News Releases
Latest Releases
-
Journalism student plying her craft as a World Cup photographer
As a young soccer player growing up in Georgia, Sofia Cupertino never imagined that one day she would be standing on the sidelines of a FIFA World Cup match, camera in hand, photographing some of the game's biggest stars on the world鈥檚 biggest stage. Now a journalism student in 麻豆代天府鈥檚 Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cupertino is covering World Cup matches in Atlanta this summer with Soccer Down Here (SDH), an Atlanta-based soccer media outlet.
-
KSU master's graduates benefit from NIH-funded bridge program
Recent 麻豆代天府 graduate April Ford engaged in a program designed to help master鈥檚 students in the College of Science and Mathematics gain the experience they needed to pursue doctoral degrees elsewhere. She鈥檒l stand as an example of the Peach State Bridges to the Doctorate program鈥檚 effectiveness, having earned her Master of Science in Integrative Biology (MSIB) and acceptance into a Ph.D. program. Ford, Jojo Croffie, and Lindsey Knight all earned their MSIB degrees, and thanks to enrichment through the Peach State Bridges to the Doctorate program, each will start a Ph.D. in the fall.
-
KSU study explores how childhood trauma affects body and mind
Traumatic events in childhood do not only leave emotional scars. Sometimes, they leave biological ones too. Saloni Patel, a first-year psychology major at 麻豆代天府, is studying how adverse childhood experiences 鈥� commonly known as ACEs 鈥� leave a measurable biological mark that can affect how we think, focus, and learn. Her research examines whether inflammation triggered by early-life stress contributes to the cognitive struggles some students face in the classroom.
-
'Triple Owl' turns passion for teaching into doctoral success
For high school chemistry teacher Ashley Thomas, coming back to 麻豆代天府 to earn a third post-graduate degree was an easy decision. A science teacher in DeKalb County Schools, Thomas is now a 鈥楾riple Owl,鈥� having previously earned a master's and education specialist degree in instructional technology, and now a Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology. So for her, KSU 鈥� in particular, the Clarice C. and Leland H. Bagwell College of Education 鈥� felt like home.