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  • Upcoming Talk: GSU Emeritus Sociology Professor reflects on his Holocaust experience

    Dr. Eugen Schoenfeld – GSU Emeritus Professor and Chair of the GSU Sociology Department – will be speaking February 22, 11:30am-1:00pm, in the Student Center...
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  • New Resources for African-American History Month

    In 1925, African-American historian Carter G. Woodson, trained at Harvard and considered a founder of African-American history, founded the Association for the Study of Negro...
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  • Black History Month: Celebrating Black Scientists

    In the United States, the proportion of black professionals in science and engineering occupations is “substantially lower” than their representation in the workforce as a...
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  • Vote on Names for Pluto’s Moons

    Pluto may no longer be a planet, but it’s still great at engendering public interest in astronomy. On February 11, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute...
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  • Preventing Elder Abuse

    The Atlanta Journal Constitution has recently highlighted a social problem here in the Atlanta area: exploitation of the elderly and disabled. This abuse can be...
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  • National Science Foundation Updates Grant Proposal Policies

    Planning on submitting a grant to the National Science Foundation (NSF) now or in the future? Make sure to familiarize yourself with the NSF’s new...
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  • Extinguished Luminaries of GSU: Robert R. Johnson

    In the pantheon of distinguished GSU luminaries, the names of George Sparks (first president and recipient of the “Shining Light” award) and Wayne Kell (founder...
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  • Little-Known and Unappreciated Facts about GSU History

    It is well known that Georgia State University traces its origins to the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce.  Nighttime classes appealed to...
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  • New Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

    January 21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday which falls on the third Monday of January each year, near the time of...
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  • And the award goes to…

    Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Shahaf, of Georgia State’s Moving Image Studies Program! Her book Global Television Formats: Understanding Television Across Borders (co-edited with Dr. Tasha Oren)...
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