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Georgia Tech’s Space Research Initiative Hosts Yuri’s Day Symposium

The event brought together faculty, researchers, and students to celebrate the Institute’s interdisciplinary space research.
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Faculty, Staff Honored for Outstanding Work

The annual Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon took place Friday, April 26.
Students learned more about internship opportunities during a Career Center event in collaboration with Brandsafway.

Science and Society Program: New Internships Help Students Thrive 

A new internship program is offering fresh opportunities to students across the School of Psychology and Georgia Tech. The College of Sciences is cultivating more of these types of career programs, with several additional internship efforts and a new internship database slated to launch in the upcoming school year.

Science Square’s first phase includes Science Square Labs, a 13-story tower with built in, state-of-the-art lab and clean room space.

New Science and Medical Research Hub Opens in Atlanta

Georgia Institute of Technology and the Trammell Crow Company are transforming Atlanta’s booming skyline with the launch of the first phase of Science Square, a pioneering mixed-use development dedicated to biological sciences and medical research and the technology to advance those fields. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for April 25.
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19 Tech Faculty Receive Regents' Distinctions

The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has honored 19 Georgia Tech faculty members with 2024 Regents' Distinctions.
On April 19, 2024, the Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the annual TA and Future Faculty Awards Day Ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech.

CTL Celebrates 2024 Teaching Assistant and Future Faculty Awardees

The Center for Teaching and Learning recently hosted an annual ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech, celebrating excellence in teaching throughout the Institute and acknowledging the invaluable role TAs and future faculty play in shaping the minds of students and enriching the academic community at Tech.  
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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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Apr
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2026
IRIM Spring 2026 Seminar Series | Featuring - Amy Orsborn, University of Washington
Featuring - Amy Orsborn, University of Washington
Apr
16
2026
IDEaS Upskilling Workshop on AI for Research
Join us for an afternoon of demonstrations on how AI can be used in research.
Apr
17
2026
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Workshop: From Prototype to Production
This comprehensive hands-on workshop will guide participants through building a Mortgage Assistant Agent.
Apr
17
2026
Fossil Friday
Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays! Become a fossil hunter and help discover how vertebrate communities have changed through time.
Apr
17
2026
Plant Library
EAS 1600 students maintain the Library, and it's open to everyone on Fridays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm when classes are in session. Come learn about houseplants and bring your own plant home!
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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.