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ATLANTA — Georgia State University is home to a broad research community that ranges from undergraduate students learning the basics to acclaimed experts expanding the boundaries of their fields. Year after year, this community has played a critical role in not only advancing new knowledge, but in delivering real-world impact to the state of Georgia and beyond.
As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few stories showcasing the powerful work of Panther researchers throughout the year:
- Research grant awards at Georgia State University totaled $165.86 million in fiscal year 2025. This is the fourth year in a row that grant numbers have topped $160 million.
- One GSU research team received nearly $7 million in federal grants to develop vaccines and therapeutics to combat sexually transmitted infections.
- A researcher in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business helped explore and explain the hidden impact of tariffs on the economy.
- Experts at Georgia State are unlocking the science behind functional foods, and why they could be the key to better health.
- GSU computer science students are building robotics to deliver tomorrow’s solutions in agriculture — and learning as they do it.
- University space scientists are pursuing an audacious effort to find life in the cosmos.
- Policy researchers at Georgia State found meaningful links between child maltreatment and opioid use later in life.
- GSU’s teacher prep programs are leveraging powerful science on language and literacy to build a solid foundation for educators.
- A grant investment by the Mellon Foundation is fueling ongoing research on the ways Black contemporary artists are impacting the visual aesthetics of our time.
- A leading voice in environmental law, legal history and interdisciplinary research is bridging past and present legal systems to solve pressing global challenges.
With hundreds of active researchers across multiple campuses, there are many more stories to tell. Find them now through the end of the year on LinkedIn and X by searching #12DaysofImpact, or visit the FY2025 Research Impact site and research.gsu.edu.