C-PIES News Archive

Jennifer Leavey, Carrie Shepler, David Collard and Lewis Wheaton lead a new Inclusive Excellence Grant.
Four faculty in the College of Sciences have received new funding to help foster student belonging at Georgia Tech. The team’s six-year grant is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative, and is one of 104 new grants funded through an overall initiative that’s allocating $60 million over six years and several phases.
Tech Tower
Under new program guidelines, Tech Promise will now assist qualified families whose annual estimated family income is $55,500 or less.
Lauren Hester, undergraduate student in the School of Psychology
Atlanta history is ripe with achievements from the Black community, and history continues to be made here today. Great work is being done on campus, across Atlanta, and beyond by Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are working across different industries to help bring about change to improve the human condition. Atlanta Change-Makers introduces you to a few of the people whose aspirations and actions are making a difference — for today, and for a brighter future.  
College of Sciences 2022 Summer REU Retreat, Amicalola Falls, GA.
Georgia Tech’s College of Sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) offers summer programs for 2023.
Lizanne DeStefano at White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence
Summit launches national initiative to expand access and opportunities in STEM and medicine fields.
Lizanne DeStefano at White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence
Summit launches national initiative to expand access and opportunities in STEM and medicine fields.
Georgia Tech Campus
The Georgia Institute of Technology is announcing its intention to launch a new academic unit dedicated to lifetime learning. Establishing a new academic unit is a long process, and Tech is at the very beginning. Dean Nelson Baker and Dean Charles Isbell are leading the effort, which currently has three working groups.
Brookhaven Family Dentistry owner Dr. Andrew Kokabi presents Huntley Hills Elementary Principal Mia Ford with a check from his practice's "Brighten Your Smile, Better Your World" campaign. (Photo Brookhaven Family Dentistry)
Andrew Kokabi, B.S. BIO 2000, credits Georgia Tech for his work ethic and community service goals, sharing that a sciences degree can boost students’ opportunities in medical school. 
From left to right: Karla Haack, Kelly Sepcic Pfeil, Christa Sobon, new members of the College of Sciences Advisory Board
Three new appointees — Karla Haack, Kelly Sepcic Pfeil, Christa Sobon — talk about what they learned while at Georgia Tech, and how they hope to advise the College on support for students and their former disciplines.
Members of Teresa Snow's Spring 2020 AAPH 1040: Scientific Foundations of Health class pose with birdhouses built for East Decatur Greenway. (Photos East Decatur Greenway).
Senior academic professional and wellness requirement co-director Teresa Snow talks about volunteering, a key aspect of her Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) affiliated APPH 1040 course, Scientific Foundations of Health, which is available to all undergraduates.