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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.
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.
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ONE OF THE NATION'S FASTEST-GROWING RESEARCH PORTFOLIOS
Georgia State’s total research expenditures exceeded $200 million for the second straight year in fiscal year 2018, the National Science Foundation reports in the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. Over the past decade, research expenditures at Georgia State have shot up by more than 153 percent, making us one of the fastest-growing research institutions in the nation.
COVID-19 RESEARCH
“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 Snapshot: Legislated Funding for Professional Sports Facilities
CEHD Associate Professor Tim Kellison published a new article on the trend of elected officials approving public funding for professional sports stadiums and its implications for voters, political leaders and sports teams.
"An Exceptionally Dangerous Time"
Terrorism scholar and Distinguished University Professor John Horgan on the threat of growing political extremism in the U.S.
Battling COVID in “Hot Spot” Neighborhoods Best Serves Those Most Affected, Researchers Say
New study finds that COVID-19 testing and vaccination policies focusing on “hot spot” neighborhoods will better serve the virus’s hardest-hit populations.
Study Finds COVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In Mice
The study has implications for understanding the wide range in symptoms and severity of illness among humans with COVID-19.
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