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C-PIES Director Lewis Wheaton (far left) and College of Sciences Program Director Lea Marzo (far right) pose with STEP students after a presentation to the College of Sciences Advisory Board.
The Student Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP) eases the transition for College of Sciences transfer students, helping them succeed academically and socially through mentorship, tutoring, and special events and activities.
Tim Cope is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, where his research focuses on how movement is controlled by neuron signaling to the spinal cord in mammals.
A joint effort across the Colleges of Computing, Engineering, and Sciences, the program will educate students and advance the field of neuroscience through an interdisciplinary approach.
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Georgia Tech researchers explore how to improve the planet, one rock at a time.
Usage of the term "brain rot" increased by 230% between 2023 and 2024.
Eric Schumacher, professor of psychology specializing in the study of cognitive control, joins the Generating Buzz podcast to talk about how brain rot is spreading — and how to stem the tide.
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The School of Biological Sciences assistant professor has received several awards that will enable interdisciplinary research on the neural mechanisms of cognition.
Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)
A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.
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BME researchers combine precision and simplicity in cell-free biosensors, transforming diagnostic tools.
 The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images
In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.
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The internal search will identify an inaugural executive director for the new Interdisciplinary Research Institute, fostering cutting-edge research and innovation at the intersection of neuroscience, neurotechnology, and societal impact.
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Effective January 1st, Gregory Sawicki will serve as interim executive director of the Georgia Tech Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM).

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A chemical plant fire near Atlanta last fall released a toxic plume that disrupted the lives of nearby residents. Many still experience health problems and don't know what was released in the plume.

Researchers like Greg Huey, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, say early tests found other chemicals in addition to chlorine in the plume. They found irritants like bromine and isocyanic acid that can cause symptoms like coughing and wheezing. His team is analyzing more air quality data and expects to share the findings in the coming weeks.

“This might help people know what they're exposed to in this incident. But more importantly, if ever something like this happens again, we might have better ideas what to look for,” Huey explains.

NPR January 29, 2025

Wildfires are becoming a bigger focus for scientists that study air pollution, said Nga Lee (Sally) Ng, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Ng is also the principal investigator of ASCENT, a new federally funded, national monitoring network that began last year to measure a wide range of air pollutants in real time. The readings from the Los Angeles area fires were captured at the network’s monitoring station in Pico Rivera, several miles from the active fires.

The New York Times January 20, 2025