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Donor extends legacy of giving with KSU's School of Nursing
June 10, 2024
Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar School of Nursing has announced that Dick Yarbrough, the longtime syndicated newspaper columnist and public relations executive, has established two endowments, totaling $400,000, in honor of his late wife, Jane.
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Kennesaw State alum's inspiring, full-circle journey
June 07, 2024
Miyanna Clements-Williamson’s journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience and the importance of finding community. When she first stepped on Kennesaw State University’s campus, she was classified as a McKinney-Vento student, a designation given to high school students who have experienced homelessness.
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Partnership gives Kennesaw State students paths to public service careers
June 06, 2024
Kennesaw State University is teaming with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to pursue careers in public service. Kennesaw State is beginning a three-year partnership with the HHS’ Pathways to Public Service program, which will help students obtain paid internships and entry-level positions with federal government agencies.
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Your favorite drink can cause breast cancer - but most women in the U.S. aren't aware of alcohol's health risks
June 05, 2024
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Kennesaw State master's graduate makes the personal academic
June 04, 2024
As his master’s thesis started to take shape, recent Kennesaw State University graduate William Reed noticed a limited amount of literature reviewing soccer referees within exercise science. So, he broke new ground. Reed, who earned his master’s degree in exercise science, connected his love of soccer with his academic interest in human performance, earning acclaim along the way.
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New scholarship the culmination of Kennesaw State alumni family success
May 30, 2024
Tanasia Kenney has plenty of childhood memories at Kennesaw State University. Her mother, former KSU employee Jacqueline Hand, frequently brought her to campus, where she was known as “Jackie’s daughter,” and became familiar with staff and faculty. Now a reporter for McClatchy news publications, Kenney is just one member of a KSU alumni family.
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Kennesaw State departments collaborate on health-related website
April 12, 2024
Kennesaw State professor of exercise science Bob Buresh had an idea and a goal. He had an idea for a predictive website that could offer users the right amount of exercise each day in the form of a step count to achieve, based on information provided to the website. But how could he bring that idea to the marketplace? KSU’s Office of Intellectual Property Development helped Buresh take the necessary steps to bring his Stepping Forward program closer to launch by helping him secure a patent and pursue funding.
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Graduate student finds her calling in women's health at Kennesaw State
February 22, 2024
One message reset the life trajectory for Kennesaw State University graduate student Lacey Harper. Two years after earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science summa cum laude from KSU, Harper worked as manager at a sporting goods store when she received a message via LinkedIn from one of her former professors, Garrett Hester. Currently pursuing a master’s in exercise science, Harper has thrived in the Hester research group. Along with the important mission of improving the health of older women, she discovered her inner nerd, immersing herself in the data analysis of her various projects as well as the hands-on aspects of studying the effects of exercise.
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Kennesaw State alumna returns to campus as nursing faculty member
February 14, 2024
While working as a substance use disorder counselor at Ridgeview Hospital, Lisa Reyes-Walsh’s supervisor told her, “You know, you’re a nurse through and through.” That reset the course for Reyes-Walsh’s life, though she never fully left counseling behind. She earned a bachelor’s in nursing from Kennesaw State University in 2011, and, now an assistant professor of nursing in KSU’s Wellstar School of Nursing, Reyes-Walsh has applied her knowledge of substance use disorder and ability as a counselor to educate nurses who can care for patients struggling with substance use issues.
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Kennesaw State student encourages peers through campus engagement
November 01, 2023
Kennesaw State University senior Benedicte Kalonda’s college career has been a roller-coaster. During her first two semesters, professors and classmates were faces on a computer screen as the University shifted online for safety in the 2020-21 academic year during the coronavirus pandemic. Fast forward to the beginning of her senior year, and she stood in front of thousands of cheering freshmen as the student co-host at First-Year Convocation, the University’s official welcome event for new students.
