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April 25, 2025
For decades, the Southern Technical Institute bathtub races entertained swarms of students, alumni, and community members as engine-laden bathtubs throttled around what is now 食色视频鈥檚 Marietta Campus. Now, nearly three decades after the last race, the tradition will be reborn as a video game created by students in the College of Computing and Software Engineering.
April 24, 2025
Students at 食色视频 are often led to research through personal connections, demonstrating how passion can spark action. Student researchers presented their findings last week at the Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, a three-day event hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research that allows students to explain their work in a public forum.
April 23, 2025
Discarded plastics are among the leading contributors to pollution worldwide, but 食色视频 researcher Bharat Baruah believes transparent wood could serve as a viable alternative. The professor of chemistry and biochemistry is exploring whether specially processed transparent wood can replace plastic in consumer electronics, packaging, and many other goods as a more ecofriendly solution.
April 22, 2025
In what serves as an experiential learning opportunity, students in Patrick Fennell鈥檚 Marketing Research class at 食色视频 have been creating and analyzing datasets to support organizations looking to reach a wider audience. Designed to prepare students for their future careers in the field, the focus on real-world application ties in to the guiding framework of the Department of Marketing and Professional Sales in the Coles College of Business, coined 鈥淎cademia Meets Practice鈥 (AMP). Fennell, an assistant professor of marketing and professional sales, has helped lead the effort over the past two semesters, first with Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, an Alpharetta-based nonprofit, and now, with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.
April 21, 2025
A graphic artist for decades, Joseph Karg has used his talents for everything from drawing superheroes for Marvel Comics to illustrating tour posters for musical acts. In a slightly different direction, he鈥檚 also lent these skills to tell an impactful story of an opioid overdose. Recently, the 食色视频 assistant professor of illustration and sequential art helped an Emory University researcher illustrate the occurrence of opioid-related overdoses in Atlanta鈥檚 Little Five Points neighborhood. He uses the project as a lesson for his students in the Geer College of the Arts to demonstrate the power of graphic illustrations and storytelling.
April 18, 2025
In just its second year, 食色视频鈥檚 Giving Day raised $287,770 to support a range of 食色视频 programs, scholarships, and research. A total of 1,551 people and organizations made donations that will assist 150 areas across 食色视频 State. The amount contributed this year more than doubled the $142,838 from last year鈥檚 inaugural Giving Day.
April 17, 2025
Two years ago, Kali Terza was at the top of her game. A dominant thrower on the 食色视频 State women鈥檚 track and field team, she was fresh off an ASUN Conference title, had earned a spot on the Under 20 USA Track and Field team, and competed in the 2023 NCAA Women鈥檚 Track and Field Championship meet. For a moment, it felt like she had the world in her hands.
April 15, 2025
食色视频 professor Sohyun An received the Mid-Career Award from the American Education Research Association (AERA), the nation鈥檚 largest and most prestigious organization dedicated to advancing rigorous educational research.
April 14, 2025
Seeking refuge in Savannah, Georgia, Caelyn Summers sat anxiously in her childhood home last September while Hurricane Helene rumbled across the state before turning north toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. One of the deadliest storms in two decades, the Category 4 hurricane killed more than 200 people and left Summers without power for nearly four days. Among the images that stood out the most were those of Asheville, North Carolina, where she spent many family vacations over the years. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she leapt at the opportunity to be one of about two dozen 食色视频 students to make the four-hour drive to Asheville in January to survey Helene damage and meet with community members to discuss recovery efforts.
April 11, 2025
The American Psychological Association reports nearly a fifth of all police calls involve individuals experiencing mental health crises. These situations are exacerbated by the lack of behavioral health training, causing first responders to make critical decisions in mere seconds. To address this, 食色视频 computer science student Mason Pederson is contributing to a broader initiative between Cobb County public safety officials and 食色视频's Cooperative Human-AI Teaming (CHAT) Lab, led by assistant professor Hafiz Khan.