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How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain

June 23, 2025

A Summer Read for Supply Chain Learners: 'How the World Ran Out of Everything' by Peter Goodman

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A grounded look at what happens when supply chains break — and what it teaches us about how we build them.

CREATE-X’s 12th cohort of Startup Launch with CREATE-X staff members and Atlanta leadership.

May 30, 2025

CREATE-X Honors Its Founders With Largest-Ever Startup Cohort

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CREATE-X celebrates its biggest Startup Launch yet — 318 founders strong — with a public Demo Day on August 28 that promises the unveiling of 100 new startups with bold ideas on tackling real-world problems.

As part of the partnership, Southern Regional Technical College Instructor Marvin Bannister (center) received hands-on training on advanced machining equipment to prepare for teaching Georgia’s next generation of manufacturers.

May 28, 2025

Georgia Tech Partnerships Bridge the Skills Gap for Georgia Manufacturers

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The programs are working with Southern Regional Technical College to equip students with advanced skills in smart manufacturing and robotics.

Chris Gaffney speaking to GEMS-3 and GRACE Workshop participants in Macon, GA

May 12, 2025

Advancing Critical Mineral Supply: GEMS-3 and GRACE Workshop Spurs Innovation

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Bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, including industry partners from multiple sectors, non-profit organizations, regional economic development agencies, national labs, universities, and technical colleges.

Trenton Gantt and Hugh (Ka Yui) Chen work together in the lab

May 1, 2025

Propelling Georgia Tech to the Final Frontier

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New space IRI and commercialization activities showcase space as an exciting destination for students and faculty.

April 30, 2025

A Summer Read for Supply Chain Learners: 'Better' by Atul Gawande

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In supply chain management, continuous improvement is achieved through numerous small, thoughtful actions, making "Better" by Atul Gawande a recommended summer read for its insights on this relentless pursuit.

From left to right, Jack Rose, Team Carchive; Angela Duodu, Hadley Williams, Brandon Parker, Oluwatooni Alade , and Jesus Sierra Jr., Team Sensible; and Yasmine Green, Team Onyc.

April 28, 2025

Car History Database Wins Spring 2025 I2P Showcase

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At the Spring 2025 Idea to Prototype (I2P) Showcase, the winning innovations included Carchive, a prototype that helps car enthusiasts find niche vehicles and their histories; a browser extension by Team Sensible that rates product sustainability and sugg

From left to right, Stridelink Founders Cassandra McIltrot , Marzeah “Zea” Khorramabadi, and Neel Narvekar. Khorramabadi is holding one of their sensors, a device like a watch.

April 25, 2025

Female Founders Alumni Talk Patient Care with AI and Wearable Sensors

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Female Founders alumni and Stridelink founders discuss their entrepreneurial pathway to delivering better patient care through a wearable sensor for orthopedic recovery.

Members of the Georgia Center of Innovation – Logistics Advisory Board gathered at the 2025 Georgia Logistics Summit, where each received a personal note of recognition from Governor Brian Kemp for three years of dedicated service. Their collective efforts have advanced freight and logistics across Georgia—strengthening collaboration between industry, government, and academia to drive the state’s economic growth.

April 24, 2025

Georgia Center of Innovation Hosts 2025 Logistics Summit

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Center of Innovation’s 15th Logistics Summit delivers insights on digital transformation, workforce, transportation

April 17, 2025

Thesis on Human-Centered AI Earns Honors from International Computing Organization

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Zijie (Jay) Wang (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2024) is a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI).

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

April 16, 2025

Liquid Cooling Technology Developed at Georgia Tech Awarded U.S. Patent, Company Raising Capital to Scale

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EMCOOL's technology solves overheating in electronics.

Georgia Quick Start Deputy Commissioner Scott McMurray (center left) and Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen (center right) gathered with members of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, Georgia AIM, and more to officially commemorate the partnership on April 8.

April 10, 2025

Georgia Tech and Georgia Quick Start Partner to Improve Manufacturing Training

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In a bid to support job creation and retention, the new partnership will work to develop scalable extended reality training programs for Georgia's manufacturing sector.

Yolanda Payne, Christie Peng, Shinhai Chen, Alex Aridgides, and Varuni Chopra.

April 4, 2025

Four Startup Lab Students Selected for 2025 Immersive Cohort at SXSW

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Four Georgia Tech students—Alex Aridgides, Shinhai Chen, Varuni Chopra, and Christie Peng—have been selected for the 2025 immersive cohort at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, where they will refine their innovations and network with industry le

Pictured are Sohan Choudhury of Flint, Garrett Smiley of Sora Schools, Sarah Hamer of RetailReady, and Bruno Geoly of Lumindt.

March 3, 2025

Beyond Tech: CREATE-X Entrepreneurs Make Forbes 30 Under 30

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Forbes 30 Under 30 list featured eight CREATE-X founders, including Sohan Choudhury of Flint, Garrett Smiley of Sora Schools, Sarah Hamer of RetailReady, Bruno Geoly and Mia Rath of Lumindt, Rishabh Kewalramani of BackBar, and Tamara Zubatiy of Barometer.

Matthew Oliver, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Georgia Tech, EPIcenter Faculty Affiliate

March 3, 2025

Meet the Expert: Matthew Oliver

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Master of the rebound — Economist Matthew Oliver measures the sometimes concealed costs of pivoting to clean energy

Calla Scotch, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, speaks about their win with Team Convexity at the Fall 2024 I2P Showcase.

March 3, 2025

Leading the Charge in Additive Manufacturing: Team Convexity

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Convexity finished second in the Fall 2024 I2P Showcase and will now compete in the InVenture Prize for a chance to win $35,000.

Bradford “Brad” Greer (bottom) and Kevin Ge (top), both 2023 graduates from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and founders of CADMUS Health Analytics. Left, Greer loading a stretcher after dropping a patient off.

February 24, 2025

Mechanical Engineers Turn Classroom Project Into Promising Health Tech Company

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Bradford Greer and Kevin Ge, 2023 Georgia Tech graduates, turned their classroom project into CADMUS Health Analytics, a health tech startup that partnered with Northeast Georgia Health System to improve EMS services through data analysis and AI.

Image of CREATE-X Founders in the Startup Launch program, showing their products, meeting guests of Demo Day, and networking

February 21, 2025

Shape the Future: Apply to Startup Launch by March 17

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CREATE-X invites Georgia Tech students, faculty, alumni, and researchers to apply for the 2025 Startup Launch program by March 17, to access workshops, mentorship, and startup support, including $5,000 in seed funding and $150,000 in in-kind services.

Illustration of container ship in ocean with global map overlayed and port cranes in the background

February 19, 2025

How Tariffs May Reshape Global Trade and Supply Chains

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Professor Alan Erera provides insight into the impact of tariffs on global trade and supply chains.

February 18, 2025

Manufacturing the Workforce of the Future

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Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility is opening doors to new manufacturing careers.