Bioengineering and Bioscience News

Carnegie Mellon's Carmel Majidi presents at Materials for Biomedical Systems Day

April 28, 2023

Materials for Biomedical Systems Day Brings Researchers Together to Engineer Better Medicines

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The workshop brought together researchers from various disciplines to ehnance human health via multidisciplinary materials research.

Professor Omer Inan is set to take the stage at the upcoming TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise event on May 19.

April 6, 2023

ECE Professor Omer Inan to be Featured Speaker at TEDxAtlanta 2023: WE RISE

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Inan will be discussing his groundbreaking research on wearable healthcare technologies.

March 31, 2023

Rising Temperatures Alter ‘Missing Link’ of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk

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Georgia Tech researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support systems.

March 2, 2023

BioSpark Labs Igniting Innovation for Biotech Startups

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Located in the 18-acre Science Square campus, BioSpark is designed to be a launch pad for high-potential entrepreneurs.

February 23, 2023

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

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An international, collaborative team of researchers shed light on how fungi and plant roots work together to gather nutrients — and how the diversity of plant species may impact the process.

A range of tree-covered mountains stand beneath a bright blue sky

February 6, 2023

The Plants Seeking Refuge Across Our Dynamically Changing Planet

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Researchers investigate how trees have moved across geography over time, where they’re heading, and why it’s important.

January 23, 2023

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to Offer Three New Undergraduate Degrees — Including Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Major

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The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.

December 7, 2022

Researchers and Alumni Aid in $2.6 Million Effort to Restore Salt Marshes in Historic Charleston

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A citizen science initiative led by a Georgia Tech alum has turned a community’s concerns into a collaborative effort — which includes Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka — to study and restore Charleston’s degraded salt marshes.

October 4, 2022

Joel Kostka Awarded $3.2 Million to Keep Digging into How Soils and Plants Capture Carbon — And Keep It Out of Earth’s Atmosphere

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School of Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka’s decade of research in Minnesota peatlands has received a boost from a new Department of Energy grant, set to explore how science can address climate change with emphasis on carbon storage.

April 13, 2022

2022 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) hosted the 16th annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium.

March 28, 2022

carSEAL to represent Georgia Tech at the 2022 ACC InVenture Prize

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On April 2, 2022, Team carSEAL will represent Georgia Tech in the 6th annual ACC InVenture Prize Competition hosted this year by Florida State University.

March 17, 2022

You in the News: PatentX is Tokenizing Innovation

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During the summer of 2021, computer science student Neil Sanghavi and computer science recent grad Ahan Shah, both from Fairfax, VA, reconnected to develop their use of NFT technology to provide utility in an antiquated space that lacked efficiency.

March 1, 2022

2022 InVenture Prize Finalists Revealed for Upcoming Live Show

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After almost a year of preparation, practice, and refinement, Georgia Tech’s annual InVenture Prize is down to six finalists competing in the final round on March 16th.