Panther Profile: Gabe Mobley, Football Player And Future Attorney
Panther Profile: Gabe Mobley, Football Player And Future Attorney
Gabe Mobley, a four-year starter for the football team, is in his second year of law school.
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Human Behavior The Focus Of A New Cybersecurity Research Group
Human Behavior The Focus Of A New Cybersecurity Research Group
Sociologist David Maimon’s earliest research examined the effects neighborhoods have in determining why some people in neighborhoods engage in crime and deviant behaviors. In 2010, he turned his focus to cybercrime and the unique online ecosystem in which cybercriminals thrive.
Pay Gaps In State Government Remain Widespread, Researchers Find
Pay Gaps In State Government Remain Widespread, Researchers Find
White men earn significantly more than blacks, Latinos and Latinas and white women in all areas of state government, according to Georgia State University faculty members Greg Lewis and Jonathan Boyd with alum Rahul Pathak (Ph.D. ’17) of Baruch College.
Is Bus Public Transit Access The Key In The Fight For Equitable Cities?
Is Bus Public Transit Access The Key In The Fight For Equitable Cities?
Public transit access via bus service can be a key weapon in the fight for equitable cities, as the experiences of the Atlanta region suggest.
Study: Academic Probation, Public Praise Both Improve Performance
Study: Academic Probation, Public Praise Both Improve Performance
College students who receive dean’s list recognition and those put on academic probation both improve their academic performance in subsequent semesters, according to a working paper by Georgia State University economist Nicholas Wright.
Single Family Rental Homes’ Growth Has Implications For Fair Housing
Single Family Rental Homes’ Growth Has Implications For Fair Housing
An increase in single-family rentals (SFRs) has important implications for fair housing, and affordable housing, policy and planning. Research by Georgia State University Professor Dan Immergluck suggests that the growth of SFRs has broadened rental options for families in lower-poverty and racially diverse neighborhoods, at least in the Atlanta area.
Laws Allowing Medical Marijuana Have Little Impact On Roadway Safety
Laws Allowing Medical Marijuana Have Little Impact On Roadway Safety
State laws that allow the use of medical marijuana are not significantly associated with cannabis-involved driving, according to a new study by Georgia State University associate professor of criminal justice and criminology Eric Sevigny.
Georgia State University Criminologist Finds Humor Helps Drug Dealers Cope
Georgia State University Criminologist Finds Humor Helps Drug Dealers Cope
Humor allows drug dealers to cope with threats posed by police, informants and other dangers of the field, according to research by Georgia State University Regents Professor Richard Wright and Timothy Dickinson of the University of Texas at El Paso.
Economist Finds Support For Strong Leadership Inversely Related To Income
Economist Finds Support For Strong Leadership Inversely Related To Income
ATLANTA—Low-income individuals tend to be more supportive of strong leadership and more suspicious of democracy than the rich, according to research by Georgia State University professor of economics Alberto Chong.
Report Details Violations In Mississippi’s “No-Counsel” Courts
Report Details Violations In Mississippi’s “No-Counsel” Courts
Georgia State University College of Law’s Center for Access to Justice has released a report, “Mississippi’s No-Counsel Courts,” detailing the denial of counsel in state criminal courts in Mississippi in violation of the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment.