Tag: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Neuroscientists explain link between stress resilience, exercise

Exercise improves the ability to persevere through hard times. In a series of recent experiments,…
Researchers identify key link between virus recognition, destruction

An immune system that helps bacteria combat viruses is yielding unlikely results, such as the…
Michael Strand

Regents Professor Michael Strand says a big part of teaching for him, particularly at the…
UGA researchers create fast-growing trees that are easier to turn into fuel

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in…
Researchers discover new clues for treating antibiotic-resistant bacteria

UGA researchers have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including those that cause…
UGA historian James Cobb to deliver 2015 Phinizy Lecture

UGA historian James C. Cobb will deliver the 21st Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture in the Chapel…
CJ Tsai

CJ Tsai, the Winfred N. Haynes Professor in Forest Biotechnology and a Georgia Research Alliance…
UGA classics student participates in Harvard research symposium

University of Georgia senior Elizabeth Ridgeway of Marietta, a Latin and Greek major in the…
Anti-malware program developed at UGA used to keep campus secure

An anti-malware program developed by researchers at the University of Georgia is helping to keep…
Dark humor, familiar characters in University Theatre’s ‘Hot Georgia Sunday’

University Theatre at the University of Georgia will present “Hot Georgia Sunday,” a story of…
Author Susan Power to speak at UGA

Award-winning author Susan Power will hold a reading and discussion on “Indigenous Process in Writing…
James Cobb to deliver 2015 Phinizy Lecture at UGA

University of Georgia historian James C. Cobb will deliver the 21st Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture on…
Brain structure varies depending on how trusting people are of others, study shows

A recent study from the University of Georgia shows differences in brain structure according to…
Link identified between virus recognition, destruction in bacterial immune system

An immune system that helps bacteria combat viruses is yielding unlikely results such as the…
Research suggests severe weather will continue, be more variable

More tornadoes will be commonplace by 2080 as a result of a changing climate, according…
African novelist to deliver 2015 Darl Snyder Lecture

African novelist Amadou Koné will give the 2015 Darl Snyder Lecture March 3 at 10…
Exercise reduces stress: UGA scientists discover why

On top of the many reasons to hit the gym, working out may also improve…
UGA researchers work on creating stress- and disease-resistant trees

Researchers at the University of Georgia think they’ve come up with a system to identify…
Poet CAConrad to speak at Ciné

Poet CAConrad will read from his work Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Ciné, 234…
UGA researchers to use crowdsourcing to track harmful algal blooms in Georgia’s lakes

In August 2014, dangerous levels of a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake…
UGA scientists help sequence bird, crocodilian genomes

Using new computational methods developed by UGA researchers Liang Liu, Travis Glenn and others, an…
$5.3M grant to help develop new drug for Chagas disease

UGA researchers in collaboration with Anacor Pharmaceuticals have received a $5.3 million grant from the…
New research suggests severe weather will continue, be more variable

More tornadoes will be commonplace by the year 2080 as a result of a changing…
UGA conference on Holocaust theatre to feature work of George Tabori

The University of Georgia departments of Germanic and Slavic studies and theatre and film studies…