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Mastodon album

This album rocks: UGA geologist brings fossil-pressed vinyl to life

It’s an album thousands of years in the making – or at least part of it is.    When Atlanta-based metal band Mastodon received real mastodon fossils from a fan, the band members wanted to do something special with them. But for about 20 years, they kept the fossilized teeth safe and intact.    Then, in August, the group approached Franklin’s Department of Geology with an unusual request: Did UGA have a geologist that…
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Franklin College Innovation Initiative 2025 – the next quarter-century

Part 2 of 3 – Research Partnerships and Public Engagement Franklin College has introduced a three-part Innovation Initiative guiding its efforts and focus into the next era of American higher education. The initiative consists of three pillars designed to complement each other and work together: 1) Academic Innovation, 2) Research Partnerships and Public Engagement, and 3) Student Success. In the second of a three-part series of interviews,…
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