José Andrés, chef, humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen, received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage for his leadership in providing meals to communities in crisis.
Georgia Tech's 2026 InVenture Prize concluded with Hearo winning first place, alongside runner-up PedalSwap and People's Choice winner DoorTix.
Members of the Georgia Tech community should prepare for increased traffic congestion and limited parking availability on West Campus during two periods in March as Georgia Tech hosts the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
Feature Stories
Campus and Community
One year after the opening of Pathway of Progress: Celebrating Georgia Tech Women, the newest honorees have been selected for the permanent campus installation.
The Squarepoint Foundation is providing $100,000 to fund the awards, which offer $10,000 per year for two years to rising third-year students.
José Andrés, chef, humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen, received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage for his leadership in providing meals to communities in crisis.
Health and Medicine
A new app will allow pregnant women to conduct an ultrasound and receive an accurate fetal heart rate from their mobile phones
When Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hannah Youngblood’s work on exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) was featured by the BrightFocus Foundation, it caught the attention of Jennifer Rucker, an Alabama resident who was diagnosed with XFG several years ago.
From smart textiles to brain-computer links, Georgia Tech engineers are designing wearables that connect humans and machines more closely than ever to sense, respond, and heal.
Science and Technology
Digital systems are only as good as the organizations that use them. Some organizations squander the potential of advanced technologies, while others can compensate for technological weaknesses.
The professors have been recognized for patenting and commercializing technologies with real-world impact.
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new “thinking” technology for two-legged robots, increasing their balance and agility.
Earth and Environment
How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.
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.
Marketer-turned-beekeeper Deb DeWitt serves as Georgia Tech's Beekeeper in Residence and receives the Georgia Beekeepers Association’s Beekeeper of the Year Award.
Society and Culture
The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.
Georgia Tech researchers are using an NSF grant to create new large-language models that help autistic job seekers understand their strengths and how to leverage them during the application process.
The study links energy insecurity to significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression in U.S. households.
Business and Economic Development
Alison Sizer, a former Apple and Nike strategist turned founder of Growth Impact, now mentors CREATE‑X startups by helping them deepen customer understanding, refine value propositions, and build pathways to growth through her global innovation network.
NEA “Our Town” grant supports Middle Georgia initiative
A partnership between Georgia Tech and Augusta University supports the effort .
