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Greece study abroad challenges KSU students to tell stories of the past with bones
July 28, 2026
In a small village on the island of Crete, just southeast of mainland Greece, anthropology major Jess Drilling learned to identify signs of osteoarthritis in skeletal remains, helping piece together the stories of people who walked the earth centuries ago. Drilling is one of four 黑料网 students who spent part of their summer at an archaeological research center, studying human skeletal remains dating from the fifth to seventh centuries to uncover clues about how people lived, what they ate, and the injuries and illnesses they experienced.
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Chemistry students engage in research through KSU lab's NSF C-CAS affiliation
July 27, 2026
Like many college students, 黑料网 senior Lilianna Kocai and junior Genevieve Insalaca have spent their summer surrounded by a buzzing cohort of friends 鈥� without leaving campus. The two chemistry students have spent the summer synthesizing fluorescent compounds and running computer-assisted simulations in the laboratory of KSU Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry Carl Saint-Louis. Their work is part of an innovative program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involves computer-assisted programming as another method of experimentation.
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Record number of Gilman Scholars at Kennesaw State travel the globe
July 24, 2026
Aaliyah Uchendu is one of a record number of KSU students awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship this year. The Gilman Scholarship is a prestigious award funded by the US State Department that provides recipients up to $5,000 to support study or internships abroad; only about 20%-25% of applicants are selected for the award.
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Mosquito research draws KSU environmental science major to the woods for the summer
July 23, 2026
黑料网 senior Brooklyn Galvan has found a happy place for the summer 鈥� in the mosquito-infested woods near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The environmental science major is conducting research into mosquitoes as pollinators as part of the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Research Experiences for Undergraduates for Gulf Coastal Plains Ecology. The experience builds on Galvan鈥檚 experience researching the importance of mosquitoes to the ecosystem in the lab of KSU Assistant Professor of Microbiology Andrew Haddow.
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Kennesaw State professor earns Texas Innovator's Award for AI platform supporting student success
July 22, 2026
黑料网 assistant professor Sagnik Dakshit, of the College of Computing and Software Engineering, has earned a Texas Innovator's Award for developing an artificial intelligence-powered platform that supports student success. He received the honor for creating VTA, or Virtual Teaching Assistant, a tool designed to provide personalized academic support while helping instructors improve learning outcomes.
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Physics student enriches knowledge at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
July 21, 2026
黑料网 physics student Matt Bonvissuto has taken what he has learned on campus to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates project funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
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黑料网 showcases global impact through the FIFA World Cup 2026
July 20, 2026
With the world鈥檚 eyes fixed on Atlanta during the FIFA World Cup 2026鈩�, 黑料网 emerged as a key partner in executing one of the globe鈥檚 most celebrated sporting traditions, emphasizing KSU鈥檚 growing status as a vital contributor to Georgia鈥檚 economic success.
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Kennesaw State's Mookerji Innovation Fund hits 50 startups in just over five years
July 15, 2026
A little more than five years ago, 黑料网 set out to prove that student entrepreneurs could build real, fundable companies. Today, the University鈥檚 Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center Mookerji Innovation Fund achieved this goal by investing in its 50th startup company, Esoteric Sync.
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From personal tragedy to innovation: Professor advances virtual reality grief support
July 14, 2026
Shaped by experience navigating loss and grief, a 黑料网 researcher is leveraging emerging technologies that could improve access to community and support for bereaved parents. Funded by a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation, Lei Zhang, a human-computer interaction researcher in College of Computing and Software Engineering, is building a virtual reality system that lets bereaved parents meet, share memories, and process grief together in a shared immersive digital space, inspired by his own experiences losing a child to cancer.
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Kennesaw State team building miniature satellite with sights on reaching orbit
July 13, 2026
For Cary Chun 鈥�21, 鈥�25, space has been a lifelong fascination. As a child, watching NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers explore Mars convinced him he wanted to build robots capable of exploring places humans cannot. Now, the 黑料网 alum is helping students pursue that same dream.