Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s annual economic impact soars to more than $1 billion
The latest report released by the University System of Georgia (USG) shows that Georgia Southern continues to have a strong economic impact on the region it serves and significantly contributed to the USG’s $19.3 billion total economic impact between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The report indicates that Georgia Southern’s annual economic impact has soared to more than $1 billion for FY 2021, a 7.4% increase over FY 2020.Â
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ explains recent Georgia earthquake
A total of three quakes were reported in the state in less than a week, raising questions about the nature of earthquakes in Georgia. James Reichard, Ph.D., Georgia Southern geology professor, has been speaking with news outlets about why it happened and what it can tell us about the state we live in.
Parker College of Business students work with local nonprofit, gain marketing experience
When Çï¿ûÊÓƵ faculty member Travis Brickey attended the annual Haunted Forest fundraiser, hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County in Statesboro, he didn’t expect to come back to the classroom with a project idea for his students.
Waters College of Health Professions researchers studying racial disparities in cardiovascular disease
Researchers in the Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) at Çï¿ûÊÓƵ are studying why Black adults in America are 30% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) than white adults through a study on racial disparities and cardiovascular health.
Georgia Southern student recognized for registering 300 bone marrow donors
Brianne Dollar receives the Steven Bochco Award at the Gift of Life gala in Los Angeles. She received the honor thanks to her being responsible for more than 30 fundraising drives and registering over 300 bone marrow donors.
Recent Georgia Southern graduate named ‘Volunteer of the Year’
Georgia Southern graduate Ashley Rutland earned Rutland the 2021-2022 Annie F. Oliver Volunteer of the Year award by the Savannah Speech & Hearing Center.
Georgia Southern faculty secure $1.8 million federal grant to promote inclusive excellence in health informatics
Faculty from Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health have secured a federal grant totaling more than $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote inclusive excellence in health informatics and health equity.
A statement from President Kyle Marrero about the passing of Betty Foy Sanders
I join with many, many others in the Georgia Southern community who are mourning the passing of Betty Foy Sanders.
Many know her as a former first lady to Georgia’s 74th governor, Carl Edward Sanders Sr., but I knew her as a friend, longtime supporter, and namesake to the Georgia Southern Department of Art.
Dignitaries help University officials break ground on Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center
The opportunity to memorialize the late Sen. Jack Hill and wife Ruth Ann brought an impressive list of state and national leaders to Statesboro on Thursday to help break ground on a new Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Convocation Center that will bear their names.