2009 News Archive

Ring in the season with the annual GSU Gala Holiday Concert

The Georgia State University School of Music and the Rialto Center for the Arts present the 12th annual Gala Holiday Concert at 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 3 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Rialto Center for the Arts.  More »

GSU Athletics announces football ticket plans, changes to 2010 schedule

Season tickets for the inaugural 2010 Georgia State football season at the Georgia Dome will go on sale on Monday, Dec. 7 at 8 a.m. The 2010 schedule also now includes seven home games with the addition of Lamar. More »

Looking for the elusive spark: lacking a jolt, job recovery languishes

Unless the economy can find a spark, the current recovery will be slow and drawn out through 2011 and beyond according to Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University. More »

GSU Celebrates International Education

Since taking Spanish classes in high school, Greg Jarvis has been intrigued by Hispanic culture and filled with a desire to travel to Latin American countries. So the GSU senior was thrilled to study abroad last spring in Argentina, where he not only satisfied his "wanderlust" but gained valuable career experience by studying virology. Jarvis was one of roughly 600 Georgia State University students who studied abroad last year. More »

Symposium to present 2009 Metro Atlanta Homeless Survey

Local governments and agencies will present the results of the 2009 Metro Atlanta Homeless Survey during the 2009 Homeless Symposium Nov. 20 at Georgia State University. More »

GSU to showcase cancer biotechnology research at symposium

Laboratory advances in cancer research will take center stage at the seventh annual Georgia State University Biotechnology Symposium Nov. 23-24. More »

Georgia State University launches Second Century Initiative

Georgia State University this week launched an ambitious faculty hiring initiative to recruit 100 additional faculty members to the university over the next five years. More »

Model UN Conference comes to Georgia State

This week, Georgia State University will welcome more than 450 high school students to step into the shoes of United Nation's delegates and experience the inner workings of the world's most influential governmental organization. More »

A century of song

Georgia's own Johnny Mercer is credited with writing more than 1,700 songs, including 100 hits and 18 Academy Award-winners that have been featured in movies, television shows and throughout pop culture. This month marks the 100th anniversary of Mercer's birth, and Georgia State University, home of the Johnny Mercer Papers, is presenting a centennial celebration to highlight his music and life.  More »

GSU among first in the nation to join virtual computing academy

Georgia State University is poised to launch its first virtual computer lab, allowing students access to educational and research resources 24 hours a day. More »

Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant of How Stuff Works to speak at GSU Law

Digital duo Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant of the popular Website HowStuffWorks.com and hosts of "Stuff You Should Know" podcasts, will headline the Georgia State University College of Law Financial Literacy Series on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. More »

Performance artist Karen Finley presents "The Jackie Look" at GSU

Performance artist and writer Karen Finley will present her one-woman show, "The Jackie Look," at Georgia State University this week, in which she will assume the persona of the former first lady and consider memory, gender, race, loss and hope in America. More »

GSU workshop brings crime scene science to teachers

There will be murder afoot in a laboratory of Georgia State this week. But don't worry - it will be all part of a play that will help educate teachers about the biology and physics of forensics, providing information about a field which is getting high school students excited about science. More »

Helping kids make music

In an age of budget deficits and national testing standards, school districts across the nation are cutting back on music programs. But that's not the case at Charles Drew R. Charter School in the East Lake neighborhood of Atlanta. Thanks to a recent grant, GSU's School of Music has expanded its presence at the charter school, maximizing K-8 students' potential for academic learning through music. More »

GSU's Alpharetta Academic Facility to open next fall

Georgia State University officials broke ground Friday (Oct. 30) on the new Alpharetta Academic Facility, a 45,000-square-foot classroom building set to open next fall that will expand the institution's urban footprint even further. More »

Symposium to highlight CDC/GSU research

Georgia State University will hold a symposium Nov. 6 to share research results from university researchers who have partnered with scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »

China-US Peace and Friendship Sculpture placed at GSU

Georgia State University has been chosen as the site for a "China-US Peace and Friendship" sculpture given to Atlanta to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. More »

Georgia State to offer master’s and doctorate degrees in neuroscience

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has granted approval to Georgia State University to offer Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees in neuroscience. More »

Quality of public school education focus of annual Mays Lecture

Robert Moses, a leading civil rights activist and founder of the math literacy program the Algebra Project, will speak at the College of Education’s 21st annual Benjamin E. Mays lecture Nov. 3. More »

Five global business executives recognized with alumni awards

Five alumni will be recognized for achievements in business and community service at the 7^th Annual J. Mack Robinson College of Business Alumni Awards Celebration Nov. 17 at the GSU Buckhead Center. More »

Journalist and author Susan Faludi to speak at GSU

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Susan Faludi will lecture at Georgia State University Nov. 2 about gender, media, popular culture and political life in the contemporary age More »

Fresh science

A Georgia State University biology professor has developed an innovative and safe way to keep produce and flowers fresh for longer periods of time. Microbiologist George Pierce's method uses a naturally occurring microorganism no larger than the width of a human hair to induce enzymes that extend the ripening time of fruits and vegetables, and keeps the blooms of flowers fresh.  More »

GSU scientists receive grant to study prospective memory

A team of scientists at Georgia State’s Language Research Center recently received an NSF grant to explore prospective memory — the ability to plan ahead and remember things for the future, a rarely studied area in nonhuman animals. More »

Symposium explores Supreme Court Olmstead decision 10 years later

Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., holding that unjustified isolation of mentally disabled individuals in institutions is a form of disability discrimination.  More »

President Becker's investiture speech

Thank you for being here on this historic day in the life of Georgia State University. First I'd like to thank Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin for joining us today. Your continued commitments to, and support of, Georgia State are made all the more evident by your presence here today.  More »

Becker Invested as GSU's Seventh President

Hundreds of dignitaries, delegates and community members joined Georgia State faculty, staff and students Monday at the investiture of Mark P. Becker as the university's seventh president. The day-long celebration was themed "Envisioning Our Second Century." More »

Financial Times ranks Robinson College Executive MBA 23rd in U.S.

Rankings released by the Financial Times place the Executive MBA program at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business 23^rd among U.S.-based programs and 65th globally. More »

GSU starts initiative to improve bicycling environment, safety on campus

Georgia State University has launched a new GSU Bikes initiative with a goal of increasing bicycle use and reducing motorized vehicles on its urban campus. More »

Lecture to feature leadership experts Andrew Young, John Hope Bryant, Bill George

Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies will host “A Conversation on Leadership” with icon Ambassador Andrew Young, Bill George and John Hope Bryant on Friday, Oct. 16. More »

Case studies inform political debate

As the Atlanta mayoral campaign heats up, Georgia State's Harvey Newman is hoping to spark debate among the candidates. In an Andrew Young School of Policy Studies partnership formed last summer with the Atlanta Committee for Progress, Newman, professor and chair of the department of public management and policy, led interviews with dozens of city, business and community officials including Mayor Shirley Franklin. More »

GSU featured in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools

Georgia State's College of Law is one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools and the only in Georgia with a top 10 ranking in the latest Princeton Review 2010 edition of "The Best 172 Law Schools." More »

GSU, Morehouse School of Medicine to partner on developmental disabilities

The Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State has been awarded a three-year, $675,000 grant to develop a joint program on developmental disabilities with the Morehouse School of Medicine.  More »

Exhibition to highlight Turkish-Jewish history

The rich, centuries-old history of Jewish life in Turkey will be told through an exhibition and lecture program during the month of October at Georgia State.  More »

Georgia State to receive $13.5 million U.S. Department of Education Grant

Georgia State University’s College of Education has been selected to receive a record $13.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement.  More »

GSU's GreenCorps

GSU GreenCorps members are teaching Atlanta public school students and community members to conserve natural resources through simple steps. The GreenCorps members will start recycling programs and conduct audits to see how and where schools can save electricity, water and other resources. They'll also organize environmental clubs and teach an eight-week, environmental-education course on sustainable habits to grade school students. More »

Latino College Leadership Summit to be held Oct. 10

Georgia State University is home to more than 1,000 Latino students, and university officials are hosting an upcoming event to help foster their leadership skills for a successful future. More »

GSU scientists investigate a type of soil’s ability to absorb byproduct of nuclear reactions

Georgia State researchers are investigating whether a type of soil might absorb a radioactive isotope, perhaps leading to better ways of remediating a byproduct of nuclear reactions. More »

Exhibition showcases emerging women artists

Are gender roles a factor in today’s society? How do women expand and embody their identity? Is it possible to lose oneself? Such questions are explored in a new Georgia State University exhibition, “Losing Yourself in the 21st Century.”  More »

Georgia State lecture looks at race and desegregation in schools

Amy Stuart Wells, director of the Center for Understanding Race and Education (CURE) at Columbia University, was the guest speaker of the Dan E. Sweat Lecture Series at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.  More »

GSU researchers explore how pain in infancy can change pain sensitivity in adulthood

Scientists at Georgia State University have uncovered the mechanisms of how pain in infancy alters how the brain processes pain in adulthood. More »

Law professor Neil Kinkopf joins U.S. Department of Justice

Georgia State University College of Law professor Neil Kinkopf, an expert on U.S. constitutional law and presidential powers, has joined the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy. More »

GSU prof to use $1 million grant to improve computer models for fighting wildfires

A Georgia State professor has been selected to receive a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to improve a computer simulation model that may help firefighters combat wildfires more effectively. More »

Georgia State University hosts Family Weekend

Dozens of parents and family members will gather on the Georgia State University campus on Sept. 26-27 for the fifth annual Family Weekend. More »

GSU offers scholarships for next generation of rehabilitation counselors

Georgia State University was recently awarded a $750,000 federal grant to train the next generation of vocational rehabilitation counselors. More »

Researchers explore long-term adolescent vulnerability to drugs

The laboratory of Kyle Frantz, associate professor of neuroscience, studied reinstatement of drug seeking in adolescent and adult rats. More »

GSU hosts Fire Safety Carnival with mock dorm fire

Georgia State University is holding its first annual Fire Safety Carnival this month to teach students and community members that there’s more to know than “stop, drop and roll.”  More »

Good health? There’s an app for that

A GSU nutrition professor’s new iPhone/iPod Touch application keeps track of energy balance and exercise. More »

Georgia State names Intellectual Property Legends

Georgia State University’s College of Law and J. Mack Robinson College of Business have named Ted Turner, Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr. and Anthony B. Askew the 2009 Intellectual Property Legends. More »

Robinson to launch Executive Master’s in Finance

Beginning in January 2010, Georgia State's J. Mack Robinson College of Business will offer an Executive Master of Science in Finance with a specialization in corporate finance.  More »

GSU receives $1.3 million CDC grant to explore training to prevent child abuse

The National SafeCare® Training and Research Center (NSTRC) at GSU's Center for Healthy Development has received a $1.3 million grant to examine how to teach parents the skills needed to prevent child abuse and neglect. More »

Update on wildfire situation near Mt. Wilson Observatory and CHARA Array

The director of Georgia State’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) and the Mt. Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles has arrived at the mountain and is assessing the situation. More »

Inaugural football schedule announced

The first football game in Georgia State history will be Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 when the Panthers host Shorter at the Georgia Dome. More »

Director hired for Georgia State’s international risk management research center

Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has named Glenn Harrison as the inaugural director of the new Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR). More »

GSU professors take part in Decatur Book Festival

Georgia State University professors Perry Binder, Pearl McHaney, and Megan Sexton will be among those reading from their works during the Decatur Book Festival this weekend, Sept. 4-6. More »

Training nursing leaders

The Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing has received a grant to establish a new master’s degree concentration in Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Innovations. More »

GSU monitoring California wildfires near CHARA Array

Georgia State University is continuing to monitor the California Station fire which has neared the Mt. Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles, where the university operates the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy. More »

"Countdown to Touchdown" with the Panthers

Georgia State students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans are invited to join the Panther football program to begin the official “Countdown to Touchdown” on Wednesday, Sept. 2 – exactly one year before Georgia State’s inaugural football game. More »

Free-fall over, but key drivers to job recovery still missing

The economy’s free fall has come to an end but the forces that have traditionally firmed-up job recovery are still missing, said Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at the Robinson College of Business. More »

GSU awarded $250,000 to support educational opportunities for military vets

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Georgia State University a grant to operate a Veterans Upward Bound program. More »

Tiny lasers, faster computing

Scientists develop the world’s smallest laser based on the work of a Georgia State professor and his colleague. More »

Robinson College of Business in U.S. News and World Report rankings

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is ranked near the top in multiple categories in the 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” published annually by U.S. News and World Report. More »

GSU budget town hall meetings video

Videos of the two Georgia State budget town hall meetings can be viewed online. More »

GSU enrolls more than 30,000 students this fall

Georgia State University expects to enroll more than 30,000 students for the fall 2009 semester, breaking the institution’s records for undergraduate and graduate students. More »

A history in immobility and inequity

Sociologist’s new book explores race, class and other issues surrounding Atlanta’s transportation network. More »

Exploring reactions to inequality

Georgia State’s Sarah Brosnan receives NSF CAREER award to study the reactions to unequal rewards.  More »

GSU combats alcohol and drug abuse

School of Social Work will assist communities in reducing alcohol and drug-related traffic accidents. More »

Freshman dorm opens doors

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Building scholars and changing lives

Georgia State celebrates two decades of McNair fellows. More »

RCB begins new executive doctorate program

Changing face of U.S. workforce propels new three-year, practitioner-focused degree.  More »

GSU educator's photos show other side of Civil Rights Movement

Demonstrations, protests and sit-ins are images that typically come to mind when one thinks of the Civil Rights Movement. More »

Researchers find differences in how adolescent girls' and boys' brains react to peer interaction

A team of researchers with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), including a Georgia State University scientist, have found differences between girls and boys in how parts of the brain develop in responding to peer judgments - with girls becoming more preoccupied with how peers view them, while boys become more focused on their place in groups. More »

Georgia State to help DeKalb County history teachers and students

Georgia State University will soon be helping DeKalb County public school teachers expand their American history knowledge, in an effort to increase student achievement in social studies. More »

Law professor Mary F. Radford earns prestigious Verner F. Chaffin Career Service Award

Georgia State University Law Professor Mary F. Radford is the newest recipient of the Verner F. Chaffin Career Service Award given by the Fiduciary Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She joins only a handful of lawyers who have won this prestigious peer award. More »

Georgia State's Play Therapy Training Institute nationally recognized

A national professional organization has recognized Georgia State University's Play Therapy Training Institute in the College of Education for its substantial research, publications and graduate-level instruction. More »

Building scholars and changing lives: Georgia State celebrates two decades of McNair fellows

For Bianca Islam, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program has given her an experience with hands-on research. More »