CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

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. Learn more below about how our research community is making a difference.

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ON THE FRONT LINES

In the College of Arts & Sciences and the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State researchers have joined the race to unravel how the coronavirus operates — and find effective treatments.

ECONOMIC IMPACT IN GEORGIA

Researchers in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies’ Fiscal Research Center are tracking the impact of the pandemic on sales tax revenues across several hard-hit industries in Georgia.

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TRACKING THE PANDEMIC

Part of a team that uses mathematical models to study how the environment affects transmission of SARS-CoV-2, public health professor Gerardo Chowell is helping to produce daily forecasts of the virus’ trajectory.

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A LOOMING CRISIS

In Georgia State’s Center for Access to Justice, faculty are working with Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and a number of other organizations to monitor eviction proceedings in courts across the state in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preventing the Next Pandemic

Published October 21, 2020 in Georgia State News Hub

Using an innovative strategy he developed against influenza, professor Baozhong Wang is developing a universal vaccine to protect against all coronaviruses.

Georgia State and Perimeter College students Watema Emmanual, Mohamad Alo and Mohammad Tamer bag supplies

A Voice for the Vulnerable

Published October 16, 2020 in Georgia State News Hub

Georgia State faculty have come together to study how the pandemic is affecting refugees in Clarkston — and help address the community’s unique needs.