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October 13, 2026

Small Farmers Being Weighed Down by Food Traceability Rule, New Paper Finds

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A new paper by a Georgia Tech-led research team suggests that the FDA's Food Traceability Rule can disproportionately burden family farms and other small food producers due to a lack of technological infrastructure, resources, or compliance expertise.

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October 13, 2026

Deleted AI Chats May Leave Clues Behind

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Researchers find that deleted local AI chats may remain recoverable from a phone’s memory through a new tool called ORISA.

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October 12, 2026

What Are We Giving Up When We Give Up Data Privacy?

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Charles Woods, a privacy rhetoric expert in Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, shares four major concerns.

October 5, 2026

New Neural Framework Could Make LLMs More Empathetic

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new neural framework that examines how different training sources influence empathy and social reasoning within large language models.

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October 2, 2026

Georgia Tech Students to Fly NASA Spacecraft from Campus Mission Control

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The student-operated CubeSat will test next-generation propulsion technology during a nine-month mission.

October 2, 2026

EPIcenter Webinar Series Explores the Future of Nuclear Energy

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A three-part webinar series hosted by Georgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center provided an accessible introduction to the science, economics, policy, and geopolitics shaping the future of nuclear energy.

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October 2, 2026

Georgia Tech and Amazon Launch Joint Science Hub

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The collaboration will support research in robotics, industrial and systems engineering, and aerospace technology while fostering innovation in foundational and emerging technologies.

September 30, 2026

IDEaS & AWS Launch Upskilling Course for Faculty, Research Engineers, and IT Specialists Working in Health Science Research

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The fall cohort of 18 researchers will participate in a free, fully remote, 5-week program.

September 30, 2026

Researchers Develop Simple Modification to Improve Commercial Resin for Direct Air Capture

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Researchers have shown that a simple, one-step modification can upgrade a commercial amine resin into a more efficient and durable sorbent for CO₂ capture

Oliver was inspired by the stickers he saw on gas pumps showing Joe Biden pointing at the price saying "I did that." Photo by Whoisjohngalt, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

September 29, 2026

Can Presidents Influence Gas Prices? New Research Fuels the Debate

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Economists have long dismissed the public perception that presidents influence gas prices as economic illiteracy. New research from Georgia Tech economists Dylan Brewer and Matthew Oliver calls that assumption into question.

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September 29, 2026

Cybersecurity Student Spends Summer of Securing the High Seas

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Anna Raymaker’s maritime cybersecurity research is advancing through controlled AIS testing and collaboration with mariners.

It's not just our ancestry that determines health, Gibson says. It's also culture and environment. (Credit: Juliane Liebermann / Unsplash)

September 28, 2026

Beyond DNA: Large Study Adds Context of Life Circumstances, Environment to Genetic Risks

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New research from Georgia Tech shows that a person's environment and life circumstances can amplify or reduce the health risks encoded in our DNA — leading to an array of health outcomes.

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September 28, 2026

Georgia Tech Hosts Macro-Energy Systems Workshop

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Georgia Tech hosted more than 130 students, researchers, and energy professionals for the fourth Macro-Energy Systems Workshop, chaired by Micah Ziegler, to strengthen collaboration across the macro-energy systems community.

The ISyE research team from left to right: Xiao Liu, the David M. McKenney Family Associate Professor; Yu Ding, the Anderson-Interface Chair and professor and project lead; and Ph.D. student Quan Zeng.

September 28, 2026

Can a Machine or AI Agent Be Surprised? Helping Autonomous Systems Respond to the Unexpected

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Researchers at Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) are rethinking how intelligent systems recognize and respond to the unexpected.

Saman Zonouz is a Georgia Tech associate professor and lead researcher for the DerGuard project.

September 25, 2026

GT Cybersecurity Expert Helping to Chart the Future of AI on the Energy Grid

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Georgia Tech researcher Saman Zonouz is helping shape resilient AI practices for the electricity grid. His work connects workshop planning with research on AI-enabled grid protection and emerging vulnerabilities.

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September 24, 2026

New Benchmark Measures Memory Capabilities of VLM-Powered Robots

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To improve robot performance and advance memory capabilities needed for reliable home use, Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new benchmark to evaluate the memory capabilities of vision-language models (VLMs).

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September 24, 2026

Study Uncovers Security Weaknesses in Next-Generation Vehicle Technology

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Georgia Tech researchers found seven security flaws in CAN XL, a vehicle network standard intended for future driver-assistance systems.

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September 24, 2026

Open Source Program Offices’ Virtual Summer Internship Closes with Scientific Software Research Poster Session

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Event showcased the wide range of campus developed solutions across domains.

September 24, 2026

Can Brain Activity Reveal What Surveys Miss?

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D.J. Wu discusses how his brain activity research could help inform future business decisions.

Ramy Ghanim, Joy Jackson, and Alex Abramson test a tiny implantable device in the lab.

September 24, 2026

Engineers Connect Health Wearables and Implants Using the Body as the Network

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Inspired by the ionic signaling of our nervous system, researchers built sensors and therapeutic devices that can communicate and coordinate with each other through tissue.