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Summer’s on its way, and we’re already missing our Owls! 💛🖤 At the Spring 2025 Symposium of Student Scholars, we asked big questions—and our students gave bold answers. Here’s what they had to say. What would your answer be? 🧠✨ #HootyHoo

Jennifer Wilson, assistant principal at Red Top Middle, earned her Ed.D. from Kennesaw State! Her research explores how Professional Learning Communities support teacher growth in rural Title I schools. Read more: bit.ly/3FdBDMT

KSU alum Ali Shilatifard has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences—the first in school history. Once homeless, he now leads cancer research at Northwestern. His journey from KSU to groundbreaking science is inspiring! Read more here: bit.ly/43me38D

KSU’s MS in Intelligent Robotic Systems helped Matt Eaton earn his degree fully online while managing a makerspace and working as a graduate research assistant. Now he's writing Make: Robotic Arms and advancing robotics education! 🚀🤖 Read more: bit.ly/4kmmdow

KSU's Taeyeong Choi created MocoBot, an AI robot that hunts slugs/snails in strawberry fields—no pesticides needed. Using night vision & autonomous nav, it offers a smart, sustainable pest solution for small farms. More: bit.ly/3H2U5Za #KSUResearch #AI #AgTech

Researchers at KSU have launched Sandrapp, an AI-powered app that helps older adults form real-world connections based on shared values and experiences. Designed with students and tailored for seniors, it aims to fight chronic loneliness. Read more here: bit.ly/4kCYXTt

In this episode of Research Matters, we discuss a project led by KSU researchers that uses AI to allow these teams to sort through tens of thousands of police reports to improve mental health crisis response. Listen to the full episode here: researchmatters-ksu.podbean.com

🕹 Have you heard? The KSU Game Studio has published its second video game! Created by five KSU students and published today to Steam, Chiba is a 2D box-pusher style puzzle game where users play as a chef dog. Learn more: kennesaw.edu/research/news/…

Emily Clarke, a biochem & psych double major at KSU, is paving the way in cognitive neuroscience. Her research links depression, hormones, genes & childhood experience—earning praise for innovation and insight! Read more: bit.ly/4knDo9P

Corey Mack, a computer engineering and cybersecurity major at KSU, has been selected for the elite VICEROY MAVEN Internship with the Dept. of Defense, a program gives hands-on experience with radar and drone tech. Read more: bit.ly/43ZNhEI

Javier Haro, a KSU grad, shifted from civil engineering to public health after joining Dr. Melissa Osborne’s research on childhood injury prevention. His VR safety project helped earn him a spot in UGA’s MPH program. Full story: bit.ly/45IIyII

KSU grad Isabelle Boughadou shifted from elite athletics to award-winning maternal health research. Now heading to Texas A&M for a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, she credits KSU’s mentorship for fueling her passion. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4kIf6az

Adam Kiel, a grad student at KSU, is turning his experience with limb difference into a career in prosthetics. Born with fibular hemimelia, he’s now training to help others through KSU’s MS in Prosthetics & Orthotics! Read more: bit.ly/4kHn3No

KSU architecture students have earned international recognition in Venice! 🌍 Their nature-inspired designs, created with plants, fungi & animals in mind, are on display at the Time Space Existence exhibition. Read more here: bit.ly/4jLH2ca

Triplet sisters Jessica, Angela & Benita Okafor are blazing unique trails at KSU—studying business, animation & chemistry—while supporting each other through honors programs, internships & shared goals. Meet the Journey Honors College trio: bit.ly/3HCQrpi

KSU has received a major Dept. of Energy grant for cutting-edge research on quantum materials! Led by Dr. Mahmoud Asmar, the project explores how light interacts with matter to unlock new quantum states. Read more: bit.ly/3HDUAt7

KSU is driving economic & workforce development in NW Georgia, where 43K+ new residents & 27K jobs are expected by 2028. Through research & strategic programs, KSU aligns education with industry needs to prepare students for in-demand careers. Full story: bit.ly/4lczGzR

Two KSU alums, Bon Varlet & Akeera Ford, earned Fulbright Awards for research tackling key social issues! Varlet heads to Belgium for cybersecurity work; Ford to the UK to study crime recovery. Read more: bit.ly/43PSIpK

🌱 KSU’s Field Station is thriving thanks to a unique soil project blending science & service! Manure from Hand, Hoof and Heart boosted poor clay soil, cutting costs for the nonprofit & fueling research. A win-win for the campus & community! 🔗 bit.ly/4e99l3l

KSU's Taeyeong Choi and his team built MocoBot—an AI robot that patrols strawberry fields at night, spotting and removing pests like slugs with zero chemicals or human help. 🍓 Read the full article here: bit.ly/3G6W26Q