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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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