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Study Examines “Joiners” Who Help Make Startups Successful

Georgia Tech's Technology Square is home to a growing community of startup companies. Georgia Tech Associate Professor Henry Sauermann and collaborator Michael Roach from Cornell University have studied the people who join the founders of startup companies. These "joiners" are simliar to founders in many ways, though there are important differences. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)

Jun 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

Research highlighted this week in the journal Science analyzes a class of “joiners,” employees who support the founders of startup companies.

Below the Belt

Aug 14, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

Fletcher Moore pilots his commuter bike along the entirety of the incomplete BeltLine.

Art on the BeltLine

Organic Origins was inspired by William Morris’ Sunflower print. Its triangulations manifest surface connections between cylindrical components, much like petals array around a central core.

Aug 21, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

Get a sneak peak at five Georgia Tech student and faculty art installations recently selected for the Atlanta BeltLine.

Diversity Symposium Focuses on America’s State of Change

Keynote speaker Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, set the tone for the Seventh Annual Diversity Symposium by stating, "America is in a state of change. Embracing this change is what diversity in the 21st century is all about. Diversity is a value for this country; it isn't limited to an office or a symposium."

Sep 28, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

On September 9, Institute Diversity hosted the Seventh Annual Diversity Symposium, an all-day forum for robust discussions among faculty, staff, and students on issues tied to building and sustaining an inclusive campus community.

Carnegie Corp. Awards $485,000 Grant to Nunn School to Study Nuclear Instability

Oct 28, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs receives grant to study how technologies are increasing nuclear instability.

Collaboration with CNN Investigates Use of UAVs for Newsgathering

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)

Nov 10, 2015 - Atlanta, GA

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

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

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.

Jan 14, 2016 - Atlanta, GA

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.

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