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Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
January 12, 2026
Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands
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The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

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Pictured are Christian Coles (left) and Moinak Choudhury (right).
January 6, 2026
Solar-powered Façade Panel System Wins Seed Grant Award
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The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and the College of Design (CoD) awarded a seed grant to Christian Coles, lecturer in the School of Architecture; Moinak Choudhury, Ph.D., lecturer in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC);

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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026
Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures
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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.

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Georgia Tech human-centered computing Ph.D. student Ashley Boone is building data tools to reduce the likelihood of birds flying into buildings.
December 12, 2025
Students Collaborating with Nonprofit to Reduce Bird Collisions with Buildings
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Interactive computing students are developing new data tools to reduce bird/building strikes in Atlanta, which is among the country's deadliest cities for migratory birds.

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Logo of The Princeton Review Guide to Green Schools 2026
December 5, 2025
Georgia Tech Earns Spot in Princeton Review's 2026 Guide to Green Colleges
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Building on the recognition from last year, Georgia Tech again makes the cut.

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Group picture of Community Engaged Research workshop participants.
December 4, 2025
Connecting Communities: Georgia Tech’s Community-Engaged Research Council Drives Engagement and Impact
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Georgia Tech has considerable expertise in community engagement. The CER council connects all the initiatives around campus adding impact and reach to everyone's efforts.

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Portrait of Iris Tien
November 26, 2025
Community Spotlight - Iris Tien
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Tien considers resilience a key part of sustainability. She focuses on how to design better systems to meet community needs.

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Chelsea Ekwegh Headshot
November 26, 2025
Chelsea Ekwegh Honored as Millennium Fellow for Work in Urban Sustainability
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Ekwegh’s project, titled Bridging Energy Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development, explores ways to connect new and old technologies so cities can evolve without leaving people or infrastructure behind.

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Three Georgia Tech researchers working together in the lab on cancer research
November 20, 2025
Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
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Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

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