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Georgia Southern student researches over-the-counter vaping pen
Vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes, is gaining popularity among young adults. The potential dangers of vaping are not yet fully understood, but Daniel Josey, a junior at Georgia Southern, is trying to change that.
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Georgia Southern hosts inaugural Gratitude Gala Donor Awards, celebrates individual, corporate philanthropy
Georgia Southern hosted its inaugural Gratitude Gala Donor Awards to recognize key donors based on their longtime support of institutional initiatives.
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Georgia Southern receives provisional accreditation for B.S. in Biochemistry
Georgia Southern has been selected for provisional accreditation through December 2021 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) for the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry program. It is within the ASBMB policy to grant provisional accreditation, rather than full, to all new programs. While the program on the Armstrong Campus for four years now, it is new to the Statesboro Campus. With this, the ASBMB considers it a new program. This accreditation gives the ASBMB room to actively and visibly promote excellence and innovation in undergraduate biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB) education, raise the profile and enhance…
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Georgia Southern hosts annual tick workshop
For the second year in a row, the James H. Oliver, Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science at Georgia Southern University is hosting the Gateway Program Tick Identification and Techniques Workshop on the Statesboro Campus. The two-week workshop began on May 20 and drew a crowd of 20 participants from around the globe. The workshop offers tick identification techniques, tick physiology, tick control and management, tick-borne diseases, distribution modeling, and surveillance techniques and tools. Lorenza Beati, Ph.D., curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection at Georgia Southern, is leading the workshop, along with 15 instructors from the Centers for Disease…
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Georgia Southern Health Services, Sexual Assault Response Team create Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women Champions Committee
Georgia Southern University Health Services and Sexual Assault Response Team recently founded the Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women Champions Committee. The goal of the committee is to use social capital to reduce the stigma surrounding sexual violence and to prevent sexual assault on campus.
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Georgia Southern researchers find adverse childhood experiences associated with short sleep duration
Georgia Southern University professors from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) recently completed a study that shows adverse childhood experiences are associated with short sleep duration in adults. Today, the study was published in SLEEP, the benchmark international journal for sleep and circadian science.
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Faculty Spotlight: Sophie George
This Georgia Southern University Faculty Spotlight features Professor of Biology Sophie George, Ph.D., who is on temporary assignment at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington.
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Graduate student reflects on why she chose Georgia Southern
Corina Newsome is a student pursuing a Master of Science in biology. She spent her undergraduate years as a zoo and wildlife biology major at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
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Georgia Southern’s Botanic Garden offers innovative science education to kindergarten through fifth grade students
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Governor Kemp signs budget supporting Georgia Southern student success, workforce development projects
The Georgia state budget for the 2020 fiscal year, signed this week by Gov. Brian P. Kemp, includes funding for three major Georgia Southern projects supporting student success and workforce development.