Archive for the 'Georgia' Category

Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009

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Carl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work We Are Survival Machines at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.

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Library offers archive opportunity, resources for faculty

SMARTech Repository

Through SMARTech and other electronic publishing opportunities, the Library and Information Center offers multiple services to the faculty and research community.

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Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies

Danny Breznitz

Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology center masks a decade of erosion.

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Campus-Wide Conversation

Georgia Tech Vice Provost for Academic Diversity G

Tech’s vice provost of Academic Diversity opened dialogue to faculty, staff and students at the Institute’s inaugural Diversity Symposium last week.

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Grand Opening of Georgia Tech’s Leadership Challenge Course

Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson

Georgia Tech’s Campus Recreation Center is opening a new ropes course to teach leadership skills and team work. The new structure stands more than 40 feet tall and can handle groups from 8 to 64 people in size.

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Smart Trash concept could reinvent recycling with a cash incentive

Smart Trash concept receptacle

“Smart Trash,” an approach developed by Prof. Valerie Thomas has caught the attention of major corporations and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Smart Trash systems not only provide sustainable and productive ways for discarding items, but also can redefine the relationship people have with their garbage.

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Georgia Tech Celebrates Investiture

Georgia Tech President G.P.

The Georgia Institute of Technology officially installs its eleventh president, G.P. “Bud” Peterson, at an investiture ceremony today. The Institute is using the historic occasion to kick off its efforts to create a strategic vision for the next 25 years.

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Tornado Threat Increases as Gulf Hurricanes Get Larger

Hurricane Ike

Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase in size and frequency among large hurricanes that make landfall from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Can Video Game Testing Spark Interest in Computing Among Black Youth?

Glitch

Glitch introduces teenaged African American boys to the gaming industry as game testers for companies such as Electronic Arts, Game Tap and Cartoon Network. Researchers are finding that more than half of the game testers are now interested in furthering their education in computer science.

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Student, Officers Address Campus Crime Concerns

Tech student Patrick Whaley addresses the communit

Shooting victim Patrick Whaley, along with Georgia Tech and Atlanta Police officers, speaks to a standing room-only crowd concerning crime on and near campus.

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