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Georgia Southern faculty receive $424,000 grants to advance cancer treatments

Karelle Aiken, Ph.D., and Jannet Kocerha, Ph.D., are using a $424,000 grant to pursue new cancer drug treatments. The goal is to overcome various barriers that impact the effectiveness of cancer therapeutics by exploiting a cancer cell’s dependency on unusually high levels of amino acids nutrients. 

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ launches new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability

On July 1, the College of Science and Mathematics at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ will launch a new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. The SEES will bring together the geosciences program and the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ announces Michael Huggins, Ph.D., as new dean of the College of Science and Mathematics

Michael Huggins, Ph.D., will join ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ on August 1 as the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics.

National Institutes of Health awards ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ $426,000 to study tumor formation

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™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.

Graduating student had ‘wild’ time at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ

Carson Moore never wanted to go to college.

Moore, a graduating senior with a keen interest in animals, will receive a BS in biology from Georgia Southern at Paulson Stadium on Dec. 13. 

Growing up, Moore worked in a horse barn for twelve years and volunteered for a mini-zoo in her hometown of Macon, Georgia. She did not want to leave her work with animals behind to go to college.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ unveils new master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental science

¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) now offers a master’s degree in environmental science and will begin recruiting for the inaugural class of doctoral students in environmental science for the fall 2023 entering class. The post-graduate degrees supplement the recently approved bachelor’s degree in sustainability science. Housed in the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science, every department in the college will play a role in this interdisciplinary trio of programs.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ explains recent Georgia earthquake

A total of three quakes were reported in the state in less than a week, raising questions about the nature of earthquakes in Georgia. James Reichard, Ph.D., Georgia Southern geology professor, has been speaking with news outlets about why it happened and what it can tell us about the state we live in.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ professor wins national Student Impact Award from Top Hat

Georgia Southern biology lecturer Elizabeth Sargent, Ph.D., won the 2022 Student Impact Award from Top Hat, a digital platform for teachers and professors to connect with students online, distribute assignments and give in-class quizzes and exams.

Georgia Southern professor, alumnus honored at Regents Scholarship Gala

A ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ professor and graduate were among the distinguished honorees at the recent 17th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala that raised more than $625,000 to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.

Georgia Southern grad student researches different planting treatment effects on Tybee Island sand dunes

The sand dunes of Tybee Island have taken a beating in recent hurricane seasons. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ biology graduate student Shannon Matzke is researching ways to combat the destruction of the dunes for her restoration project by collecting data on the effects of various planting techniques to see which technique best increases the longevity of the dunes.