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Joel Kostka, professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Gardeners love peat moss; it’s great for growing plants. But Joel Kostka, professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, wonders if it serves as a warning sign for the impact of climate change on plants and microbes. He travels to a unique experimentation site in Minnesota to find answers to his questions. 

ASTOUNDING ELEMENTS at Crosland Tower

“ASTOUNDING ELEMENTS,” an exhibit in Crosland Tower opening on Nov. 7, celebrates elements – real and fictional – and looks back at some events and artifacts from activities led by the College of Sciences.

College of Sciences team (from left): Jennifer Leavey, David Collard, Cam Tyson, Emma Blandford (Courtesy of David Collard)

Georgia Tech is a new participant in the University System of Georgia (USG) STEM IV initiative, which was launched on October 29-30, in Athens, Georgia.

Peter Yunker, Georgia Tech: Heteroresistance AST

A team with promising technology to combat antibiotic resistance has received funding to accelerate commercialization. The team includes David Weiss, a clinical investigator and associate professor of infectious diseases at Emory University, and Peter Yunker, an assistant professor in the School of Physics and researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. A biophysicist, Yunker is the team’s technical investigator.

Chung Kim

Chung Kim, an academic program coordinator in the College of Sciences, wins quiz 6 of ScienceMatters Season 3.

Alumni Homecoming 2019

Six College of Sciences alumni share their memories of life at Georgia Tech, the lessons they learned that they applied in their careers, and what they would tell current students about how to make the most of their time in the College of Sciences.