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Kennesaw State student's research put focus on accessibility in software interfaces
September 04, 2024
The trajectory of Vignesh Mullaguru’s academic journey truly began taking shape four years ago. In 2020, as student experiences shifted online out of necessity, Mullaguru was unexpectedly ushered into an era of discovery. Mullaguru, who recently earned a degree in interactive design from Kennesaw State University, had always been interested in design. As a student at Johns Creek High School, Mullaguru thought he might leverage that interest into a career in architecture.
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KSU student researches why restaurants shift from public to private
August 30, 2024
Celina Duong is a sophomore finance major who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), researching why public restaurant firms have opted to shift to private ownership.
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Kennesaw State graduate applies research skills to USDA fellowship
August 22, 2024
As an undergraduate student at Kennesaw State University, Ashley Belinfante scoured the campus searching for mosquitos to screen for viruses. Now, Belinfante uses those skills to aid the country’s agricultural community, identifying bacterial respiratory infections in swine and searching for solutions through a fellowship with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) with the United States Department of Agriculture.
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KSU student aims to uncover work of Caribbean playwrights
August 09, 2024
Ebony Golden is a theatre and performance studies major at Kennesaw State University whose project, “Jouvay Women: Rejuvenating Classical Theatre in the Caribbean,” is part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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Kennesaw State maps path to growth, increased national prominence
August 08, 2024
Kennesaw State University leaders have unveiled “Taking Flight,” a new strategic plan that embraces the institution’s status as an emerging top public research university, while expanding its impact through excellence in teaching, relevant research, and community partnerships that benefit the region, state, and nation.
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KSU student aims to improve fitness through gamification app
August 01, 2024
Fernando Orfila is a computer science major at Kennesaw State University who is working to create an app that aims to keep people interested in their health and wellness goals through gamification. Orfila is conducting research under Assistant Professor of Game Development Lei Zhang as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), which is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research.
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Kennesaw State professor awarded $3.5 million Spencer Foundation Grant
July 30, 2024
In conjunction with an ongoing effort to address the dearth of Asian American studies in K-12 school curriculums, Kennesaw State University professor Sohyun An is among a group of researchers recently awarded a prestigious $3.5 million Transformative Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation. The first of its kind awarded by the foundation, the grant supports a robust collaborative research effort focused on supporting the integration of Asian American studies in the classroom.
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Passion for opera fuels Kennesaw State student's research
July 29, 2024
What would America without opera look or sound like? Kennesaw State University music major Simon Kawasaki shudders at the thought, but his project through KSU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program considers that very possibility, one of a handful of summer projects from the College of the Arts.
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KSU student designs 3D-printed robotic glove for hand rehabilitation
July 25, 2024
A research project conducted by Kennesaw State University sophomore Britt Walker aims to provide personized hand rehabilitation through the use of a 3D-printed robotic glove.
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Kennesaw State project aims to change minds on native plants
July 19, 2024
With ecology as common ground, Mario Bretfeld, Michael Blackwell, and Eric Duncan have taken on a bit of a marketing project. They want people to love weeds. Using scientific acumen, the trio want people to reconsider certain plants as beneficial to the environment, thanks to a project housed at Kennesaw State University’s Field Station.
