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Kennesaw State researchers developing AI-powered drones to protect peanut farms from wildlife
June 20, 2025
Feral hogs in Georgia cause an estimated $150 million in agricultural damage each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To address this growing threat, Kennesaw State University researchers are launching an AI-powered drone system to autonomously protect peanut fields from nighttime wildlife intrusion and reduce costly crop losses. Supported by a $25,000 Georgia Peanut Commission grant, the one-year Night Owl project is a collaboration between Kennesaw State assistant professors Taeyeong Choi and Yan Fang, and University of Georgia agricultural economist Ford Ramsey.
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Kennesaw State alumna triumphs through adversity to inspire as Gwinnett County educator
June 18, 2025
Walking across the stage at Kennesaw State University’s Commencement ceremony was a remarkable moment for Sladjana Ray ’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 Kennesaw State’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and Ray’s parents. They made the trip from their native Serbia, known as Yugoslavia when Ray migrated to the states in the ’90s as a 16-year-old basketball player.
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Kennesaw State alumni awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships
June 17, 2025
Continuing a rich tradition of international scholarship, recent Kennesaw State University graduates Bon Varlet and AKeera Ford have earned awards from the prestigious Fulbright Program to extend their studies abroad.
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Kennesaw State physics professor receives Department of Energy grant to explore light-matter interactions in quantum materials
June 13, 2025
Kennesaw State University researcher Mahmoud Asmar has received a three-year grant worth $799,800 from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead cutting-edge research on light-matter interactions. His work aims to deepen our understanding of how to generate and stabilize topological out-of-equilibrium quantum states.
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Triplets each find their own path to success at Kennesaw State
June 12, 2025
Three sisters born minutes apart, but vastly different in terms of interests and career goals, thought about going separate ways for college. But in the end, they found that Kennesaw State University fit all their needs. “We did a plethora of research to find a school that’s right for us,” said Jessica Okafor, triplet to Angela and Benita. “There was always at least one missing piece in the schools that we looked through, until we found KSU. We saw that KSU had everything we had interest in, and when we did the tours, the open house, the orientation, I was blown away by how beautiful the school was. I saw my future in just a few seconds.”
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Kennesaw State architecture students bring eco-centered design to global stage in Italy
June 11, 2025
A group of Kennesaw State University architecture students is gaining international attention for its nature-focused designs as part of a global exhibition in Italy exploring sustainable practices in the built environment. The installation titled “Design for the Shared Environment,” is featured in the Time Space Existence exhibition, an event aligned with the Venice Architecture Biennale and one of the most prestigious platforms in global design.
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Kennesaw State educator brings industry experience to the classroom
June 10, 2025
Hopping around a lecture hall in the Burrus Building, Tom Garr approaches individual students with questions and comments that show a sense of care. “You crushed it on your exam,” the lecturer of economics at Kennesaw State University tells one student in his thick, scratchy New York accent. Garr, who was recently promoted from adjunct in the Michael J. Coles College of Business, is crouched in a chair next to her, reminiscent of the way he translates lofty economics concepts to students by using real-world examples. He gets down on their level, is humorous and uses the entire floor.
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Kennesaw State student draws on personal experience in graduate program
June 09, 2025
For as long as he can remember, Adam Kiel has worn a prosthetic leg. Diagnosed with fibular hemimelia, a condition in which a child is born missing part of or all of a bone in a lower leg, he received his first prosthesis at 11 months old. Now, through the Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program at Kennesaw State University, Kiel is pursuing a career as a prosthetist, hoping to use his lived experience to reach others.
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Growth fuels passion for Kennesaw 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’s degree in exercise science from Kennesaw State University, 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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Kennesaw State public health grad seeks to make a difference
June 05, 2025
Recent Kennesaw State University graduate Javier Haro recalls being struck by assistant professor Melissa Osborne’s passion for her work. In a way, he could relate. Originally a civil engineering major, Haro learned quickly he didn’t 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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