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May 22, 2026

LOOP Launches in Atlanta’s Creative Quarter

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LOOP, powered by Goat Farm, is launching at 665 Marietta Street, activating a key site within Atlanta’s emerging Creative Quarter and advancing Georgia Tech’s broader commitment to arts, creativity, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Raheem Bayeh, Carrie Bruce, Sonny Perdue, Dick Henneman
May 15, 2026

MSHCI Receives Board of Regents Award for Best Department or Program

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Georgia Tech's MSHCI program received the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for Department or Program from the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents.
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May 14, 2026

Soft, Skin-Like Nasal Patch Could Transform Sleep Monitoring

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Researchers led by W. Hong Yeo, Peterson Professor in Pediatric Research at the Woodruff School, have developed a soft, wireless nasal patch that could offer a more comfortable alternative for monitoring breathing during sleep.
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May 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Faculty and Researchers Recognized With 2026 Regents’ Awards

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Nineteen recipients were approved during the University System of Georgia’s 2026 awards cycle.
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May 12, 2026

Kinemo: Turning Small Movements Into New Possibilities

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Georgia Tech startup Kinemo is helping people with limited mobility regain independence through wearable assistive technology.
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Collage of multiple individual portrait photos arranged in a grid, showing people photographed from the shoulders up in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Backgrounds include office spaces, greenery, campus walkways, and neutral studio backdrops, with individuals wearing professional or business‑casual clothing. The images vary in lighting and composition but share a consistent head‑and‑shoulders portrait style.
May 4, 2026

2026 Sustainability Next Seed Grants Awarded

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This year’s seed grant awards align with the four main thematic areas in which BBISS aims to enhance Georgia Tech’s research to address some of our most pressing sustainability challenges
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April 30, 2026

Professor, Student to Design Collaborative AI Systems Through Microsoft Fellowships

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School of Interactive Computing faculty and students have recently received notable awards and honors, including Microsoft research fellowship awards.
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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.
April 29, 2026

Workshop Explores Policy Needs as Data Centers Surge in Georgia

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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.
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April 28, 2026

Student-Led Symposium Spotlights the Impact of Undergraduate Neuroscience Research

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Georgia Tech undergraduates organized and hosted a cross-campus symposium showcasing the impact and breadth of undergraduate neuroscience research.
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April 22, 2026

Communicating During a Crisis

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The Center for Inclusive Climate Communication (CICC) at Georgia Tech is a new and growing consortium of researchers, organizations, agencies, and companies whose goal is to ensure that climate and disaster information of all types is widely accessible.
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April 22, 2026

Zoo Atlanta Elephants Embrace New GT-Designed Interactive Enrichment Wall

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Georgia Tech is working with Zoo Atlanta to design an audio enrichment wall for African elephants.
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April 21, 2026

From Competition to Community: How Team Atlanta’s AI Cybersecurity Breakthrough Is Going Open Source

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Team Atlanta, winners of the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge, are turning their competition-winning AI cybersecurity system into a real-world tool for the open-source community.
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