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PPE Donated to Help Healthcare Workers

Thousands of items that are in short supply for healthcare workers are now being dispatched across the state.

A sheen of oil coats the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in June 2010, as ships work to help control the Deepwater Horizon spill. Credit: kris krüg, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0/Eos Magazine

A new article from Georgia Tech professor Joel Kostka highlights the advances made in microbial science in the 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the world's worst environmental disaster. 

Women Who Lead

March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on women's contributions to American history, society, and culture. At Tech, we celebrate the women who are making a difference in research and inspiring future generations to make their own history. 

David Sherrill, professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Computational Science and Engineering; associate director of the Georgia Tech Institute for Data Engineering and Science.

A Georgia Tech research group led by computational chemist David Sherrill, professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is offering new tools, including artificial intelligence-based resources, for helping scientists involved in drug discovery efforts. 

From the video, "The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do," by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell.

COVID-19 has sent many to seek out the latest information and ask questions about the spread of the virus in Georgia and whether initial sources of the coronavirus in the state can be tracked. Georgia Tech College of Sciences faculty and researchers continue to share insights and expertise in news reports focused on the topic.

Georgia Tech faculty and students successfully hosted the 7th Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium online, the weekend of March 14-15, 2020 (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston).

Over two days of keynotes, expert talks, a poster session and awards ceremony, students and researchers from around the globe convened at Georgia Tech’s 7th Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium to network and share the latest field developments and insights — all from the comfort of their own couches. Here's how.