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SPRING 2018 ISSUE

Karen Graham left her job as the respected host of “Good Day Atlanta” to create the first digital network that broadcasts exclusively in American Sign Language.

By Kysa Anderson Daniels

Georgia State University Magazine sits down with former Atlanta mayor Sam Massell (B.C.S. '51) and author Charles McNair to discuss Massell's new biography, "Play It Again, Sam."

Interview by William Inman (M.H.P. '16)

Ed Gadrix (B.B.A. ’65) pens the history of Georgia State athletics from its humble beginnings to its inaugural season in a major league stadium.

By Jerell Rushin (B.A. ’19)

Atlanta Film Society Executive Director Christopher Escobar (B.A. ’08, M.A. ’13) spliced his love of cinema and passion for preservation when he helped buy the iconic Plaza Theatre.

By Jeremy Craig

Intrepid reporter and one-time Berliner Abby Carney (B.A. ’12) tracks down three fellow grads who settled abroad, found love and careers, and are living happily ever after in far-flung locales.

By Abby Carney (B.A. '12)

Georgia State researchers are working to create a universal flu vaccine that will stop the infectious disease in its tracks.

By LaTina Emerson

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A massive new project will transform gathering spaces and entire city blocks on our Atlanta Campus into vibrant greenspaces.

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An unsolved missing persons case led Laurah Norton (M.F.A. '06) to create a podcast to investigate the disappearance. Now in its third season atop the iTunes charts, "The Fall Line" tells the stories of Georgia's forgotten missing.

By Benjamin Hodges (B.A. '08)

Georgia State is the keeper of an extraordinary relic from the earliest days of electronics — part video game, part personal computer — designed by an unheralded African-American computing engineer.

By Shaun Raviv

As the Panthers' first esports teams plug in, Georgia State leads the charge among national universities bringing one of the fastest growing sports to campus: competitive video gaming.

By Tony Rehagen

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Hard as it may be to believe, Samuel Quinn doesn’t remember exactly where he was or what he was doing the day he discovered two new planets.

By Rebecca Burns (B.A. '89, M.A. '08)

How well does Tom Long (B.B.A. ’73, A.S. ’78) know pop and country music? Just ask his guitar

By Charles McNair

The rebranding of the Georgia State football program started like this...

By Ray Glier

A National Model: Georgia State is demonstrating how students from all backgrounds can succeed

A computer scientist and his star pupil brew beer with the push of a button.

By William Inman

Ten years ago, Georgia State’s graduation rate stood at a paltry 32 percent. Today, it’s up to 51 percent and climbing thanks to a handful of successful initiatives implemented by Vice Provost and Chief Enrollment Officer Timothy Renick.

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