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Georgia Tech achieved a record $5.3 billion economic impact in 2023, the highest in the state of Georgia. The university has driven significant economic growth, accounting for 24% of the University System of Georgia’s total impact and 42% of its economic growth since 2019. Additionally, Georgia Tech leads in employment impact, supporting 34,000 jobs across the state.

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By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.

Students Diya Godavarti and Waynell Simbafo with Chemistry faculty Pamela Pollet

A Georgia Tech team placed second in the statewide Vertical Integrated Project Innovation competition for a poster modeling chemical exposure and socioeconomic disparities.

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College of Sciences faculty are among the recipients of the third round of Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants awarded by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

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By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.

Georgia Tech alumni led behind-the-scenes tours at Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters. As part of their tour, students checked out an original 1949 yellow delivery truck parked in the rotunda of Coke’s Central Reception Building.

Yellow Jacket alumni working at Coca-Cola dispensed real-world advice and insights to College of Sciences students during a recent Career Trek to the headquarters of the global beverage giant.

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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

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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