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Student research reveals hidden allergens in perfumes and air fresheners

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:54:46 -0400

Kennesaw State University senior Ariana Mitchell is exploring what's lurking inside everyday scented products. An aspiring forensics scientist, Mitchell is using a technique known as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to identify and measure ...

KSU student places second in USG Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:12:07 -0400

In a showcase of student innovators from across the state, Kennesaw State biology major SueAnn Hollowell earned second place in the inaugural University System of Georgia Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. Hollowell credits the entrep...

D.C. Owl trades campus tours for U.S. Senate internship

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:15:24 -0400

Kennesaw State student Darrius Knight was in the middle of giving a campus tour when he received a call from the office of U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, letting him know he had been selected from more than 300 applicants for a spring internship...

Kennesaw State student named Platinum Winner for video game narrative review

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:23:10 -0400

English major Anna Green never imagined that her love for video games would lead to a trip to San Francisco to present her work to one of the world's largest gatherings of game developers. Green was named a Platinum Winner, the highest distinct...

KSU student earns prestigious internship at Germany's Freiburg University

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:54:01 -0400

Environmental science major Nelly Koz recently accepted a lucrative internship at Freiburg University in Germany, where she will help with data collection and recording observations on a section of the Black Forest that serves as a living labor...

Kennesaw State Fall 2025 Dean's List

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:17:57 -0500

Kennesaw State University congratulates the more than 9,600 students named to the Dean's List in recognition of their academic achievement during the Fall 2025 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a t...

Kennesaw State Fall 2025 President's List

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:37:01 -0500

Kennesaw State University has named more than 6,900 students to the President's List in recognition of their academic excellence for the Fall 2025 semester. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine cre...

Student found community and a future in research through hockey and science

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:49:05 -0500

December graduate Essix Moser has earned his bachelor's degree in biology and applied to doctoral programs in the hope of a better understanding of how neurological developments go wrong. He also made lifelong friends in the lab and on the rink...

Kennesaw State graduating senior using innovation to support autistic students

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:44:14 -0500

Having been a peer mentor for students with special needs while she was in high school, Toni-Ann McKenzie understood firsthand the barriers and challenges that can occur during learning. As a KSU student, McKenzie co-founded Totally Tutoring, a...

Discipline and determination drive success for graduating student-athlete

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:09:07 -0500

Managing the pace of athletics and engineering required careful planning and communication by KSU mechanical engineering major and distance runner Grant Crabtree. Morning practices were followed by classes, labs, and long study sessions. Crabtr...

KSU graduate overcomes adversity to earn biology degree

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:32:53 -0500

Kennesaw State senior Kaitlyn Sennett came back to school after a major motorcycle accident in 2024 left her bedridden and unable to walk. Intense perseverance, overwhelming curiosity, and a relentless pursuit of excellence brought Sennett to w...

Student-athlete graduates with honors, makes history for KSU football

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:43:21 -0500

Kennesaw State running back Coleman Bennett had an electrifying season on the field, helping the Owls to the Conference USA championship and the program's first postseason bowl game. In the classroom, he was named to the CUSA Football All-Acade...

Twin sisters honor late father's wish as they graduate from Kennesaw State

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:13:27 -0500

A year before they would officially graduate from KSU with psychology degrees, identical twin sisters Analisa and Alyssa Rhymer donned their caps and gowns for an early graduation celebration. They walked the hallways and into the room of the h...

Kennesaw State graduate builds a future few expected

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:56:30 -0500

Before she became a construction management graduate, Zaida Bustamante was balancing life by working full-time while raising three sons with her husband. "I had never pictured myself going to college," she said. "As a first-generation student, ...

Kennesaw State student explores how trauma affects decision-making

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:24:31 -0500

Psychology major Emily Martinez is examining the connection between instinctive fear reactions - fight, flight, freeze and fawn - and the moral principles people rely on when faced with high-stress situations. A participant in KSU's Sophomore S...

President's Award of Distinction recipient rises above challenges

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:27:53 -0500

Kennesaw State University senior biology major Ari Schwartz has been recognized with the President's Award of Distinction and has the resume one would associate with such an honor. The award is given at fall and spring commencements to a gradua...

Environmental solutions take center stage at Symposium of Student Scholars

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:25:16 -0500

Kennesaw State students presented their research findings during the Symposium of Student Scholars, with a pair of award-winning projects discovering potential solutions to environmental challenges. Deep eutenic solvents, an alternative to harm...

KSU researchers using AI to improve Alzheimer's detection and diagnosis

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:24:15 -0500

Inspired by her grandfather's struggle with memory loss, Kennesaw State University computer science student Dina Xu Callaway is now turning her passion for technology into purpose. Through Assistant Professor of Computer Science Chen Zhao's lab...

Kennesaw State student earns front-row seat to federal policymaking process

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:54:14 -0500

KSU senior Nahomy Limon is spending her final semester of college in the heart of Washington, D.C., interning on Capitol Hill and gaining a front-row seat to how policies are made. A political science and international affairs double major, Lim...

Kennesaw State researchers use drones, AI to improve disaster response

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:04:12 -0500

When natural disasters strike, quickly assessing damage is crucial to saving lives and rebuilding communities. Under the mentorship of assistant professor Da Hu, Kennesaw State University computer science major Kiara O'Neal is using drones and ...

Kennesaw State student's research could lead to faster, more efficient electronics

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:40:09 -0400

As a child, Sulaiman Shaikh was always fascinated with discovery and had a passion for exploring the unknown. Now a double major in physics and computer science with a minor in mathematics at Kennesaw State, Shaikh is fueling that passion by ex...

KSU architecture students earn recognition in international design competition

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:02:15 -0400

Turning crumbling walls into works of art, the team of Gabriela Almeida, Wade Brock, Quincy Smith, and Justin Barkie transformed the ruins of history into a story of renewal. Their project, "When Walls Roam," won the Community's Choice Award in...

Kennesaw State student leans into technology as educational tool for children

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:02:25 -0400

Inspired by her son's love of gaming, Maria Elizabeth Cvetanoski enrolled at Kennesaw State to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Computer Game Design and Development. Today, she sees game development as a bridge to education, and she has spent ye...

KSU Honors student builds pathways to learning for children in Cameroon

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:41:16 -0400

As a young girl in Cameroon, Jessica Tazanou saw firsthand how poverty kept many children from accessing basic needs such as food, health care, and education. A biology major and KSU Journey Honors College student, Tazanou founded a summer prog...

Kennesaw State study abroad program connects students with global tech leaders

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:07 -0400

For five weeks this summer, 16 Kennesaw State students from the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology traded their Marietta classrooms for the bustling metropolis of Taipei, Taiwan. The group immersed themselves...