Tag: Featured Stories

Breaking Through the Noise

A pair of Georgia State researchers shares lessons about communicating the growing threat of climate change.

The Problem We All Live With

As Black communities are being devastated by COVID-19, Georgia State researchers are working to illuminate the ways systemic racism drives health disparities, harming and even killing African Americans.

Preventing the Next Pandemic

Using an innovative strategy he developed against influenza, professor Baozhong Wang is working on a universal vaccine to protect against all coronaviruses.

Do No Harm

Courtney Anderson, associate professor in the College of Law, studies the intersection of health equity and the law.

Same Crime, More Time

Research reveals that racial disparities in the U.S. prison population have declined, but Blacks are still serving longer sentences than whites.

Piecing Together the Puzzle of Autoimmune Disease

What causes the body to attack itself? Professor Leszek Ignatowicz is challenging scientists’ understanding of how these conditions take root.

Cultivating Genius

In the College of Education and Human Development, associate professor Gholnecsar Muhammad has developed a better way to teach youth by giving voice to their own identities and experiences.

Hooked

At the School of Public Health, researchers are studying how vaping got a new generation addicted to nicotine, and what’s needed to combat the growing epidemic.

The Power of Trees

Georgia State researchers have examined how to diminish economic losses from hurricanes. One solution: More mangrove trees.

A Perfect Storm

Georgia State epidemiologist Gerardo Chowell on what makes the coronavirus pandemic unique and what still needs to happen as the global outbreak unfolds.