First Large-Scale Study of Covid-Era Birth Data Finds Significant Drop in Premature Cesarean, Induced Deliveries

Atlanta, GA

Published April 6 in the journal Pediatrics, the study by School of Economics Assistant Professor Daniel Dench is the first to examine pandemic-era birth data at scale.

Narin Hassan (right), teaches a special topics course, Bodies and Borders: Cultural Histories and Narratives of Embodiment and Health, in the School of Literature, Media, and Communications. (Photo by Jillann Hertel)

Well-Being in the Classroom

Atlanta, GA

Two Georgia Tech professors are addressing workplace and social challenges through innovative teaching around health and wellness.

Mason Chilmonczyk in a clean room.

New Startup Makes Developing Gene Therapies Faster and Easier

Atlanta, GA

A new startup, Andson Biotech, hopes to make the development and production of these gene and cell therapies easier.

A squint is an example of a facial gesture that MagTrack can detect and issue a discrete command to control a connected device.

MagTrack Technology Opens Doors for Independent Operation of Smartphones, Computers, and Other Devices for Wheelchair Users

Atlanta, GA

Clinical work begins with MagTrack, a cutting-edge assistive technology that enables power wheelchair users to control their connected devices and drive their power wheelchairs using an alternative, multimodal controller.

Sundaresan Jayaraman, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering

National Academies Report Outlines Road Map to Protect Nation’s Respiratory Health

Atlanta, GA

Professor Sundaresan Jayaraman is among a small group of national experts that has authored a new NASEM report that outlines a road map to protect the respiratory health of all Americans.

Mo Jarin, a doctoral student in Georgia Tech’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is the 2022 winner of the Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference’s Innovation Competition for her VoltaPure water disinfection technology.

Environmental Health Engineering Graduate Student Wins CRIDC Innovation Competition

Atlanta, GA

Winning technology is disinfection system that addresses access challenges to clean drinking water

Student testing

Surveillance Testing Shown to Reduce Community Covid-19 Spread

In early 2020, Georgia Tech researchers designed a saliva-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and encouraged community members to test weekly to track the health of the campus.

Cell signaling in action.   - Photo provided by Ahmet Coskun

Coskun Gets $50,000 Pilot Grant from SPORE to Study Cell Signaling in Lung Cancer

Atlanta, GA

Petit Institute researcher collaborating with Emory clinicians to enable personalized precision medicine

Georgia Tech researchers Liang Han (left) and Haley Steele (right) have uncovered differences in itch on hairy versus non-hairy skin that could lead to more effective treatments for patients with persistent skin itching. (Photo credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Itch Insight: Skin Itch Mechanisms Differ on Hairless Versus Hairy Skin

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech has uncovered differences in itch on hairy versus non-hairy skin that could lead to more effective treatments for patients with persistent skin itching.

Melissa Kemp and Josh Lewis have used genome-scale modeling to predict tumors’ responses to radiation therapy.

Targeting Radiation Resistance: Why Some Tumors Are So Stubborn

Atlanta, GA

Kemp lab uses genome-scale modeling to understand tumor metabolism and predict tumors’ responses to radiation therapy