91ÁÔÆæ will host Frans B. M. de Waal, Ph.D., a Dutch/American ethologist and biologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates, as the 2016 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive.

Georgia Southern student military, veterans and their family members now have a new space to call home on campus with the official opening of the Military and Veteran Student Center, located in Fielding D. Russell Union on campus.
91ÁÔÆæâ€™s Business Innovation Group (BIG) and Georgia CEO have partnered to establish a new Georgia Business Climate Survey, which will serve as a tool for viewing how the state is moving forward economically. Distributed on a quarterly-basis, the survey covers various types of questions regarding the business industry specifically, the economy as a whole, the business industry’s propensity to hire new staff and investments in capital.

After an extensive practice assessment and on-site visit, 91ÁÔÆæâ€™s Health Services has, once again, been recognized for offering exemplary health care to students.

Classes at 91ÁÔÆæ began today, and the University has launched the free LiveSafe app, a smartphone safety app enabling University Police to more quickly receive notification of and respond to incidents, further helping to keep the campus community safe and well. With a single touch, the LiveSafe app enables any member of the campus community with a smartphone to share GPS-tagged information with the University’s Office of Public Safety for a range of safety concerns.

The 91ÁÔÆæ Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents the “2016 Faculty Exhibitionâ€� Aug. 15 – Sept. 16 in the Contemporary and University Galleries at the Center for Art and Theatre. An Opening Reception and Artist Talk will take place Thursday, Aug. 18.
91ÁÔÆæâ€™s Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Department of Political Science and International Studies will co-host a pair of lectures on immigration detention and human rights defenders, respectively, on Aug. 18.

91ÁÔÆæ faculty and staff members gathered together Wednesday morning at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center to gear up for the fall semester during the University’s annual Fall Convocation.

Georgia Southern engineering professors have received more than $524,000 from the National Science Foundation. The grant will enable them to bring cutting-edge renewable energy research into the high school and tech school classrooms of high-need rural areas in Georgia.

Working with solar energy has been a dream for alumnus Randy Smith (‘88) since a young age, and soon he’ll be able to make that dream a reality with the help of two innovative companies, Inman Solar and Georgia Power Company.