1,280 light-years from Earth

Georgia State Magazine, Fall Issue

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Georgia State Magazine, Fall Issue The university’s national reputation has skyrocketed over the last few years because of the bold and innovative thinking that comes from Georgia State’s diverse community.   In this issue, travel 1,280 light-years away to the constellation Cygnus — home of “Tabby’s Star,” the mysterious celestial named for astronomer Tabetha Boyajian (M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’09) — to Harvard University, where Khalil Abdur-Rashid (B.A. ’02) counsels people from all religious backgrounds as the institution’s first Muslim chaplain. And right here in downtown Atlanta, a former major league baseball stadium was transformed into the new home for Panthers football in just six months.   You’ll get to know Boyajian, Abdur-Rashid and others featured in this issue who embody that intrepid spirit of adventure, inclusiveness and commitment — what we like to call #thestateway. The Most Mysterious Star in the Cosmos A star named for Tabetha “Tabby” Boyajian (M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’09) is baffling her fellow astronomers so much that some say aliens are involved. Tabby’s Star’s bizarre light pattern has earned it another name: The WTF (Where’s the Flux?) Star.   Read More A Man of Faith Khalil Abdur-Rashid (B.A. ’02), Harvard’s first Muslim chaplain and the son of a student of Martin Luther King Jr., aims to form a stronger and more informed connection between Islam and America.   Read More New Home, New Hope Head Coach Shawn Elliott plans to parlay the transformation of Georgia State Stadium into a new era of Panther football.   Read More GSU Magazine   |  ISSUU  |   Class Notes

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