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Building the future of STEM research: High-speed networking and data infrastructure at Kennesaw State
February 04, 2025
Scientific discovery increasingly depends on the ability to share and process massive amounts of data and Kennesaw State University is taking significant steps to advance its research capabilities. Ramazan Aygun, director of Research Computing and associate professor of computer science, received funding for his project, “Advancing High-Speed Networking for STEM Research and Educations at Kennesaw State University,” aims to establish a state-of-the-art research network at KSU that includes science DMZs and a Data Transfer Node (DTN) server.
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Kennesaw State researcher aims to protect against cybersickness
December 16, 2024
As mixed-reality environments continue rising in popularity, researchers are working to develop safeguards to protect users from nefarious hackers. Kennesaw State University assistant professor of computer science Rifatul Islam and a team of researchers from around the country are working to develop these safeguards, aiming to protect against cognitive attacks on mixed-reality systems, which fuse real-world environments with virtual ones.
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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 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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Kennesaw State researchers take big steps in obesity research with NIH grant
November 19, 2024
As our population continues to age, the need for accessible health solutions is more urgent than ever. A recent grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting KSU faculty members, including principal investigator Bob Buresh and co-principal investigators Brian Kliszczewicz and Austin Brown, in investigating how walking can be a transformative and cost-effective approach to fighting obesity.
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AMES preserving legacies of U.S. WWII veterans, Civil Rights participants
November 04, 2024
The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research is working to preserve the legacies of United States veterans who fought oppression both abroad and at home.
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Kennesaw State researcher earns NIH grant to investigate health factors related to obesity using AI
November 01, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that obesity was prevalent in more than 40 percent in U.S. adults. To combat this, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Liang Zhao aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to explore health determinants that lead to obesity in rural areas. Zhao’s research, supported by a $51,747 National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIM-AHEAD grant, examines the social determinants of health, or SDOH.
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Kennesaw State assistant professor awarded Georgia Research Alliance grant to advance groundbreaking diabetes research
October 30, 2024
Taking the next step in changing the way diabetics monitor glucose levels, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Maria Valero has been awarded a Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) grant to continue her innovative GlucoCheck project. The project looks to modify glucose monitoring for the millions affected by diabetes by offering a noninvasive alternative for blood sugar tests.
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Kennesaw State undergraduate researcher tackles end-of-life communication
October 23, 2024
Kennesaw State University student researcher Ella Smith is exploring how death and the final words between parents and children impact self-esteem and closure in mourning. A KSU Journey Honors College student from Cartersville, Georgia, Smith has focused on end-of-life communication through the university’s First-Year Scholars Program. The research is deeply personal, because she has experienced end-of-life communication with her grandmother.
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Kennesaw State and Go Studio launch research project to improve consumer shopping experience
October 22, 2024
Go Studio, the innovation hub of payments technology company InComm Payments, and Kennesaw State University (KSU) today announced the launch of a new research collaboration. The three-year project will connect KSU researchers and Go Studio innovators to create technology solutions that help retail businesses understand and resolve consumer pain points during the in-store shopping experience.