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Pictured left-to-right: Tim Trent, director of IPaT's Trash Lab; Arthur Huang, CEO of Miniwiz; Michael Best, executive director of IPaT; Jennifer Chirico, associate vice president of Sustainability; and Rob Kadel, executive director of research program administration.

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New IPaT makerspace combines advanced recycling technology, hands-on learning, and sustainability innovation.
Two people work with potted plants in a greenhouse filled with hanging and tabletop greenery during a gardening activity.

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Designing with people, rather than for them, can restore independence while teaching future designers lessons no classroom alone can provide.
Researcher fits and adjusts an EEG brain-monitoring cap with electrode leads on a seated participant in a neuroscience laboratory while holding a tablet.

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As neuroscience and neurotechnology accelerate, Georgia Tech researchers are examining what a neuro-connected future could mean for society and for humanity itself.
Cool Routes App

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School of City and Regional Planning Assistant Professor Rounaq Basu knows it, too. So he and his students (supported by the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics) created the Cool Routes app
Some of the researchers and coastal community members participating in the study. Front row: Melanie Pearson and Kasey McClary from Emory University, Semona Holmes from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, and Rachael Thompson from Glynn Environmental Coalition. Back row: Anita Collins from Urbana Perry Park Neighborhood Planning Assembly, Katy Smith from University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Noah Scovronick from Emory University, community organizer and activist Jazz

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A coalition of scientists from six universities and community partners has received a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) grant to establish Georgia’s first Superfund Research…
A woman in a laboratory wearing a white lab coat looks through a microscope on a benchtop. Petri dishes and a digital scale sit nearby, with lab supplies and equipment arranged on shelves and counters. A window in the background shows greenery outside, and cables connect the microscope to nearby devices.

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Science has historically overlooked diseases and conditions that predominantly affect women, but one Georgia Tech researcher and his doctoral student are working to change that.
Georgia's first Superfund Research Center will address the human and environmental effects of heavily polluted sites located in coastal areas, including this one, in Glynn County, Georgia. (Emory photo by Rob Spahr)

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Georgia's first Superfund Research Center will address the human and environmental effects of heavily polluted sites located in coastal areas.
College Recognizes 8 Faculty Members with Excellence Awards

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Honorees have demonstrated outstanding service, teaching, inventorship, and commercialization.
Left: panelists Cindy Lin, Celine Benoit, Matthew Williams, Ding Wang, and Kahil Bostick. Center: Michael Best and Verghese Jacob. Right: panelists Allen Hyde, Michael Czajkowski, Zachary Hansen, and Donnie Beamer. Not pictured: Peter Hubbard who joined virtually.

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Georgia Tech hosted an event on April 21 examining the rapid expansion of data centers and the social and policy issues emerging alongside the growth of AI infrastructure.
Six workshop organizers stand in front of a projected slide reading “GT NSF SUSMED x KSU MOVE Center Joint Workshop,” with Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University banners visible on both sides.

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Students, faculty, and researchers from Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University gathered on April 8 for a joint workshop.
Arianna Mastali stands in front of an African elephant in the background at Zoo Atlanta.

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Georgia Tech is working with Zoo Atlanta to design an audio enrichment wall for African elephants.
Image of a map of Iran, with a magnifying glass over the Strait of Hormuz

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Georgia Tech experts warn that disruptions at the world's most critical energy choke point will ripple far beyond oil and gas prices.
Graphic showing the researchers in front of a computer screen

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TokenSmith is a citation-supported large language model (LLM) tutor that can be hosted locally on a user’s personal computer. The tutor only provides answers based on course materials, such as the…
Pictured: Kala Jordan, Noah Posner, Peter Presti, Richard Starr, and Andrew Zhao.

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The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) at Georgia Tech is proud to announce the promotion of five research faculty whose work continues to advance the institute’s mission of shaping people…
CHI 2026 Transformer Explainer

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Georgia Tech researchers are making AI easier to understand through their work on Transformer Explainer. The free, online tool shows non-experts how ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models…

 

 


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Researchers In The News

Is ‘hacking’ the ocean a climate change solution? U.S. experts endorse research on carbon-removal strategies. 
Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2021

Millions of helpline calls reveal how COVID affected mental health
Nature, Nov. 17, 2021

Access for all: the democratisation of AI
Engineering and Technology, Nov. 10, 2021        

Dancing Georgia Tech robots and Kennesaw State dancers meet in new performance
NPR, Dec. 7, 2021

Geoengineering — First It Was About Messing With The Atmosphere. Now It’s About Hacking The Ocean
CleanTechnica, Dec. 12, 2021

Building Human-Robot Relationships Through Music and Dance
IEEE Spectrum, Dec. 1, 2021

AI weapons pose threat to humanity, warns top scientist
Financial Times, Nov. 29, 2021

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