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Recent News
Research: Older Men Worry Less Than Others About COVID-19 Despite Being At Greater Risk
ATLANTA—Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it than women their age or than younger people of both sexes,...read more ❯
Spring 2020 Honors College Graduate Leaves a Legacy of Service
Donovan Mattox has built his college experience around service to his fellow students. Through his research and leadership roles, the psychology major has prioritized the needs of underrepresented communities.read more ❯
Biology Major Studying Plant Biodiversity Preservation Wins Spring 2020 Honors Thesis Pitch
Dani Davis, a senior biology major, is the winner of the Spring 2020 Honors Thesis Pitch at Georgia State University.read more ❯
Arts and Sciences Podcast: The Connection Between Racism and Accelerated Aging
Psychology researcher Sierra Carter talks about her research into the relationship between early life stress from racism and serious health problems among African Americans.read more ❯
Doctoral Candidate's Love for Dogs Leads to Path in Neuropsychology
By Angelita Streeter
Mary Fernandes, doctoral candidate in clinical neuropsychology, grew up 8,500 miles away from Atlanta in densely-populated Mumbai, India. From an early age, she was intrigued by the animals, specifically the personalities, intelligence and...read more ❯
Clear and Present Danger
At the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State faculty are helping to stop assaults.read more ❯
Monkeys Outperform Humans When It Comes To Cognitive Flexibility, Georgia State Study Finds
“I think we’re less and less surprised when primates outsmart humans sometimes,” researcher notes.read more ❯
Thinking Big
Professor Vince Calhoun is using data to transform the way we think about mental illness.read more ❯
Georgia State Ph.D. Student Wins American Psychological Association Research Competition
Mary Fernandes, who is studying clinical neuropsychology, won first place in the 2019 Psych Science-in-3 Competition.read more ❯
Grant Will Fund Research Into Growing Male Supremacist Subculture Online
The research will focus on the evolution and spread of the growing movement referred to as Incel.read more ❯
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