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  • Club Sports

    ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ club sports teams build national success through leadership and competition

    May 29, 2026

    While balancing classes, jobs, and leadership roles, ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Club Sports participants spent the 2025-26 academic year competing on some of the nation’s biggest stages.

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  • Maria Fata

    Psychology student examines link between overnight shift work and cognitive decline

    May 29, 2026

    After her grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ psychology student Maria Fata became interested in understanding whether the kind of work people do throughout their lives could affect their brain health as they age.

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  • Cecilia Le and Lily Schwartz

    Friendship fuels research success for ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ science students

    May 28, 2026

    Cecilia Le and Lily Schwartz have bonded over boba tea and chemistry research, but not necessarily in that order. The ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ juniors met in the lab of Associate Professor of Biochemistry Mohammad Halim, and a partnership flourished – as did a friendship. They presented research into the effectiveness of certain peptides in mitigating COVID-19 twice at the Symposium of Student Scholars, and have continued to make their way as undergraduate researchers.

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  • Machine Learning

    Student research uses machine learning to improve heart disease diagnosis

    May 28, 2026

    ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ student Josiah Ware is helping turn CT scans into digital models of the human heart, research that could one day help doctors detect problems faster and personalize treatment for patients. Under the guidance of Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lei Shi in ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™s Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET), Ware is helping develop patient-specific virtual heart models using machine learning and advanced imaging.

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  • ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Dance

    Reflecting on ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Dance's 20-year journey

    May 27, 2026

    In November, the University marked the 20th anniversary of ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Dance with a series of performances choreographed by Pulinkala, ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ faculty members Shannon Alvis and Autumn Eckman, and renowned guest artist Yankalle Filtser. Pulinkala’s choreographic work, which featured 10 current students and four alumni, was intended to bridge generations of dancers who have helped shape the program.

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  • Emily Lesmes and Alaina Jean

    ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ researchers study the impact of celebrity fashion on public opinion

    May 27, 2026

    Can the outfit a celebrity wears to court influence how the jury or public perceive them? ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ students Emily Lesmes and Alaina Jean have been studying exactly that. Working with Associate Professor of Marketing and Sales Hyunju Shin, the students who are participants in the First-Years Scholars Program are exploring whether courtroom fashion shapes how the public perceives someone's guilt, remorse, or sincerity.

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  • Caregivers

    Study finds burnout among caregivers tied to intensity of care, limited resources

    May 26, 2026

    Whether formally or informally, about one in every five adults in the U.S. serves as a caregiver whether formally or informally, a demanding role that can take a significant emotional and physical toll. Yet the well-being of caregivers themselves is often overlooked. A team of students at ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ is examining how those demands contribute to caregiver burnout, with a specific focus on how experiences differ between those caring for veterans and non-veterans.

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  • Deontae Nelson

    ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ modern dance graduate sets sights on becoming a choreographer

    May 22, 2026

    Deontae Nelson wants to travel the world and better understand how people in other countries consume dance. Now, the 2026 ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ graduate is one step closer to doing just that.

  • Rusty Hooper

    Non-traditional student, Navy veteran finds research home at Kennesaw State

    May 21, 2026

    Rusty Hooper traded nuclear submarines for the study of physical chemistry at ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥. An undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Madalynn Marshall, Hooper enrolled at Kennesaw State for its proximity to his home in Dallas, Ga., but quickly found his way to the College of Science and Mathematics and its lab complex.

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  • Kennesaw State research

    Kennesaw State advancing its research impact as new member of Georgia Research Alliance

    May 20, 2026

    ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ is expanding its commitment to conducting research that accelerates innovation and economic growth across the state, as ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ has been admitted as a member institution of the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA).

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