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July 6, 2026

Researchers Use GeoGuessr Champion to Test Geolocation Accuracy in VLMs

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Researchers have developed what they believe is the strongest benchmark dataset on measuring the geolocation accuracy of LLMs.

Some of the researchers and coastal community members participating in the study. Front row: Melanie Pearson and Kasey McClary from Emory University, Semona Holmes from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, and Rachael Thompson from Glynn Environmental Coalition. Back row: Anita Collins from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, Katy Smith from University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Noah Scovronick from Emory University, community organizer and activist Jazz

July 6, 2026

Georgia’s First Superfund Research Center to Study Hazardous Industrial Pollution, Remediation

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A coalition of scientists from six universities and community partners has received a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) grant to establish Georgia’s first Superfund Research Center.

June 17, 2026

Taking a Cue From Horror Movies: When Music Tells You What’s Coming

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Georgia Tech researchers developed Spherephones, a wearable system that uses directional music to help people anticipate movement and improve safety and awareness.

June 3, 2026

Helping Patients See Again: How One Doctor Uses Georgia Tech Research to Treat Eye Disease With Precision

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A doctor uses a tiny microneedle developed at Georgia Tech to preserve patients’ vision, reduce their pain, and give them more time for daily life.

Three men use their phones to control a robot arm

May 29, 2026

New App Allows Anyone to Operate a Robot From Their Phone

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A new mobile app turns smartphones into controllers for robot arms.

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

May 27, 2026

New Framework Enhances AR Experience by Predicting Where Users Will Look

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Ph.D. student Fiona Ryan has created a new framework for tracking and predicting user gaze in Augmented Reality devices

May 27, 2026

New Framework Enhances AR Experience by Predicting Where Users Will Look

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Ph.D. student Fiona Ryan has created a new framework for tracking and predicting user gaze in Augmented Reality devices

May 22, 2026

College Recognizes 8 Faculty Members with Excellence Awards

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Honorees have demonstrated outstanding service, teaching, inventorship, and commercialization.

May 22, 2026

LOOP Launches in Atlanta’s Creative Quarter

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LOOP, powered by Goat Farm, is launching at 665 Marietta Street, activating a key site within Atlanta’s emerging Creative Quarter and advancing Georgia Tech’s broader commitment to arts, creativity, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Raheem Bayeh, Carrie Bruce, Sonny Perdue, Dick Henneman

May 15, 2026

MSHCI Receives Board of Regents Award for Best Department or Program

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Georgia Tech's MSHCI program received the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for Department or Program from the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents.

May 14, 2026

Soft, Skin-Like Nasal Patch Could Transform Sleep Monitoring

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Researchers led by W. Hong Yeo, Peterson Professor in Pediatric Research at the Woodruff School, have developed a soft, wireless nasal patch that could offer a more comfortable alternative for monitoring breathing during sleep.

Flowers in front of Georgia Tech's Tech Tower

May 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Faculty and Researchers Recognized With 2026 Regents’ Awards

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Nineteen recipients were approved during the University System of Georgia’s 2026 awards cycle.

Three people review a tablet together in a lab setting, with one seated individual using a powered wheelchair and assistive device.

May 12, 2026

Kinemo: Turning Small Movements Into New Possibilities

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Georgia Tech startup Kinemo is helping people with limited mobility regain independence through wearable assistive technology.

Collage of multiple individual portrait photos arranged in a grid, showing people photographed from the shoulders up in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Backgrounds include office spaces, greenery, campus walkways, and neutral studio backdrops, with individuals wearing professional or business‑casual clothing. The images vary in lighting and composition but share a consistent head‑and‑shoulders portrait style.

May 4, 2026

2026 Sustainability Next Seed Grants Awarded

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This year’s seed grant awards align with the four main thematic areas in which BBISS aims to enhance Georgia Tech’s research to address some of our most pressing sustainability challenges

April 30, 2026

Professor, Student to Design Collaborative AI Systems Through Microsoft Fellowships

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School of Interactive Computing faculty and students have recently received notable awards and honors, including Microsoft research fellowship awards.

Left: panelists Cindy Lin, Celine Benoit, Matthew Williams, Ding Wang, and Kahil Bostick. Center: Michael Best and Verghese Jacob. Right: panelists Allen Hyde, Michael Czajkowski, Zachary Hansen, and Donnie Beamer. Not pictured: Peter Hubbard who joined virtually.

April 29, 2026

Workshop Explores Policy Needs as Data Centers Surge in Georgia

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Georgia Tech hosted an event on April 21 examining the rapid expansion of data centers and the social and policy issues emerging alongside the growth of AI infrastructure.

Chris Rozell is giving the opening remarks at the ATL Neuro Networking and Symposium Night.

April 28, 2026

Student-Led Symposium Spotlights the Impact of Undergraduate Neuroscience Research

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Georgia Tech undergraduates organized and hosted a cross-campus symposium showcasing the impact and breadth of undergraduate neuroscience research.

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April 22, 2026

Zoo Atlanta Elephants Embrace New GT-Designed Interactive Enrichment Wall

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Georgia Tech is working with Zoo Atlanta to design an audio enrichment wall for African elephants.

Side‑by‑side comparison graphic showing two hurricane forecast visualizations. The left panel, labeled ‘Conventional Hurricane Map,’ displays a white cone of uncertainty over the Atlantic Ocean and southeastern United States with dated forecast points for Hurricane Florence, while the right panel, labeled ‘Inclusive Hurricane Map,’ shows a red shaded impact corridor over Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina with a storm track line and icons indicating storm categories near cities such as Atlanta, T

April 22, 2026

Communicating During a Crisis

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The Center for Inclusive Climate Communication (CICC) at Georgia Tech is a new and growing consortium of researchers, organizations, agencies, and companies whose goal is to ensure that climate and disaster information of all types is widely accessible.

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April 21, 2026

From Competition to Community: How Team Atlanta’s AI Cybersecurity Breakthrough Is Going Open Source

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Team Atlanta, winners of the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge, are turning their competition-winning AI cybersecurity system into a real-world tool for the open-source community.