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Kennesaw State graduate on path to advancing healthcare technology

December 10, 2024

From U.S. Army combat medic to student researcher, Vanessa Young’s journey at Kennesaw State University has set her on the path to reshape healthcare technology through human-centered designs. Graduating this week with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Young has achieved significant success since arriving at Kennesaw State’s Marietta Campus.

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Kennesaw State graduate cultivates connections across hospitality industry

December 09, 2024

When Colin Jacobs chose to study hospitality management at Kennesaw State University, he mostly associated the major with hotels and restaurants. However, his involvement on and off campus, as well as the industry connections he made, opened his eyes to the vast opportunities in the hospitality industry.

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Kennesaw State student leverages emergency medicine experience in family nurse practitioner program

December 06, 2024

Iwalani Reiser has always thrived amid chaos, starting as a teenager on a voluntary ambulance crew in Bangkok and continuing as a paramedic in Atlanta. From the fast pace of nearly two decades in emergency medicine, she slowed down just enough to earn her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Kennesaw State University, with a focus on becoming a family nurse practitioner (FNP).

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Eager to become a physician, Kennesaw State psychology student graduating at age 19

December 05, 2024

Diya Patel knows she has a long road ahead to achieve her dream of becoming a physician, so she decided to sprint through the work needed to earn her undergraduate degree at Kennesaw State University. At 19, she will graduate with honors on Dec. 10 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

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Kennesaw State offers first rural management MBA in the country

December 05, 2024

Kennesaw State University is launching a new Rural Management concentration for its Evening Master of Business Administration program in Fall 2025. The program, which is the first rural management MBA program in the country, will empower rural communities to create economic opportunities and improve the quality of life for their residents.

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Kennesaw State researchers are reshaping healthcare with innovative technologies in the HOPE Lab

December 04, 2024

Researchers in Kennesaw State University’s Human Factors, Operations Optimization, and Ergonomics (HOPE) Lab, are aiming to improve healthcare by integrating advanced technologies like eye-tracking sensors and wearable exoskeletons to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and enhance care quality.

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Kennesaw State honors inaugural Family of the Year

December 03, 2024

Recognizing the vital role families play in the lives of their college students, Kennesaw State University’s Division of Student Affairs (DSA) recently awarded the Banks family of Kennesaw the inaugural Family of the Year distinction. Following a monthlong nomination and review process, first-year anthropology student Julia Banks and her family were selected by DSA staff to be honored during Family Weekend.

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Walens family commits $4M to Kennesaw State Athletics

November 26, 2024

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Kennesaw State biology student studies links between soil and tree health

November 22, 2024

Olivia Walker grew up with a love of hiking in the woods, not realizing at the time she might be walking among endangered species of trees. After graduation from Dunwoody High School, she arrived as a freshman at Kennesaw State University with a strong interest in environmental science, where she was accepted into the First-Year Scholars Program to study longleaf pine forest ecosystems with biology professor Paula Jackson.

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Kennesaw State researcher earns NSF grant to study urban amphibians, create undergraduate research opportunities

November 21, 2024

A Kennesaw State University researcher recently earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the evolution of salamanders’ behavioral habits in urban streams, which will in turn fund more undergraduate research opportunities for KSU students. Assistant professor of biology Todd Pierson has received a three-year, $380,238 grant from the NSF through a program called Building Research Capacity in Biology (BRC-BIO). The program is designed to broaden research participation at minority-serving universities and Carnegie-designated R2 institutions like KSU.

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