A yellow paper cutout of a person surrounded by Covid-19 related headlines

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December 2020 was when the greatest number of people reported experiencing multiple hardships during the pandemic.

Emory researchers Lorena Chaves, Jose Assumpcao, and Philip Santangelo working at a hood in their lab. (Photo: Jack Kearse)

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Philip Santangelo wants to build a toolbox of mRNA drugs to activate or shut off specific genes to help the immune system fight cancer and other disorders.

2023 GTRI Regents Researchers

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The University System of Georgia’s (USG) Board of Regents has awarded two GTRI researchers the title of Regents’ Researcher.
Shrinking glaciers

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Up to twice the amount of subglacial water that was originally predicted might be draining into the ocean – potentially increasing glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.

2023 Phoenix Challenge: USG Leader Panel at GTRI

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The 2023 the Phoenix Challenge held at the Georgia Tech Research Institute was an opportunity for government, academic, and industry organizations to discuss and discover how different applications of AI may be affecting critical operations.
A four-legged robot at Georgia Tech opens door using sequential steps, but for the first time without having to relearn motions.

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A Georgia Tech Ph.D. student has created a new framework that enables a four-legged robot to perform increasingly complex tasks without relearning motions.

GTRI Researcher Andrew Stevens

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GTRI researchers secured the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 2023 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference.
GridTrust system

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GridTrust is a cybersecurity project that relies on the unique digital fingerprint of individual semiconductor chips and cryptographic technology to help protect the equipment of electrical utilities.

Brendan Saltaformaggio and Amit Sikder stand and look at a large screen displaying computer code. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

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Brendan Saltaformaggio leads a $10M DARPA-funded effort to update critical defense software.
Frank Rosenzweig, astrobiology researcher

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NASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech’s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution.