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Kennesaw State launches Center for Interactive Media to drive innovation in VR, gaming, and digital storytelling
August 01, 2025
To meet the growing demand of the $380 billion film, gaming, and immersive technology industry, Kennesaw State has launched the Center for Interactive Media, designed to accelerate innovation in storytelling, virtual reality, and user-interface technology. Led by Assistant Professor of English Victoria Lagrange, the center will emphasize user-experience research that helps designers and product teams understand user needs, engage in immersive storytelling, and uncover real-world applications of interactive tools.
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Student's CrossFit passion leads to breakthrough research at Kennesaw State
July 28, 2025
CrossFit changed Caralynn Doese’s life twice – once when she sought a competitive outlet, and again as a Kennesaw State student in search of a possible academic outlet. Now she’s helping conduct a study on CrossFit with Wellstar College of Health and Human Services professor Gerald Mangine through KSU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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Kennesaw State student and faculty use supercomputing to advance Alzheimer's drug research
July 25, 2025
At Kennesaw State University’s X Lab, assistant professor of information technology Chloe Yixin Xie and sophomore computer science student Johaan Kathilankal Jis are leading efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) using advanced computational modeling and drug discovery simulations.
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KSU student working to address challenges with elder care
July 24, 2025
Growing old takes a toll on the body, sometimes causing loss of mobility, vision, hearing, and memory. Despite the commonality of these issues and how likely they are to indicate underlying conditions like dementia, current in-home monitoring systems for the elderly have unaddressed gaps. Kaden Rogers, a junior computer science major at Kennesaw State University, is spending his summer working to address those gaps with his project “Smart Sensing and Computing for Dementia Care” through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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Kennesaw State student's research aims to create more confident math teachers
July 21, 2025
Rising Kennesaw State University senior Summer Funk decided to research the phenomenon of math anxiety among student teachers because she had personal experience with the topic.
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KSU student developing stroke-screening tool for children with sickle cell
July 17, 2025
A Kennesaw State University student is working to develop a low-cost tool to screen for stroke in children with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a genetic disorder that affects more than 300,000 newborns each year and significantly raises the risk of stroke, particularly in children. Aster Cheung, a computer engineering student, is working with assistant professor of biomedical engineering Paul Lee through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) to design a light-based mobile health tool that is affordable, portable and easy to use.
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Kennesaw State researcher nominated to NSF center, wins American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Funds award
July 10, 2025
Acknowledging his impact in chemistry education and research, Kennesaw State University alumnus and assistant professor Carl Saint-Louis ‘08 recently earned two prestigious honors, including recognition from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and an award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Funds (PRF).
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KSU researcher's exceptional mentorship prioritizes students first
July 07, 2025
Maria Valero de Clemente has mentored more than 50 undergraduate students during her time at Kennesaw State University, motivated by her commitment to a student-first approach to research. Valero is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, given annually by the Office of Undergraduate Research to a faculty or staff member at KSU who has exhibited not only success, but also a sustained diligence to their students.
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Kennesaw State student working to simplify cardiovascular disease detection
July 03, 2025
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death not only in the United States but globally, per the World Health Organization. Kennesaw State University student Pedro Henrique Goncalves Silva Pinto’s research aims to simplify the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease by segmenting and analyzing blood flow from medical imaging data.
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KSU project designing automated exoskeleton to aid stroke victims
June 26, 2025
Kennesaw State University student William Thompson is blending engineering with rehabilitation in a project that seeks to design an automated exoskeleton to aid victims of stroke. William Thompson, a mechanical engineering major, is working with Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ayse Tekes on the project, “Development and Testing of Bio-Inspired and Lightweight Exoskeleton for Enhanced Upper Body Mobility” as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.