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Gulshan Harjee is AARP Purpose Prize Fellow
June 2023 - Dr. Gulshan Harjee has been named an AARP Purpose Prize Fellow.
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Shailendra and Rajkumari Palvia endow Jain Studies at GCSU
April 2023 - Georgia College and State University (GCSU) in Milledgeville, GA, has established the S & R Palvia Endowed Veetraag Vigyaan Professorship in Jain Studies.
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Robert Jones Scholarship for Balwant-Amrit Singh
April 2023 - Balwant-Amrit Singh is among the four outstanding Emory College seniors who will study in Scotland next year at the University of St. Andrews as part of the Robert T. Jones Scholarships.
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Reshma Jagsi of Emory named fellow of the AAAS
April 2023 - Reshma Jagsi, acting professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine, is among the Emory faculty who have been named Fellows of the AAAS.
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Sai Ratan Shankar in USA Badminton Junior Ranking
April 2023 - Nine-year-old Sai Ratan Shankar, a fourth grader from Forsyth County, has been ranked fourth in the USA Badminton Junior Ranking.
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Local community leaders in Atlanta magazine’s Top 500
March 2023 - Atlanta magazine has included many Indian-American community leaders in its Top 500 list for the 2023.
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RISE Citizen Award for Jagdish Sheth
March 2023 - Dr. Jagdish Sheth received the RISE Citizen Award, which recognizes individuals who have led inspiring initiatives to develop their communities
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Ashwini Tiwari & Amalesh Sharma among GSU’s 40 Under 40
March 2023 - Ashwini Tiwari and Amalesh Sharma are among Georgia State University Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40.
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A.C. Charania named as NASA’s chief technologist
February 2023 - NASA has named Atlanta native A.C. Charania as its new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor on technology policy and programs at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Georgia Tech graduate Jhillika Kumar in Forbes 30 under 30
February 2023 - Jhillika Kumar, who earned her bachelor’s degree in computational media from Georgia Tech, has been named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the social impact category.