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Yuanzhi Tang

Georgia Tech has appointed Yuanzhi Tang as executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Feb. 1.

Tang will lead the strategic vision, interdisciplinary research efforts, and internal and external partnerships at SEI, strengthening connections across Georgia Tech’s Colleges, Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRI), the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and external partners to advance energy-related initiatives.

Could the Earth and everything on it – and even the whole universe – be a simulation running on a giant computer? OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images

How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see. Other things can’t be seen, but you believe in them because a parent or a teacher told you, or you read it in a book.

During a 2025 “Making Science Accessible” event, CoSYAB members provided feedback to graduate students testing new ways of presenting their research to the public.

Launched in fall 2024, the volunteer leadership group is composed of alumni who obtained an undergraduate degree from the College within the past two decades or a master’s or Ph.D. degree within the past decade.

From L to R: Krishna Monroe, president of EMS at GT; Lianna Homrich, vice president of EMS at GT;  Daeun “Esther” Lee, outreach director of EMS at GT; and Brandon Brigner, CPR officer of EMS at GT.

Four Georgia Tech students share what it’s like to balance rigorous coursework with the high-stakes world of emergency medicine.

Community Engagement Graduate Fellows

Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area and highlight how science can align with public good.

Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.