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A NEXT-GENERATION RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

At Georgia State, innovation is central to everything we do. In research, that means removing barriers to collaboration. It means recruiting faculty who can accelerate problem-solving. And it means encouraging researchers to think big, push boundaries and disrupt the status quo.

KEY FACTS

Georgia State faculty earned a record $150.2 million in external research funding in fiscal year 2020, the sixth consecutive year that funding has exceeded $100 million.

Georgia State is among the nation’s top 115 public and private universities in the Carnegie Foundation’s elite category of Highest Research Activity.

The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia State 78th out of 408 public universities in the U.S. for research expenditures.

Advancing Science, Enhancing Lives

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SUPPORTING DISCOVERY
ONE OF THE NATION'S FASTEST-GROWING RESEARCH PORTFOLIOS
In the past decade, Georgia State has been distinguished by the tremendous expansion of its research program. From fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2019, research expenditures at Georgia State have shot up by more than 141 percent, making Georgia State one of the fastest-growing research institutions in the nation.
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COVID-19 RESEARCH
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SPOTLIGHT: FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS

Georgia State scientists are unraveling how the coronavirus operates, searching for effective treatments and diving into the pandemic’s impact on the economy and society.

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A RECORD YEAR FOR RESEARCH FUNDING

Across campus, Georgia State scientists are earning investment for their innovative work. Our faculty received $150.2 million in research funding in fiscal year 2020, setting an institutional record.

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“Georgia State scientists oversee a wide-ranging research portfolio that is generating new insights and new discoveries in human health.”

– Susan Shows, President, Georgia Research Alliance

Georgia State Research Magazine

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MORE RESEARCH NEWS
History Professor Honored With National Humanities Fellowship, Will Leverage Support To Expand Black Money Exhibit
Published May 11, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub
Harcourt Fuller, an associate professor of History, will use the funding to support expansion of the Black Money Exhibit, which uses paper money as a lens to examine 10,000 years of Black history and culture across the globe.
For Twins, Gesture And Speech Go Hand-In-Hand In Language Development
Published May 10, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub
Twins lag behind single children in producing and using gestures which are a precursor to the development of speech, according to two studies by Georgia State University psychology researchers.
Divided We Fall
Published May 6, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub
Georgia State researchers on the factors driving polarization and extremism in America — and what it would take to set the country on a different course.
Intranasal Influenza Vaccine Enhances Immune Response and Offers Broad Protection, Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find
Published May 3, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub
An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body’s immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

Browse Technologies

The Office of Technology Transfer makes discoveries available for licensing to business, industry and trade partners.
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Georgia State’s advanced core facilities can be accessed by faculty investigators, partner institutions and the private sector.
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Timothy L. Denning
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
tdenning@gsu.edu

Jennifer Rainey Marquez
Associate Communications Director
jmarquez@gsu.edu

Research Administration
404-413-3500
research@gsu.edu