Franklin College News


Findings suggest brain pathways to impulsive eating

Very interesting new research from the department of cell biology. The new work

has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human brain.

"We know when insects are hungry,… Read Article


UGA scientists finds new technology in Ancient 'Egyptian blue'

They describe surprise in discovering that the calcium copper silicate in Egyptian blue breaks apart into nanosheets so thin that thousands would fit across the width of a human hair. The sheets produce invisible infrared (IR) radiation similar to the beams that communicate between remote… Read Article


MFA Exit Show returns to the GMOA

• Nicole Lea Williams, interior design, Flowery Branch.

Congratulations to these students and bravo for the return of this event to the museum. Yet another reason to visit this important public institution, whose staff works tirelessly to make its collections and experience accessible… Read Article


Think Tanks and American policy toward Latin America

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute hosts a cross-disciplinary conversation today at 4 p.m. at the LACSI Hull Street HQ:

"Washington Think Tanks and American Policy Toward Latin America: Why Think Tanks Are Influential and Why Universities Are Not—And Why You Just Might… Read Article


Origins of Biomolecules

The Origins Lecture Series continues this week, with the Origins of Biomolecules by Claiborme Glover of biochemistry and molecular biology:

This lecture will explore the physical and chemical origins of biomolecules prior to the origin of life.  We will focus first on the "Bio" (the… Read Article