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Nursing professor earns inaugural fellowship focused on nurse retention
October 12, 2026
From pediatric and school nursing to academia, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Alyson Epp has made a career of working with younger people. Her research into retaining nurses and professional identity among nurses helped make her the first recipient of the Jane J. Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship in KSU’s Wellstar School of Nursing. Epp earned the fellowship, which began with the Fall 2026 semester, for her expertise in professional practice and retention.
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Engineering student creates robotic hand designed to track patient health
October 09, 2026
A robotic hand capable of grasping a patient’s wrist and measuring vital signs may sound futuristic, but Kennesaw State University mechatronics engineering student Daksh Garg is already bringing the concept to life through research in robotics and biomedical sensing. The Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology student is building a 3D-printed robotic hand equipped with sensors designed to collect health information while interacting with a person.
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Kennesaw State researchers receive NSF grant to advance soft robotics education
October 08, 2026
Soft robots that can bend, flex, and safely interact with people are becoming more common in research and industry. However, many engineering students still have little exposure to the technology. Kennesaw State University researchers are working to change that with the support of a recent National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
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Engineering student uses NASA data to study distant star systems
October 07, 2026
Kennesaw State University electrical engineering student Thi Tran never imagined herself conducting astronomy research. Now, she is using data from a NASA satellite to help researchers distinguish distant planets from stars that can produce nearly identical signals.
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Kennesaw State names nursing simulation lab in honor of Katherine Scott
October 06, 2026
Kennesaw State University has honored longtime donor Katherine A. Scott by naming a nursing simulation lab in recognition of her $1 million gift establishing the Katherine A. Scott Nursing Scholarship Endowment.
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Engineering student combines technical and marketing skills through hands-on experiences
October 05, 2026
Kennesaw State University student Cynthia Konziase is building a versatile skill set by combining industrial and systems engineering with marketing and hands-on industry experience through opportunities within the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET).
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Kennesaw State researcher earns prestigious NSF CAREER Award
October 02, 2026
Kennesaw State University Associate Professor of Software Engineering Nasrin Dehbozorgi has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, one of NSF’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. The award will support her work advancing STEM education through a novel agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework.
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Kennesaw State researcher receives NIH Grant to study sleep apnea
October 01, 2026
Kennesaw State University researcher Shumit Saha has received a $235,520 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop artificial intelligence tools that analyze snoring patterns to identify where the upper airway collapses during sleep and predict whether patients may respond to hypoglossal nerve stimulation.
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Kennesaw State and Ingenico create hub for fintech innovation and learning
September 29, 2026
Building on Kennesaw State University’s distinction as the first institution in Georgia to offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in financial technologies, students now have a dedicated space to apply classroom learning to real-world challenges through the newly opened Ingenico Fintech Hub. The Ingenico Fintech Hub officially opened on Sept. 28 in the Michael J. Coles College of Business, representing the latest milestone in Kennesaw State’s efforts to expand financial technology education and industry collaboration.
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Ph.D. student advances research regarding AI integration with devices with limited computing power
September 29, 2026
In the artificial intelligence (AI) era, hospitals can leverage AI to uncover valuable insights from patient data, but privacy requirements and devices with low computing capabilities present hurdles to widespread adoption. At Kennesaw State University, Ph.D. student Nazmus Shakib Shadin is studying how hospitals can help train AI while keeping records private and using the equipment they already have.