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ATLANTA — The Georgia Tech Economic Development Agency (EDA) University Center is now accepting applications from communities in need of assistance to identify, define, and support its workforce talent. To date, Georgia public health officials report more than 1.5 million cases and 26,621 deaths from Covid-19. The workforce…
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The climate crisis requires ramping up usage of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, but with intermittent availability, scalable energy storage is a challenge. Hydrogen —especially carbon-free green hydrogen—has emerged as a promising clean energy carrier and storage option for renewable energy such as solar and wind. It adds no…
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For electric vehicles (EVs) to become mainstream, they need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the environment. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology may have found a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries made from a common material: rubber.Elastomers, or…
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When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known as the Lunar Flashlight that was assembled and tested at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Lunar Flashlight will use powerful lasers…
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Assistant Professor Kelley Fong’s new article explores the role of empathy in low-income mothers’ decisions to call Child Protective Services (CPS). Fong, a faculty member in Georgia Tech’s School of History and Sociology, published “I Know How It Feels: Empathy and Reluctance to Mobilize Legal Authorities” in the journal…
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Meet Raghupathy "Siva" Sivakumar, Vice President of Commercialization and Chief Commercialization Officer for Georgia Tech. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? My…
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Science is often seen as a meritocracy, where the best work rises to the top along with the researchers who shepherd those advances. A new study co-authored by School of Public Policy Chair Cassidy R. Sugimoto tests that premise at the intersection of race and gender and finds cracks in that façade. According to the study’s bibliometric analysis…
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Press release led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Hurtling around Jupiter and its 79 moons is the Juno spacecraft, a NASA-funded satellite that sends images from the largest planet in our solar system back to researchers on Earth. These photographs have given oceanographers — including a professor with the School of Earth…
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As the nation’s communities have grown in complexity through innovation and technological advances, the potential for massive economic damage in the wake of disasters has increased. In response, the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech is creating a training and education curriculum focused on building economic recovery capabilities…
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STEM@GTRI – the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) educational outreach program designed to inspire, engage, and impact educators and students in the STEM categories – recently teamed up with the Georgia Tech Library; GoSTEM, a Georgia Tech organization that provides Latino families with community service and online programming opportunities…
