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April is peak bird season in Georgia, so expect to see and hear plenty of species on campus.
In February, the Georgia Institute of Technology, together with the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, the Georgia Mining Association, and the British Consulate‑General Atlanta, hosted the fourth Growing Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs‑4) workshop in Atlanta. The workshop built on a growing transatlantic partnership dedicated to advancing innovation across the critical minerals value chain.
Researchers at Georgia Tech are using math, science, and artificial intelligence to better understand how people think, move, and perceive the world.
Graduate programs across the College of Sciences are again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings, reflecting Georgia Tech’s continued leadership in science and research.
A running theme throughout the conference was the growing influence of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence — and how researchers are preparing for the ethical, social and practical challenges that they bring.
Before joining the School of Physics as an assistant professor this fall, Afroditi Papadopoulou will engage with Nobel Laureates during a global forum focused on intergenerational and interdisciplinary scientific exchange.
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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, 2026A 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
