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Ƶ State recognizes outstanding staff at annual awards ceremony
April 30, 2025
Ƶ State University leaders on Monday presented awards to five of the institution’s most outstanding employees at its annual Ƶ Staff Awards event at the Carmichael Student Center.
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Ƶ State announces 2025 Faculty Award honorees
April 30, 2025
Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences professor Roxanne Donovan has received the University Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor given annually to Ƶ State University faculty.
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Ƶ State's Healthcare Management and Informatics program celebrates 10 years preparing workforce leaders
April 30, 2025
The Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics (MSHMI) program is the first of its kind in Georgia and the only one in the state that takes a truly interdisciplinary approach. Housed in the Coles College of Business, the program extends to the College of Science and Mathematics, the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and the College of Computing and Software Engineering at Ƶ, giving its students a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships that compose the health informatics field.
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Ƶ State computer science student honored with first President's Award of Distinction
April 30, 2025
Witnessing her grandparents’ daily struggles with diabetes ignited a passion in Anh Duong to pursue impactful research as a student at Ƶ State University. Driven by a desire to ease the burdens of people with chronic health conditions, Duong has dedicated herself to developing innovative technologies that can transform lives. For epitomizing all-around success as a Ƶ student and researcher, Duong, a senior majoring in computer science, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the President’s Award of Distinction.
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Ƶ State Wellstar-Phillips Elite Honors Nursing Scholars program sees first graduates
April 29, 2025
Though they took different paths toward Ƶ State’s nursing program, students share a common thread in that all are members of the inaugural cohort of the Wellstar-Tom and Betty Phillips Elite Honors Nursing Scholars. Established in 2021, the program aims to produce top-notch nurses who benefit from a strong emphasis on academic scholarship. Each scholar belongs to the Ƶ Journey Honors College and participates in nursing-focused research projects in addition to rigorous curriculum in the Wellstar School of Nursing.
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Ƶ State researcher tackles inventory issues with autonomous warehouse robot
April 28, 2025
Tracking of thousands of products in massive warehouses presents a logistical nightmare for many businesses. To address this, Ƶ State University assistant professor Jian Zhang has introduced an autonomous robot that can log inventory. Developed in collaboration with RugGear USA LLC and Ƶ’s College of Computing and Software Engineering, the OmniScanBot is an autonomous robot designed to simplify, speed up, and safeguard the process of warehouse inventory tracking. Unlike manual counting methods, Zhang’s innovation harnesses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to automate the entire process.
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Ƶ State to revive bathtub race tradition with new video game
April 25, 2025
For decades, the Southern Technical Institute bathtub races entertained swarms of students, alumni, and community members as engine-laden bathtubs throttled around what is now Ƶ State University’s Marietta Campus. Now, nearly three decades after the last race, the tradition will be reborn as a video game created by students in the College of Computing and Software Engineering.
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Passions spark innovation at Ƶ State Symposium of Student Scholars
April 24, 2025
Students at Ƶ State University are often led to research through personal connections, demonstrating how passion can spark action. Student researchers presented their findings last week at the Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, a three-day event hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research that allows students to explain their work in a public forum.
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Ƶ State researcher tackling sustainability through use of transparent wood
April 23, 2025
Discarded plastics are among the leading contributors to pollution worldwide, but Ƶ State University researcher Bharat Baruah believes transparent wood could serve as a viable alternative. The professor of chemistry and biochemistry is exploring whether specially processed transparent wood can replace plastic in consumer electronics, packaging, and many other goods as a more ecofriendly solution.
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Ƶ State marketing students apply research skills to the real world by assisting nonprofits
April 22, 2025
In what serves as an experiential learning opportunity, students in Patrick Fennell’s Marketing Research class at Ƶ State University have been creating and analyzing datasets to support organizations looking to reach a wider audience. Designed to prepare students for their future careers in the field, the focus on real-world application ties in to the guiding framework of the Department of Marketing and Professional Sales in the Coles College of Business, coined “Academia Meets Practice” (AMP). Fennell, an assistant professor of marketing and professional sales, has helped lead the effort over the past two semesters, first with Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, an Alpharetta-based nonprofit, and now, with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.