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Lewis Wheaton (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)

Five Georgia Tech faculty members have been selected for the 2024 ACC Academic Leaders Network (ACC ALN) Fellows program. The ALN program is designed to foster cross-institutional networking and collaboration between ACC schools, while increasing the academic leadership capacity within each institution.  

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The researchers used data to investigate natural divisions in bacteria with a goal of determining a viable method for organizing them into species and strains.

Sea cucumbers and coral

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that sea cucumbers — sediment-eating organisms that function like autonomous vacuum cleaners of the ocean floor — play an enormous role in protecting coral from disease. 

The campus community is invited to participate in a week of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

James Sowell, director of the Georgia Tech Observatory. Photo: Rob Felt

This year brings another February 29. Why do leap years occur? Jim Sowell is a principal academic professional in the School of Physics and the director of the Georgia Tech Observatory. He says the leap year’s creation goes back to Julius Caesar.

Sloan Researchers

Sloan Fellowships are among the most prestigious awards for early career faculty