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Charting a New Course for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Treatments for pediatric cancer can leave kids devastated for years. Georgia State University professor Tricia King is working to change that.read more ❯
What’s In a Face? New Research Suggests Face-Type Judgments Could Lead to Bias
Faces that are judged as being stereotypically Black are also more likely to be judged as dominant and threatening, according to a new study by Georgia State.read more ❯
Georgia State Researcher Receives $3.5 Million To Study Brain Dynamics in Alzheimer’s Disease
The researchers will develop new methods of capturing dynamic connectivity in the brain and use them to identify biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.read more ❯
Altered Functional Brain Network Connectivity Associated with Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress in COVID-19 Survivors, Study Shows
Few previous studies have examined functional abnormalities in the brain, which might reveal the physiological processes that underlie prolonged mental health symptoms in COVID-19 survivors.read more ❯
COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to an Increase in Intimate Partner Aggression, Study Shows
The study found that the pandemic resulted in a six-to-eightfold increase in rates of intimate partner aggression across the U.S. read more ❯
Honors College Psychology Major Chosen to Present Research at National Criminology Conference
Alexis Veazie, a senior in the Honors College at Georgia State University, has been accepted to speak at the 2021 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in Chicago this November.read more ❯
Taking Notes
Robert Hatcher's (B.A. ’17, MBA ’20) company, Aurign, uses data and technology to make sure musicians and producers get the royalties they've rightfully earned. read more ❯
COVID-19 Alters Gray Matter Volume in the Brain, New Study Shows
COVID-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain.read more ❯
For Twins, Gesture And Speech Go Hand-In-Hand In Language Development
Twins lag behind single children in producing and using gestures which are a precursor to the development of speech, according to two studies by Georgia State University psychology researchers.read more ❯
Divided We Fall
Georgia State researchers on the factors driving polarization and extremism in America — and what it would take to set the country on a different course.read more ❯
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