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National Day of Civic Hacking

The first National Day of Civic Hacking is June 1 and 2, 2013.  The event allows for civic hackers to collaboratively create, build, and invent tools using publicly-released data with the common goal of improving ones community through technology.  Examples of … Continue reading

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Burney Collection Newspapers- 17th-18th Century

The library now has the Burney Collection Newspapers- 17th-18th Century. These newspapers were collected by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817), son of music historian  Charles Burney and  brother of the writer Fanny Burney. In his lifetime Burney collected over 13,000 … Continue reading

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GSU Professor examines Population Aging in China

GSU Professor Heying Jenny Zhan

Check out this recent publication by the GSU 2011 Gerontology Institute‘s Distinguished Faculty Award winner Sociology Professor Heying Jenny Zhan: Zhan, H. (2013). Population aging and long-term care in China. Generations, 37(1), 53-58. Dr. Zhan first discusses the influence on … Continue reading

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New Primary-Source Database: History Vault, Black Freedom I and II

photo, Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table

The Georgia State University Library now provides access to two modules of the ProQuest History Vault, a project involving the digitization of historical primary sources previously available on microfilm. These two modules focus on 20th-century African-American history and are a … Continue reading

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Middle East Studies Faculty Member Publishes Article

Congratulations to Dr. Nadine Sinno of the Middle East Institute for her recent publication “Family Sagas and Checkpoint Dramas: Tragedy, Humor, and Family Dynamics in Suad Amiry’s Sharon and My Mother-in Law: Ramallah Diaries” in the Journal of Middle East … Continue reading

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Several New Publications

Congratulations to the Department of Criminal Justice’s Dr. Scott Jacques who had two articles published in early 2013. Dr. Jacques’ research “focuses on victimization and social control among drug dealers.” Most recently he published: Jacques, S., & Rennison, C. (2013). … Continue reading

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GSU Emeritus Sociology Professor Of War and Men Book Talk

GSU Emeritus Sociology Professor Ralph LaRossa

Ralph LaRossa, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, will be giving a talk about his latest book on Thursday, June 6, from 11:00am – 12:30pm in the Library South 8th Floor Colloquium Room.  If attending, *please RSVP* by Monday, June 3, to … Continue reading

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Newly Published Gait Analysis Research

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Geil, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health, for his recent publication. Geil MD.  A novel method for the measurement of linear body segment parameters during clinical gait analysis.  Gait Posture. 2013 Apr 18. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.03.030. … Continue reading

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Elder Abuse Highlighted by GSU Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Sheryl Strasser, Assistant Professor of Public Health, for her recent publication, “Elder abuse: What coroners know and need to know.” in the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. Dr. Strasser is a member of the leadership team … Continue reading

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GSU Gerontology Professor’s Research shows that “Family Matters”

GSU Gerontology professors Kemp and Ball

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Gerontology Professor Candace Kemp‘s (and former GSU professor Mary Ball), which applies their “convoy model” developed in a previous article (Kemp, Balll, & Perkins, 2013): Perkins, M. M., Ball, M. M., Kemp, C. … Continue reading

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