Georgia Southern alumnus, Perot Museum of Nature and Science unveil virtual reality app
Internationally renowned paleoanthropologist and Georgia Southern University alumnus Lee Berger, Ph.D., along with leaders of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), have made it possible to delve deep within a South African cave to discover and recover some of the most famous ancient human fossils in scientific history by creating a world-first virtual reality (VR) app.
Georgia Southern’s online master’s in sport management named one of the most affordable
Georgia Southern University’s online Master of Science in Sport Management has been named one of the most affordable online sport management master’s degrees in the country, according to OnlineU.org.
Georgia Southern students change the world through volunteering
Three Georgia Southern University students with a passion to serve others are connecting people to volunteer opportunities around the world through their nonprofit organization IVolunteer International Inc.
Georgia Southern offers most flexible, top-ranked Master’s in Accounting
Full-time professionals and distance learners earning a Master’s of Accounting degree online through the WebMAcc Program at Georgia Southern University are enrolled in the most flexible online program at one of the top 50 schools for accounting degrees in the country, according to OnlineMasters.com.
Georgia Southern business students compete at national competition, land jobs
Five students on the Georgia Southern University Sales Team landed jobs with AT&T after competing at the first-ever AT&T B2B Sales Program National Sales Competition Oct. 18-20 in Dallas.
Georgia Southern senior companion coordinator recognized at Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities meeting
As coordinator of the Senior Companion Program at Georgia Southern, Deb Blackburn is constantly helping people. Earlier this summer Blackburn was recognized for her work by being named Community Collaborative Champion at the Second Annual Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Region 5 Regional Community Collaborative Celebration.
Georgia Southern ranked No. 1 in nation on Military Times’ 2019 Best for Vets: Colleges list
Military Times has ranked Georgia Southern University first in the nation on the prestigious 2019 Best for Vets: Four-Year Colleges list.
Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences professor awarded $2,500 grant from American Society for Clinical Pathology
Keith Belcher, Ph.D., professor and program coordinator of the Medical Laboratory Science program in the Waters College of Health Professions has been awarded a $2,500 Laboratory Science Program Director Educational Grant by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Biology professor documents impact of climate change on forest trees
Virtually all life on Earth depends on the process of photosynthesis, in which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars. A key question for biologists is whether global climate change will help or hinder this process. Georgia Southern University professor Kerrie Sendall, Ph.D., and her colleagues have found that “it depends.”
Senior gallery exhibition “Beyond the Surface” coming to Armstrong Campus
The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art will be asking viewers to take a deeper look into its upcoming senior exhibition, “Beyond the Surface,” which runs weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 through Friday, Oct. 12 at the Fine Arts Gallery located in Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong Campus.