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A graphic showing ocean circulation developed from MPAS (Model for Prediction Across Scales) components for oceans, sea ice, and land ice. (Graphic courtesy E3SM.org.)

The Department of Energy's process for predicting how climate change will affect carbon in the planet's ecosystem could get a makeover, thanks to a new grant for two School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers. 

This semester, our students adjust to new schedules that include a mixture of online and hybrid courses.
As we start fall semester and a fresh school year, second year neuroscience major Annabelle Thomas joins Fredrick Holloman, a learning specialist and academic coach in Georgia Tech Tutoring & Academic Support, to share top tips for a successful semester.
Audrey Duarte, Professor, School of Psychology

A new at-home polysomnography kit, built by Audrey Duarte and W. Hong Yeo, proposes a path to getting data and a better night’s sleep — thanks to a new, unobtrusive nanotech device.

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The smartphones in everyone’s purse or pocket could soon become powerful tools in the effort to control coronavirus in the campus community.

A representative photo of ice-cored pingos, emerging from the permafrost and dotting the arctic landscape near Tuktoyaktuk, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Credit: Matt Jacques, Monte Cristo Magazine

NASA Dawn's second mission sheds new light on dwarf planet Ceres — including evidence of dome-like, ice-filled hills that resemble Earth's 'pingos'. The work could lead to new insights about the role of water in shaping the geology of icy bodies elsewhere in the solar system, and a better understanding of pingos in relation to Earth’s climate. The team has also received a grant for what will be the first-ever mapping of similar features in the Arctic: Pingo STARR.

Greg Gibson and Joshua Weitz provide updates on Covid-19 projections and coronavirus surveillance testing, with a focus on the return to campus.

Video recap: Watch Joshua Weitz and Greg Gibson provide updates on Covid-19 projections and coronavirus surveillance testing, with a focus on the return to campus.