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Kennesaw State community plays a part in Braves' championship season
November 17, 2021
As students and alumni celebrate the Atlanta Braves’ first World Series championship since 1995, some in the Kennesaw State University community got to see the dream season unfold up close.
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Kennesaw State professors receive $1M grant to prepare students for behavioral health careers
November 09, 2021
Kennesaw State University researchers have earned a $1 million federal grant to train students to provide suicide and drug abuse prevention services among youth in five counties across rural northwest Georgia.
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Kennesaw State master's program in prosthetics and orthotics attracting career changers
October 28, 2021
A family doctor, David Lee felt that he didn’t have the passion for his career that he had hoped. While pondering a career change, he remembered how much he loved helping his father build and fix things and wanted to combine that with his desire to help others. Ultimately, it is what led him to enroll in Kennesaw State University’s Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program.
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Kennesaw State researchers to explore exercise interventions in treating Type 2 diabetes
October 15, 2021
Two Kennesaw State University researchers in the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services have created a novel approach that may help slow the progression of Type 2 diabetes with just 40 minutes a week of exercise. Brian Kliszczewicz, associate professor of exercise science, and Robert Buresh, professor of exercise science, have received a three-year, $380,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of a novel high-intensity bodyweight circuit training regimen that offers a more time-conscious path to treat and manage Type 2 diabetes.
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Kennesaw State's Research with Relevance features Wellstar College dean's research
September 27, 2021
Monica Swahn, dean of Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, will be the featured researcher in the next installment of the fall series of Research with Relevance – Deans’ Showcase.
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Kennesaw State ranked among nation's best in undergraduate teaching, first-year programs
September 13, 2021
Kennesaw State University has earned national recognition for its undergraduate instruction and first-year student initiatives in the U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings, released today.
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Kennesaw State nursing students thrive in prestigious fellowship
August 11, 2021
A pair of Kennesaw State nursing students found themselves in elite company over the summer, serving a fellowship normally reserved for medical students.
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Grant cuts costs for students in Kennesaw State's inclusive learning program
July 20, 2021
A new $25,000 grant from the Homer N. Allen Charitable Trust will provide scholarships for students in Kennesaw State University’s Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth. The trust has now awarded the academy a total of $100,000 over the past four years.
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Kennesaw State sees leap in summer enrollment
July 08, 2021
In what has been a record-breaking year for enrollment, more than 20,300 have enrolled in the Summer 2021 semester at Kennesaw State University, with graduate programs seeing a nearly 9 percent increase since last year.
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Postdoctoral researchers create opportunities for growth at Kennesaw State
May 21, 2021
Kennesaw State University is building its research muscle through the addition of postdoctoral researchers — non-faculty staff who work to advance the institution’s scientific investigation in a wide range of disciplines. Since 2020, Kennesaw State has added 10 postdoctoral researchers across five colleges, including several postdoctoral researchers who are the first for the departments and colleges they serve. It’s a natural part of KSU’s growth as a research university, according to Bill Diong, associate vice president for research.