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A group of Georgia State University College of Law students spent nine days in Costa Rica to explore children's rights issues, including child migration, education and how children's rights law is implemented in practice

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.

School of Public Health MPH student chosen as a finalist in the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.

Peyton Worsham was named Community Coffee Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week after recording two impressive outings in the circle against Sun Belt-foe South Alabama over the weekend of March 11-12.

Savas Mavridis, a student at Georgia State University's Perimeter College, has been named one of 348 community college students from across the nation selected for the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program.

Three Georgia State University exercise science undergraduate students won the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine's (SEACSM) Student Bowl at the chapter's annual meeting in February.

D'Marcus Simonds, a Georgia State Panther men's basketball athlete, earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors, becoming only the second freshman in Georgia State's program to earn such honors.

School of Public Health MPH student chosen as a finalist in the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.

School of Public Health PhD candidate chosen as a finalist in the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.

Georgia State University students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered to assist the Clyde Shepard Nature Preserve during GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at the Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers prepared garden plots for early spring planting of vegetables as well as performed general housekeeping tasks.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at MedShare as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers helped to sort and organize medical supplies.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers assisted with general landscaping projects as well as other activities.

Students, staff, faculty and alumni of Georgia State University volunteered at Action Ministries as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. They worked in the ministry's warehouse to assemble hunger relief food boxes, which were sent to food pantries and other service organizations across the state.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at North Fulton Community Charities as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers helped to sort and stock donations for the organization's thrift store.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at Oakland Cemetery as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers worked in the gardens, performing a variety of chores including planting, watering, weeding and mulching.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at Partners in Action for Healthy Living as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers performed numerous tasks involving gardening, mulching and decorating fence boards for the organization's honeybee area.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at the Perimeter College Native Plant Botanical Garden at the Decatur Campus as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers worked to clean trails and perform gardening tasks, and also worked at the greenhouse.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at Piedmont Park as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers performed landscaping tasks.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at SNAP2IT as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers assisted with different projects at multiple locations, including cleaning, landscaping and interacting with animals.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered for Trees Atlanta as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers assisted in planting new seeds or trees.

Georgia State men's tennis senior Zackery Kennedy earned Sun Belt Co-Player of the Week honors, the league announced March 1, 2017.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered at Books for Africa as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers worked in the charity's warehouse to sort and pack books according to category and age level.

Georgia State students, alumni, faculty and staff volunteered for the Big Bethel Saturday School Academy as part of GSU Cares Day on March 4, 2017. Volunteers assisted children with reading and other homework.

Awardees must demonstrate a reporter's initiative and thoroughness in research and investigation, and the ability to convey the results to the reader.

Dissertation Library Travel Awards are offered once per semester. They are available to doctoral students in any discipline who require funding to travel to a museum, archive or library to complete dissertation research. Candidates must complete a comprehensive application to be eligible.

Sydney Cunningham placed first in both the Best Entertainment Feature and the Best Entertainment Story competitions of the Georgia College Press Association.

Dayne Francis placed first in the Best Editorial or Feature Photograph competition of Group II among student newspapers of the Georgia College Press Association.

Christina Maxouris garnered the first-place Best News Photograph Award for Group I among the student newspapers of the Georgia College Press Association.

The Best Special Event Reporter/Editor award at the Southeast Journalism Conference is judged on the submission of up to three news or features stories covering a single issue or event unique to a specific campus.