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August 20, 2026

New Faculty Member Examines How AI Shapes Our Most Personal Relationships

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For Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Veronica Rivera, the growing role of AI in daily life raises important questions about what happens when technology designed to help people puts their privacy and safety at risk.
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August 17, 2026

Essie Knows Best: The Lesson Only Nursing Home Residents Can Teach Georgia Tech Design Students.

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Designing with people, rather than for them, can restore independence while teaching future designers lessons no classroom alone can provide.
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Two people work with potted plants in a greenhouse filled with hanging and tabletop greenery during a gardening activity.
August 17, 2026

Essie Knows Best

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Designing with people, rather than for them, can restore independence while teaching future designers lessons no classroom alone can provide.
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Community Garden
August 5, 2026

ChatBot is Good News for People with Not-So-Green Thumbs

3 min read
A new multi-agent conversational system is helping people start and maintain gardens.
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Two researchers in a laboratory examine a blue-green silicon wafer. One, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds the wafer up for inspection while the other stands beside them. Laboratory equipment is visible in the background.
August 5, 2026

Your Immune Cells Are Tired. Georgia Tech Researchers Found a Way to Wake Them Up.

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body’s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases. 
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July 29, 2026

From Diagnosis to Wellness, AI's Healthcare Revolution

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As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into healthcare, researchers are exploring its potential to support clinical decision-making, improve mental health interventions, expand access to care, and accelerate medical innovation.
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SCI faculty member Pedro Guillermo Feijóo-García
July 24, 2026

SCI Faculty Brings Human-Centered AI Expertise to International Fulbright Summit

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A School of Computing Instruction (SCI) faculty member recently shared his expertise in computing education with a distinguished to an international audience.
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Researcher fits and adjusts an EEG brain-monitoring cap with electrode leads on a seated participant in a neuroscience laboratory while holding a tablet.
July 22, 2026

The Neuro Revolution Is Dawning. Are We Ready?

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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.
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Georgia Tech Cybersecurity and Privacy Professor Rich DeMillo
July 14, 2026

DeMillo Recognized for Lasting Contributions to Software Engineering

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Richard DeMillo has been named to the inaugural class of the ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Academy.
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Cool Routes App
July 9, 2026

Hot Enough For Ya? Georgia Tech Has an App for That, and It’s More Useful Than You Might Think

2 min read
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
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Radu Casapu
July 6, 2026

Researchers Use GeoGuessr Champion to Test Geolocation Accuracy in VLMs

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Researchers have developed what they believe is the strongest benchmark dataset on measuring the geolocation accuracy of LLMs.
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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
July 6, 2026

Georgia’s First Superfund Research Center to Study Hazardous Industrial Pollution, Remediation

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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 Center.
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