Locust Plague Prompts GSU PhD Student to Consider Alternative Food Source

June 8, 2020

A new generation of locusts will be hatched in just a few weeks, which will mature into ravenous teenagers possibly sweeping across East, Central and West Africa as well as turning eastward toward Pakistan. Their parents have accosted northern Kenya and the Horn of Africa already, devouring hundreds of thousands of acres of crops including […]

Reboot the Police? From Slogans to Generational Solutions, With International Lessons

June 18, 2020

“Defund the police” has become a clarion call for protesters railing against brutality and systemic racism across the country, and especially in Atlanta. The “city too busy to hate” has yet again become a flashpoint in the international conversation, as the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks at an Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant last Friday has further[Read More…]

Solving for 5G: How Math Modeling Can Improve Modern Communications

June 17, 2020

Editor’s note: This commentary, written by Assistant Professor Eric Stachura, is published as part of an annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. Mathematical modeling sounds intimidating and complicated, but also vague. What does it really mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for the world? According to the Society[Read More…]

Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap

June 15, 2020

Editor’s note: The following commentary article written by Syrian-born cardiologist Heval Kelli, an ethnic Kurdish former refugee who now practices medicine in metro Atlanta, was provided to Global Atlanta by New American Economy, a bipartisan organization that advocates for immigration policies that will broadly benefit the U.S. economy. It represents Dr. Kelli’s opinion and is[Read More…]

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