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Georgia Southern University Faculty Recognized as 2023 Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Community Research Grant Winners
Two projects led by Georgia Southern University faculty were chosen for the 2023 Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Cleantech cohort from the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN).
Georgia Southern earns National Park Service contract for Andersonville National Historic Site
A trio of Georgia Southern University faculty members have been awarded a $190,000 contract to work with the National Park Service for an Andersonville National Historic Site project.
College of Education’s ‘Team Social Studies’ wins statewide award of excellence, launches peer-reviewed journal
A multidisciplinary group of College of Education (COE) professors, affably referred to as “Team Social Studies,” recently won the 2023 Georgia Council for Social Studies (GCSS) Program of Excellence Award at the organization’s annual conference, which was held in Athens, Georgia. The group is comprised of Ariel Cornett, Ph.D., and Erin Piedmont, Ph.D., who teach […]
Georgia Southern hires accomplished leader as new Vice President for Research and Economic Development
David Weindorf, Ph.D., has been selected to become the new Vice President for Research and Economic Development at Georgia Southern University.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources awards grant for more than $254,000 to Georgia Southern University
A grant of more than $254,000 awarded to Georgia Southern University will provide the first comprehensive assessment of Georgia’s working waterfronts since 1975. Although location data on docks was gathered by Georgia Southern researchers between 2018-21 through a Georgia Sea Grant project, there is no in-depth information on the current conditions of each dock and its infrastructure, according to Jennifer Sweeney Tookes, Ph.D., a Georgia Southern associate anthropology professor.
