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Elisabetta Matsumoto with a scarf that represents cellular automata, a mathematical construct depicting a system's evolution over time. (Photo Elisabetta Matsumoto)

Elisabetta Matsumoto and Frances Rivera-Hernández have won funding and support from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), continuing a long history of backing for leading-edge research honored by Cottrell Scholars and Scialog

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Under new program guidelines, Tech Promise will now assist qualified families whose annual estimated family income is $55,500 or less.

From October '22 Puerto Rico trip: CEE grad student Paola Vargas-Vargas (left) and Stephen Hughes of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez calibrate an instrument in front of a landslide. (Photo Frances Rivera-Hernández)

Frances Rivera-Hernández, Karl Lang, and Rafael Bras are leading an effort to gather data about landslides caused by hurricanes hitting the island. Joined by students, the researchers share an ultimate goal of creating a national geohazards center.

 

Ankle Exoskeleton Boots

Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory found wearable ankle exoskeletons helped subjects improve standing balance only if they activated before muscles fired.

Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In on Massive Turkey-Syria Earthquake

The death toll is believed to have topped more than 30,000  after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated south-central Turkey and northwestern Syria. The disaster zone is home to more than 13 million people in Turkey and an unknown number in a region of Syria torn by civil war. It’s an area that stretches beyond the distance from Atlanta to Kentucky.