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Raquel Lieberman has received new NIH support for long-running research into myocilin, a protein linked to childhood glaucoma. The professor and Sepcic Pfeil Endowed Chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry is joined by Ph.D. student Gwen Thomas in the search for research answers — and effort to increase access and representation in the sciences. 


 

The new minor is officially launching this fall and is currently accepting enrollment.

Conversations about health often center around illness. With the new minor starting in the fall, the School of Psychology is working to infuse wellness into the mix, exploring the neuroscience behind different aspects of mental health while giving students practical tools to build their own mental wellness.

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An Atlanta memorial is planned for Thomas Francis Moran, a former professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, who died on July 17 at the age of 86.

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Georgia Tech's machine learning experts, including Wenjing Liao, an assistant professor in the School of Mathematics, are sharing their knowledge this week at the International Conference on Machine Learning in Hawaii.

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Georgia Tech experts, including Zachary Handlos of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, keep watch for dangerous air quality issues in Atlanta spurred by smoke from hundreds of wildfires ablaze in Canada.

The sparkling shoreline along Deception Pass State Park in Oak Harbor, Washington (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)

Solar and wind power have been used as renewable energy for years, but what about waves, tides, and currents? Georgia Tech researchers are turning to our waterways to build a better planet.