Tag: Research

Georgia Southern professors use grant to enhance literacy development efforts in Southeast Georgia

Two Georgia Southern University researchers are continuing to advance literacy development efforts in Southeast Georgia thanks to a $50,000 grant.  

Fulbright Specialist, Amy Potter, Ph.D., brings global sustainability, international collaboration to classroom

Amy Potter is the latest Georgia Southern University faculty member to serve as a Fulbright Specialist.

 Interdisciplinary research at Georgia Southern shows striking trends in suicide risk among educators

More than 49,000 people in the U.S. die from suicide every year. Georgia Southern researchers are working to address that.

Romanian physicist crosses international waters for research opportunity at Georgia Southern

Romanian lecturer Mihaela Udristioiu, Ph.D. has returned to Georgia Southern University for her second time as a Fulbright research scholar fellow.

Tactical Athlete Initiative teams up with ROTC to boost cadet training

What can a handheld grip test reveal about military readiness? According to Georgia Southern University researchers, it turns out quite a lot. 

Georgia Southern study evaluates reliability and accuracy of wrist-based heart monitoring

A new study from Georgia Southern takes a closer look at the accuracy of wearable technology.

“I hear you, but I don’t understand you:” Listening changes may begin earlier than you think, Georgia Southern research finds

A new study finds that the brain’s ability to process sound starts to slow as early as middle age.

Georgia Southern and Medical College of Georgia research conference spotlights impressive partnership, explores community health

Students from Georgia Southern University and the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) gathered for the second annual Community Engaged Research Conference.

At the intersection of science and faith: Institute for Water and Health and 12 community leaders unite to protect Brunswick’s waterways

When residents of Brunswick, Georgia, raised concerns about their water, the community found an unexpected group of champions at the intersection of science and faith.

Supported with training and tools from Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Water and Health, 12 local community leaders — pastors, commissioners and other residents — became citizen scientists, testing and protecting the waterways that sustain their neighborhoods. They then invited their congregations and the broader community to follow their lead.