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April 13, 2012

Applications Sought for the Nerem International Travel Award

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2012-2013 Robert M. Nerem International Travel Award.

April 13, 2012

AbSciCon 2012 “Exploring Life: Past and Present, Near and Far” Hosted at Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech is hosting the fifth biennial Astrobiology Science Conference, April 16-20 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center

April 11, 2012

Georgia Tech Hosts FameLab Astrobiology Final Competition

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Georgia Institute of Technology will host the Famelab Astrobiology Finals, Monday April 16, 7-9 pm, in the Grand Ballroom of the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.

April 3, 2012

Boyan Pushes for Reauthorization of Pediatric Medical Device Legislation

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“The Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act" provides grants to fund non-profit pediatric device consortia, such as the Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium.

April 2, 2012

Research ‘Puts Learning into Practice’ for Student

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In class, Lin Fan has listened to his professors explain the theory behind mechanical engineering.

April 2, 2012

Scientists Study the Catalytic Reactions Used by Plants to Split Oxygen from Water

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Researchers have discovered a new component of the reaction plants use to create oxygen.

March 29, 2012

Leading Minority Engineering Researchers Convene at Georgia Tech for National Workshop

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The workshop was held in response to both a critical need for technological innovation and for ways to address the disturbing shortage of minority engineering faculty across the country.

March 28, 2012

Novel Compound Halts Tumor Spread, Improves Brain Cancer Treatment in Animal Studies

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Researchers have designed a new treatment approach that appears to halt the spread of cancer cells into normal brain tissue in animal models.

Magnetically Assisted Intubation Device team

March 20, 2012

Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Team Sweeps Business Plan Competition

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The “MAID” Team (Magnetically Assisted Intubation Device) of biomedical engineering undergraduates earns top prize.

Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

March 13, 2012

BioEngineering Student and Faculty Awards Winners

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Through the generous support of Dean Gary S. May and the College of Engineering, the BioEngineering Interdisciplinary graduate program is pleased announce the creation of three new BioEngineering Awards.

March 13, 2012

Georgia Tech Graduate Programs Earn High Marks In National Rankings

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Georgia Tech graduate programs continue to earn high marks from U.S. News & World Report.

March 1, 2012

Two Georgia Tech Faculty Help to Define Emerging U.S Stem Cell Engineering Field through International Study

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Georgia Tech faculty invited by the National Science Foundation to take part in an international assessment of the Stem Cell Engineering field.

February 23, 2012

Georgia Research Alliance Names First Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine

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Nanotechnology expert Younan Xia joins Georgia Tech.

February 22, 2012

Blast from the past: resurrecting ancient life (with confidence)

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If we were able to resurrect a dinosaur in the laboratory today how could we be certain that the particular dinosaur actually existed in the distant past and does not simply represent some mutant frankensaurus?

February 13, 2012

Georgia Tech Develops Computational Algorithm to Assist in Cancer Treatments

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Georgia Tech has created a new data analysis algorithm that quickly transforms complex RNA sequence data into usable content for cancer biologists and clinicians.

February 13, 2012

Georgia Tech Research: Good for the Heart

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Georgia Tech researchers are developing new ways to diagnose and treat heart problems -- from advanced imaging techniques and guidance for drug therapies to sophisticated surgical procedures.