Significant Portion of Postdoc Researchers Eye Non-Academic Careers, Study Shows

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Aspiring research faculty aren't the only students pursuing a postdoc.

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Who Will Win the InVenture Prize?

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Six teams are competing for $35,000 in cash and prizes. Winners will be announced Wednesday night.

Banning Words on Instagram Doesn’t Help – It Makes It Worse

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The pro-eating disorder community outsmarted Instagram censors in order to continue sharing content.

Georgia Tech study finds people in food deserts, communities that have less access to grocery stores, eat food that is 5-17 percent higher in fats, sugars and cholesterol.

People in Food Deserts Eat Much Differently than the Rest of America

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A social media study uncovers what people eat, depending on their proximity to grocery stores.

During Georgia Tech’s third annual Black History Month Lecture on February 11, presented by Institute Diversity and the African-American Student Union (AASU), Benjamin Crump, partner of Parks & Crump Law Firm, delivered a keynote speech on “The Criminal Justice System, #BlackLivesMatter, and College Student Activism Today.” Crump is known for his cases with civil rights implications.

Black History Month Lecture Covers the Criminal Justice System, #BlackLivesMatter, and College Student Activism

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During Georgia Tech’s Black History Month Lecture on February 11, presented by Institute Diversity and AASU, Benjamin Crump delivered a keynote speech on “The Criminal Justice System, #BlackLivesMatter, and College Student Activism Today.”

The wearable robot allows humans to play with three arms.

Wearable Robot Transforms Musicians into Three-Armed Drummers

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A new wearable robotic limb allows drummers to play with three arms.

Mark Riedl is associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and director of the Entertainment Intelligence Lab.

Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents

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Researchers from Interactive Computing unveil “Quixote” to teach AI positive behavior.

Nancy Parrish, Founder and CEO of Protect Our Defenders and the 2016 recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

Humanitarian Activist to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

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Nancy Parrish, who advocates on behalf of victims of sexual assault in the military, will received the $100,000 award

Last year’s Different Games Conference featured three programmatic tracks with 60 speakers and 42 playable games in the arcade. Six Georgia Tech students were among the nearly 300 attendees from more than half a dozen countries who participated.

Georgia Tech Students Launch Different Games Collective to Foster Diversity and Inclusivity in Gaming Community

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In 2013, Sarah Schoemann, now a doctoral student in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media program, co-founded the Different Games Conference while in graduate school at New York University (NYU) because she saw a need for inclusivity within the gaming community.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and CNN have been working together to study the issues affecting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for newsgathering. Shown in CNN’s World Headquarters are (left) Greg Agvent, senior director of news operations for CNN, and Cliff Eckert, a GTRI senior research associate who’s working on the project. They are shown with an AirRobot AR 180, one of the devices that may be suitable for newsgathering. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

Collaboration with CNN Investigates Use of UAVs for Newsgathering

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Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute have been working with CNN to investigate the use of UAVs in newsgathering.