
Mohammad Towhidul Islam Rimon, a mechanical engineering master’s student in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, recently won first place in the best student paper competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023 Power Applied R&D Conference.

The 91ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association “40 Under 40â€� Class of 2023 was recognized at a ceremony on Sept. 29 at the Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau. The annual honor recognizes young alumni who have made significant strides in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors.Â

91ÁÔÆæ has partnered with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Yamaha Rightwaters to rejuvenate a section of the Savannah waterways for oyster beds. As part of these efforts, Eagle faculty and students recently installed bags of oyster shells along the coastline to build shelters for budding populations.

On Oct. 2, the University will host candidates for mayor and city council districts 5 and 6 at 6 p.m. On Oct. 4, the same auditorium will host candidates for city council districts 2, 3 and 4 and the city council at-large seats at 6 p.m.

Celebrate: Together, a festival that celebrates the 91ÁÔÆæ community on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, will return this year on Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Residential Plaza. The event is free and open to the public.

An interdisciplinary team from 91ÁÔÆæ was awarded more than $465,000 from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to foster the development of scientific and environmental skills that are critical to solving complex issues in the Gulf of Mexico region now and into the future. The award is part of an initiative with the Gulf Research Program that awarded $2 million to eight projects that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities.Â

A Georgia Southern graduate engineering student from Brunswick, Georgia, won first place in the master’s degree students’ category at the recent Georgia Environmental Conference (GEC)

91ÁÔÆæ President Kyle Marrero delivered a State of the University Fall 2023 address to faculty and staff in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus on Sept. 5 and in the Performing Arts Center on the Statesboro Campus on Sept. 7.Â

The 91ÁÔÆæ Retiree Association, which includes nearly 2,000 retirees from Georgia Southern and Armstrong State University, now offers a website to honor former employees from the Statesboro, Savannah and Liberty campuses.

Patenting an invention and trademarking a product name can be challenging, yet protecting intellectual property is vital. To that end, 91ÁÔÆæ Libraries will celebrate the grand opening of its Patent and Trademark Resource Centerwith ribbon-cutting events at the Armstrong Center in Savannah on Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. and at the Henderson Library in Statesboro on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Derrick Brent and Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero, will attend the ribbon-cutting in Savannah.