Startup City
Startup City
In one of the nation's top cities for startups, Georgia State's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute has teamed up with The Marcus Foundation to fund, mentor and develop 21 new businesses.
Are We Teaching Kids to Write All Wrong?
Are We Teaching Kids to Write All Wrong?
Most U.S. students struggle to meet grade-level writing standards. Georgia State education researcher Cynthia Puranik is working to improve children’s performance on the page.
Georgia State Alumna Gabrielle Beteag Named Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Georgia State Alumna Gabrielle Beteag Named Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Georgia State University School of Music alumna Gabrielle Beteag (M.Mu. '18), was one of five winners in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions March 1.
Georgia State’s PantherLAN Esports Tournament Moves Online to Twitch March 28-29
Georgia State’s PantherLAN Esports Tournament Moves Online to Twitch March 28-29
Because the safety of the Georgia State University community is its highest priority, during the coronavirus pandemic, the Georgia State Esports PantherLAN Tournament will be livestreamed on Twitch March 28-29. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held at Georgia State Stadium.
Perimeter College Associate Professor to Donate Kidney to Former Classmate
Perimeter College Associate Professor to Donate Kidney to Former Classmate
Jonathan Lochamy, associate professor at Georgia State University's Perimeter College, is donating one of his kidneys to a former high school classmate.
Georgia State To Relight Cauldron for U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials
Georgia State To Relight Cauldron for U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials
Nearly 24 years after the Centennial Olympic Games, the cauldron lit by boxing great Muhammad Ali during the opening ceremony will be reignited publicly for the first time Saturday for the U.S. Olympic Team marathon trials.
Agents Of Change
Agents Of Change
In 1956, three African American women — Barbara Pace Hunt, Myra Payne Elliott and Iris Mae Welch — sued to desegregate Georgia State and won. Now the nation’s leading institution in conferring degrees to African American students, Georgia State honors the struggle of these civil rights pioneers.
Georgia State Law Offers New Public Policy Fellowship Program
Georgia State Law Offers New Public Policy Fellowship Program
Georgia State University’s College of Law has partnered with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation to offer a prestigious public policy fellowship to law students with an interest in public service.
Radiologic Tech Grads Moving Quickly to Careers
Radiologic Tech Grads Moving Quickly to Careers
In 2019, 100 percent of the radiologic tech graduates from Georgia State University's Perimeter College (and its partner hospitals) found jobs within six months.
Cigarette Smokers Often Reject Electronic Cigarettes, Georgia State Study Shows
Cigarette Smokers Often Reject Electronic Cigarettes, Georgia State Study Shows
Not wanting to substitute one addictive product for another was cited as a major reason why U.S. smokers who have never used electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) rejected them as a means to quit cigarettes, according to a new study by tobacco researchers.