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Georgia State University College of Law's Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth welcomes thirty new Urban Fellows to its interdisciplinary program for 2017-18. This year's students come from across Georgia State University and Georgia Tech's School of City and Regional Planning.

Undergraduate pre-public health student Sunity Chowdhury has been selected to participate in the 13th Annual Break the Cycle Program, which includes presenting research during the program's conference in Atlanta in April 2018.

School of Public Health PhD student Catherine Kemp co-authored a tobacco research paper.

Student Innovation Fellows develop expertise and share ideas around emerging technologies and instructional innovations, with particular attention to enhancing learning and research at Georgia State through the innovative use of technology. Through the program, students collaborate with university faculty and staff.

Thirty rising second-year students will join Georgia State University Law Review for the 2017-18 term. Georgia State Law students become members of Law Review by invitation, based on exceptional academic standing and performance in a rigorous writing competition. The submitted academic papers are graded by the executive board.

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Steven Anderson who is a recipient of the Provost Dissertation Fellowship. The internal fellowship supports doctoral students from across the university as they complete their dissertations.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.

Lia Scott, a Ph.D. student in epidemiology at Georgia State University's School of Public Health, served as the lead author on a research article about higher-than-average rates of inflammatory breast cancer cases in certain areas of the country.

Dylan Ruediger, a doctoral student and Provost Dissertation Fellow at the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University, successfully Defends Ph.D. Dissertation this spring on Tributary Subjects: Affective Colonialism, Power, and The Process of Subjugation in Colonial Virginia, C. 1600 - C. 1740. His dissertation explores tributary relationships between Algonquin, Siouan, and Iroquoian Indians and English settlers in Virginia, placing the process of political subjection into the heart of narratives of dispossession.

Dylan Ruediger a Provost Dissertation Fellow earned his doctorate in Native American and early American History at Georgia State University in Spring 2017. He has accepted a position with the American Historical Association (AHA) as the coordinator for the Career Diversity for Historians initiative. The American Historical Association (AHA) was founded in 1884 to establish high professional standards for historical training and research. Today, the American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. The AHA has become a trusted voice for history education, the professional work of historians, and the critical role of historical thinking in public life.

The Lewis School Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Lewis School Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, 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 School Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Lewis School Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, 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 J. Michael Bryan successfully defended his dissertation this spring on Bicycling for Transportation: Health and Destination.

A graduate student from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University presented their research during the 2017 Georgia Public Health Association Conference in Atlanta on April 11 and 12.

A graduate student from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University presented their research during the 2017 Georgia Public Health Association Conference in Atlanta on April 11 and 12.

David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), a major federal initiative designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills. Boren Awards provide U.S. undergraduate and graduate students with resources and encouragement to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to the future security and stability of our nation. In exchange for funding, Boren Award recipients agree to work in the federal government for a period of at least one year.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching. Past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, Google founder, Sergey Brin, and Freakonomics co-author, Steven Levitt.

School of Public Health Ph.D. student Matthew Jackson successfully defended his dissertation this spring on Gender Disparities in Receiving Diabetes-specific Healthcare Services

More than 155 undergraduate students presented their research at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC) on Tuesday, April 11. Students from a wide variety of disciplines shared their findings through oral presentations, posters, artistic displays and performances.

Six graduate students in the College of Education & Human Development's Department of Counseling and Psychological Services have been named 2017 National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellows.

More than 155 undergraduate students presented their research at the Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC) on Tuesday, April 11. Students from a wide variety of disciplines shared their findings through oral presentations, posters, artistic displays and musical performances.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

Students participating in the STEM Research Conference gain initial exposure to research, develop confidence in scientific communication, network, and receive constructive feedback from the University community.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

Laurel Wilson, of Decatur, a student in Georgia State University's Heritage Preservation program, is working with the Decatur community to help preserve and record the history of African-Americans buried in a lesser-known section of the city's historic cemetery called Section 6.

This public health PhD student co-authored an academic study on the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among adults with mental health conditions.

A Georgia State University School of Public Health MPH student was chosen as first place and people's choice winner at the university's inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition.