All Georgia College & State University students are welcome to participate in a free bone density and blood chemistry assessment. The assessment takes about 20 minutes total to complete in the exercise science lab (top floor of the Health Sciences building). Interested students: Please email Kaitlin Van Voorhis kaitlin.vanvoorhis@bocbats.gcsu.edu to schedule a time. Those with pacemakers, cancer ports, heart issues and/or pregnancy are unable to participate. This is a GCSU IRB approved...
The Scholars of Health and Human Performance Studies (SHHPS) undergraduate research program is looking for females (18 - 64 years old) to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to examine body composition perceptions in females. Tests that will be administered to determine body composition (ratio of body fat to muscle, bone and water) are: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), and skinfold/circumference measurements. You will...
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...
The Scholars of Health and Human Performance Studies (SHHPS) undergraduate research program is looking for females (18 - 64 years old) to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to examine body composition perceptions in females. Tests that will be administered to determine body composition (ratio of body fat to muscle, bone and water) are: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), and skinfold/circumference measurements. You will...
Maybe you’ve seen Daniel Abi-Sarkis on Netflix’s season four karate series, “Cobra Kai.” He played Max. Or on season two of "DC’s Stargirl" as Devin Dupree. Or in various other independent films and an anti-bully commercial. Soon, you’ll see him around campus too. He looks forward to majoring in exercise science, having a good time, playing on the soccer team or in intramural sports with his friends and—oh yeah—keeping up his grades. He likes pickleball too. “I love the campus, and...
Millions of people use coffee every day to jump start their morning. Adults with disabilities at the Life Enrichment Center (LEC) in Milledgeville are using it to jump start their careers and futures. “It’s given our individuals a renewed purpose and sense of pride and acknowledgement. It’s something that they’ve accomplished, and so the world sees them in a different role,” said LEC Executive Director Barbara Coleman. “To be able to go to college and say I am a barista, I am a coffee...
