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August 18, 2009
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2009 News:
GSU featured in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools
Georgia State's College of Law is one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools and the only in Georgia with a top 10 ranking in the latest Princeton Review 2010 edition of "The Best 172 Law Schools." More »
GSU, Morehouse School of Medicine to partner on developmental disabilities
The Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State has been awarded a three-year, $675,000 grant to develop a joint program on developmental disabilities with the Morehouse School of Medicine. More »
GSU's GreenCorps
Kermit the Frog is known for saying, "It's not easy being green," but a team of recent graduates and Georgia State students are proving that the opposite is true. They are the Georgia State University's GreenCorps - a team of seven young adults who are teaching Atlanta public school students and community members to conserve natural resources through simple steps. More »
Exhibition to highlight Turkish-Jewish history
The rich, centuries-old history of Jewish life in Turkey will be told through an exhibition and lecture program during the month of October at Georgia State. More »
Georgia State to receive $13.5 million U.S. Department of Education Grant
Georgia State University’s College of Education has been selected to receive a record $13.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. More »
October
1006 - GSU featured in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools
1006 - GSU, Morehouse School of Medicine to partner on developmental disabilities
1006 - GSU's GreenCorps
1002 - Exhibition to highlight Turkish-Jewish history
1002 - Georgia State to receive $13.5 million U.S. Department of Education Grant
September
0930 - Latino College Leadership Summit to be held Oct. 10
0929 - GSU scientists investigate a type of soil’s ability to absorb byproduct of nuclear reactions
0928 - Exhibition showcases emerging women artists
0925 - Georgia State lecture looks at race and desegregation in schools
0923 - GSU researchers explore how pain in infancy can change pain sensitivity in adulthood
0923 - Law professor Neil Kinkopf joins U.S. Department of Justice
0922 - GSU prof to use $1 million grant to improve computer models for fighting wildfires
0918 - Georgia State University hosts Family Weekend
0917 - GSU offers scholarships for next generation of rehabilitation counselors
0916 - Researchers explore long-term adolescent vulnerability to drugs
0914 - GSU hosts Fire Safety Carnival with mock dorm fire
0914 - Good health? There’s an app for that
0910 - Georgia State names Intellectual Property Legends
0909 - Robinson to launch Executive Master’s in Finance
0909 - GSU receives $1.3 million CDC grant to explore training to prevent child abuse
0904 - Update on wildfire situation near Mt. Wilson Observatory and CHARA Array
0902 - Inaugural football schedule announced
0902 - Director hired for Georgia State’s international risk management research center
0901 - GSU professors take part in Decatur Book Festival
0901 - Training nursing leaders
August
0831 - GSU monitoring California wildfires near CHARA Array
0827 - "Countdown to Touchdown" with the Panthers
0826 - Free-fall over, but key drivers to job recovery still missing
0825 - GSU awarded $250,000 to support educational opportunities for military vets
0824 - Tiny lasers, faster computing
0821 - Robinson College of Business in U.S. News and World Report rankings
0820 - Video of Georgia State town hall meetings
0819 - GSU enrolls more than 30,000 students this fall
0819 - A history in immobility and inequity
0818 - Georgia State Law lunch series to school its students in financial literacy
0818 - Exploring reactions to inequality
0813 - GSU combats alcohol and drug abuse
0811 - GSU cuts ribbon on first freshman dorm and campus dining hall
0810 - Financial health of new Georgia charter schools falters
0806 - Changing face of U.S. workforce propels GSU’s new Executive Doctorate in Business program
July
0731 - Building scholars and changing lives: Georgia State celebrates two decades of McNair fellows
0728 - Georgia State’s Play Therapy Training Institute nationally recognized
0727 - Law professor Mary F. Radford earns prestigious Verner F. Chaffin Career Service Award
0723 - Georgia State to help DeKalb County history teachers and students
0723 - Researchers find differences in how adolescent girls’ and boys’ brains react to peer interaction
0717 - GSU educator’s photos show other side of Civil Rights Movement
0717 - Professor sheds light on DNA mechanisms
0716 - GSU professors analyze judicial recess appointments from George Washington to George W. Bush
0716 - Researchers find that eating high levels of fructose impairs memory in rats
0714 - Center for Leadership in Disability awarded $2.6 million UCEDD grant
0714 - Legal scholars favor appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as next Supreme Court Justice
0713 - CDC grant to fund GSU researchers’ investigations into ways to prevent bullying
0708 - V. Kumar wins Lifetime Achievement Awards from American Marketing Association
0707 - College of Education welcomes new associate dean for research
0703 - Nutrition professor Chris Rosenbloom featured on CNN Health Minute
0701 - Georgia State University names new provost
June
0630 - GSU biochemist named Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar
0630 - Expressing comparisons is possible even without language, researchers find
0629 - Religious sacrifice goes beyond violence,GSU prof says in award-winning book
0625 - Paul Lombardo awarded Georgia Author of the Year Award
0618 - GSU receives $900K grant to recruit, train science teachers
0616 - Four GSU alumni receive Fulbright grants
0616 - School of Music 26th Harrower Summer Opera Workshop slideshow
0612 - At the zoo, teachers learn ways to improve science education
0611 - Benham Law Camp kicks off at GSU College of Law
0610 - Researchers shed light on trading behavior in animals — and humans
0610 - Symposium to examine immigration policy and human rights
0610 - New summer program gives a global take on American Studies
0609 - GSU receives $900,000 to develop West African university
0605 - Exploring the million-year origins of laughter by tickling apes
0603 - GSU research focuses on improving teacher retention
May
0529 - School of Music presents 26th Harrower Summer Opera Workshop
0529 - Georgia State wins NASA grant to improve climate change education, monitor carbon dioxide
0526 - Three recent GSU grads receive Fulbright grants
0526 - Researcher garners prestigious MERIT award to further explore mechanisms of obesity
0522 - Researcher finds higher summer ozone concentrations in southeast metro Atlanta
0521 - Georgia State helps to showcase biotechnology in the Peach State
0520 - "Green shoots" need support of corporate investment to flourish says Georgia State forecaster
0518 - Adolescents who think that they are overweight are at increased risk of suicide attempts
0513 - Public health professor explores efforts to help teenagers to quit smoking
0511 - Georgia State Spring Commencement 2009 slideshow
0508 - Budding musicians perform at Rialto’s Jazz for Kids Jazzfest
0501 - Georgia State to host two commencement ceremonies May 9
April
0430 - Information on the National Swine Flu Outbreak
0429 - Brains Rule! Expo helps ignite middle schoolers' neuroscience curiosity
0428 - Musicians to perform sonnets written by GSU English instructor
0423 - Georgia State colleges move up on U.S. News & World Report 2010 rankings of graduate schools
0423 - GSU to develop programs at a West African university
0422 - College of Education prepares high school students to be teachers
0422 - Rialto plays host to renowned Italian Film Festival
0421 - Georgia State master’s student receives research award to study public housing
0420 - Usery Conference focuses on key labor market policy issues
0420 - Georgia State's new football program featured in the New York Times
0416 - State of the University Address, April 16, 2009 - Transcript
0416 - State of the University Address - Video of the address
0415 - President Becker to give State of the University address
0414 - Researcher finds health improvements with use of water filters in developing countries
0414 - Study shows Increased symptoms lead mentally ill to become victims of violence
0408 - Despite winter rains, conservation measures still needed, researcher says
0407 - GSU basketball teams coach After-School All-Stars Atlanta kids; Photo slideshow
0406 - GSU announces new dean of Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
0406 - 'GSU Going Green' for Earth Day
0402 - IMF advisor to speak at GSU about global financial crisis
0402 - GSU to host Latino College Leadership Summit
March
0330 - Irish poet Vona Groarke to give reading at the Rialto
0330 - Miller Lecture addresses reforming legal education
0330 - Cops who multitask well less likely to shoot unarmed persons when threatened, study shows
0327 - Touring technology at CollabTech
0326 - Weaver to lead workshops, present exhibition of traditional Mexican rugs
0325 - Early intervention program helps struggling readers
0325 - Study reveals conflicting attitudes about electronic monitoring
0324 - Forum to address youth obesity in a lean economy
0323 - Researcher investigates link between folic acid and heart health, anemia
0320 - Revolutionizing the study of law the focus of annual Miller Lecture
0320 - Symposium to examine human rights in times of threat
0319 - Harvard professor to deliver Plummer Lecture on Confucianism
0318 - Law professor finds conflicts of interest in clinical research
0318 - Georgia State/Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging to expand brain, mind research
0317 - NFL linebacker Jonathan Vilma to speak on financial literacy
0317 - Slideshow: Georgia State hosts live CNN show
0316 - Georgia State undergrads honored for research, adding to knowledge
0313 - Grandparents raising grandchildren likely to rise, Georgia State conference reveals
0312 - Tobacco to continue, possibly grow, during recession, Georgia State expert says
0310 - Reducing suicidal behaviors among adolescents
0309 - New Web portal launched for GSU students, faculty and staff
0306 - Film series explores the experience of disability
0305 - Measuring economic activity focus of 2009 Usery Lecture
0304 - Georgia State University receives record number of applications
0304 - Georgia State hosts symposium on grandparents raising grandchildren
0303 - State, university to promote problem gambling awareness
February
0226 - School of Music director receives Loridans Arts Medal
0226 - Film and television professionals share experiences during DAEL lecture series
0224 - Georgia State professor studies new approach to cyber defense
0219 - Researcher investigates how the gestures of the blind differ across cultures
0217 - Georgia State to co-host regional NIH seminar on program funding
0216 - Georgia State 2009 Homecoming parade slideshow
0216 - Exploring the economic payoff of investing in educational justice
0213 - Georgia State scientists investigate role of stem cells in adult brain cell production
0212 - Georgia State named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service
0211 - Georgia State to launch national resource for restorative justice
0211 - Baby Doe Rules examined at Georgia State Law Review Symposium
January
0129 - 'Freakonomics' co-author to speak at Georgia State
0128 - Georgia State alum, ensemble to perform score for legendary Eisenstein film
0126 - Brain Bee at Georgia State opens doors to neuroscience and beyond
0122 - Georgia State receives $1M gift from Cox
0122 - Alumni Association launches new Web site
0120 - Budget foremost issue for ’09 legislative session
0116 - Georgia State receives Board of Regents approval for Criminal Justice Ph.D.
0114 - Georgia State tobacco control expert works to stamp out smoking in China
0113 - A letter to the Georgia State community from President Becker
0112 - Experts guide: Georgia Legislature opens 2009 session
0112 - Georgia State to participate in Howard Hughes Medical Institute science education program
0112 - Lecture to explore link between reproductive technology, stem cell research
0107 - Georgia State football coach Bill Curry named Interim Athletics Director
0106 - Petit to chair Robinson College Board of Advisors
0105 - Georgia State study pinpoints why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females
