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September 9, 2026

Supporting Community-Led Flood Resilience

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The CHORUS research project will combine advanced flood modeling, artificial intelligence, and community partnerships to help coastal residents in Georgia and New York evaluate flooding solutions and shape resilience planning.

ISyE faculty leading the new Health Systems minor include (top row, left to right) Dima Nazzal, Pinar Keskinocak, and Turgay Ayer; and (bottom row, left to right) Lauren Steimle and Nicoleta Serban.

September 9, 2026

ISyE Launches New Minor in Health Systems, Open to Undergraduates Across Georgia Tech

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Open to all Georgia Tech undergraduates, ISyE's new Health Systems minor equips students to improve healthcare through analytics, optimization, policy, and systems thinking.

September 8, 2026

Accelerating Young Passion Into Bold Innovation: Mengkun Tian’s Employee Spotlight

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Through collaborative research, student mentorship, and advances in AI‑driven microscopy, Tian’s work at IMS reflects a lifelong dedication to understanding and innovating with materials.

September 4, 2026

New Associate Professor Sees Research Becoming More Human-Centered

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Jesse Thomason comes to Georgia Tech after spending five years as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science.

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September 4, 2026

Assessing Scientific Claims: Agent-Based AI System Answers Tough Questions

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An artificial intelligence program developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute could provide a new way to evaluate scientific claims.

September 3, 2026

New AI Models Could Create More Accurate Visualizations of Classical Architecture

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New AI and machine learning models developed by GT researchers will provide archaeologists and classical architecture experts with better analytical tools for studying temples, theaters, homes, and other structures from ancient Greece.

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September 3, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Share AI Cyber Challenge Lessons at USENIX Security 2026

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Georgia Tech researchers spent two years helping to answer the question: What can artificial intelligence (AI) do to protect software from cyberattacks?

September 3, 2026

Nine BBISS Faculty Fellows Appointed

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The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) has appointed nine new faculty fellows for 2026, selected for their leadership in sustainability research.

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September 3, 2026

Georgia Tech Joins National Workforce Behind America’s Manufacturing Comeback

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Georgia Tech is joining the national Foundry School initiative to prepare the talent needed for a new era of American manufacturing, building on Tech’s work connecting students, industry and advanced manufacturing research.

Department of Energy Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Catherine Jereza (center) tours NEETRAC's research and testing facilities at GeorgiaTech. The visit highlighted the center's work with utilities, manufacturers, and government partners to address emerging challenges facingthe nation's electric grid.

September 1, 2026

DOE Assistant Secretary Catherine Jereza Visits NEETRAC

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The nationally recognized Georgia Tech consortium brings together industry, government, and academia to advance power grid reliability and innovation.

Several space missions are searching for extraterrestrial life, which could come in the form of microbes

September 1, 2026

Many Space Missions Are Searching for Life Beyond Earth – But Are We Prepared for the Fallout if They Succeed?

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With more space missions launching each year, finding extraterrestrial life in a microbial form is becoming more plausible. What will the response be back here on Earth if – or when – scientists discover extraterrestrial microbes?

September 1, 2026

Professor Emeritus Named Distinguished Educator by ACM SIGGRAPH

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Jim Foley received the ACM SIGGRAPH 2026 Distinguished Educator Award

Pictured left-to-right: Tim Trent, director of IPaT's Trash Lab; Arthur Huang, CEO of Miniwiz; Michael Best, executive director of IPaT; Jennifer Chirico, associate vice president of Sustainability; and Rob Kadel, executive director of research program administration.

September 1, 2026

Georgia Tech Opens Trash Lab to Turn Campus Waste Into New Possibilities

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New IPaT makerspace combines advanced recycling technology, hands-on learning, and sustainability innovation.

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September 1, 2026

Warming Climate Could Actually Increase Physical Activity, Georgia Tech Economist Finds

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study led by economist Bobby Harris at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts reveals climate change could increase average U.S. physical activity by 893 steps per day by 2099 as people adapt to rising temperatures.

September 1, 2026

Georgia Tech to Help Shape the Microelectronics Workforce Through National Education Network

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The Institute for Matter and Systems will coordinate education and workforce initiatives in a 10-state regional consortium.

September 1, 2026

New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery

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To advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology Center (STC) at Michigan State University. Georgia Tech is among eight universities supporting the center.

The College of Lifetime Learning's Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, an AI researcher, is pictured teaching her VIP course.

August 31, 2026

Academic AI Strategy Establishes Shared Vision for Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech

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The new Academic AI Strategy establishes a shared vision for artificial intelligence (AI) across teaching and learning while providing practical resources, including a new Academic AI Playbook for faculty and staff.

Advanced microfabrication equipment inside Georgia Tech’s cleanroom facility supports the fabrication and characterization of semiconductor devices, quantum technologies, and other nanoscale research innovations.

August 31, 2026

Shared Tools, National Influence: Georgia Tech’s Decade of Nanotechnology Leadership

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A national network coordinated by Georgia Tech expanded access to advanced tools and helped shape the next generation of research facilities.

August 31, 2026

Incoming Professor Envisions World of Humans and Robots Working Together

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As he joins the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing as an assistant professor, Siddharth Karamcheti seeks to improve human-robot collaboration and maximize output through his research.