Georgia Southern University Awarded $250,000 U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Research Alternative Fuels

Georgia Southern University researchers have been awarded a $250,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy that will allow them to study the emissions of alternative fuels designed to replace fossil fuels. The grant will go towards purchasing new, cutting-edge equipment for the Renewable Energy Laboratory in the University’s Allen E. Paulson College of Science […]


New Concentration Option Will Prepare Georgia Southern University Students for Global Sustainability Movement

Georgia Southern University students can enhance their educational efforts by participating in a new academic concentration area with a global sustainability focus. The Interdisciplinary Concentration in Environmental Sustainability opened for enrollment this January and Center for Sustainability Director Lissa Leege said she sees it as a positive addition to Georgia Southern’s academic programs, which will […]


Georgia Southern University Ranked As One of the Most Popular in the U.S.

Georgia Southern University has been named the fourth most popular university in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Georgia Southern joins Harvard University, Stanford University, and others in the rankings that feature the Top 20 most popular universities based on yield (the number of students who apply and then opt to enroll). Georgia […]


PostSecret Blog Creator Frank Warren to Speak at Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern University will host “America’s Most Trusted Man” Frank Warren for a special presentation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2, in the Performing Arts Center Theatre. Creator of the PostSecret Project, Warren will share with guests the unheard voices and untold stories discovered during the last six years, and he will address the important […]


Georgia Southern University Establishes Rural Health Research Institute

Georgia Southern University is establishing a Rural Health Research Institute in an effort to close the health care gap that compromises the well-being of thousands of people in southeast Georgia. “Georgia Southern University is committed to research that will improve the lives of those in southeast Georgia,” said University President Brooks Keel. “There are many […]


Georgia Southern Named Top University for Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Georgia Southern University was recently ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top ten schools in the United States for minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The list ranked Georgia Southern 10th among universities that are well-known for quality education and consistently graduate high percentages of minorities in these fields. […]


Activist Angela Davis to Speak as Georgia Southern University Celebrates the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Internationally renowned author, lecturer, educator and social justice advocate Angela Davis will share her perspective with members of Georgia Southern University and the local community at a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, in the University’s Performing Arts Center. Davis will speak about what the civil […]


Georgia Southern Faculty Member Awarded Fulbright

A Georgia Southern University College of Business Administration professor will share her knowledge in economic-related statistics and quantitative methods at The University of Debrecen in Hungary on a lecturing grant from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Barbara Price, Ph. D., will spend her spring semester instructing Hungarian undergraduate and graduate students in required business courses, […]