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A view inside the Scholars Event Theater of a session of the Sustainability Showcase. A man speaks to a crowd while presenting slides on a large projection screen.
February 18, 2026
2026 BBISS Sustainability Showcase Recap: Resilience Is About Systems
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Across disciplines and scales, a unifying theme emerged: resilience is not a single solution. It is a systems-level challenge requiring integration across science and technology, policy, communities, and human experience.

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Benjamin Freeman
February 17, 2026
Mapping Mountain Birds in a Changing World: Benjamin Freeman Awarded Sloan Fellowship For Mountain Bird Ecology Research
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The fellowship is one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career scholars.

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Christos Anthanasiou headshot
February 13, 2026
Christos Athanasiou to Receive 2025 Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty
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The award recognizes early-career researchers who’ve made impactful contributions to the field of mechanics.

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Skopii Founders
February 2, 2026
Georgia Tech Researchers Commercialize New Technology for Faster Water and Environmental Monitoring
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Through the startup Skopii, Georgia Tech researchers are translating lab-developed imaging and AI technology into a market-ready platform for faster, more accessible microbial monitoring.

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Community Engagement Graduate Fellows
January 15, 2026
Science for Public Good: Introducing the Community Engagement Graduate Fellows
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Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area.

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Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
January 12, 2026
Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands
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The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

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Pictured are Christian Coles (left) and Moinak Choudhury (right).
January 6, 2026
Solar-powered Façade Panel System Wins Seed Grant Award
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The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and the College of Design (CoD) awarded a seed grant to Christian Coles, lecturer in the School of Architecture; Moinak Choudhury, Ph.D., lecturer in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC);

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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026
Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures
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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.

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Georgia Tech human-centered computing Ph.D. student Ashley Boone is building data tools to reduce the likelihood of birds flying into buildings.
December 12, 2025
Students Collaborating with Nonprofit to Reduce Bird Collisions with Buildings
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Interactive computing students are developing new data tools to reduce bird/building strikes in Atlanta, which is among the country's deadliest cities for migratory birds.

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Logo of The Princeton Review Guide to Green Schools 2026
December 5, 2025
Georgia Tech Earns Spot in Princeton Review's 2026 Guide to Green Colleges
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Building on the recognition from last year, Georgia Tech again makes the cut.

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Group picture of Community Engaged Research workshop participants.
December 4, 2025
Connecting Communities: Georgia Tech’s Community-Engaged Research Council Drives Engagement and Impact
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Georgia Tech has considerable expertise in community engagement. The CER council connects all the initiatives around campus adding impact and reach to everyone's efforts.

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Portrait of Iris Tien
November 26, 2025
Community Spotlight - Iris Tien
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Tien considers resilience a key part of sustainability. She focuses on how to design better systems to meet community needs.

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