President Ángel Cabrera delivered the annual Institute Address on Thursday, Sept. 2, virtually to nearly 750 viewers on YouTube and to a masked audience in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.

“Before I highlight the incredibly impressive work we did this past year,” he said, “I first want to address what is on all of our minds these days — how to keep our community safe while we deliver on our crucially important education and research work.”

The Georgia Institute of Technology has revealed a new system of logos and visuals, unifying the community around a singular, widely recognized icon — the interlocking GT. 

Over the past four decades, the interlocking GT has represented one aspect of the Institute -- the competitive spirit of Georgia Tech athletics. As a result, the symbol is highly recognizable for parents, prospective students, and peer institutions. The same interlocking GT will now serve to celebrate our entire dynamic community of students, alumni, faculty, researchers, and staff. 

In their second attempt at the American Solar Challenge, a group of Georgia Tech students made it from Independence, Missouri, to Las Vegas, New Mexico, in a solar-powered vehicle they built on campus.

The Georgia Tech Solar Racing team drove their car almost 1,000 miles, finishing fifth and winning an award for perseverance. The team had previously attempted the challenge in 2018, but this was the first time they were able to make it to the finish line off the power of the sun.

It’s back-to-school season for the Georgia Tech community and the greater Atlanta area, and minors are excited to participate in the many youth programs and extracurricular activities that Georgia Tech has to offer.

Georgia Tech continues to take a multipronged approach to preventing and mitigating the risk of coronavirus as more students, faculty, and staff return to campus this fall. Without question, the vaccine offers the best defense against the pandemic, and, if you have not done so, we urge you to consult with a medical professional and consider getting vaccinated now. Doing so at Tech is easy and free.

Five finalists have been chosen in the College of Design dean search. As part of the final selection process, all candidates will visit campus and present an open seminar addressing their broad vision for the College of Design. The hour-long seminars are open to all students, faculty, and staff. Interested individuals can attend in person or watch a post-event video of each candidate’s presentation.

All seminars will be held at 11 a.m. in Clough 152. The finalists’ seminars will be held on the following dates:

Last year, amid an initial wave of Covid-19 infections and as mask wearing became mainstream, Georgia Tech researchers set out to design a better face mask to improve comfort and protection for the wearer.

Now, they are recruiting 200 Georgia Tech students to participate in a six-week research study this semester sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All study participants will receive $150.

Georgia Institute of Technology and Novelis, Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced that Shreyes Melkote will serve as the new executive director of the Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech.

As Melkote assumes his appointment, Georgia Tech commends George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Regents Professor Surya Kalidindi’s service as the inaugural interim executive director during the Novelis Innovation Hub’s first two years.

The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) appointed 12 Georgia Tech faculty members to Regents Professors and Regents Researchers.

Reappointments to the title of Regents Professor are: