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Kennesaw State researcher receives NSF grant to enhance quantum machine learning education
October 07, 2024
At a time when data is doubling every two years, the U.S. is projected to create over 40 billion gigabytes of data by 2025. To prepare for the influx, Kennesaw State University associate professor Yong Shi, an expert in quantum machine learning (QML), aims to unlock insights from the data surge and educate future QML researchers. Shi was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop open-source, hands-on QML training materials to address the shortage of researchers and its limited presence in higher education.
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Kennesaw State student combines passion for research and the outdoors through Birla Carbon Scholars experience
October 04, 2024
Having long been interested in science and the outdoors, Adamina Bilbrey recently leveraged her participation in the Birla Carbon Scholars program to study the conservation of an endangered plant native to Georgia. The Kennesaw State University environmental science major spent most of her summer studying a beneficial native plant called the royal catchfly in a field in Dade County, Georgia, and discovered the plant flourishes best in areas that experience both sun and shade.
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Kennesaw State receives $2.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant to boost bilingual and multilingual educator workforce
October 02, 2024
The fact Georgia has the eighth highest number of multilingual students in the country has led three Kennesaw State University researchers to work toward increasing the number of teachers who speak two or more languages. Kennesaw State’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program in the Bagwell College of Education was awarded more than $2.5 million over the next five years by the U.S. Department of Education to assist in the recruitment and retention efforts of bilingual and multilingual teachers in Georgia.
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Kennesaw State's SAFE Center: A beacon of safety and support in Georgia
September 30, 2024
Within Kennesaw State University’s Department of Public Safety is a resource that is one of a kind in Georgia. The Safety, Advocacy, Forensics, Empowerment (SAFE) Center provides comprehensive services to students and employees who are victims of crime on or off campus. What sets the SAFE Center apart from other campus-based sexual assault and domestic violence centers in the state is KSU’s law enforcement-based, collaborative approach to providing services.
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Kennesaw State researcher earns grant to explore improved data security
September 25, 2024
A 2023 cybersecurity breach that compromised the data of 37 million T-Mobile customers highlights the need for better privacy solutions, something Kennesaw State University’s Xinyue Zhang is working to deliver. Zhang’s research focuses on the crucial intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. Her goal is to develop secure AI models that not only protect personal information, but also reduce energy use.
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Kennesaw State research aims to reduce motor vehicle accidents
September 24, 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that more than 40,000 people died last year in vehicle crashes across the United States, many of those accidents being preventable. To improve roadway safety for motorists everywhere, Kennesaw State University researchers are studying how existing technology can be used to reduce collisions and save lives.
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Kennesaw State education program included in funding for school system grants
September 23, 2024
A partnership with a school system in Georgia has provided a Kennesaw State University education program the opportunity to benefit from a grant to prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. As part of multi-year grants of up to $8.6 million from the Toyota USA Foundation to Fulton County Schools (FCS), the iTeach program in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State will provide enhanced professional development for teachers around STEM topics.
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Kennesaw State partners with Marietta City Schools to deliver new dual-certification master's program
September 20, 2024
A new partnership between Kennesaw State University’s Bagwell College of Education and Marietta City Schools (MCU) seeks to develop the next generation of teacher-leaders. The Department of Educational Leadership at Kennesaw State University's Bagwell College of Education has launched an innovative partnership with Marietta City Schools aimed at preparing classroom teachers for leadership roles.
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Kennesaw State professor studies leadership styles among CEOs
September 20, 2024
The gender of a chief executive officer (CEO) may serve as a good indicator of the strategies and initiatives a company will pursue, particularly in the ways a company gives back to society. In a recent article published in the European Journal of Marketing, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Prachi Gala found that women CEOs often choose human-centered approaches when giving back to society.
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Kennesaw State student uses childhood as motivation for academic success
September 19, 2024
The old adage that looks can be deceiving could certainly apply to Maria Benitez Blanco. On the exterior, she has long, styled hair and big, dark eyes that light up when she smiles. Her painted fingernails are long and adorned with little jewels on each nail. But on the interior, Blanco is courageous, passionate and full of grit. “I had a rough childhood,” said Blanco, who now studies construction management at Kennesaw State University.
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