Georgia Tech has been recognized in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, climbing to ninth among public universities and maintaining No. 33 overall. President Ángel Cabrera highlighted the Institute’s focus on innovation and academic excellence. The College of Engineering ranks fourth nationally, with industrial engineering at No. 1, while the Scheller College of Business rose to No. 18. The College of Computing excelled with multiple top-10 rankings, including No. 5 in artificial intelligence.
New College of Lifetime Learning expands offerings from K-12 through professional education.
The research projects aim to create models that advance our understanding of immune system function and aging and have the potential to transform vaccine development.
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Campus and Community
The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research has announced a new fund to cover up to 5% of research faculty salaries, enabling career development activities and service to the Institute.
If you’ve been in Atlanta a while, the Summer Olympics might have you walking down memory lane back to 1996, when Georgia Tech played host to the Olympic Village and athletes swarmed the campus and city.
The Trott Family Philanthropies is doubling its investment in rural student outreach by adding Georgia Tech and 15 other universities to the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network.
Science and Technology
A Georgia Tech alum has emerged after living in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the past year.
Clark Atlanta University, with AI4OPT at Georgia Tech, received a $2.79 million NSF grant to advance AI education and research at HBCUs, led by Charles B. Pierre.
Smart textiles expert and Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering shares insight into the best fabrics to wear in the Summer
Earth and Environment
A new data visualization tool designed by a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student is helping a team of microbial ecologists, geobiologists, and oceanographers gain more insight into how deep-sea microorganisms interact within their environment.
Up to 80% of infections in human bodies can be attributed to the bacteria growing in biofilms, and understanding how biofilms grow could lead to critical insights on controlling them.
Georgia Tech researchers are developing sustainable ocean shipping solutions to meet global emissions targets through eco-friendly fuels, optimized supply chains, and life-cycle assessments.
Society and Culture
For the first time, gold medalists at the Olympics will be paid by an international federation. A Georgia Tech expert discusses the significance of the change.
Like the track laid down at Georgia Tech before the 1996 Olympic Games, the Mondo track in Paris was engineered to produce fast times.
Cassie Mitchell and Robert Quinn are examining the factors that affect the inclusion of people with disabilities in STEM fields, aiming to understand the challenges they face with the ultimate goal of improving accessibility and financial independence for
Health and Medicine
Georgia Tech researchers highlight the limitations of the "maternity care desert" measure in accurately representing access to obstetric care in Georgia, urging for more sophisticated, region-specific approaches to address the state's high maternal mortal
The bio-inspired implant could help patients avoid total knee replacements, which are frequently required due to long-term degeneration caused by meniscus injuries.
While most treatments for cardiac events target breaking down blood clots, Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to prevent blood clots from even forming.
Business and Economic Development
A Q&A with two Georgia Tech experts in civil and environmental engineering and city infrastructure analytics.
Entrepreneurs are on campus to learn how to scale and develop viable ecosystems for startup success.
Melecio will focus on economic development for life sciences and biosciences.