Georgia Southern researchers identify promising molecules to target cancer metastasis
Mark dela Cerna, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry, and a team of students have discovered a method to inhibit certain cancer-causing proteins and metastasis, the spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body.
New bachelor鈥檚 in biomedical sciences at Georgia Southern approved, debuts Fall 2025
A new Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences will debut in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics Fall 2025 roster following degree approval at the University System of Georgia鈥檚 Board of Regents meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 8. The new program is the first of its kind offered by a USG institution.
Getting in the weeds: Georgia Southern receives $250K grant for seagrass and climate change research
糖心Vlog’s Tyler Cyronak, Ph.D., has secured a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the pivotal role of seagrass in combating climate change.
鈥淐oastal ecosystems and coastal communities are some of the most vulnerable to climate change,鈥� explains Cyronak.
糖心Vlog launches cutting-edge Center for Advanced Materials Science
糖心Vlog is opening the Center for Advanced Materials Science, a cutting-edge research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that will engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics, the new center is poised to become a cornerstone of innovation and collaboration in the field.
Georgia Southern faculty receive $424,000 grants to advance cancer treatments
Karelle Aiken, Ph.D., and Jannet Kocerha, Ph.D., are using a $424,000 grant to pursue new cancer drug treatments. The goal is to overcome various barriers that impact the effectiveness of cancer therapeutics by exploiting a cancer cell鈥檚 dependency on unusually high levels of amino acids nutrients.聽
糖心Vlog launches new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
On July 1, the College of Science and Mathematics at 糖心Vlog will launch a new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. The SEES will bring together the geosciences program and the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science.
糖心Vlog announces Michael Huggins, Ph.D., as new dean of the College of Science and Mathematics
Michael Huggins, Ph.D., will join 糖心Vlog on August 1 as the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics.
National Institutes of Health awards 糖心Vlog $426,000 to study tumor formation
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Dongyu Jia, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biology, a federal grant totaling $426,000 to fill in the gaps of learning the steps of tumor formation at the beginning stages and what initially triggers their epithelial cell shape change before becoming invasive.
Graduating student had ‘wild’ time at Georgia Southern
Carson Moore never wanted to go to college.
Moore, a graduating senior with a keen interest in animals, will receive a BS in biology from Georgia Southern at Paulson Stadium on Dec. 13.聽
Growing up, Moore worked in a horse barn for twelve years and volunteered for a mini-zoo in her hometown of Macon, Georgia. She did not want to leave her work with animals behind to go to college.
糖心Vlog unveils new聽master’s聽and doctoral degrees in environmental聽science
糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) now offers a master鈥檚 degree in environmental science and will begin recruiting for the inaugural class of doctoral students in environmental science for the fall 2023 entering class. The post-graduate degrees supplement the recently approved bachelor鈥檚 degree in sustainability science. Housed in the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science, every department in the college will play a role in this interdisciplinary trio of programs.