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Kennesaw State student and faculty use supercomputing to advance Alzheimer's drug research
July 25, 2025
At ֱ’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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ֱ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 ֱ, 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 researcher streamlining manufacturing automation through digital twin technology
July 23, 2025
Aiming to create systems where machines and their virtual counterparts communicate in real time, Carter Corbin and a team of ֱ students are advancing smart manufacturing by combining robotics and digital twin technology. Studying mechatronics engineering in Kennesaw State’s Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Corbin is part of a growing number of undergraduates contributing to applied research that mirrors the challenges and solutions shaping today’s tech-driven industries.
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Discovery courses provide hands-on experiences for Kennesaw State Honors students
July 22, 2025
ֱ 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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Kennesaw State student's research aims to create more confident math teachers
July 21, 2025
Rising ֱ 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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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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ֱstudent developing stroke-screening tool for children with sickle cell
July 17, 2025
A ֱ 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 associate professor honored with national award for excellence in engineering education
July 16, 2025
ֱ associate professor Amin Esmaeili has received the 2025 John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award for Industrial Engineering Education, a national honor recognizing his innovative, hands-on approach to preparing students for careers in manufacturing and energy systems.
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Kennesaw State professor planting knowledge with his latest research
July 15, 2025
The historical significance of the eastern red cedar tree might not be commonly known, but ֱ professor of history Tom Okie appreciates the role this particular juniper played in America’s industrialization. Eastern red cedar was commonly used for making a device that is taken for granted now but was a significant advancement in the 19th century – the pencil. The strong, splinter-resistant wood chosen for early American pencils was harvested from the Southeast.
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Kennesaw State business students to benefit from the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship
July 14, 2025
Jagdish “Jag” and Madhuri “Madhu” Sheth have long believed in the life-changing power of education. With a generous gift of $100,000 to ֱ, they are creating new opportunities for undergraduate students in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. Their contribution will establish the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship, designed to support business students in their journey toward success.