STATESBORO, Georgia, April 5 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Keeping runways safer: Georgia Southern alumni receive aircraft safety technology patent TXU 2-444-239. That registration number won't mean much to most people. But for Georgia Southern University Mechanical Engineering Professor Valentin Soloiu, Ph.D., and alumnus David Ortegon ('23), it is a step toward safer runway navigation and validation for countless hours spent in the laboratory. Th  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 5 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State researchers awarded Department of Energy grant to investigate materials that boost energy-efficient technologies Kennesaw State University researchers Chetan Dhital and Madalynn Marshall have received a three-year, $799,934 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to advance the understanding of magnetic topological materials. Mag  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, April 5 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Schwalbe research students earn top honors at conferences Spring 2025 has been a landmark semester for Assistant Professor of Biology Margot Schwalbe and students in her research lab. The excitement started in January, when Schwalbe and three students traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to present two research posters at the annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, which brings toget  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * School of Medicine awarded $2 million in funding from United Health Foundation to expand South Georgia Healthy Start By Jennifer Nelson Jennifer Barkin, Ph.D., professor at Mercer University School of Medicine, will serve as the Principal Investigator on a $2 million grant partnership from United Health Foundation (UHF) as part of Project Elevate. This funding builds on a $5.5 million award received from the Heal  more