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ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ club sports teams build national success through leadership and competition
While balancing classes, jobs, and leadership roles, ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Club Sports participants spent the 2025-26 academic year competing on some of the nation’s biggest stages.
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Friendship fuels research success for ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ science students
Cecilia Le and Lily Schwartz have bonded over boba tea and chemistry research, but not necessarily in that order. The ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ juniors met in the lab of Associate Professor of Biochemistry Mohammad Halim, and a partnership flourished – as did a friendship. They presented research into the effectiveness of certain peptides in mitigating COVID-19 twice at the Symposium of Student Scholars, and have continued to make their way as undergraduate researchers.
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Student research uses machine learning to improve heart disease diagnosis
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ student Josiah Ware is helping turn CT scans into digital models of the human heart, research that could one day help doctors detect problems faster and personalize treatment for patients. Under the guidance of Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lei Shi in ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½â€™s Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET), Ware is helping develop patient-specific virtual heart models using machine learning and advanced imaging.
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Student researcher examines how mental health affects first responder job performance
For first responders, no two days are the same, but one thing remains constant: the pressure to make split-second decisions that can save a life. ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ research suggests that mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and insomnia may significantly impact how well first responders can do their jobs. Mahita Polineni, a third-year psychology student in ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½â€™s Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is studying how these factors affect cognitive functioning including memory, concentration, and decision-making among emergency medical responders.
