Public Service, Leadership, and Policy

Digital Tool Helps Hospital Make Important Coronavirus Retest Decisions

Posted: April 13, 2020

The dearth of coronavirus tests and the many false negatives confront doctors with a difficult decision this new tool helps them make.

Create Dedicated Pandemic Clinics Now to Address COVID-19

Posted: March 25, 2020

COVID-19 needs pandemic clinics focused on treating it and keeping it away from non-COVID patients.

Five Tips for Moving Courses Online Quickly, from an OMSCS Instructor

Posted: March 17, 2020

Professors across the country are facing the need to quickly produce online courses.

Modify Hurricane Relief Strategies, National Academies Report Recommends

Posted: February 3, 2020

Hurricane devastation calls for heavy government relief, but a counterintuitive shift toward restoring private sector supply lines would help more quickly.

Georgia Tech Included in Major Water Desalination Research Initiative

Posted: October 18, 2019

Georgia Tech is part of a new effort to address water security issues in the United States.

Georgia Tech Researcher Named to Health Task Force

Posted: September 6, 2019

A Georgia Tech specialist in health informatics has been named to Georgia’s new Task Force on Healthcare Access and Cost.

Antineutrino Detection Could Help Remotely Monitor Nuclear Reactors

Posted: August 6, 2019

Measuring the flow of subatomic particles known as antineutrinos from nuclear reactors could allow continuous remote monitoring designed to detect fueling changes.

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Cool Solutions: Science and Engineering Help Address the Impacts of Climate Change

Posted: June 28, 2019

Science and engineering are collaborating to help address the impacts of climate change.

Public Service, Leadership, and Policy

Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ Level of Enthusiasm for Business Pitches

Posted: May 16, 2019

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found that how long an entrepreneur displays the highest level of excitement during a pitch plays a major role in predicting their success in receiving funding.

Smart Communities Address Transportation, Housing, Flooding Challenges

Posted: April 15, 2019

Four Georgia communities are exploring innovative technologies and collaborating with Georgia Tech and local partners.

Centralized Ordering, Modeling Will Keep PPE Supplied to Research Labs

Posted: June 29, 2020

Georgia Tech has developed an automated and centralized system for replenishing PPE stock in research labs.

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‘SlothBot in the Garden’ Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot

Posted: June 16, 2020

Visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden can observe the testing of SlothBot, a new high-tech tool in the battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species.