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Led by the College of Sciences, Georgia Tech launched its year-long celebration of 2019, the International Year of the Periodic Table, at the Jan. 22 men's basketball game against Notre Dame. The Yellow Jackets prevailed over the Fighting Irish, 63-61.
To celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table, Tech students, faculty, and staff talk about their favorite elements. For January, we have biochemistry major and track star Jeanine Williams.
The light released from around the first massive black holes in the universe is so intense that it is able to reach telescopes across the entire expanse of the universe. Incredibly, the light from the most distant black holes (or quasars) has been traveling to us for more than 13 billion light years. However, we do not know how these monster black holes formed.
Here's a science enigma: Try to explain where the neat, even DNA/RNA helix came from. That actually might be easy. The helix probably spun around itself with complete ease long before first life evolved, as this possible RNA precursor did in a Georgia Tech lab.
When it comes to the health effects of chronic stress, the type of stressor matters a lot.
Colin Spencer, third-year biology major who has served as director of the Mental Health Student Coalition, writes for the AJC about his own experiences with mental health, the efforts underway to improve the situation, and what more needs to be done.
