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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 $164.2 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the highest total in university history.

Georgia State is among the nation’s top 146 public and private universities in the Carnegie Foundation’s elite category of Highest Research Activity.

The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia State 80th out of 415 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 2020, research expenditures at Georgia State have shot up by 150 percent, making the university one of the fastest-growing research institutions in the nation.
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SPOTLIGHT: PROJECT RISE

Georgia State’s Research Innovation and Scholarly Excellence challenge, or Project RISE, leverages the unique strengths of our research community to address complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration.

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A RECORD YEAR FOR RESEARCH FUNDING

Georgia State University faculty earned $164.2 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the highest total in university history. 39 faculty members were awarded $1 million or more.

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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

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Research News

Debra Bangasser Named Associate Director for the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Appointed as Inaugural GRA Distinguished Investigator 
Published August 8, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub
Bangasser, an international expert on the mechanisms underlying stress-induced pathology, will be Georgia State's first Distinguished Investigator with the Georgia Research Alliance.
Variant Type and Patient Sex Affect Molnupiravir Efficacy, Study Finds
Published August 1, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and the biological sex of patients affect the efficacy of molnupiravir, the first orally available drug approved for outpatient use against COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgia State University.
Dynamic Mental Illness Indicators Caught by Advanced AI in Brain Imaging 
Published July 21, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub
Georgia State researchers develop AI models that learn as they go discover novel brain patterns linked to mental illness
Georgia State Gets $1.7M to Research Career-Tech Teacher Qualifications, Student Outcomes
Published July 20, 2022 in Georgia State News Hub
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded Georgia State the grant to conduct a four-year study of the relationship between student outcomes and career and technical education, and teacher preparation and experience.
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The Office of Technology Transfer makes discoveries available for licensing to business, industry and trade partners.
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Georgia State University’s Research Services & Administration works to support world-class research across the institution.
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Timothy L. Denning
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
tdenning@gsu.edu

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Communications Manager
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Research Administration
404-413-3500
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