Georgia State University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Research and innovation== GSU is one of four research universities in the [[University System of Georgia]]. In 2023, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked GSU the No. 2 most innovative university in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2018/09/09/georgia-state-rises-to-no-2-in-nation-in-u-s-news-innovation-commitment-to-teaching-rankings/|title=Georgia State Rises To No. 2 In Nation In U.S. News Innovation, Commitment To Teaching Rankings - Georgia State University News - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, College of Law, College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of the Arts, Creative Media Industries Institute, Honors College, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Perimeter College, Robinson College of Business, School of Public Health|date=September 9, 2018}}</ref> Georgia State University's research and development expenditures of over $200 million for the 2018 fiscal year ranked first in the nation among universities without an engineering or medical school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2019/11/19/georgia-state-research-expenditures-exceed-200-million-for-the-second-straight-year/|title=Georgia State Research Expenditures Exceed $200 Million for the Second Straight Year|date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Georgia State University">{{cite web|title=Georgia State University's Research Expenditures Top $200 Million For The First Time |date=November 28, 2018|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2018/11/28/georgia-state-research-expenditures-top-200-million-for-the-first-time/|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2013, Georgia State University was one of six universities in the nation and the only in Georgia to be named a "Next Generation University" by [[New America (organization)|New America]] for its proven commitment to expanding enrollment, focus on the neediest of students, and the success of its ethnically diverse student body.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Next Generation University |url=https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/policy-papers/the-next-generation-university/ |website=newamerica.org |publisher=New America |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> ===Libraries=== [[File:GSU3.JPG|right|thumb|View of the plaza with Library North, Library South, and the Classroom South Building in the background]] Georgia State houses three university libraries. Additionally, many academic departments provide libraries for their students. The University Library (formerly known as the William Russell Pullen Library), housed in Library North and Library South, contains more than 1.4 million volumes, including 8,000 active serials and nearly 22,000 media materials. The library provides access to numerous electronic [[periodical]] and resource indexes (many with full text), more than 14,000 electronic journals, and about 30,000 electronic books. It is also a Federal Document Depository and holds more than 820,000 government documents with electronic access to many additional titles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seamans|first=Nancy|title=Welcome to the Library |url=http://library.gsu.edu/223.html|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> From December 2015 through February 2016, the University Library received significant media attention for several armed robberies and other crimes against GSU students within the facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/atlantas-campus-crimes-concern-students-parents/nq5qM/|title=Atlanta's campus crimes concern students, parents}}</ref> ===SURAgrid=== On August 31, 2006, Georgia State announced that it would be participating in a supercomputing grid with the installation of an IBM P575 Supercomputer in its [[Network Operations Center]]. Through an initiative known as SURAGrid, eventually, 24 universities in 15 states throughout the [[Southeast United States]] will form the research backbone and at its peak, the network will be able to perform over 10 trillion calculations per second. [[University of Georgia]] and [[Kennesaw State University]] are also part of the SURAGrid.<ref>[http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/general/06_0831-computergrid.htm Georgia State University News & Events] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013172941/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/general/06_0831-computergrid.htm |date=October 13, 2006 }}</ref> ===Physics and astronomy=== Physics at Georgia State is split between physics and astronomy. Areas of research range from atomic physics, [[biophysics]], [[condensed matter physics]], [[neurophysics]], [[nuclear physics]], and [[physics education]] and innovative instruction. The astronomy program uses many observatories, including the [[Lowell Observatory]] in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]] and the [[Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope]] System (or SMARTS) in [[Chile]], and the [[CHARA array]] on [[Mount Wilson Observatory]] in [[Los Angeles County, California]], [[Hard Labor Creek Observatory]] in [[Rutledge, Georgia]], and the Urban Life Observatory, all of which are operated by Georgia State. Astronomy is now also a partner in the [[Apache Point Observatory]] 3.5-m telescope.<ref>{{cite web|title=Observatories|url=http://www.chara.gsu.edu/observatories/|work=Georgia State Astronomy|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621064753/http://www.chara.gsu.edu/observatories/|archive-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> ===Biology=== Biological research at Georgia State is divided into four categories; applied and environmental microbiology (AEM), cellular molecular biology and physiology (CMBP), molecular genetics and biochemistry, and neurobiology and behavior. The AEM program concentrates on the environmental, industrial, and medical aspects of microbiology, including [[bioremediation]], toxicology, genetics, cellular responses, and natural product biosynthesis.<ref>{{cite web|title=AEM Program|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/11373.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711032309/http://biology.gsu.edu/11373.html|archive-date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13430.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208013502/http://www.biology.gsu.edu/13430.html|archive-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> Cellular and molecular biology and physiology focuses on the function and regulation of eukaryotic cells and organisms, doing research including signal transduction, cancer immunology, virology, immunology, and diabetes research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cellular Molecular Biology and Physiology Research Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13432.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302175955/http://biology.gsu.edu/13432.html|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> The MGB program ranges from lower eukaryotic programmed cell death to viral RNA replication.<ref>{{cite web|title=MGB Program|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/11377.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711032238/http://biology.gsu.edu/11377.html|archive-date=July 11, 2013}}</ref> The neurobiology and behavior program is involved in research focusing on topics such as neurobiology, behavior, hormonal action, developmental neurobiology, and vertebrate sexual plasticity, to name a few.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neurobiology and Behavior Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13436.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025221908/http://www.biology.gsu.edu/13436.html|archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref> Georgia State is currently the only university in the United States operating a [[BSL-4]] lab (the highest bio-safety level) at level 4 conditions. These labs are currently used to investigate [[herpes B virus]], [[hantavirus]], and [[ebola]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Georgia State University|url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/georgia-state-university/ |work=Forbes|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> ===Research centers=== The College of Arts and Science is home to several centers, inst,itutes and areas of focus, under which the departments of chemistry, biology, psychology, and other college-wide departments can collaborate on interdisciplinary subjects.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers, Institutes & Areas of Focus|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/centers-institutes-areas-of-focus/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120503/http://biology.gsu.edu/centers-institutes-areas-of-focus/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> *The Language Research Center specializes in language research, with [[bonobos]] and [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzees]]. [[Kanzi]], a male bonobo raised at the center, has become famous after learning to communicate via lexigram with his researchers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Language Research Center History|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwlrc/3476.html|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> *The Center for Neuromics promotes the study of the nervous system using informatics and computational approaches. *The Neuroscience Institute comprises neuroscience faculty in all departments across the College of Arts and Sciences. *The Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning was founded in 1998 to stimulate basic and applied research spanning developmental, clinical, and education psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and speech-language pathology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers|url=http://psychology.gsu.edu/centers/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> Likewise, several university-level institutes exist, allowing collaboration between departments throughout the university as a whole. *The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience is composed of more than 60 researchers from seven other Atlanta institutions, including [[Emory University]] and [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]. The institute was originally established in 1998 by a grant from the [[Robert W. Woodruff|Robert W. Woodruff Foundation]] and expanded in November 1999 to become one of the [[National Science Foundation]]'s [[Association of Science-Technology Centers|Science and Technology Centers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.cbn-atl.org/about/index.shtml|website=Center for Behavioural Neuroscience|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> *The Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics is housed in the Petit Science Center; the center's goals include developing highly sought-after biomarker-guided therapies and imaging agents and translating that research into clinically useful diagnostic and therapeutic agents. *Center for Nano-Optics *The [[CHARA array|Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy]] at Georgia State University hosts one of the world's most powerful optical [[Astronomical interferometer|stellar interferometers]], the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy, atop Mt. Wilson, California;<ref name="97 Years Strong"/> in 2007, this telescope array became the firually obtain an image the surface of another sunlike star.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109612| title = Looking up at the Man in the Star?| access-date = November 14, 2010}}</ref> The array is composed of multiple telescopes, each containing a light-collecting mirror 1 m in diameter. The combination of these telescopes works as a single unit, allowing for ultra-high-resolution imaging.<ref>{{cite web|title=The CHARA Array|url=http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/array.php|work=Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301053020/http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/array.php|archive-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> *The Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases focuses on how brain inflammation may contribuseveralber of serious health conditions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marquez|first1=Jennifer|title=Georgia State Introduces Center Focused On Neuroinflammation Georgia State Introduces Center Focused On Neuroinflammation|url=http://news.gsu.edu/2018/01/09/georgia-state-launches-university-level-research-center-focused-neuroinflammation/|website=GSU.edu|date=January 9, 2018|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> *The Center for Advancing Brain Imaging is a joint venture between Georgia State University and Georgia Tech providing state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities for studying brain-behaviour relations in children and adults.<ref>{{cite web|title=CABI Information|url=http://www.cabi.gatech.edu/CABI/resources/cabi_information/|website=Center for Advanced Brain Imaging|publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> *The Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora is a multidisciplinary hub that supports research and academic initiatives, artistic efforts, and public programming, including exhibits, lectures, and conferences, and advance policy proposals that target issues of concern to the [[African diaspora]] across the university and the broader community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2020/06/25/georgia-state-creates-center-for-studies-on-africa-and-its-diaspora/|title = Georgia State Creates Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora|date = June 25, 2020}}</ref> *The Atlanta Global Studies Center is a partnership with Georgia Tech that seeks to enhance access to advanced language learning and help deepen knowledge of global and intercultural issues for students, faculty, and the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cas.gsu.edu/research/hubs/agsc/|title=Atlanta Global Studies Center}}</ref> *Georgia State and the [[LGBTQ]] Institute of the [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights]] established a partnership focusing on critical issues facing LGBT communities in the [[American South|South]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqinstitute.org/research/|title = Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2016/05/11/georgia-state-university-announces-new-research-partnership-with-lgbt-institute/|title = Georgia State University Announces New Research Partnership with LGBT Institute - Georgia State University News - University Research - Politics, Law & Society|date = May 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantadowntown.com/do/state-of-the-south-lgbt-institute|title = State of the South: LGBT Institute| Downtown Atlanta, GA}}</ref> The Institute for Biomedical Sciences operates as own college within the university. The College of Arts and Sciences also maintains several areas of focus for cross-disciplinary study: *Molecular Basis of Disease is a program in computational biomedicine stretching over six departments and supports undergraduate and graduate research. *Brains and Behavior promotes research broadly related to the neurosciences, sponsoring student fellowships and seeding grants for research. *Biosensors and Diagnostics *Biomolecular Structure and Interactions *New Therapeutic Agents and Approaches *TReNDS Center β The Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) is a tri-institutional effort supported by Georgia State, the Georgia Institute of Tech,nology and Emory University that is focused on making better use of complex brain imaging data through improved analto identifyifying biomarkers that can help address brain health and disease.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-09-09|title=Acclaimed brain researcher to lead new center affiliated with GSU, Georgia Tech, Emory|url=https://saportareport.com/acclaimed-brain-researcher-to-lead-new-center-affiliated-with-gsu-georgia-tech-emory/|date=September 27, 2018|website=SaportaReport|last=Pendered|first=David}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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