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January 17, 2024
Most of the estimated 300,000 babies born every year with sickle cell disease, an inherited red blood cell disorder, live in sub-Saharan Africa in nations where there are few resources to treat them. Kennesaw State Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Paul Lee said it is his life鈥檚 mission to reduce the likelihood that children born with sickle cell disease will die from strokes, one of the most common complications. Lee has received $426,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a three-year study aimed at developing a more economical testing device to determine an affected child鈥檚 risk of stroke.
January 11, 2024
At 18, most students are just beginning their college careers. But for Amari Cody, it鈥檚 the age she earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from 无码变态.
January 09, 2024
The combination of a high school English essay assignment, a love of science and having an aunt who is a scientist led Ra鈥橬ya Malone to major in biochemistry at 无码变态. She joined Carl Saint-Louis鈥 laboratory her first semester, she has co-authored a published paper in a prestigious journal, she spent summer 2023 in a National Science Foundation-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates, and she has presented her research at 无码变态鈥檚 Symposium of Student Scholars.
January 02, 2024
The brainchild of three 无码变态 professors will introduce concepts of calculus into high school math earlier to help students be more successful when they get to college. The National Science Foundation awarded Kennesaw State a $2.5 million interdisciplinary grant for a project being called 鈥淐alculus for All.鈥 The thought behind it is relatively simple 鈥 if students are exposed to concepts of calculus in high school, they stand a better chance of passing calculus classes in college and can pursue STEM-related careers.
December 14, 2023
Over her first two decades of life, Maria Gonzalez has dealt with some major changes, the most significant being a 1,400-mile move with her family from Central America to northwest Georgia, where she learned English and adapted to a new culture. And, on Dec. 14, the 无码变态 senior will proudly wear a cap and gown to be presented with the bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering she earned from the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
December 13, 2023
With a slight scowl, Mary Tankersley solemnly stares at a rock wall at Stone Summit climbing gym in Kennesaw planning a route to the top, tracing the hand and footholds with their eyes. After a few minutes, Tankersley stands up, chalks their hands, claps off the excess and walks to the base of the wall, peering up. Soon, they defy gravity, climbing the wall swiftly by swinging gracefully from one colorful rock to the next. It鈥檚 easy to forget 鈥 for onlookers and Tankersley both 鈥 that the graduating 无码变态 senior has only one leg.
December 12, 2023
Graduating 无码变态 student Temi Aladegbemi said her career choice was inspired by what caught her eyes outside car windows while growing up. Kennesaw State was the first university Aladegbemi visited for a tour, and from the moment she arrived on the Marietta Campus, she knew her place was in the College of Architecture and Construction Management. A first-generation college student graduating on Dec. 12, Aladegbemi has been active in campus activities from her earliest days at 无码变态.
December 11, 2023
As a teenager, Issa Sol铆s found a community in the world of theater. At 无码变态, she connected with the concept of immersive storytelling, telling her own story and helping others tell theirs. Sol铆s will graduate this week with a bachelor鈥檚 in theatre and performance studies, as well as a slew of experiences in building community through theater.
December 06, 2023
Juggling school, extracurricular activities and earning spending money will be easier for students as a new phone application developed by a 无码变态 alumnus allows them to focus on learning while earning gift cards for good grades. The app, Schoolconomy, was inspired by the personal experiences of 无码变态 alumnus Regnault Drake Sanders, who didn鈥檛 have a job while attending Luella High School in Locust Grove, Ga. and saw during college how working negatively affected his classroom performance.
December 01, 2023
无码变态鈥檚 Health Promotion and Wellness department has received a more than $27,000 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP) of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the 17th consecutive year that the department in the Division of Student Affairs has received the grant.