Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change

Eqip Sermia, like many coastal glaciers in Greenland, has retreated in the last two decades. New research from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Georgia Tech provides a way to determine how much climate change is influencing large-scale glacial melting. Credit: John Erich Christian/University of Texas Institute for Geophysics/Georgia Tech
Jul 19, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have developed a methodology to determine why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.

A Framework for Equity in Energy and Environmental Engineering

Joe Bozeman
May 16, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Joe Bozeman has created a framework to help his peers utilize more equitable data in their energy and environmental engineering studies.

With Recent Funding, Sea Level Sensor Project in Savannah Moves into New Phase

An aerial view of the Georgia Coast.
Apr 20, 2022
The rising sea levels along Georgia’s Savannah coast and an uptick in more severe storms during hurricane season are bellwethers to looming ecological challenges stemming from climate change.

Carbon Tracker Lets Georgians Monitor Emissions

Apr 15, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Georgians can now track where greenhouse gas emissions come from thanks to a tool that estimates those emissions at the state and county level.

Warmer Summers and Meltwater Lakes are Threatening the Fringes of the World’s Largest Ice Sheet

Meltwater lake on the Sørsdal Glacier. (Photo: Dave Lomas)
Apr 06, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Antarctic supraglacial lakes have been linked to ice-shelf collapse and acceleration of inland ice flow. A new study shows lake area and volume vary substantially from year-to-year around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and between ice shelves.

houseplants

Georgia Tech's main campus, with 400 acres and more than 15,000 trees, has a team of landscape professionals maintaining its beauty year-round. Tech Lawn and Garden taps into the knowledge of the lawn and garden experts in Landscape Services, showing how they do what they do and sharing tips that you can use at home.

Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals

Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week
Feb 24, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

frosty grass

Georgia Tech’s main campus, with 400 acres and more than 13,000 trees, has a team of landscape professionals maintaining its beauty year-round. Tech Lawn and Garden taps into the knowledge of the lawn and garden experts in Landscape Services, showing how they do what they do and sharing tips that you can use at home.

Looking Ahead 2022 and beyond

A woman looking at her phone
Jan 21, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Five trends that will reshape our lives in 2022

A woman looking at her phone. Text reads: The Year Ahead. What will change, what will remain?

We asked Georgia Tech faculty and research experts to forecast what they see as potential trends for the coming year, based on recent events and what’s on the horizon. 
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