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<p>Montage of portraits of the 2022 BBISS Graduate Fellows. L to R, top to bottom, Oliver Chapman, Megan Conville, Olianike Olaomo, Carlos Fernandez, Vishal Sharma, and Sarah Roney.</p>

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The BBISS Graduate Fellows Program was conceived to select qualified students to receive training in sustainability, team science, and leadership…

<p>Group photo of the BIRDEE participants at the Atlanta Zoo.</p>

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Georgia Tech’s BIRDEE program is helping metro Atlanta public school teachers develop new engineering curriculum to inspire high school students.
<p>Image capture from the BBISS 30th Anniversary Video of the Georgia Tech Olympic Natatorium with a play button overlay.</p>

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Thirty years ago not many folks were interested or thinking about sustainability. BBISS was.
<p>Credit: Dept. of Energy</p>

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A team of Georgia Tech students and faculty members has won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) EcoCAR Mobility Challenge.
<p>Group photo of the winning 2022 Solar Decathlon team.</p>

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The Georgia Tech student team, "English Avenue Yellow Jackets", is the 2022 Design Challenge Residential Division Grand Winner for the Department of…
Marilyn Brown is a world-leading expert on renewable energy and energy efficiency, a transformative intellectual thinker, and one of the founders of the field of energy and climate policy.

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Marilyn Brown is the 2022 recipient of the highest honor given to a Georgia Tech professor, the Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award.

<p>An aerial view of the Georgia Coast.</p>

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The rising sea levels along Georgia’s Savannah coast and an uptick in more severe storms during hurricane season are bellwethers to looming…

<p>Volunteers from Students Organizing for Sustainability remove ivy from an area near The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design in April 2022.</p>

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Tech students have a long history of being good stewards of the Earth’s resources and looking for ways to promote environmentally conscious…

<p>Students select succulents at a 2018 Earth Day event. Photo by Allison Carter</p>

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A few events have opened registration or are already collecting items — so get a head start on your Earth Day plans.

<p>Group photo of the first class of BBISS GRA Scholars in front of the EcoCommons Patrick Dougherty Sculpture installation. They are Katherine Duchesneau, Ioanna Maria Spyrou, Meaghan McSorley, Bettina Arkhurst, Udita Ringania, Yilun 'Elon' Zha, and Marjorie Hall.</p>

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The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Fellowship for Sustainability Research Program is recruiting PhD-seeking students of…