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ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State professors use NSF grant to strengthen semiconductor education through interactive learning

July 29, 2026

As the United States works to strengthen its semiconductor industry, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ researchers are helping prepare the next generation of engineers. Through a National Science Foundation-funded project, they are using interactive visualizations to make one of electrical engineering's most challenging subjects easier for students to understand.

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Greece study abroad challenges ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ students to tell stories of the past with bones

July 28, 2026

In a small village on the island of Crete, just southeast of mainland Greece, anthropology major Jess Drilling learned to identify signs of osteoarthritis in skeletal remains, helping piece together the stories of people who walked the earth centuries ago. Drilling is one of four ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ students who spent part of their summer at an archaeological research center, studying human skeletal remains dating from the fifth to seventh centuries to uncover clues about how people lived, what they ate, and the injuries and illnesses they experienced.

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Chemistry students engage in research through ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ lab's NSF C-CAS affiliation

July 27, 2026

Like many college students, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ senior Lilianna Kocai and junior Genevieve Insalaca have spent their summer surrounded by a buzzing cohort of friends – without leaving campus. The two chemistry students have spent the summer synthesizing fluorescent compounds and running computer-assisted simulations in the laboratory of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry Carl Saint-Louis. Their work is part of an innovative program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involves computer-assisted programming as another method of experimentation.

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Record number of Gilman Scholars at ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State travel the globe

July 24, 2026

Aaliyah Uchendu is one of a record number of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ students awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship this year. The Gilman Scholarship is a prestigious award funded by the US State Department that provides recipients up to $5,000 to support study or internships abroad; only about 20%-25% of applicants are selected for the award.

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Mosquito research draws ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ environmental science major to the woods for the summer

July 23, 2026

ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ senior Brooklyn Galvan has found a happy place for the summer – in the mosquito-infested woods near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The environmental science major is conducting research into mosquitoes as pollinators as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates for Gulf Coastal Plains Ecology. The experience builds on Galvan’s experience researching the importance of mosquitoes to the ecosystem in the lab of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ Assistant Professor of Microbiology Andrew Haddow.

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ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State professor earns Texas Innovator's Award for AI platform supporting student success

July 22, 2026

ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ assistant professor Sagnik Dakshit, of the College of Computing and Software Engineering, has earned a Texas Innovator's Award for developing an artificial intelligence-powered platform that supports student success. He received the honor for creating VTA, or Virtual Teaching Assistant, a tool designed to provide personalized academic support while helping instructors improve learning outcomes.

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Physics student enriches knowledge at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

July 21, 2026

ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ physics student Matt Bonvissuto has taken what he has learned on campus to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates project funded in part by the National Science Foundation.

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ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ showcases global impact through the FIFA World Cup 2026

July 20, 2026

With the world’s eyes fixed on Atlanta during the FIFA World Cup 2026â„¢, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ emerged as a key partner in executing one of the globe’s most celebrated sporting traditions, emphasizing ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½â€™s growing status as a vital contributor to Georgia’s economic success.

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ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State's Mookerji Innovation Fund hits 50 startups in just over five years

July 15, 2026

A little more than five years ago, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ set out to prove that student entrepreneurs could build real, fundable companies. Today, the University’s Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center Mookerji Innovation Fund achieved this goal by investing in its 50th startup company, Esoteric Sync.

From personal tragedy to innovation: Professor advances virtual reality grief support

July 14, 2026

Shaped by experience navigating loss and grief, a ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ researcher is leveraging emerging technologies that could improve access to community and support for bereaved parents. Funded by a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation, Lei Zhang, a human-computer interaction researcher in College of Computing and Software Engineering, is building a virtual reality system that lets bereaved parents meet, share memories, and process grief together in a shared immersive digital space, inspired by his own experiences losing a child to cancer.

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