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person behind biofuels tanker
Reuters

Georgia Tech professor Valerie Thomas suggests that the U.S. EPA's proposal to increase biofuel…

A dark blue electric car is plugged into a charger at an EV designated space in a parking structure. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chevy_Volt_2nd_gen_charging_Arlington_08_2017_5216.jpg">Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons
Forbes

Marilyn Brown talks about EV's, their impact on carbon emissions in the state, and Drawdown…

A car drives through a flooded section of a neighborhood street.
WSB-TV

Georgia Tech scientists hope a flood sensor project will give policy and lawmakers critical…

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Yahoo

The new Drawdown Georgia GHG Emissions Tracker is a free, first-of-its-kind,…

News Listings

Earth Month

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Many organizations and departments across campus will host events throughout the month.
Beril Toktay

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The interdisciplinary research institute is poised for growth and innovation with Beril Toktay as executive director.
Sustainability Showcase panel discussion, L to R - Iris Tien, Donn Digamon, Ria Aiken, Tejas Kotak, and Jason Stott (not pictured)

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The two days of panel discussions, keynote speeches, and lightning talks were themed around community, ecosystem, and infrastructure resilience.
parents and two children at the Georgia Tech Atlanta Science Festival launch

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Over 5,000 people attended Georgia Tech's Celebrate STEAM event on March 8, which showcased more than 60 demonstrations in science, technology,…

Members of ElectrifyGT visiting Delta.

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ElectrifyGT is at the forefront of Georgia Tech’s push for a cleaner future.
Four researchers standing in a lab with a large roll of fiberglass insulation and a wooden rack holding small bags of hemp fiber-based insulation materials. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

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CEE researchers’ analysis outlines path to a U.S. construction market for hemp-based fibers, which are already used for clothing and biodegradable…
Tarek Rakha on the Georgia Tech campus holding a drone in his arms.

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Lamarr.AI leverages AI and drones to autonomously diagnose building energy inefficiencies, reducing carbon emissions. The startup, a collaboration…

View of a man presenting to a crowd of onlookers in a large meeting room.

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This two-day event, held at the Price Gilbert Library Scholars Event Theater, will focus on innovation, collaboration, and inspiration around…
L to R, Top to Bottom: Ebenezer Fanijo, Katherine Graham, Anthony Harding, Yiyi He, Pengfei Liu, Johannes Milz, Micah Ziegler

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Seven new Faculty Fellows were appointed to the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS).
Yongsheng Chen

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Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.