Georgia Southern students present research at Harvard University conference
Four students in the School of Health and Kinesiology, with support from professors Daniel Czech, Ph.D., and Li Li, Ph.D., in the College of Health and Human Sciences, will attend and present research at Harvard University’s National Undergraduate Research Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from Jan. 19 to 21.
Message from the President
Today, the Board of Regents approved a plan to consolidate Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University. The combined institution will be named Georgia Southern University.
Telfair named APHA President-Elect
Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MSW, MPH professor of public health practice and research and dual chair of the Department of Community Health and Health Policy and Management, has been named President-elect of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Service Corp of Retired Executives chapter opens in Statesboro
The Savannah chapter of the Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) is set to open a satellite office at Georgia Southern’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) in Statesboro on Jan. 9.
Professor Anastatia Sims to speak at Great Minds Lecture series Jan. 31
Anastatia Sims, Ph.D., professor of history in Georgia Southern University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), will open the 2017 Great Minds Lecture series on Jan. 31 in the Russell Union, Room 2047.
Student receives grant for athletic performance research
Melissa Stack (`15), graduate student in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $844.06 from the Graduate Student Professional Development Fund (GSPDF) at Georgia Southern University for her research, “The effect of chronic L-carnitine and carbohydrate supplementation on body composition, perceived exertion and athletic performance in female endurance athletes.”
Anthropology’s Lambda Alpha Society presents spring film series
Georgia Southern Anthropology’s Lambda Alpha Society is set to present their first annual Spring Film Series on Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9 and April 20.
Georgia Southern’s Holly Edgar earns high title in USA Archery
Holly Edgar, assistant director of archery at the Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) recently completed her certification to become a USA Archery Level 4-NTS Coach. She joins an elite group of only 150 others nationwide (only nine in Georgia), and was one of only 13 to complete the certification.
College of Education awards use of 3D printer to Bulloch County school
Sallie Zetterower Elementary School was named the winner of the 3D Printer for Your School contest hosted by the College of Education’s Innovation Studio at Georgia Southern University. The printer was delivered to the Sallie Zetterower Elementary STEM Lab on Monday during the 5th grade STEM class.