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Georgia Southern immunology expert to give presentation, hold Q&A on Coronavirus vaccines for ‘Science on Tap’ series to build vaccine confidence
Georgia Southern University professor of biology and immunology expert, Traci Ness, Ph.D., will host a presentation and virtual Q&A session titled, “COVID Vaccines Unmasked: Questions and Answers from an Immunologist,” on the coronavirus vaccines. The virtual event is part of the College of Science and Mathematics “Science on Tap” series and is free and open to the public.
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JPHCOPH professor one of four in world awarded cancer grant
Yelena Tarasenko, DrPH, an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences in Georgia Southern’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, is one of four awardees of a 2020 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grant by the Union for International Cancer Control. As part of the fellowship, Tarasenko will work with colleagues from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, on the ongoing Cancer Screening in Five Continents (CanScreen5) project. The project is intended to impact implementation, capacity building and quality of cancer screening programs around the…
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Georgia Southern’s national youth conference reflects new, asset-based name
The National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference (NYAR) is the new moniker for Georgia Southern University’s annual event that offers relevant training for professionals who help empower youth to overcome at-risk conditions.
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Georgia Southern engineering faculty, students mentor local high schoolers in annual design competition
Georgia Southern University engineering students are helping mentor local high school students from Herschel V. Jenkins High School, Calvary Day School, Portal Middle High School and home school students as they design drone attachments as part of this year’s Engineering Design Challenge (EDC) on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah.
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Georgia Southern grad student curates virtual exhibits on Southern culture of nuclear plant town during Cold War
Jessica Forsee’s professional goal has always been to make history available to as many people as possible. As a graduate student in the Georgia Southern University Department of History, Forsee has been able to work toward her goal by curating exhibits, doing research and helping with daily tasks as an intern at the Savannah River Site (SRS) Museum.
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Georgia Southern Theatre production about 1998 hate crime to stream April 8
The Masquers on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus will stream a production of “The Laramie Project” from April 8 through 11.
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Waters College of Health Professions programs garner national recognition
Three master’s and a bachelor’s degree program in the Waters College of Health Professions at Georgia Southern University have garnered national recognition from ranking platforms in their respective areas.
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Public health education soars in wake of pandemic
Maybe a silver lining can be found from the COVID-19 pandemic, as interest in public health education is soaring at U.S. colleges and universities, says a nationally prominent public health professor.
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Women in the Arts Symposium to feature students, faculty, best-selling author
Kaitlyn Anderson, a junior 3D studio art major, will be one of many students presenting their research at the Women in the Arts Symposium, presented by the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University. The interdisciplinary symposium is on April 1 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Zoom and will feature presentations from students and faculty, as well as a panel discussion with academic, author and comedian Bertice Berry, Ph.D.
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Georgia Southern Department of Writing and Linguistics will present poetry reading, Q&A
The Georgia Southern University Department of Writing and Linguistics and the Georgia Poetry Circuit will present poet David Kirby for a Q&A and reading on Thursday, April 8. “David Kirby is a wildly funny, accessible and renowned poet who blends narrative storytelling with wry observation and dark humor,” said associate professor of writing and linguistics, Christina Olson. “If you’ve never been to a poetry reading, this one is a great place to start. And if you have, then you know how important it is to engage with the arts, even if it’s just an hour chat with one of the…