Two scientists from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors awarded to researchers in the United States. With the 2026 election, Franklin has had 13 faculty members, including past and emeritus… Read Article

For Timothy Yang, history isn’t just about the past. It’s also key to understanding how the world came to be.

As an associate professor at the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Yang approaches his research using a “microhistory” perspective, using one event or… Read Article

Growing up in Sartell, Minnesota, Franklin Ph.D. candidate Justin Scherer developed an early appreciation for the natural world, shaped by his close-knit community and the surrounding landscape. What began as curiosity grew into a commitment to understanding how living systems work and how that… Read Article

It is a question that began taking shape long before her doctoral work, rooted in her experience growing up in Ghana, where access to infrastructure and basic services can vary widely from one community to the next.

Now a Ph.D. student in geography at UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and… Read Article

When senior Blake Witmer got the call that she would serve as UGA’s 2026 spring commencement student speaker, it marked a milestone in a college career shaped by leadership, communication, and community. Behind that work is something quieter that has shaped her just as much: art. Witmer will… Read Article