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City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Energy, Institute and Campus, Institute Leadership

City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Energy, Institute and Campus, Institute Leadership

February 5, 2026

SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Jennifer Chirico

4 min read

A brief Q&A with Jennifer Chirico, who leads the energy and infrastructure initiative at Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute.

A row of small, student‑designed model race cars displayed on a table, each placed on top of design sheets in a gym setting.

February 5, 2026

Southwest Georgia Students Put New Manufacturing Skills to the Test in Tri‑District Race

1 min read

Students from three Southwest Georgia high schools showcased custom‑built cars at the Advanced Manufacturing Program’s first tri‑district race, highlighting a growing, community‑supported effort to develop local technical talent as the program expands to

Artificial Intelligence, Business

Businessman holding magnifying glass focusing on year 2026 with digital icons of innovation, AI, analytics, and global strategy. Concept of future planning, technology trends and vision.

Artificial Intelligence, Business

February 5, 2026

Grading 2025’s Biggest Predictions and What They Signal for 2026

4 min read

Experts provide a measured review of forecasts across automation, AI, consumer behavior, and the economy

City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research

City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research

February 3, 2026

Meet the Expert: Marilyn Brown

2 min read

An illustrious career focused on understanding the nuances of energy policy through analytics has shaped the career of Marilyn Brown, the Regents & Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.

February 3, 2026

Smaller, Smarter, Speedier, Stacked: Engineering Next-Gen Computing

2 min read

At Georgia Tech, engineers are finding new ways to shrink transistors, make systems more efficient, and design better computers to power technologies not yet imagined.

Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research, Student and Faculty, Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research), Student Honors and Achievements, Student Research

Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research, Student and Faculty, Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research), Student Honors and Achievements, Student Research

February 3, 2026

EPIcenter Student Affiliate Wins School of Economics Paper Prize

2 min read

Afi Ramadhani, a graduate student in economics and a student affiliate of Georgia Tech’s Energy Policy Innovation Center, has won a prize for the best research paper from the School of Economics.

Energy, Research

Energy, Research

February 2, 2026

Yuanzhi Tang Named Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

3 min read

Georgia Tech has appointed Yuanzhi Tang as executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Feb. 1.

Research, Special Events and Guest Speakers

Top executives from Atlanta's venture capital community participated in the College of Computing's first VC summit, held on Jan. 21.

Research, Special Events and Guest Speakers

February 2, 2026

Georgia Tech Computing Hosts Venture Capital Summit to Push Research Beyond the Lab

4 min read

The College of Computing is working to connect student and faculty entrepreneurs with early-development startup support.

Alumni, Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Campaign Stories, Community, Institute and Campus, Life Sciences and Biology, Research, Student and Faculty

February 2, 2026

Yellow Jacket Connection Sparks Glaucoma Research Fund at Tech

3 min read

When Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hannah Youngblood’s work on exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) was featured by the BrightFocus Foundation, it caught the attention of Jennifer Rucker, an Alabama resident who was diagnosed with XFG several years ago.

Could the Earth and everything on it – and even the whole universe – be a simulation running on a giant computer? OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images

February 2, 2026

Is the Whole Universe Just a Simulation?

5 min read

How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.

February 2, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Commercialize New Technology for Faster Water and Environmental Monitoring

5 min read

Through the startup Skopii, Georgia Tech researchers are translating lab-developed imaging and AI technology into a market-ready platform for faster, more accessible microbial monitoring.

Business, Industry, Student and Faculty

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Business, Industry, Student and Faculty

February 2, 2026

Build Something That Matters This Summer: Apply to Startup Launch by March 17

2 min read

CREATE-X’s Summer 2026 Startup Launch program invites students, faculty, alumni, and researchers to build meaningful startups with funding, mentorship, and access to the CREATE-X network.

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January 31, 2026

Navigating the Partial Federal Government Shutdown

1 min read

As of Jan. 31, the U.S. government has failed to reach a spending agreement in time to avoid a partial shutdown of the federal government.

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January 29, 2026

Confronting the Roadblocks in Medical Technology Innovation

4 min read

Clinicians and researchers outlined why breakthrough devices often fall short in clinical settings and emphasized the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and practical workflow integration.

Artificial Intelligence, City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Energy, Research, Student Research

Artificial Intelligence, City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth, Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Energy, Research, Student Research

January 29, 2026

From Fusion to Self-Driving Cars, High Performance Computing and AI are Everywhere in 2026

3 min read

Georgia Tech researchers say HPC and artificial intelligence (AI) advances this year are poised to improve how people power their homes, design safer buildings, and travel through cities.

Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research

Economic Development and Policy, Energy, Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts, Research

January 28, 2026

Small Modular Reactors and Smart Energy Cities

2 min read

A new study by Georgia Tech researchers Brian An, Daein Kang, John Kim, and Moe Kyaw Thu analyzes how national governments describe Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in official energy policy documents.

During a research session, a participant looks at a monitor and imagines saying the text cue displayed on screen. Text below the cue shows the brain-computer interface’s prediction of her imagined words.

January 28, 2026

Better Brain-Machine Interfaces Could Allow the Paralyzed to Communicate Again

2 min read

Biomedical engineer Chethan Pandarinath collaborates with neurosurgeons and scientists across the country in a massive project to help patients with ALS or stroke damage reconnect with the world.

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Engineering, Research

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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Engineering, Research

January 27, 2026

Researchers Warn AI ‘Blind Spot’ Could Allow Attackers to Hijack Self-Driving Vehicles

3 min read

A newly discovered vulnerability could allow cybercriminals to silently hijack the artificial intelligence (AI) systems in self-driving cars, raising concerns about the security of autonomous systems increasingly used on public roads.

January 27, 2026

Digital Doppelgängers

1 min read

Engineers are building computerized replicas of cities, and even Georgia Tech’s campus, to save lives and create a better, more efficient world for all of us.