October 20, 2023
Georgia Tech Hosts 2023 RCE Americas Meeting
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The Georgia Tech campus recently served as host from September 26 – 29 for students, academics, and working professionals from around the Americas.
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October 18, 2023
NSF Grant to Develop Carbon ‘Nutrition Labels’ for a Sustainable Internet of Things
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Josiah Hester, along with researchers from Cornell and Harvard Universities, has received a $2 million grant from National Science Foundation.
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September 28, 2023
October Events Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month
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Events throughout the month of October offer a glimpse into the wide-ranging commitment to sustainability at Georgia Tech.
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September 20, 2023
The Sustainability Next Plan Transforms Vision Into Reality
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On the one-year anniversary of the launch of Sustainability Next, a publicly available version of the plan is being released and several plan initiatives are coming to life.
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September 11, 2023
New Water Treatment Approach Helps to Avoid Harmful Chemicals
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Georgia Institute of Technology researchers developed the minus approach to handle these harmful byproducts.
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September 6, 2023
Echoes of Extinctions: Novel Method Unearths Disruptions in Mammal Trait-Environment Relationships
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Their novel approach showed how mammal traits evolved with changing environments over time and revealed factors that contributed to biodiversity loss.
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August 28, 2023
CEE Researchers Awarded $2.1 Million Grant to Ensure Cleaner, Safer Drinking Water
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The EPA is funding the research on the occurrence and concentration of pathogens and disinfection by-products and the environmental conditions favorable to their growth in drinking water distribution systems.
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July 19, 2023
Aluminum Materials Show Promising Performance for Safer, Cheaper, More Powerful Batteries
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The team’s new battery system could enable electric vehicles to run longer on a single charge and would be cheaper to manufacture — all while having a positive impact on the environment.
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July 18, 2023
Turning the Tide on Climate Change
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Solar and wind power have been used as renewable energy for years, but what about waves, tides, and currents? Georgia Tech researchers are turning to our waterways to build a better planet.
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July 12, 2023
Five Ph.D. Candidates Chosen for the 2023 Class of BBISS Graduate Fellows
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The BBISS Graduate Fellows Program provides graduate students with enhanced training in sustainability, team science, and leadership in addition to their usual programs of study.
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July 11, 2023
Sustainable-X Startup Spotlight on In Good Company: Changing the Narrative of Disability in the Workplace
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On March 31, 2023, In Good Company placed third in the Sustainable-X Showcase. With the help of prize money, investment, and participation in a startup launch program, the In Good Company founders are working to achieve their mission.
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June 29, 2023
Secretary of Energy Discusses Clean Energy
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Georgia Tech to talk about President Joe Biden's investment in clean energy.
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June 22, 2023
Research Next Project Team Promotes Collaboration With HBCUs
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For Georgia Tech, striving toward inclusivity starts with a simple but crucial goal: building deep, lasting research partnerships.
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June 13, 2023
New Georgia Tech Environmental Science Degree Launches
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The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.
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June 12, 2023
Serve-Learn-Sustain to Launch New Center
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On July 1, SLS will launch the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education.
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June 12, 2023
Inside-Out Heating and Ambient Wind Could Make Direct Air Capture Cheaper and More Efficient
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Chemical engineers use coated carbon fibers and eliminate steam-based heating in their simpler design, which also can be powered by wind energy.
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June 7, 2023
GTRI Works to Enhance EV Battery Reuse and Recycling in Georgia
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The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to optimize Georgia’s EV battery supply chain by developing cost-and energy-efficient methods that pose fewer environmental risks.
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May 30, 2023
Mitigating Climate Change Through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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May 25, 2023
New NEETRAC Director Joe Hagerman Aims for Center to Lead Amid Power Grid Transformation
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As the nation's power grid undergoes a transformative shift with historic investment in clean energy, Joe Hagerman understands the importance of this moment for the National Electric Energy Testing, Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC).
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May 24, 2023
The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Announces Sustainability Next Seed Grant Winners, Second Round Call Opens
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Georgia Tech’s Sustainability Next Institute Strategic Plan initiative launched an annual seed grant program totaling $250,000 to support interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary climate and sustainability research.
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