Even during the quiet days of June, Franklin College faculty expertise never sleeps! Here are a few of the many articles written by or featuring the work of faculty members from across the college over the past month:
Meteorologists fear 5G network could take forecasting back to the 1980s, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geography Marshall Shepherd speaking on CBS This Morning
Researchers use technology to predict schizophrenia – study authored by assistant professor of psychology Gregory Strauss reported widely by UGA Today, WGAU, Technology.org, Medicine News Line, News Medical
It’s rare for a tornado to hit a big city-but that may not always be the case, Marshall Shepherd on MSN
In hot water? Study says warming may reduce sea life, Regents Professor of marine sciences Samantha Joye quoted by ABC News, CBS News
Five ways society sabotages girls’ interest in science and math, Marshall Shepherd writing in his regular column at Forbes
A recession signal is hidden in U.S. bond history, associate professor of history Stephen Mihm writing at Bloomberg
Tropical seas to suffer: Study shows sea life may drop by 17% - Samantha Joye quoted by Loop News Barbados
Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice yesterday, which is very unusual, Distinguished Research Professor and Franklin College Associate Dean Thomas Mote quoted by CNN, NY Daily News
Theory, hypothesis, and law-debunking a climate change contrarian tactic, Marshall Shepherd writing in Forbes
Amazing photo shows dogs “sledding on water” amid Greenland ice melt, Thomas Mote quoted USA Today, WTVA, Business Insider
In citing relationship with segregationists, Joe Biden makes himself a target, professor of history emeritus James Cobb quoted by USA News Hub
Greenland is melting, The Hill.com, written by Thomas Mote
Climate change is good for surfing. Other sports, not so much, professor of geography Andrew Grundstein quoted by NBC News
How much will it cost to protect Georgia from rising seas? Professor of marine sciences Clark Alexander quoted by AJC
Pigs help scientists understand human brain – study co-authored by associate professor of physics Qun Zhao reported by UGA Today, EurekAlert!, Feedstuffs, Neuroscience News
Why science for the public has to be different –Marshall Shepherd writing in Forbes
In Greenland’s melting ice, a warning on hard climate choices, Thomas Mote quoted by Yale Environment 360
4 reasons climate change impacts on agriculture matter to you – Marshall Shepherd writing at Forbes
Image: Surface meltwater ponds in Western Greenland in May 2019. NASA/JEFFERSON BECK