Hand sanitizer was about to run dangerously low across the U.S. but charitable volunteers from Georgia Tech rescued it by turning to fuel-grade ethanol and a special FDA waiver. Then they donated 7,000 gallons to hospitals and nursing homes. Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore

Redesigning Hand Sanitizer and Donating 7,000 Gallons to Fight Covid-19

Atlanta, GA

It was so obvious the country was going to have a hand sanitizer crisis, but few wanted to acknowledge it.

A face covering should be worn around other people at work or in class, and in stores or crowded areas.

Campus Leaders Host Virtual Town Hall on Health and Safety

Atlanta, GA

Campus leaders reviewed some of the steps Georgia Tech is taking to encourage the safety of students, faculty, and staff who will be on campus this summer and fall.

SummitRidge Hospital employees wearing face coverings sewn by Sewing Masks for Area Hospitals. (Photo courtesy: SMAH)

Tech Volunteers Support Mask-Making Organization

Atlanta, GA

Employees use their professional skills in a volunteer setting.

Stock photo illustrating the administering of chemotherapy. Credit: National Cancer Institute

Chemotherapy and Cancer Gang up to Cause a Neurological Side Effect, Study Says

Atlanta, GA

Chemotherapy has gotten the blame for this neurological side effect, but it's cancer's fault, too.

Images show the voltage surface on a rabbit heart with and without HCQ. Without the drug (left) the electrical activation spreads homogeneously, while with HCQ, waves propagate unevenly, generating complex spatiotemporal patterns and arrhythmias.

Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine's Harmful Effects on Heart Rhythm

Atlanta, GA

Drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat.

Images show the voltage surface on a rabbit heart with and without HCQ. Without the drug (left) the electrical activation spreads homogeneously, while with HCQ, waves propagate unevenly, generating complex spatiotemporal patterns and arrhythmias.

Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine's Harmful Effects on Heart Rhythm

Atlanta, GA

Drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat.

Researchers have received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to screen and evaluate certain molecules known as adjuvants that may improve the ability of coronavirus vaccines to stimulate the immune system and generate appropriate responses necessary to protect the general population against the virus. (Credit: Getty Images, not for republication)

Researchers Receive NIH Funds for Adjuvant Research to Boost Coronavirus Vaccines

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have received funding to screen and evaluate adjuvants that may improve the ability of coronavirus vaccines to simulate the immune system.

Turgay Ayer and Interdisciplinary Team Develop COVID-19 Policy Simulator

Atlanta, GA

The simulator, an interactive tool designed to inform COVID-19 intervention policy decisions in the U.S., is also available to the general public.

This mechanical engineering master's student is working long hours each day to develop new protective devices for healthcare professionals.

Inspired by Parents, Georgia Tech Student Helps Build Lifesaving Equipment to Battle COVID-19

Atlanta, GA

Mechanical engineering student Kentez Craig grew up in Atlanta with two paramedics as parents. Now he's making equipment to help first respondersin their battle with COVID-19.

The barrier protection devices can be folded for easy portability and storage at healthcare facilities. (Credit: Georgia Tech)

Emory and Georgia Tech Create Barrier Protection Devices for Use During COVID-19

Atlanta, GA

Two Atlanta universities have created barrier protection devices designed to contain the droplet spray and aerosol produced during certain medical procedures.