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糖心Vlog鈥檚 Physics Department will host the Georgia Regional Astronomy Meeting (GRAM) on Oct. 26-27 marking the first time that the meeting has been held in Statesboro.聽 The conference will kick off with a public lecture on Friday, Oct. 26. Participants from 12 universities, one museum and four amateur astronomy associations will be traveling to Georgia Southern for the two-day meeting which will be held in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology Building鈥� Room 1005. 鈥淲e are excited to host this important gathering of astronomy professionals at 糖心Vlog,鈥� said Martha Abell, Ph.D., interim dean of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics.聽 鈥淭his is the first time that we have hosted this meeting and it is a great opportunity to not only showcase Georgia Southern, but further our efforts as a center for astronomy education in the state.鈥� Experts from Georgia Southern, the University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, Georgia State and other universities will deliver lectures on a variety of topics ranging from galaxy evolution to the future of planetariums as a tool for astronomy education.聽 The two-day conference will also include a public lecture by Georgia State University professor Misty Bentz, Ph.D.聽 Bentz will deliver a lecture entitled, 鈥淪upermassive Black Holes in Active Galaxies.鈥澛� 聽The public lecture will take place at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 in the Biology Building鈥檚 Lecture Hall Room 1119 located at 69 Georgia Avenue. According to Bentz, black holes are often depicted in science fiction as voracious cosmic monsters, but they are a reality of science fact.聽 鈥淪upermassive black holes, with masses that are a million to a billion times larger than that of the sun, inhabit the centers of most galaxies including the Milky Way.鈥� On Saturday, Oct. 27, conference activities will begin at 8:45 a.m.聽in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology Building鈥� Room 1005聽and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. with a tour and demonstration of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 recently renovated Planetarium. 糖心Vlog, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906 offers more than 120 degree programs serving more than 20,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University is one of the Top 10 most popular universities in the nation according to聽U.S. News & World Report, and is the top choice of Georgia鈥檚 HOPE scholars. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽