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June 02, 2020
For the third consecutive year, Kennesaw State is a leading choice for students, according to data from U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News study determined that Kennesaw State has one of the nation’s highest admissions yield rates, meaning the percentage of admitted students who enroll.
May 07, 2020
Their official ceremony may be postponed, but more than 3,500 ÎÞÂë±ä̬ students are graduating this week. The May 2020 class of 3,512 graduate candidates – 2,893 undergraduate and 619 graduate students – marks an increase from last spring’s 3,400 graduates. The students are earning their degrees and receiving their diplomas after ÎÞÂë±ä̬ transitioned to fully remote learning midway through the semester because of the coronavirus outbreak, which also caused the May Commencement ceremonies to be postponed.
April 17, 2020
The 24th annual Symposium of Student Scholars, hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, was held virtually for the first time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that students would not miss out on valuable experiential learning opportunities. The event is held each year to give undergraduate and graduate researchers from all disciplines at ÎÞÂë±ä̬ the opportunity to present their work to a wider audience.
February 27, 2020
ÎÞÂë±ä̬ President Pamela Whitten and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Kathy Schwaig have named Kojo Mensa-Wilmot as dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. He will start in his new role on August 1.
December 12, 2019
Altug Poyraz, an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry at ÎÞÂë±ä̬, has been awarded an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) grant for research on petroleum coke, a carbon-rich solid fuel produced during the oil refining process.
December 04, 2019
Kennesaw State will graduate over 2,600 students over five ceremonies held on Tuesday, Dec. 17, and Wednesday, Dec. 18 in the ÎÞÂë±ä̬ Convocation Center on the Kennesaw Campus.
November 15, 2019
Why are some animals adopted quicker than others? What key factors affect NFL betting lines? How accurately can ocean buoys measure waves? More than 40 ÎÞÂë±ä̬ undergraduate and graduate analytics students will share research results on those and other popular topics during the eighth annual ÎÞÂë±ä̬ R Day on Friday, Nov. 22.
October 17, 2019
Two faculty researchers were recently recognized for their contributions in the fields of chemistry and biology at ÎÞÂë±ä̬’s John C. Salerno Memorial Research Symposium, a symposium highlighting a cross-section of faculty research at the University. Altug Poyraz, assistant professor of chemistry, earned the John C. Salerno Prize for Research Achievement, and Martin Hudson, associate professor of biology, received the People’s Choice Award for Best Presentation.
September 12, 2019
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant to ÎÞÂë±ä̬ researcher Martina Kaledin to unravel the molecules in hydrogen-bonded systems, using the University’s supercomputer. The aim of the research is to contribute to the development of molecular dynamics computer simulation models, which advance scientists’ understanding of chemical systems, as well as complex biological systems.
September 03, 2019
ÎÞÂë±ä̬ junior Destiny Paige’s research into a new bioactive glass for use in tissue repair and drug delivery won the Top Poster Award at the Birla Carbon Symposium, at which the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) officially recognized the 11 new Birla Carbon Scholars.