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Andrew McShan

A New Frontier of Immune Research: Andrew McShan Awarded CAREER Grant for Protein-Lipid Research

Andrew McShan has been awarded a $1.4M NSF CAREER grant to research lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body. Lipid-protein interactions play a key role in everything from immune responses to energy storage — and could be the key to unlocking universal immunotherapies and cancer treatments, powerful vaccines, and a deeper understanding of our own immune systems.
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Chi Hoi (Kyle) Yip Receives Blair Spearman Doctoral Prize

The award recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral student who graduated from a Canadian university. Currently a Hale Visiting Assistant Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Mathematics, Yip earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) in 2024.
By unlocking a new type of origami-inspired folding, a recent physics study could lead to advances in everything from heart stents to airplane wings. (Adobe Stock)

Unlocking a New Class of Material — With Origami

A recent physics study has unlocked a new type of origami-inspired folding, and could lead to advances in everything from heart stents to airplane wings.
Alexander Divoux

2025 Provost's Academic Excellence Award Recipients

Alexander Divoux, a mathematics and computer science major, is among the recipients of the 2025 Provost's Academic Excellence Awards.
Richard Nichols

Richard Nichols Receives 2025 Bernstein Prize

Professor Emeritus Richard Nichols of the School of Biological Sciences has been recognized for his significant contributions to the field of motor control and learning. 
Christopher Stanzione, Explore LLC's new faculty director

Christopher Stanzione Named Explore Faculty Director

Georgia Tech's Explore Living Learning Community has a new faculty director dedicated to enhancing student engagement through innovative programming and leadership.
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Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca.

Alex Robel, an associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, said pumping sand onshore is far from a perfect solution to stabilize a beach, but it’s “one of the best tools we have in our arsenal.”

“It’s been done in the United States for almost a century in different places and we know how to do it,” Robel said. “We’re good at it.”

But nourishment is only a Band-Aid for erosion. Once cities start replenishing sand, Robel said they have to keep doing it regularly. 

Atlanta Journal Constitution March 24, 2026

Why mosquitoes always find you and how they decide to attack

A team of researchers including David Hu, a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Biological Sciences and George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time.

Based on their data, the researchers said they don’t think mosquitoes swarm because they’re following the pack. Each appeared to pick up on the cues independently, then found themselves at the same place at the same time.

“It’s like a crowded bar,” said Hu. “Customers aren’t there because they followed each other into the bar. They’re attracted by the same cues: drinks, music, and the atmosphere. The same is true of mosquitoes. Rather than following the leader, the insect follows the signals and happens to arrive at the same spot as the others. They’re good copies of each other.”

A similar story was published by The Economic Times.

ScienceDaily March 22, 2026
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Machine Learning Seminar Series Spring 2026 | Discourse Centric Models and Evaluation
Featuring | Jessy Li - Associate Professor Department of Lingustics & Department of Computer Science, UT Austin
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ATL Neuro Networking and Symposium Night
Join attendees from universities around Atlanta for an evening of data-blitz talks, undergraduate poster presentations and catered networking with students and faculty from the Atlanta neuroscience community.
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College of Sciences Students and Alumni Leadership Dinner
This signature networking event brings together College of Sciences students and distinguished Georgia Tech alumni for an evening of relationship building and professional discovery.
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Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
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Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech

Welcome — we're so glad you're here. Learn more about us in this video, narrated by Susan Lozier, College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair.