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The Road to NCUR
March 15, 2019
More than 4,000 undergraduate student researchers will present their work April 11-13 when Kennesaw State University hosts the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), the largest event of its kind in the country.
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KSU Social Science Professors Awarded NIH Grant for Health Disparities Research
February 28, 2019
Three Kennesaw State University researchers studying health disparities among various rural and urban populations in Georgia have recently been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant. Evelina Sterling, assistant professor of sociology, along with associate professors of social work Carol Collard and Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, were recently awarded the $404,000 three-year grant to develop a new self-management and support intervention program for low-income African-American men with multiple chronic conditions.
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A Heart for Health
February 26, 2019
Kennesaw State University student Erica Lundak plans to dedicate her career to promoting health and preventing disease in communities. She already is building a healthy resume toward that goal. Lundak, a University Honors Program student, is in the midst of two internships, one at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and one with WinShape Camps. Also, she has participated in conducting research relating to Parkinson’s disease, which she will present at a national conference KSU is hosting in April.
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Red Cross Recognition
January 28, 2019
When Kennesaw State student Brittany Ingenito completed her American Red Cross CPR certification on June 13, 2018, she had no idea she would put it to use in a real-life emergency the very next day. Ingenito stopped to help a motorcyclist who was badly injured in an accident on Due West Road in Dallas, Ga. She knew from her training what to do, such as leaving the man’s helmet on and not raising his head. While talking with a 911 operator, Ingenito gave chest compressions to the man until emergency medical technicians arrived and took over. For her quick action and caregiving efforts, Ingenito was honored Friday with the Red Cross Lifesaving Award and Certificate of Merit. It is the highest award the organization gives to someone who utilizes their Red Cross training and skills to voluntarily help to save or sustain a person’s life.
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After the Whistle
January 22, 2019
In the last regular-season game of his collegiate football career, Kennesaw State University offensive lineman C.J. Collins recalls jogging onto the field at SunTrust Park in late November full of confidence. Having played countless high-stakes games in his five-year career, the 6-foot-3-inch footballer wasn’t fazed by the sea of red-shirted Jacksonville State fans seated behind the far end zone, nor was he worried about the oversized Gamecock defensive linemen seeking to exact revenge on their 2017 loss against the Owls. In the end, KSU would prevail 60-52 in the fifth overtime. “Honestly, I grew so used to the big football crowds that it became pretty easy to manage my nerves,” said Collins, who now teaches math at Cherokee High School in Canton, Ga. “But the first time I had to get up in front of my class of about 20 high school students, it really started to make me sweat.” Collins, who made history as part of KSU’s first football signing class, is also part of a select group of players who were first to earn their degrees.
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KSU nursing graduates earn 100 percent pass rate
January 09, 2019
All 170 of the WellStar School of Nursing’s 2018 bachelor’s degree graduates passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first attempt. The 100 percent first-time pass rate by Kennesaw State Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates was well above the 89 percent figure nationwide, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The NCLEX is a standardized exam that each state board of nursing uses to determine whether nursing graduates are qualified to enter the profession.
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Kennesaw State elevated to R2 doctoral university
December 31, 2018
Kennesaw State University has been elevated to an “R2” designated institution – doctoral university with high research activity – in the revised 2018 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning, the second-highest classification for research institutions in the country. KSU is one of only 259 institutions to carry the “R1” or “R2” designation.
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Internationally renowned researcher named Kennesaw State vice president for research
December 11, 2018
Kennesaw State University has named Phaedra Corso as vice president for research, effective Feb. 4. Corso currently serves as the director of the Economic Evaluation Research Group in the College of Public Health and the associate director of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia.
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What you need to know before trying CrossFit (Men's Health magazine)
December 06, 2018
Published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers at Kennesaw State University concluded that CrossFit is fairly safe compared to other types of training. After analyzing 3,000 survey responses of CrossFit participants, they found that people who are new to CrossFit or train less than three days a week are more likely to get injured.
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Alum, donor Mickey Dunn to speak at Kennesaw State Commencement
December 06, 2018
More than 2,600 students will graduate next week during Kennesaw State University’s fall Commencement. KSU alumnus and donor Mickey Dunn will address students at the final of five Commencement ceremonies.
