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By Cindy O'DonnellNursing student Alyssa Zuegel tours Georgia College's new Mobile Health Unit. (Video: Stacey Lumley)As rural clinics and hospitals nationwide are closing their doors, Georgia College & State University proudly unveiled its new Mobile Health Unit Oct. 22, 2024 — a free screening center on wheels — that will address rural healthcare needs in Central Georgia and train students in preventive care.During a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Russell Auditorium lawn, the customized...

By: University Communications Intern, Sicilia ReedBree Straight walked away from graduation this spring confident in her future. She was going to intern with Twin Lakes Physical Therapy, a Milledgeville-based physical therapy office that offers care like massage, pre- and post-operation care, sports rehabilitation and more.  “I get to hear what PTs and OTs are saying, but also get a formal relationship with clients and see their experience and their walk,” Straight said. “It's been...

In the header (from left to right): Dr. Damian Francis, Justine Savizon, Brittany Jones, Jasmine Harrison, Christine Hughes and Dr. Ernie Kaninjing.  At Georgia College & State University, a three-year program is in motion to provide underrepresented minority students access to research and mentorship in the biomedical field. The Diversity in Cancer Research Institutional Development Grant, funded by the American Cancer Society, encourages students to join research activities, attend...

Recent research by two students will help address inequalities in treatment and survivorship for cancer patients.   Graduate student, Kaitlin Van Voorhis, ’23, and senior public health major, Walker Brennan Rae, presented their abstract at the 16th annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting in October. They were the only non-doctoral presenters. This conference is a flagship of the cancer research community where scientists, professionals, patients and advocates share...

Dylan Amerson, ’12, grew up in Milledgeville but always wanted to explore beyond the area. Once he did, he came right back to where his heart is—the community—and transformed the family store into Huff’s Market. Amerson’s passion for sustainability and the outdoors started with Georgia College & State University.  He went to Armstrong State University for two years but moved back to home due to a health condition. When he started school at Georgia Military College, he heard about Georgia...

About one out of every eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.   In 2020, about 18.8 per 100,000 men in the U.S. died of prostate cancer (American Cancer Society). But this rate is doubled for non-Hispanic Black men, who die from the same disease at a rate of 37.5 per 100,000 men. Why? That’s what Dr. Ernest Kaninjing is working to find out.   An associate professor of public health at Georgia College & State University, Kaninjing is part of a...

Between meetings at her internship this summer, Elizabeth Czarick, ’23, talked about missing persons, radiation attacks and disaster prep.   She has just finished an internship with the Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management. She can now graduate with a public health degree from Georgia College & State University and move on to her master’s in Health and Human Performance.   As a unit of the Gwinnett County Police Department, the agency plans for emergencies, coordinates response...