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Plans to Expand Spring Semester

 Kristen Marhaver received a B.S. in Applied Biology from Georgia Tech before heading to Scripps Institution of Oceanography for graduate studies.

Kristen Marhaver (BIO 04) speaks for the corals. The scuba diver, underwater photographer, and world-renowned expert in coral breeding has racked up more than 2.3 million views of her engaging TED talks, in which she shares her ground-breaking innovations and heartfelt passion for preserving these little-understood and greatly undervalued marine creatures.

With the new outdoor Math Lab, students can now work in collaboration with teaching assistants and each other to reach solutions.

This semester, the Georgia Tech Math Lab offers two options for student learning: free outdoor tutoring in Skiles Courtyard during the day, and free online sessions in the evenings.

Ovarian cancer cells (Photo Nephron via Wikimedia Commons)

John F. McDonald and his research team have created a ‘multi-algorithm’ machine learning approach to boost accuracy in predicting drug responses for ovarian cancer patients.

Humans on Mars

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.

Pumpkin Drop 2018

It’s Homecoming week at Georgia Tech, but with Halloween coming this weekend, there are other kinds of spirits on campus this week as well.