Augusta University
The Georgia Board of Regents has approved the introduction of a new Doctor of Philosophy in Computer and Cyber Sciences degree program at Augusta University. The first cohort of PhD students is anticipated to begin in Fall 2021.
Medical College of Georgia investigators report a significant association between a faster decrease in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood and a larger left ventricle, an indicator that cardiovascular disease may be on the horizon.
Augusta University has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help support the graduate education of future scientists whose focus is cardiometabolic diseases — like hypertension and diabetes — which...
Cassidy Thigpen, Meagan Philip and Jeremiah Grogg's experiences in the Master of Science in Psychology program helped them develop a camaraderie that turned into a business partnership.
A new study reinforces a close association between insomnia, more suicidal thoughts and actions and increased problems like anxiety and depression in people with schizophrenia, providing more evidence that keeping tabs on how patients are sleeping —...
Patients with a high number of genes most associated with pathways that lead to cell death in lung cancer are at increased risk of dying early from their disease, researchers report.
The Department of Social Sciences has developed an entirely new set of courses that deal with current issues relating to race, politics and the impact of COVID-19 around the world.
New gene editing technology, prime editing, snips only a single strand of the double-stranded DNA. CRISPR makes double-strand cuts, which can be lethal to cells, and produces unintended edits at both the work site as well as randomly across the...
The format for Graduate Research Day differs in more ways than one from how it will be presented this year.
“Students need a place to connect with others. Now we have this fantastic lounge and study space where they can do that," said Dr. Jennifer Sullivan, interim dean of The Graduate School.
As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in our body, and scientists have evidence that when they prompt them to become muscle progenitor cells they can help restore the sometimes debilitating muscle loss that...
Faculty and staff from Augusta University’s Department of Art and Design, the Center for Instructional Innovation, the Department of Medical Illustration, the College of Education and The Dental College of Georgia stepped forward and used their...
Students who successfully complete Cadet Basic Camp and receive a two-year scholarship will have the opportunity to earn a $5,000 bonus.
CBD normalizes levels and function of two proteins - TREM2 and IL-33 - key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and improves cognition as it also reduces levels of the immune protein IL-6...
$1.8 million NCI grant enables exploration of cancer-fighting compound isolated from Moroccan fungus
MCG and Georgia Cancer Center scientists have early evidence that the peptide EnnA, isolated from a fungus living symbiotically with a flowering plant known for its penchant of trapping flies, could be a powerful opponent of aggressive triple...
On March 30, Augusta University’s Master of Publication Administration program will host a conversation with Dr. Donald F. Kettl for the spring Town and Gown.
Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher rates of significant problems like preeclampsia and low birthweight babies. MCG scientists are working to better...
The skeleton’s ability to adapt to mechanical loading — the forces put on bone by both gravity and muscle in response to movement — is critical to bone health, and circumstances like spaceflight or a spinal cord injury can interfere, says Dr. Meghan...
Chronic stress that changes the function of a tiny group of neurons known to be important to energy homeostasis in the body as well prompting us to pick up a fork when we are hungry may contribute to depression.
For Kurtis, getting an MBA was a logical next step in his education, and his mother convinced him to pursue it with her.
