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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 $224.72 million in research funding in fiscal year 2023, the highest total in university history.
Georgia State is among the nation’s top public and private universities in the Carnegie Foundation’s elite category of Highest Research Activity.
The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia State #125 out of 642 schools nationwide for research expenditures, landing it among the top 20% for the sixth year in a row.
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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.
``I’m so proud that Georgia State stands alone as one of the most rapidly growing research universities in the nation while also being one of the most diverse university communities in the world.``
– M. Brian Blake, Georgia State University President
Research News
Flu Virus Variants Resistant to New Antiviral Drug Candidate Lose Pathogenicity, Study Finds
Influenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture and weakened in animals, according to a study by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University.
New Research Shows How Casinos Changed Our World and How We Think
The latest book by Professor of History Jared Poley examines how modern-day casinos and their focus on food, luxury and entertainment got their start in the 1840s.
Study Finds Gut Microbiota Influence Severity of Respiratory Viral Infection
The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences.
Study Finds Recipients of E-Cigarette Coupons 1.5 Times More Likely to Begin Using, Less Likely to Quit
A new study led by a researcher in the Georgia State University School of Public Health finds that people who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are more than 1.5 times more likely to begin using them and less likely to quit.
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