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Georgia Institute of Technology
The streets have been paved. The grass has been mowed. Projects across the city have rushed to completion in anticipation of Atlanta hosting eight World Cup matches in June and July. Georgia Tech’s campus will join in the excitement, and the campus community is ready.
“I’m excited for people from all over the world to experience how much Atlanta has embraced soccer,” said Alex Duncan, senior director of the Online Master of Science in Computer Science program. Duncan, originally from Plano, Texas, began following the World Cup in 1998.
When the U.S. Navy needed a game-changing repair solution, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute delivered. Now, that same tech is powering innovation across industries.
Georgia Tech has released new data dashboards showcasing the impact of its growing partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories (NLs). The dashboards highlight significant achievements in joint research, funding, and innovation, demonstrating each Georgia Tech-NL partnership's commitment to addressing critical global challenges. "This new tool will enable researchers to find existing National lab collaborations and guide administrators to key Georgia Tech national lab projects to be able to provide strategic investments and support," said Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research Julia Kubanek.
Georgia Tech has officially launched Tech AI, a bold new initiative designed to accelerate the real-world impact of artificial intelligence across industry and government.
In Georgia, where rural communities often face barriers to accessing advanced education in science and technology, Georgia Tech is leading a transformative effort to bridge the gap.
Nine Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris this month: Jose Alvarado (men's basketball), Julia Bergmann (women's volleyball), Ariana Dirkzwager (women's swimming), Imane El Barodi (women's swimming), Chris Eubanks (men's tennis), Nic Fink (men's swimming), Ela Naz Ozdemir (women's swimming), Giovana Reis (women's swimming) and Berke Saka (men's swimming). They include alumni, current student-athletes, and even two incoming first-year student-athletes. Plus, Georgia Tech Swimming and Diving Coach Courtney Shealy Hart will be there to coach one of the Olympians.
Whether you're fresh out of high school or going back to school later in life, your first college-level course can be intimidating. And while Georgia Tech offers numerous resources that provide extra support, they aren't always accessible to everyone.
It's rare that a student gets the opportunity to be in the room with a senator. But Georgia Tech's first cohort of GTDC students were able to celebrate the Washington, D.C. launch of the program with three - Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and former Senator Sam Nunn.
Georgia Tech has selected the topic of its next Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), a critical piece of the Institute's reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
The Georgia Institute of Technology is furthering its commitment to enrolling talented Georgia students from low-income families by expanding the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program to include even more students with financial need.