
The National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center (NYARRC) at Georgia Southern University has received a federal grant totaling $126,000 through the Community Services Board of Middle Georgia (CSBMG).

Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) recently completed mapping vital health resources for four Georgia counties through its new program Community Health Resource Project (CHRP). Similar initiatives in more than a dozen underserved Southeast Georgia counties will be in motion in 2025.

Georgia Southern faculty are making significant contributions to preserving Georgia’s rich history, which are being recognized by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC). Amy Potter, Ph.D., geography professor at Georgia Southern University, and Lisa Denmark, Ph.D., history professor also at Georgia Southern, were honored with awards from GHRAC for their work on separate historical projects.


Georgia Southern University’s Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) will host the Norman Fries Distinguished Lecture Series with keynote speaker Don L. Waters on Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, titled “A Native Son’s Vision for Southeast Georgia,” will be held at the Statesboro Campus Performing Arts Center.

Celebrate: Together, a festival celebrating the Georgia Southern community at the Armstrong Campus, is back this year on October 24, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., in the Residential Plaza.

Georgia Southern University’s Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing has received a commitment of $500,000. The donation is a gift from Smith Douglas Homes in Atlanta, Georgia, that will be used to support additional faculty, provide scholarships and support equipment and supplies needed to educate students in residential construction.

A new Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences will debut in Georgia Southern University’s College of Science and Mathematics Fall 2025 roster following degree approval at the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 8. The new program is the first of its kind offered by a USG institution.


Gulzar Shah, Ph.D., professor and department chair of Health Policy and Community Health in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health was recently awarded a 2024 Best Researcher Award by the organization International Academic Achievements. International Academic Achievements recognizes scholars who have made significant accomplishments in the field of education, research and scholarly work that have global recognition and impact.