Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
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Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
Georgia State Ph.D. Student Helps Write Online Textbook
Georgia State University student Tyler McCoy Gay recently co-authored the sociology textbook Alternative Urbanisms & Social Deviance. Gay is a Ph.D. student in the Sociology Department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State. The textbook, a collaboration between former and current M.A. and Ph.D. students from the Sociology Department, serves as a framework to view more clearly the fluidity and intersectionality of socially deviant labels and their consequences. Sociology professor Deirdre A. Oakley is using the textbook in her upper-level course, Deviant Behavior. Gay earned an M.A. in Sociology from Georgia State in 2021. He is a Graduate Research Assistant and focuses on the areas of gender, sexuality, and social movements. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2022 Jan 26
Georgia State University Ph.D. Student Xiulong Yang Presents Research at Computer Science Conference
Georgia State University Ph.D. student Xiulong Yang presented a research paper at the ICCV 2021 Conference in October. The conference focused on computer vision received a "record number of 6,236 submissions this year," according to Yang's advisor Dr. Johnathan Shihao Ji. Yang is pursuing a doctorate in Computer Science from the College of Arts & Sciences. His paper was titled "JEM++: Improved Techniques for Training JEM." Yang co-authored the paper with Ji, an associate professor of Computer Science, and presented it virtually. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Dec 1
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) predoctoral fellowship
The two-year, predoctoral fellowship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) is given for research training and dissertation work. The fellowship is part of the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development program, producing future research leaders in food and agricultural sciences.

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2021 Jun 7

Georgia State University Student Receives History Fellowship
The award goes to a graduate student who intends to pursue the master's program with a concentration in southern history. Ethel Illges Woodruff, a native of Columbus, Georgia, was keenly interested in the history of Georgia, eastern Alabama, and the Chattahoochee Valley. This fellowship in honor of Woodruff was established in 1995 in the Department of History at Georgia State by the J.W. and Ethel I. Woodruff Foundation of Columbus. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 May 21

Georgia State University Student Receives Writing Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded to exceptional graduate students who have been accepted into the M.F.A. or Ph.D. degree programs in creative writing, with a specialization in fiction writing. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 May 21
Georgia State University Student Receives Writing Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded to exceptional graduate students who have been accepted into the M.F.A. or Ph.D. degree programs in creative writing, with a specialization in fiction writing. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 May 21
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The Fulbright fellowship gives students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a host country's customs and culture while they conduct individually designed research projects or serve as English teaching assistants. Fellows in this competitive program receive grants that allow them to participate in a cultural exchange through interactions based in the classroom, home and community.

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2021 May 20
Emerging Professional Development Schools Leaders Award
College of Education & Human Development doctoral student Quintin Bostic is one of two students across the country chosen for the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Emerging Professional Development Schools (PDS) Leaders Award.

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2021 May 18

Lewis College Graduate Research Conference People's Choice Award
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, second, third place and honorable mention are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.

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2021 May 18

Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 2nd Place
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, second, third place and honorable mention are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.

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2021 May 18
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference Honorable Mention Place
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.

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2021 May 18
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 1st Place
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.

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2021 May 18

Georgia State University Student Receives Chemistry Fellowship
Georgia State University student Xiaonan Deng has earned the Ambrose H. Pendergrast Fellowship in Chemistry. The Pendergrast Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding doctoral student in medicinal chemistry or biochemistry in honor of former Georgia State chemistry professor Ambrose Pendergrast.

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2021 May 11

Brains and Behavior Fellowship
Georgia State University student Anne Werkheiser has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship, awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures.

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2021 May 10

Georgia State University Student Awarded Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Georgia State University student Marilyn Millett has received the Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology is awarded to students who are selected by the Biology Department Awards Committee based on merit. The fellowship provides support for scholarly activities and teaching, research, service and administrative activities of the Program in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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2021 May 7
Georgia State University Student Awarded Microbiology Fellowship
Georgia State University student Brooke Martin has received the Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology is awarded to students who are selected by the Biology Department Awards Committee based on merit. The fellowship provides support for scholarly activities and teaching, research, service and administrative activities of the Program in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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2021 May 7
David W. Boykin Graduate Fellowship in Medicinal Chemistry
Georgia State University student Tomaya Carpenter has received the David W. Boykin Graduate Fellowship in Medicinal Chemistry. The Boykin Fellowship was established in 1999 to honor the former chair of the Department of Chemistry, David W. Boykin. It is awarded to an outstanding Ph.D. graduate student in medicinal chemistry. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 May 7

Georgia State University Graduate Student Receives Neuroscience Fellowship
Georgia State University student Mohammad Ghane has received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. Ghane, of Atlanta, is a neuroscience master's degree student in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides a three-year fellowship for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students are selected for the fellowship by a committee established by the Dean and the Director of the Neuroscience Institute. To be eligible for the fellowship, students must successfully pass the neuroscience doctoral programs qualifying exam and be ready to advance to their dissertation work. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 30

Georgia State University Graduate Student Receives Neuroscience Fellowship
Georgia State University student Arlene George has received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. George, of Lawrenceville, is a neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides a three-year fellowship for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students are selected for the fellowship by a committee established by the Dean and the Director of the Neuroscience Institute. To be eligible for the fellowship, students must successfully pass the neuroscience doctoral programs qualifying exam and be ready to advance to their dissertation work. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 30

Georgia State University Graduate Student Receives Neuroscience Fellowship
Georgia State University student Nicole Rigney has received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. Rigney, of Atlanta, is a neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides a three-year fellowship for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students are selected for the fellowship by a committee established by the Dean and the Director of the Neuroscience Institute. To be eligible for the fellowship, students must successfully pass the neuroscience doctoral programs qualifying exam and be ready to advance to their dissertation work. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 30
Georgia State University Graduate Student Receives Philosophy Fellowship
Georgia State University student Connor Kianpour has received the Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowship in Philosophy for Excellence in Research. Kianpour, of Great Falls, Va., is a Philosophy master's degree student in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowship in Philosophy is given to an outstanding graduate student in Philosophy in honor of Ralf F. Munster, who served as the chair of the Department of Philosophy at Georgia State from 1955 to 1976. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 30
Spring 2021 Honors Thesis Pitch
The Honors Thesis Pitch is a contest, challenging undergraduate students to articulate their research projects in a compelling and engaging way in just three minutes or less.

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2021 Apr 30

Spring 2021 Honors Thesis Pitch
The Honors Thesis Pitch is a contest, challenging undergraduate students to articulate their research projects in a compelling and engaging way in just three minutes or less.

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2021 Apr 30

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference Award Winner
The 15th annual Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference awarded 64 students for their oustanding research and creative projects in dozens of academic disciplines.

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2021 Apr 30

Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Jessica Green has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Green, of Lafayette, Ind., is a Neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Green will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29
Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Jamin Letcher has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Letcher, of East Point, is a Neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Letcher will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29
Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Arlene George has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. George, of Lawrenceville, is a Neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. George will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29

Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Fernanda Duque Mendoza has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Duque Mendoza, of Decatur, is a Neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Duque Mendoza will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29

Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Alice Van Derveer has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Van Derveer, of Portland, Ore., is a Neuroscience Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Van Derveer will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29

Georgia State University Graduate Student Earns Research-Based Fellowship
Georgia State University student Olivia Haller has received the Brains and Behavior Fellowship which is awarded for research contributing to the field of neuroscience. Haller, of Atlanta, is a Psychology Ph.D. student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Haller will participate in the fellowship during Spring 2021. Through the Brains and Behavior program at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State, graduate students are granted the opportunity to collaborate with others across departments. They are also encouraged to hold student leadership positions and attend developmental lectures. The College of Arts & Sciences provides a skills-based liberal arts and sciences education for Atlanta's diverse, next-generation workforce.

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2021 Apr 29