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Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Announces 2021 Cohort of the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge

Posted: August 24, 2021

Complementing federal and state efforts, incoming cohort class will focus on community connectivity.

Joshua Weitz Named Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence

Posted: August 24, 2021

School of Biological Sciences professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair heads to France to hold Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence, continue virus research, and teach

People and Technology

Leigh McCook, a candidate for the 2021 Women of the Year in STEAM Awards - STEAM Education Category

Top Candidates for the 2021 Women of the Year STEAM Awards

Posted: August 20, 2021

Three GTRI employees have been identified as top candidates for Women in Technology's (WIT) Women of the Year in STEAM Awards! Help us congratulate each individual.

Dhongde's study on bicycling in Georgia shows $496 million economic impact

First-ever Study on Bicycling in Georgia Shows $496 Million Economic Impact

Posted: August 19, 2021

The project, completed by Shatakshee Dhongde in the School of Economics, is the first-ever economic analysis of the industry in the state. 

Interdisciplinary Senior Design Teams Create a Low-cost Infant Incubator

Interdisciplinary Senior Design Teams Create Low-cost Infant Incubator

Posted: August 18, 2021

The Low-Cost Neonatal Incubator project has been championed by three passionate interdisciplinary Senior Design teams for consecutive semesters.

Human use of fossil fuels, especially for transportation, is a major producer of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Valerie Thomas Named Chair of National Academies Committee to Study Life Cycle Analysis of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

Posted: August 17, 2021

Thomas, an expert in life cycle assessment, sustainability, and science and technology policy, will lead the committee's considerations of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Heat-Controllable CAR T-Cells Destroy Tumors and Prevent Relapse in New Study

Posted: August 17, 2021

BME researchers enhance groundbreaking cancer therapy

Faces of Research - Meet Ben Wang

Posted: August 17, 2021

Faces of Research - Meet Ben Wang

The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Tansu Celikel as the new chair of the School of Psychology, effective fall 2021.

Tansu Celikel Appointed School of Psychology Chair

Posted: August 17, 2021

The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Tansu Celikel as the new chair of the School of Psychology, effective fall 2021.

Frances Rivera-Hernández taking field samples in Antarctica in 2015 (Photo Frances Rivera-Hernandez)

Rivera-Hernández Wins NASA Grant to Aid Current Mars Rover Missions — and Find ‘Martian Lakes’ for Future Rovers and Crews

Posted: August 12, 2021

Frances Rivera-Hernández and her team will soon head to Antarctica to study an ancient lake bed that may aid in search for past life on Mars, plus clues to climatic changes

People and Technology

Robert Harris, a Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) engineer is exploring ways to put UV technology to good use — including UV water disinfection

Using UV Water Disinfection to Save Lives, Prepare for the Next Pandemic

Posted: August 5, 2021

Robert Harris, a Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) engineer is exploring ways to use UV water disinfection, which he expects will have a direct impact on human health and safety as society prepares to tackle a future pandemic.

Bioengineering and Bioscience

Not-so-Blind Mice Make a Good Model for Studying Human Vision

Posted: August 5, 2021

Haider lab demonstrates that neurons in mice and humans react like Instagram filters to visual stimuli

Georgia Tech Delivers $4 Billion in Economic Impact to the State of Georgia

Posted: September 26, 2021

Georgia Tech is committed to putting research into action. In fiscal year 2021, the Institute brought in $1.2 billion in new grants and contracts for research and other sponsored activities. Of this amount, $781 million was granted to GTRI.

Cybersecurity

Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Widely-Used Method for Securing Phone Data

Posted: September 24, 2021

New vulnerability enables attackers to steal secure data from low-end phones.

Scialog® announces winners of $1.1 million for "Signatures of Life in the Universe" program.

Jennifer Glass, Chris Reinhard Join Scialog Colleagues in the Search for ‘Signatures of Life in the Universe’

Posted: September 24, 2021

The duo of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences associate professors are among 20 Scialog® winners of $1.1 million in funding. Glass and Reinhard are also among AGU’s latest cohort of annual awardees.

Illustration of the e-tattoo device and how it would operate

Wireless E-Tattoo for Pneumonia Aims to Transform Patient Monitoring

Posted: September 24, 2021

Georgia Tech ECE Assistant Professor Shaolan Li is part of an effort to develop a wearable device for patients with pneumonia, allowing medical personnel to track their progress remotely and use data to predict how their condition may change.

Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach

Posted: September 22, 2021

Researchers from Georgia Tech have been awarded a $2.5 million National Science Foundation Smart and Connected Communities Grant to develop systems that will improve travel mobility, safety, equity, and sustainability using the city of Peachtree Corners,

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Market Expansion

Posted: September 22, 2021

SETRI will work to address the region’s most pressing needs towards realizing the benefits of electric transportation, such as greater coordination and collaboration among key stakeholders, and regional market challenges.

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