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Recent News
College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State Launches New Scholarship Endowed by Former Professor Leslie Cecelia Jackson
The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University announces the creation of a new endowed scholarship established by former psychology professor Dr. Leslie Cecelia Jackson.read more ❯
Judges Reduce Sentencing When Nudged with Full Social and Financial Cost of Incarceration
Eyal Aharoni's research finds that judges reduce prison sentences when they have more information about the full costs and benefits involved.read more ❯
What Happens to the Brain as We Age?
A grant from the National Science Foundation is powering new insight into brain development, structure and function across the lifespan. read more ❯
Psychology Faculty Member Sierra Carter Honored with Dean's Early Career Award
Carter’s research centers on disparities in mental and physical health for under-represented populations, with an emphasis on African Americans.read more ❯
The Science Behind Staying Sharp as We Age
A new book by associate professor Vonetta Dotson explains how to help keep your brain in fighting shape throughout your life.read more ❯
Study Finds That Monkeys, Like People, Can 'Choke Under Pressure'
Georgia State researchers say the study is the first to explore whether other species experience pressure to perform.read more ❯
Study Finds Singing and Imagining Improvised Music Elicits Flow-Like Brain States
The study analyzes brain connectivity during real-time production of creative output and provides new insight into jazz musicians at work.read more ❯
Charting a New Course for Childhood Cancer Survivors
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GSU Researchers Receive $3.3 Million to Test Novel Intervention for Preventing Binge Drinking and Sexual Assault
ATLANTA—Researchers at Georgia State’s School of Public Health have...read more ❯
Georgia State Receives $5 Million Grant to Establish a Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
Using the grant, Georgia State will establish the Center for Dynamic Multiscale and Multimodal Brain Mapping Over the Lifespan (D-MAP). read more ❯
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