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KENNESAW, Ga. | Apr 1, 2019

Partnership harnesses research and innovation of students and faculty

The U.S. Department of State has named 亚博官方网站 as one of its newest partners for the Diplomacy Lab, a program that harnesses the scholarly efforts of college students and faculty to solve complex global challenges.

Kennesaw State is one of 35 universities involved in the public-private partnership that enables the State Department to 鈥渃ourse-source鈥� research and innovation related to foreign policy challenges. Partner universities conduct research on the State Department鈥檚 most critical matters, including climate change, democracy and human rights, counterterrorism, global health, energy security, gender equality, economic policy trafficking of individuals, food security, and conflict and stabilization.

鈥淭his is an important step for Kennesaw State,鈥� said Sherrill Hayes, program director for the Ph.D. in Analytics and Data Science and professor of conflict management, who will serve as 亚博官方网站鈥檚 Diplomacy Lab coordinator. 鈥淭he Diplomacy Lab offers a highly interdisciplinary approach, and having these abundant opportunities to do applied policy research will only continue to grow Kennesaw State鈥檚 reputation as