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Tony Smart won third place for his photography display titled "Lampoonery" at the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.

Thanh Nguyen won third place for his graphic design display titled "The Guardian" at the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.

Amina Daugherty won first place for the sculpture presentation titled "Lost and Found" in the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.

The Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Fellowship is given in recognition of outstanding research and scholarship by a senior graduate student in the neurobiology and behavior program.

Georgia State University student Meklit Gebru has been selected for the Donald M. Payne Fellowship. The Payne Fellowship provides up to $22,000 annually towards tuition and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master's program in international affairs or a related subject at an approved graduate school. In addition, there is a stipend, up to $16,000 per year, for each of the two years of graduate study, to help pay living expenses, books, and travel while in school under the Payne Fellowship.

Georgia State University College of Arts & Sciences student Ramesh Manyam - who is a computer science Ph.D. candidate - won second place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition in the doctoral candidate category. His research was titled "Deep Learning Model for Predicting Readmissions Following Cardiac Surgery." He was among many of the Georgia State College of Arts and Sciences students who were awarded top prizes at the university's Spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on March 25, where they were challenged to explain their research and scholarship to a general audience in a short amount of time. The premise of the competition is to develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills. It supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

Georgia State University College of Arts & Sciences student Sara Gardner - who is an anthropology master's student - won second place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition in the masters student category. Her research was titled an "Experimental Study of Bone tools from Swartkrans Cave, South Africa." She was among many of the Georgia State College of Arts & Sciences students who were awarded top prizes at the university's Spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on March 25, where they were challenged to explain their research and scholarship to a general audience in a short amount of time. The premise of the competition is to develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills. It supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. Support for the competition was provided by the University Library and the Office of the Associate Provost for Graduate Programs.

Georgia State University College of Arts & Sciences student Amirah Hurst - who is a biology master's student - came in third place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition in the masters student category. Her research was titled "Effects of Early Life Opiate Exposure on the Brain." She was among many of the Georgia State College of Arts & Sciences students who were awarded top prizes at the university's Spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on March 25, where they were challenged to explain their research and scholarship to a general audience in a short amount of time. The premise of the competition is to develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills. It supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. Support for the competition was provided by the University Library and the Office of the Associate Provost for Graduate Programs.

Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences student Mary Fernandes, a Ph.D. candidate in the university's clinical neuropsychology program, won first place and the people's choice award at the spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in the doctoral student category.

College of Education & Human Development students Jennifer Grobeck, Elsie Jackson, Carrie Tahlor and Michael Vo were selected for the French Dual Language Fund's 2018 Future Immersion Teacher (FIT) Fellowship, which will prepare them to teach in dual language immersion settings.

A Georgia State University Honors College student presented her undergraduate research at the Society for Neuroscience's annual national conference in San Diego in November 2018.

George Greenidge, Jr., a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University, delivered a presentation at the Annual Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Conference about Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences Domestic Field Schools that included research topics on homeless youth, health outcomes for Atlanta Beltine residents, and migrant workers and housing stability in Atlanta.

Micayla Shirley, a student at Georgia State University's Perimeter College, participated in a 10-week, marine biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Connecticut in Groton and nearby Mystic Aquarium. The program was sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has successfully defended her dissertation into the perception of nicotine risk among tobacco users.

A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has been awarded a 12-month fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products.

A doctoral student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has successfully defended her dissertation.

Georgia State University School of Public Health Ph.D. student published her research to a national academic journal

A Georgia State School of Public Health graduate student won the 2018 Georgia Environmental Health Association Conference poster presentation.

Three College of Education & Human Development students were selected for the 2018 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program.

Michelle D'Amico, a student in the biostatistics program of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University, won 1st place in the Master's Degree category of the spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

A Georgia State University Honors College student presented her undergraduate research at the Society for Neuroscience's annual national conference in San Diego in November.

Kaylee Corneilius, a dual enrollment student at Georgia State University's Perimeter College, attended the Columbia Engineering Experience in October 2018. The engineering experience at Columbia University, a selective, three-day program designed for high school seniors interested in an engineering education, particularly from backgrounds underrepresented in engineering and applied science.

A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has been awarded the Provost's Dissertation Fellowship.

The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.

The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.

School of Public Health Ph.D. student Reynolds Morrison successfully defended his dissertation.

School of Public Health Ph.D. student Heather Zesiger successfully defended her dissertation.

School of Public Health Ph.D. student Rebecca Wilson co-authored an article published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

School of Public Health Ph.D. student Rachel Culbreth co-authored an article published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

School of Public Health Master's Student Competes in Final Round of University's Three Minute Thesis Competition