College of Sciences

Scientists have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across generations and adapt their behavior to changing environments all without a brain or nervous system. The work could shape how scientists think about bacterial infections and antibiotic treatment.

With a career rooted in science, alumna Tara Stoinski is shaping the future of wildlife conservation and gorilla preservation. 

Selected by DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Georgia Tech will lead the Critical Minerals in the Atlantic Seaboard Plain (CM-MAP) project. The regional effort builds on DOE’s Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) initiative and will examine potential resources across the Atlantic coastal plain.

Georgia Tech researchers found that a widely used agricultural pesticide alters bumblebee gene expression, diminishing their ability to reproduce.

The College of Sciences is pleased to announce the renaming of the School of Psychology as the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences. The new name represents the breadth and impact of the School’s research and training mission at the intersection of mind, brain, behavior, and technology. 

The 2026 cohort includes 28 early-career scientists based in the United States who are changing the world with their work.