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A multidisciplinary team has discovered how lateral inhibition helps our brains process visual information, and it could expand our knowledge of sensory perception, leading to applications in neuro-medicine and artificial intelligence.

You can describe the shape you live on in multiple dimensions. vkulieva/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.

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The Final SCMB Symposium is being held on April 10th – 11th, 2025 on Georgia Tech campus.

Tech Promise: Second-year biology majors Giuli Capparelli Sanabria and J’Avani Stinson

Second-year biology majors Giuli Capparelli Sanabria and J’Avani Stinson are pursuing Georgia Tech degrees with fewer financial worries, thanks to the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholarship. 

In the Painted Desert of Northern Arizona (shown here in a palette of purples), wet-dry cycling has contributed to the formation of the colorful layers visible in the landscape. (Credit: USGS)

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may have led to life on Earth.

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Newly discovered antibodies break down the protein that causes glaucoma.  

The Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT) site collects real-time data during the Los Angeles wildfires. Courtesy: Haroula Baliaka

As the Los Angeles fires quickly spread starting Jan. 7 and wind gusts approached 100 mph, scientists observed a 110-fold rise in airborne lead levels. This spike had receded by Jan. 11.  

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), a pilot initiative funded by the College of Sciences Advisory Board, helps ease the transition for transfer students through academic support, leadership development, and access to a strong peer community.

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 ComputingEngineering, and Sciences, the program will educate students and advance the field of neuroscience through an interdisciplinary approach — ultimately integrating neuroscience research and technological development to study all levels of nervous system function. 

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From new farming practices to paleontology, meet four Georgia Tech researchers who improve the climate and predict its future.