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October 20, 2023

IDEaS Awards 2023 Seed Grants to Seven Interdisciplinary Research Teams

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The goals of the funded proposals include identifying prominent emerging research directions on the topic of AI, shaping IDEaS future strategy in the initiative area, building an inclusive and active community of Georgia Tech researchers.

September 12, 2023

Industry Visit Spotlight: Resilience

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In early July, IBB professors and researchers Ed Botchwey and Andrés García led a team of graduate students from the NIH Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng) and NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT) programs on an indu

Group Photo of Shepard Center and Georgia Tech partnership

September 6, 2023

Georgia Tech Partners With Shepherd Center to Advance Rehabilitative Patient Care and Research

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Shepherd Center and Georgia Tech have announced a partnership that will unite researchers and clinicians to improve care and create more success stories for people with spinal cord and brain injuries, pain, multiple sclerosis, and related neurological con

August 25, 2023

Georgia Tech Partners With UH BRAIN Center

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Globally, 5 million people are left permanently disabled each year after suffering a stroke or spinal cord injury, creating a critical need for advances in patient care and support. The IUCRC BRAIN Center (Industry-University Cooperative Research Center f

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August 14, 2023

Georgia Tech Researcher Leads $6 Million NASA Astrobiology Study

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NASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech’s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution.

July 31, 2023

Inside IBB's First Summer Art Show

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On Thursday, July 27, the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) held a highly anticipated summer art show.

June 21, 2023

NIH BRAIN grant funds Emory-Georgia Tech center for next-generation neurotechnology

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Emory University and Georgia Tech has received a $4.8 million NIH grant to establish the Center for Advanced Motor BioEngineering and Research.

April 25, 2023

Micro-Grants Community-Based Research Teams Present their Work

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The 2022-23 Micro-Grants Community-Based Research awardees presented their findings at the second annual symposium, held on April 18, 2023, in the auditorium of the Kendeda Building.

Professor Omer Inan is set to take the stage at the upcoming TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise event on May 19.

April 6, 2023

ECE Professor Omer Inan to be Featured Speaker at TEDxAtlanta 2023: WE RISE

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Inan will be discussing his groundbreaking research on wearable healthcare technologies.

March 31, 2023

Rising Temperatures Alter ‘Missing Link’ of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk

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Georgia Tech researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support systems.

February 23, 2023

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

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An international, collaborative team of researchers shed light on how fungi and plant roots work together to gather nutrients — and how the diversity of plant species may impact the process.

February 20, 2023

The Next-Generation Heart Valve Technology Research from Tech

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Groundbreaking research in cardiovascular engineering technology, led by Professor Prasad Dasi, is changing how the medical industry approaches heart care.

January 23, 2023

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to Offer Three New Undergraduate Degrees — Including Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Major

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The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.

December 7, 2022

Researchers and Alumni Aid in $2.6 Million Effort to Restore Salt Marshes in Historic Charleston

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A citizen science initiative led by a Georgia Tech alum has turned a community’s concerns into a collaborative effort — which includes Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka — to study and restore Charleston’s degraded salt marshes.

October 17, 2022

Bio-Inspired Maker Space Opens in Kendeda Building

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A new maker space is soon to open in the Kendeda Building that only uses ecologically preferable materials and tools.

Interior of a Inorganic Mass Spectrometry tool

August 5, 2022

Now Online in the MCF: Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Capabilities

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The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility.

Group photo of the BIRDEE participants at the Atlanta Zoo.

July 29, 2022

Using Bio-Inspired Design to Teach High School Students About Engineering

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Georgia Tech’s BIRDEE program is helping metro Atlanta public school teachers develop new engineering curriculum to inspire high school students.

December 7, 2020

Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery

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Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery.

November 30, 2020

Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative

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When one or more coronavirus vaccines receives FDA emergency use authorization, it will launch a major public health and logistics initiative.

September 3, 2020

Researchers Redesign the Face Mask to Improve Comfort and Protection

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Researchers have redesigned the face mask to make it comfortable and able to protect both the wearer and those nearby.