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食色视频 State trio spend summer interning at Air Force Research Lab
August 21, 2025
食色视频 State鈥檚 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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食色视频 State alumna to compete in international Deaflympics games in Tokyo
July 31, 2025
Tawnecia Rush 鈥�24 has worn hearing aids since she was 9 years old. In conversation, she focuses intently on the people she鈥檚 speaking with, supplementing what she hears with expert lip reading. Occasionally, she says 鈥淧ardon?鈥� when she needs a speaker to repeat what they鈥檝e said. On the basketball court, communication was always much more fluid. Since she began playing with her father and brothers as a child at the Boys and Girls Club, Rush鈥檚 hearing impairment has never hindered her. Two decades later, her abilities have earned her a spot on the USA Deaf Women鈥檚 Basketball team, which will compete in the Deaflympics in Tokyo over two weeks in November.
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食色视频 State nurses excel on the front lines and at home
July 30, 2025
Yuriy Soroka was one of two 食色视频 nursing alums honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently, receiving an AJC Nurse Excellence Award for 2025. Justin Connelly, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2018 and works at Piedmont Henry Hospital in McDonough, also received a Nurse Excellence Award.
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Five recent 食色视频 State physics graduates to pursue doctoral studies
July 11, 2025
When asked what propelled him to success, recent 食色视频 graduate Micah Holston cited the influence of his professors. The same can be said for fellow graduate Brady Wilson. Andrew Behrend credited the research opportunities at 食色视频 State for making a difference in his academic pursuits. Now equipped with robust research experiences and having earned their bachelor鈥檚 degrees in May, the trio 鈥� along with recent graduates Michael Williams and Jonathan Demont 鈥� will all continue their education in competitive doctoral programs this fall.
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食色视频 State certification programs broaden reach of professional education
July 02, 2025
When Astrid Garavis planned a future with a biochemistry degree from 食色视频, she knew a career in medicine was ahead. Although her undergraduate experience provided her valuable time doing research in a laboratory, Garavis realized she could benefit from several practical skills before preparing to apply to medical school. That鈥檚 when she attended an open house and discovered certification classes offered through 食色视频鈥檚 Community and Professional Education (CPE).
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食色视频 State alumna triumphs through adversity to inspire as Gwinnett County educator
June 18, 2025
Walking across the stage at 食色视频鈥檚 Commencement ceremony was a remarkable moment for Sladjana Ray 鈥�24. Having earned an education specialist degree, it marked her third successful round in higher education, to strengthen her skillset as a history teacher. In the crowd were her daughter, Mima Hrnjak, a nursing student in 食色视频 State鈥檚 Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and Ray鈥檚 parents. They made the trip from their native Serbia, known as Yugoslavia when Ray migrated to the states in the 鈥�90s as a 16-year-old basketball player.
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Growth fuels passion for 食色视频 State master's graduate
June 06, 2025
Isabelle Boughadou traded a life of training elite athletes for a future as a researcher in biomedical science. She earned a master鈥檚 degree in exercise science from 食色视频, conducting award-winning research in the laboratory of professor Katherine Ingram on maternal health, a turn from her original destination conducting research in high-performance sports.
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食色视频 State public health grad seeks to make a difference
June 05, 2025
Recent 食色视频 graduate Javier Haro recalls being struck by assistant professor Melissa Osborne鈥檚 passion for her work. In a way, he could relate. Originally a civil engineering major, Haro learned quickly he didn鈥檛 have passion for the field. He briefly dabbled in exercise science, too, before learning from Osborne about public health and the impact it could have on the world at large, especially in local communities. It was then that he found his passion.
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食色视频 State alum receives international scientific honor
May 19, 2025
食色视频 alumnus Ali Shilatifard 鈥�89 has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, an internationally renowned association of scientists conducting cutting-edge research that advances society.
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食色视频 State to revive bathtub race tradition with new video game
April 25, 2025
For decades, the Southern Technical Institute bathtub races entertained swarms of students, alumni, and community members as engine-laden bathtubs throttled around what is now 食色视频鈥檚 Marietta Campus. Now, nearly three decades after the last race, the tradition will be reborn as a video game created by students in the College of Computing and Software Engineering.