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Kennesaw State student researcher explores arsenic's medicinal potential

June 26, 2024

Shifa Maherali Jiwani is a freshman biology major who is participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), where she is studying arsenic as a potential medicine. Jiwani is conducting her research, 鈥淪earch for Novel Arsenic Containing Antibiotics,鈥� in the lab of Masafumi Yoshinaga, associate professor of molecular and cellular biology in the College of Science and Mathematics.

Kennesaw State student pursues childhood dream through research

June 24, 2024

In 1981, NASA launched into orbit the space shuttle Columbia, which made 37 revolutions around Earth before safely landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California two days later. The mission was wildly successful, demonstrating the shuttle鈥檚 ability to not only take off like a rocket and carry a crew through orbit, but also land similar to an airplane. It also instilled in Ken Kubiak a lifelong fascination with space travel. Kubiak, a mechanical engineering student, enrolled at 石榴直播 in 2022 to pursue his second bachelor鈥檚 degree.

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Grant will help Kennesaw State math professor analyze electromagnetic waves

June 21, 2024

The stereotype of mathematics and mathematicians involves a solitary pursuit of knowledge, but Eric Stachura knows better. The 石榴直播 assistant professor of mathematics works on quantitative analysis of electromagnetic waves and keeps a collaborative research practice with colleagues near and far. That partnership has led to a three-year grant worth $223,206 from the Army Research Office, a director of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.

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石榴直播 student incorporates cultural background into research project

June 20, 2024

Betsy Barron is a senior elementary education major whose research project aims to engage students based on their cultural background in subjects such as literacy and mathematics. Barron is conducting her project, 鈥淐ulturally Relevant Math Lessons and Motivation in Elementary Education," under the mentorship of professor of mathematics education Paula Guerra and through the Office of Undergraduate Research's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP).

Kennesaw State, Kroger partnering to boost campus resources at nine HBCUs

June 17, 2024

石榴直播 is teaming with Kroger to ensure that college students have access to food and other basic necessities, through a partnership that will establish and expand campus resource pantries at nine other universities.

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Kennesaw State grad embraces the art of research

June 14, 2024

For Chantelle Chapman, research includes bright colors, gouache paints, and a studio鈥攔ather than test tubes, safety goggles, a lab coat, and a laboratory. From Chapman鈥檚 studio came an art project about an extinct bird, the Carolina parakeet, that was declared extinct in 1939. The series of gouache paintings, 鈥淧arakeet Lost,鈥� built upon research that included visits to museum specimen collections, earned a runner-up prize at 石榴直播鈥檚 Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, a rarity for a student in the College of the Arts.

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Hooty Hoo's Doing Research?

June 12, 2024

Follow along as the Office of Research highlights undergraduate students engaged in research through the First-Year Scholars Program.

Kennesaw State alum's inspiring, full-circle journey

June 07, 2024

Miyanna Clements-Williamson鈥檚 journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience and the importance of finding community. When she first stepped on 石榴直播鈥檚 campus, she was classified as a McKinney-Vento student, a designation given to high school students who have experienced homelessness.

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Kennesaw State graduate builds award-winning disinfection robot

June 06, 2024

Charles Koduru recalls his aunt and older sister working in hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Koduru, already interested in engineering, wanted to design a robot to make their jobs easier.

Partnership gives Kennesaw State students paths to public service careers

June 06, 2024

石榴直播 is teaming with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to pursue careers in public service. Kennesaw State is beginning a three-year partnership with the HHS鈥� Pathways to Public Service program, which will help students obtain paid internships and entry-level positions with federal government agencies.

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