuck Bryant (AB ’95) on Dec.2 https://alumni.uga.edu//between-the-pages-stuff-you-shoul/

Researchers from the University of Georgia are part of an international investigation led by the Yale Department of Psychiatry to better understand the cause and effect of schizophrenia in some high-risk adolescents and young adults. Read more https://t.uga.edu/6lw

Just down the coast from Savannah, Sapelo Island houses the University of Georgia Marine Institute, a world-renowned center for marine ecological research. https://www.franklin.uga.edu//marine-study-away-programs-h

We’re 60-56-8 against Auburn football. But this week, you can help us go 1-0. Give to UGA before Oct. 4 and help Bulldog Nation win this first-ever Beat Week! auvuga.com

Early research in explosives remediation to clean soil contaminated with perchlorate created a path for Valentine Nzengung, professor in the dept of geology, to become one of UGA's most visionary inventors and a true Georgia Groundbreaker. Read more https://t.uga.edu/6lv

In the past 10 years, state funding has only supported 30% of the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s operational cost, and with this year’s budget cuts, assistance from... the state has dropped to 20%. Today, we are hoping to draw support from our alumni, parents and friends by asking you to consider a gift to the Lamar Dodd School of Art. As we call on you to include Lamar Dodd School of Art in your philanthropic priorities, we wanted to remind you why all gifts of every size matter by sharing the testimonies of students who have been impacted by private funding. Make a Gift: https://art.uga.edu/give See more

From Athens to Atlanta to Jackson Hole to NYC to Stanford, we're ringing the bell! Congratulations to our 2020 40 under 40 honorees! #UGA40U40 #CommitTo https://alumni.uga.edu/40u40/

The fall 2020 issue of the Georgia Magazine is out and replete with stories about Franklin College faculty, alumni and students, including mathematics major and Georgia Commitment Scholarship recipient Ana Kilgore. Read more https://t.uga.edu/6lu

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New research from the University of Georgia shows significant association between proximity to dollar stores and patterns of racial segregation in major U.S. metropolitan areas. Though the patterns vary across retail chains, the research shows racial classification to be a key predictor of store location. https://t.uga.edu/6h2

The University of Georgia Dual Degree Program in Engineering and German, one of the university’s signature initiatives combining Humanities and STEM disciplines, has been awarded a new grant from the Atlanta-based The Halle Foundationnamed after the late Claus M. Halle, a German native who had a brilliant career with the Coca-Cola companyto support international engagement and recruitment initiatives. https://t.uga.edu/6fO

Doctoral student uses dendrochronologythe study of tree ringsto explore the ancient environment, constructing a 5,177-year chronology of the Georgia coast, the longest in eastern North America. https://t.uga.edu/6fN

UGA Eidson Chair of American Literature LeAnne Howe (Choctaw) has coedited WHEN THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD WAS SUBDUED, OUR SONGS CAME THROUGH: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, the first comprehensive collection of Native poetry. https://t.uga.edu/6fM

New analysis of almost 30 years’ worth of scientific data on the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet predicts global sea level rise of at least 10 centimetres by the end of the 21st Century, per global warming trends. Read more here: https://www.franklin.uga.edu//new-research-reveals-effect-

Dr. Ellen Ritchey with the Hodgson School of Music will be doing an online AMA session tomorrow, 8/25, at 3:30pm. She will be discussing music therapy in the COVID-19 era. Register at https://gail.uga.edu/events/aa/ask-me-anything-august-2020