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Vice President Kamala Harris
With the Ferst Center filled to the brim Wednesday, Georgia Tech hosted Vice President Kamala Harris for a discussion about the climate crisis, which she called a transformational moment in America.
A school of planktivorous fish sheltering around a coral on a reef in the Solomon Islands in the Coral Triangle. Photo by Mark Hay
In the face of climate change, Annalisa Bracco, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Lyuba Novi, a postdoctoral researcher, offer a new methodology that could revolutionize how conservationists monitor coral. 
Association for Psychological Science Rising Stars
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) recognizes French in its annual list of impactful early career researchers around the world.  
Lauren Hester, undergraduate student in the School of Psychology
Atlanta history is ripe with achievements from the Black community, and history continues to be made here today. Great work is being done on campus, across Atlanta, and beyond by Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are working across different industries to help bring about change to improve the human condition. Atlanta Change-Makers introduces you to a few of the people whose aspirations and actions are making a difference — for today, and for a brighter future.  
Spruce-fir boreal forest in western North Carolina
Plants, like animals and people, seek refuge from climate change. And when they move, they take entire ecosystems with them. To understand why and how plants have trekked across landscapes throughout time, researchers at the forefront of conservation are calling for a new framework. The key to protecting biodiversity in the future may be through understanding the past.
Atlanta Science Festival Demo 2022
On Saturday, March 11, Georgia Tech will open its doors to the community for Science and Engineering Day at Georgia Tech.
The moon
Public Nights begin at the Georgia Tech Observatory.
AAAS Fellows 2022
Recognized among the nation’s most distinguished leaders, three Georgia Tech professors have been selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2022. 
The Law, Science, and Technology Program has a new information portal for students interested in legal careers.
The portal provides information on how to apply for law school.
Students received admission decisions in Early Action 2.
Another record-breaking number of applicants, with increased applications for all six of Georgia Tech’s Colleges.
Environmental Chamber Facility
Nga Lee “Sally” Ng, Love Family Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, leads a new study investigating the formation and properties of secondary organic aerosol from the nitrate radical oxidation of two common monoterpenes, compounds found in many plants. 
John Wise
The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wise as the new director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) at Georgia Tech. Wise is a professor in the School of Physics and an award-winning creator of supercomputer-driven visualizations that depict the beginnings of galaxies.