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  • Kennesaw State dean endows first-generation scholarship in memory of late father

    Kennesaw State dean endows first-generation scholarship in memory of late father

    December 07, 2022

    Dean Katie Kaukinen said what she will remember most vividly about her childhood are the hours spent in the library at the school where her father, Gary Kaukinen, taught for 30 years, watching him prepare lessons for upcoming classes.

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  • Kennesaw State and Georgia Tech researchers partner to marry dance and science

    Kennesaw State and Georgia Tech researchers partner to marry dance and science

    December 02, 2022

    Wriggling into a stretchy, full-body black suit with internal wires, Kennesaw State University senior Jordan Carter smiled. “I feel like a spy,” the dance major said as she zipped up the motion capture suit, put on the accompanying gloves and strapped an elastic crown to her head. Nearby, KSU assistant professor of dance Andrea Knowlton watched two stick-figure avatars on a laptop screen. Carter and junior Tyler Hayes admired their suits and made adjustments before going through a series of predetermined movements.

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  • Christina Scherrer

    NIH grant aids Kennesaw State researcher to expand work on school-based dental health programs

    November 28, 2022

    Kennesaw State University researcher Christina Scherrer’s studies on school-based dental health programs have shown how effective they can be in reducing tooth decay in elementary-aged children. Now, through a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scherrer is expanding her research to see if similar programs can also help children in middle school.

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  • Office of Undergraduate Research hosts Fall Symposium of Student Scholars

    Office of Undergraduate Research hosts Fall Symposium of Student Scholars

    November 18, 2022

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  • Kennesaw State earns federal contract to help local manufacturers improve efficiency

    Kennesaw State earns federal contract to help local manufacturers improve efficiency

    November 17, 2022

    Kennesaw State University students and faculty members are bringing energy and productivity assessment services to small and medium-size manufacturers in the Southeast thanks to a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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  • Kennesaw State researcher: Women may have an edge in entrepreneurial success

    Kennesaw State researcher: Women may have an edge in entrepreneurial success

    November 16, 2022

    Differences in the way the sexes think may give women an advantage in starting businesses, a study led by a Kennesaw State University researcher suggests.

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  • Ivan Pulinkala named provost at Kennesaw State University

    Ivan Pulinkala named provost at Kennesaw State University

    November 15, 2022

    Kennesaw State University President Kathy Schwaig has named Ivan Pulinkala as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, following a nationwide search. He will assume the role on Dec. 1, 2022.

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  • Kennesaw State researcher says there is a dark side to CEOs with high integrity

    Kennesaw State researcher says there is a dark side to CEOs with high integrity

    November 15, 2022

    While organizations naturally want to have principled leaders, researchers have found a surprising twist that chief executive officers (CEOs) with high integrity can have negative effects on the companies they lead.

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  • Kennesaw State director receives Fulbright Specialist opportunity

    Kennesaw State director receives Fulbright Specialist opportunity

    November 14, 2022

    Kennesaw State University’s Neil Duchac, who serves as the director of the Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth, will take his expertise in disability services to the other side of the world.

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  • Kennesaw State research center partners with state to prevent veteran suicide in Georgia

    Kennesaw State research center partners with state to prevent veteran suicide in Georgia

    November 10, 2022

    Nearly 200 U.S. military veterans living in Georgia died by suicide in 2020, contributing to a total of 6,146 veteran suicides nationwide that year. Kennesaw State’s Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service (GDVS) are now partnering to help reduce this tragedy.

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