Farewell to Kell Hall

Georgia State University Magazine, Spring Issue

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Georgia State University Magazine, Spring Issue Kell Hall has been at the center of the Atlanta Campus since the 1940s. Now, it’s coming down to make way for a large communal greenspace. In honor of those old ramps, we invite you to take a romp through the bizarre history of Georgia State’s first home — the parking garage turned classroom and research science building that everybody loved to hate. Check out “Razin’ Kell” for the warts-and-all story. In “Code Breaker,” you’ll learn about 40 Under 40 honoree Alaina Percival (B.I.S. ’02, MBA ’08), CEO of Women Who Code, an international nonprofit that’s changing the face of the technology industry all over the world. This flu season may be drawing to a close but not before infecting more than 15 million Americans and sending more than 180,000 to the hospital. As traditional methods for treating the flu have become less and less effective, Richard Plemper, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, has developed a new way to conquer the virus. Read about his novel antiviral drug that tricks influenza into neutralizing itself in “Counterattack.” Razin’ Kell In this oral history, a handful of Panthers tell the tale of Georgia State's first permanent building, the old mother, "Hell Hall" — home of the "Rat Factory," the cadaver lab and decades of weirdness.   Read More Code Breaker As the technology industry continues to grow — and with it, a vast demand for more professionals — increasing the diversity of workers in this male-dominated space is essential. Alaina Percival (B.I.S. '02, MBA '08), CEO at Women Who Code, is on a mission to help women break the glass ceiling.   Read More Counterattack With flu vaccines often unreliable and many antiviral drugs no longer effective, a Georgia State professor has developed a new way to fight the flu — by tricking it.   Read More GSU Magazine   |  ISSUU  |  Class Notes

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