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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy

March 16, 2026

Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech

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The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.

Treatment plants can capture over 95% of methane from food waste, compared to about 50% at landfills. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

March 13, 2026

How Sewage Treatment Plants Could Handle Food Waste, Sparing Landfills and the Climate

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Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive.

March 13, 2026

Eliminating Invisible Bias: How CogBias AI Is Addressing Decision Integrity

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CogBias AI is developing decision-intelligence technology that helps organizations identify cognitive bias in research questions and surveys before those biases shape business decisions.

March 13, 2026

Undergrads Earn National Recognition for Computing Research

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Ryan Punamiya (CS 2025) and Summer Abramson, a third-year computational media student, have been honored by the Computing Research Association (CRA) through its 2025–2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (URA) program.

Low-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents. mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus

March 12, 2026

A Successful USDA Program That Has Supported More Than 533,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Rural America is Getting Phased Out

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The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.

Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing

March 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia

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The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.

Cyberattacks like GPS spoofing threaten oil supertankers and cargo ships at sea. Ping Shu/Moment via Getty Images

March 12, 2026

When GPS Lies at Sea: How Electronic Warfare is Threatening Ships and Their Crews

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The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly growing danger.

March 11, 2026

Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms

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Georgia Tech researchers studying sheepdog trials found new principles for guiding unpredictable groups and used them to develop computer models that could improve coordination in robot swarms, autonomous vehicles, and other networked systems.

black and white aerial view of an airfield AI is helping U.S. forces find and choose targets in Iran, like this airfield. U.S. Central Command via AP

March 11, 2026

US Military Leans Into AI for Attack on Iran, But the Tech Doesn’t Lessen the Need for Human Judgment In War

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Digital systems are only as good as the organizations that use them. Some organizations squander the potential of advanced technologies, while others can compensate for technological weaknesses.

A rural residence with solar panels installed outdoors, set among desert vegetation with mountains in the distance.

March 11, 2026

Temporal Stability of Consumer Preferences for Solar Energy

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A new study by EPIcenter affiliate Jamal Mamkhezri examines how public preferences for solar‑energy policy have shifted over a six‑year period in New Mexico, offering one of the first long‑term repeated cross‑section analyses of willingness to pay (WTP) f

March 10, 2026

Charles Nimo Receives Roland Ewubare Fellowship in Societal Engagement and Impact

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Georgia Tech doctoral student Charles Nimo has been selected as the newest recipient of the Roland Ewubare Fellowship in Societal Engagement and Impact.

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March 10, 2026

$8.9 Million Approved for Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative

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Georgia Tech is pleased to partner with the Georgia Forestry Commission on the approved $8.9 million Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative included in Gov. Brian Kemp’s amended FY 2026 budget.

Medical researchers in protective gowns and masks observe a child patient in a hospital bed surrounded by monitoring and medical equipment.

March 10, 2026

The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a flexible, sensor-filled fabric that monitors patients at risk of pressure injuries and alerts hospital staff when a patient needs to be repositioned, helping prevent painful and potentially serious complications.

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March 9, 2026

Effective Carbon Removal Requires Transparency, Says New Georgia Tech Research

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The researchers suggest that carbon removal can have clear benefits on the road to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it needs more oversight to be responsibly adopted at large scales.

March 9, 2026

Effective Carbon Removal Requires Transparency, Says New Georgia Tech Research

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The researchers suggest that carbon removal can have clear benefits on the road to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it needs more oversight to be responsibly adopted at large scales.

"A group of people stand near large windows in a bright indoor space, with one person holding a microphone and reading from a sheet of paper. Three individuals stand together near a lectern, some holding notes or drinks. In the foreground, a table holds laptops, papers, and a drink cup. The room has light-colored floors and tall window shades that diffuse the natural light."

March 6, 2026

Personal Resilience as a Path to Meaningful Sustainability Work

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Georgia Tech faculty invite the campus sustainability community to find the intersection of what they do best, what they love, and where they can make the biggest climate impact.

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March 6, 2026

Georgia Tech Energy Day: Meeting AI’s Growing Energy Demands

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Join us on March 19 as we explore one of the most urgent questions facing the nation: How do we power an AI‑driven future?

Researcher in a blue lab coat stands with arms crossed in a laboratory surrounded by scientific equipment and storage units.

March 6, 2026

Target the Tumor. Spare the Body.

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Georgia Tech researcher Nick Housley is developing a targeted cancer drug-delivery system that uses self-assembling nanohydrogels to release treatment directly at tumors while reducing harm to healthy tissue.

Michelle Gu, Aditi Ashok, Caitlin Woodward, Elizabeth Thompson, and Vedita Sawhney pose with Stretch and their award certificates. They won $1000 and the opportunity to develop their concept in the Aware Home.

March 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Students Stretch the Future of Assistive Robotics

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Now in its fourth year, the Stretch Robot Pitch Competition continues to evolve into one of Georgia Tech’s most imaginative and human‑centered design challenges.

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March 5, 2026

Engineers Week Brings Georgia Tech Research to Classrooms Across the State

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More than 6,200 high school students across Georgia tuned in for Engineers Week 2026, joining a series of online talks hosted by Georgia Tech that offered a glimpse into the technologies shaping the future.