National Institutes of Health awards Georgia Southern University $426,000 to study tumor formation
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded Georgia Southern University’s Dongyu Jia, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biology, a federal grant totaling $426,000 to fill in the gaps of learning the steps of tumor formation at the beginning stages and what initially triggers their epithelial cell shape change before becoming invasive.
Georgia Southern’s public impact research focus continues to flourish
Research activities and expenditures at Georgia Southern continue to grow, again validating the University’s classification as a “high research activity” institution, according to two national organizations.
Georgia Southern faculty experts: turn your COVID-19 panic into a plan
As concerns arise about the novel COVID-19 virus, faculty public health experts at Georgia Southern are advising people to take their panic into an action plan which follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Georgia Southern students host first annual Coastal Georgia Reverse Science Fair
The Association for the Advancement of Young Scientists, an organization founded by Georgia Southern University senior chemistry major Chelsea Miller, will host the first annual Coastal Georgia Reverse Science Fair on April 11 at the Southwest Chatham Library in Savannah. The reverse science fair is a research symposium for local graduate and undergraduate researchers where visiting high school students will judge their presentations.
Georgia Southern researchers work with at-risk youth in Bulloch County
The National Youth-At-Risk Center (NYAR) has awarded a research grant to two Georgia Southern University professors for a study titled “The Impact of CrossFit Intervention for Youth-At-Risk at the Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County.”
Georgia Southern study shows overweight and obese teens think they’re ‘just fine’
As national obesity rates have risen over the last 20 years, overweight and obese adolescents are now less likely to accurately perceive their body weight, according to a recent study at Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern professor brings national attention to dangerous new drug trend
A Georgia Southern professor is bringing national media attention to a dangerous new drug trend called “dabbing.”
Institute for Coastal Plain Science Awards Inaugural Graduate Student Research Assistantships
The Institute for Coastal Plain Science (ICPS) at Georgia Southern University is proud to announce the two inaugural recipients of the ICPS Summer Graduate Student Research Assistantships.
