Sharing disciplinary expertise and opinion on issues of the day are important constituent elements of public scholarship. Franklin College faculty and graduate students do their part month in, month out, enhancing the reputation of UGA and Franklin College in the process. A sample of the many stories across the media featuring our colleagues:
What Hollywood gets right-and wrong-about real-life AI – Stephen Mihm, professor and head of the department of history, writing in his regular column at The Washington Post
What is “main character syndrome”? Keith Campbell, professor psychology, quoted by The Daily Dot
New study: This American accent is disappearing –research co-led by Margaret E.L. Renwick, associate professor of linguistics, reported by Reader’s Digest, WGN
Four stunning facts about ongoing flooding in New York City – Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography, writing in his regular column at Forbes
Sorry, y’all, Georgia’s deep Southern accent is slipping away – research co-led by Margaret Renwick featured in an immersive story at The Wall Street Journal
Timing plant evolution with a fast-ticking epigenetic clock – research co-led by Robert Schmitz, UGA Foundation Professorship in Plant Sciences and Lars G. Ljungdahl Distinguished Investigator in genetics, reported at Phys.org
Iconic Southern accent is slowly disappearing with time, linguists say – research co-led by Jon Forrest, assistant professor of linguistics, reported by Fox News
What will plants be like on alien worlds? Cassandra Hall, assistant professor of computational astrophysics, comments about the habitable zone around stars in a story at Wired
Hurricane Idalia raises concerns about increasing severity of Georgia storms – Marshall Shepherd quoted by the R&B
Socializing boosts mood more than screentime – research by Christina Leckfor, doctoral student in psychology, reported by DoveMed
“There is no Planet B”: Climate expert explores gap between science, policy, and opinion – public lecture by Marshall Shepherd promoted by Virginia Tech
Katy Perry’s $225 million payday began in 1908 – Stephen Mihm writing in The Washington Post
Image: Illustration: NASA/ESA/CSA/Joseph Olmstead via Wired