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"Charles Bell Anatomy of the Brain, c. 1802" (Wikimedia Commons, Shaheen Lakhan)

It's one of the most important processes for the development of the human brain, but science is still learning about DNA methylation. A School of Biological Sciences professor and her research team have uncovered some new information about how this process evolved in humans.

Covid Mask Tested Fabric Samples

The analysis analyzed more than 30 materials, singling out two for being the best for filtration efficiency. The researchers also underscored the importance of multiple layers in masks to minimze exposure risk and the significant protection that occurs from universal mask wearing.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Audrey Duarte

In celebration of Women's History Month, Georgia Tech highlights the onward and upward trajectory of nine women across campus who are shattering the traditional "glass ceiling" — carving a path for others and for equitable recognition, respect, and inclusion.

Left to right: Shannon Yee, professor at Georgia Tech's George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering; Matt Baker, professor at Georgia Tech's School of Mathematics; Po-Shen Loh, professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University

Mathematicians and engineers from Georgia Tech and Carnegie Mellon discuss how network and game theories provide a different way to control the spread of infectious disease.

An image of the cometary dust and exoplanet surrounding the young star HD 106906, which Georgia Tech physicists will study. (Image UC Berkeley)

Disks of debris that surround stars, and the cosmic bodies that crash into them, may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of how planetary systems formed. A trio of Georgia Tech School of Physics researchers wins a NASA grant to look deeper into "stellar flybys."

Randall Engle

School of Psychology professor Randall Engle, chosen this year to receive the Society of Experimental Psychologists' Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award, looks back on a career dedicated to discoveries regarding working memory and attention — and shares what's next in his research.