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July 16, 2026

New Leadership Appointments at the Institute for Data Engineering and Science to Focus on Building Connections and AI Skills

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The Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) has selected faculty to serve in two associate director roles.

July 16, 2026

She Lost Her Mother. She Found Her Purpose.

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Meghna Iyer came to Georgia Tech to better understand the disease affecting her mother. Using AI to analyze 36 million biomedical papers, she helped uncover links among ALS, Alzheimer's disease, and frontotemporal dementia, contributing to a first-author publication and a tool that could accelerate future research.

July 16, 2026

Georgia Tech Receives Commitment to Launch New AI-Driven Health Innovation Center

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Parker H. Petit’s commitment will launch a research hub focused on using artificial intelligence to model diseases, identify treatment paths, and move discoveries closer to patient care.

The robot on a slippery floor surface using the manufacturer’s controller.

July 16, 2026

Researchers Create Faster, Cheaper Way to Teach a Humanoid Robot to Walk Over Real-World Terrain

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An ME and CSE team developed a more efficient machine learning method to train robotic controllers, deploying it on a two-legged robot that successfully navigated gravel, grass, hills, and more.

A group of students, researchers, and staff stand together for a group photo outside a brick building beneath a covered walkway.

July 15, 2026

Graduate Apprentices Are Shaping Research While Building Their Future

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Graduate apprentices gain experience with advanced instrumentation, mentoring, and facility operations while supporting the research ecosystem that serves Georgia Tech and its partners.

July 15, 2026

Andrew Lindsey Joins BBISS as Program Manager

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Lindsey will support BBISS’s research, education, and partnership activities across Georgia Tech and beyond.

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July 15, 2026

Engineered at Tech: Pinpointing River Pollution

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Environmental engineer Katherine Graham is developing new methods to pinpoint pathogens in water to help local agencies make rivers and reservoirs cleaner.

Georgia Tech Cybersecurity and Privacy Professor Rich DeMillo

July 14, 2026

DeMillo Recognized for Lasting Contributions to Software Engineering

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Richard DeMillo has been named to the inaugural class of the ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Academy.

Researchers set up a lightning mapping array unit at a location near Atlanta

July 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Lightning Mapping Array Helps Protect World Cup Visitors

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A Georgia Tech lightning mapping array is helping authorities protect World Cup visitors from severe weather.

July 13, 2026

Researchers Hone AI Method to Track “Smart” Vapes with Digital Screens

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A new study shows how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to automatically detect and classify new e-cigarette devices.

After a rush to attract data centers with incentives, more communities are pushing back against their development. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

July 10, 2026

Why Better‑Off Cities and Towns See More Benefits From Data Centers Than Rural Regions

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Data center development can boost growth and jobs – but these benefits are most pronounced when the local economy is more urban and developed.

July 10, 2026

Georgia Tech Collaborates With Japanese Space Agency on Asteroid Flyby

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Data from the mission could reveal how planets formed and help scientists identify future asteroid threats.

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July 9, 2026

Data Centers Are Booming. Who Benefits?

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Data centers continue to expand across the U.S. Do the communities nearby really benefit?

July 9, 2026

Hot Enough For Ya? Georgia Tech Has an App for That, and It’s More Useful Than You Might Think

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School of City and Regional Planning Assistant Professor Rounaq Basu knows it, too. So he and his students (supported by the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics) created the Cool Routes app

The Ramblin Wreck drives past the Petit Biotechnology Building, a red brick building with large trees in the foreground.

July 9, 2026

Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Announces New External Advisory Board Leadership and Members

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IBB is pleased to announce new leadership and membership for its EAB, which provides strategic guidance to help advance the institute's mission of accelerating interdisciplinary research and innovation.

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July 8, 2026

Creating Synthetic Life in a Lab? SpudCell Falls Short of the Goal, But Raises Even More Useful Questions

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While SpudCell is an important milestone in the field, it stops short of being a fully synthetic living cell.

July 7, 2026

Zhu Receives NSF CAREER Award

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Mathematics Assistant Professor Wei Zhu has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

Sam Shelton, Founding Director of the Strategic Energy Institute (Photo Credit: Georgia Tech Institute Communications)

July 7, 2026

In Memoriam: Sam Shelton, Founding Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

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Sam Shelton, founding director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), longtime professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and designer of the torch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, passed away on June 20, 2026.

Some of the researchers and coastal community members participating in the study. Front row: Melanie Pearson and Kasey McClary from Emory University, Semona Holmes from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, and Rachael Thompson from Glynn Environmental Coalition. Back row: Anita Collins from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, Katy Smith from University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Noah Scovronick from Emory University, community organizer and activist Jazz

July 6, 2026

Georgia’s First Superfund Research Center to Study Hazardous Industrial Pollution, Remediation

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A coalition of scientists from six universities and community partners has received a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) grant to establish Georgia’s first Superfund Research Center.

July 6, 2026

Georgia Tech Startup Develops Defense Technology to Counter Emerging Drone Threats

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From a student startup idea to a growing defense technology company, Askari demonstrates how Georgia Tech's commercialization ecosystem helps founders transform emerging technologies into solutions addressing real-world challenges.