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  • Thomas Leeper

    Kennesaw State biochemistry professor receives grant to create antibacterial treatments

    September 30, 2025

    A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that bacterial diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide, with five strains accounting for nearly 55 percent of all bacterial infection deaths. Treatments for those diseases, however, remain extremely underfunded and under-resourced globally. Seeking a potential cure, Kennesaw State University Professor of Biochemistry Thomas Leeper has earned a two-year, $200,000 through KSU’s Office of Research Grand Challenges initiative to study and produce antibacterial treatments that target drug-resistant bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA. In addition to treating bacterial infections, Leeper hopes to raise awareness of those ailments.

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  • Kennesaw State biology student gets hands-on experience in Guatemala clinic

    Kennesaw State biology student gets hands-on experience in Guatemala clinic

    September 29, 2025

    Like many of his classmates, Kennesaw State University junior David Roque spent his summer in the tropics. Rather than relaxing on beaches, ziplining through jungles, or exploring ruins, Roque spent a second consecutive summer working at his father’s medical clinic in Poptún, Guatemala.

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  • Manu Johnsen

    Volleyball star makes her mark at Kennesaw State on and off the court

    September 25, 2025

    On a recent morning at VyStar Arena at KSU Convocation Center, the arena staff started laying down the volleyball floor when a singing voice cut through the noise. Pushing a bicycle through a nearby hallway, Kennesaw State University volleyball player Manu Johnsen announced her presence that morning in song, much the way as she has made her presence known at the Owls’ home arena and on campus. On the court, Johnsen will finish her volleyball career this fall as an all-timer for the Owls. The senior is a four-time all-conference selection and an academic all-conference selection as well. She has also represented her home country of Denmark in both beach and indoor volleyball.

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  • Matt Bonvissuto

    Physics major wins top prize in Kennesaw State's Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium

    September 02, 2025

    Matt Bonvissuto’s research project using satellite data to measure the light emitted by stars with orbiting exoplanets won the top prize at the Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium on Wednesday. Now in its 12th year, the symposium marks the completion of an intensive summer research program that allows students to apply their studies toward sponsored projects under the guidance of Kennesaw State faculty scholars.

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  • Andrew Haddow

    Kennesaw State lab serves as hub for undergraduate research, scholarship

    August 27, 2025

    In Andrew Haddow’s office, a white board sits adjacent to his desk scrawled with notes indicating dates for scholarship deadlines, summer program applications, and progress on lab work. The assistant professor of microbiology said it’s all in service to his students, a color-coded guide to map success in the classroom, and as a researcher. Haddow joined KSU in 2021 after serving as a senior scientist for General Dynamics based at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Since then, his lab has become a hub of student success. Each year, it hosts several high-level undergraduate research projects, often serving as a springboard for students to continue toward graduate studies.

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  • Jonathan Ridley

    Kennesaw State trio spend summer interning at Air Force Research Lab

    August 21, 2025

    Kennesaw State’s future scientists made discovery the theme for their summer experiences at a major laboratory. Recent graduate Micah Holston, senior Jack Smith and junior Jonathan Ridley spent the summer interning at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, learning about national defense applications for engineering, computer science, and physics.

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  • Nursing professor Chinomso Nwozichi, left, and student researcher Isaac Kuhn.

    Kennesaw State student helps develop new index for cancer treatment time costs

    August 11, 2025

    Isaac Kuhn’s research looks different than he imagined when he arrived at Kennesaw State a year ago.

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  • Andreas Papaefstathiou

    Kennesaw State physics professor receives grant to help create precise simulations for particle colliders

    August 08, 2025

    Kennesaw State University researcher Andreas Papaefstathiou has received a three-year, $799,651 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate the nature of nuclear matter through collisions of particles at high energies. The findings from Papaefstathiou’s research will help elevate the study of particle physics in the context of nuclear collisions at Kennesaw State, as well as help improve the understanding and interpretation of data coming out of the proposed Electron Ion Collider at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.

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  • Terri Collins and Jessica Torres

    Discovery courses provide hands-on experiences for Kennesaw State Honors students

    July 22, 2025

    Kennesaw State University Honors student Jessica Torres wants to pursue a career in biology, and she is feeling inspired after having an up-close experience this summer with one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. For an Honors Discovery course led by Kennesaw State’s Terri Collins and Leigh Funk, Torres spent a week on Wassaw Island off the Georgia coast studying the nesting and hatching practices of loggerhead sea turtles.

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  • Lindsey Knight

    Double Owl Pathways propels Kennesaw State student toward recognition in neuroscience research

    July 18, 2025

    Lindsey Knight’s fascination with scientific research began at a young age. As a 9-year-old, she participated in a science enrichment program that exposed her to the brain of a sheep. It was then, after learning about how the brain and the organism develop together, that she saw her destiny in neuroscience. An interest that started early continued at Kennesaw State, where she studies neuroscience while pursuing a Master of Science in Integrative Biology through the Double Owl Pathways program.

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