Life
As the first week of classes draws to a close, and the workload inevitably starts piling up, students will begin the search for something to...
Robot see, robot do for socially apt machine
Within the 200,000 square foot Technology Square Research Building, the Socially Intelligent Machines (SIM) Lab is developing the next revolution in advanced human-machine interaction: robots...
Wind-powered vehicle propels self into record books
A complex riddle that has baffled and enraged experienced engineers will be put to rest if a team of engineers, including Rick Cavallaro AE ’84,...
Boyd envisions better world from peaks of Appalachians
Backpacking through mountain trails, creating a startup company for photobioreactors and participating in undergraduate research are just a few of the interests of the eclectic...
Tech alumnus reflects on travels from Atlanta to expanses of space
A brilliant rush of fire. A roaring crackle. An inverted mushroom cloud of vapor rushing out in every direction. Under 2.6 million pounds of thrust, Space Shuttle Discovery leapt from her pad beginning her 8.5 minute flight into orbit
Innovators fashion new type of technology
For most people, fashion and technology do not really go together. Besides the convenience of pockets to hold cell phones and MP3 players, most do...
New director seeks positive direction for WRC
Reaching out to students to offer support and guidance has been the main goal of Colleen Riggle over the years, as she was recently named...
GTL still adding programs, students after 20 years
Tech’s first and largest satellite campus, Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) in Metz, France, has provided its students an international campus-away-from-campus for 20 years this week....
Wall encourages students to expand horizons
Originally from Seattle, Wash., traveling long distances for his passion for engineering is no stranger to Thomas Wall, who recently won the prestigious J. William...
Students share mixed feelings about tuition hike
With a $227 million decrease in the University System of Georgia’s (USG) budget, Tech students will see a $500 per semester increase in tuition starting...
National engineering education society honors Tech director
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) announced the chair of its Professional Interest Council to be Tech’s Patricia Bazrod. Bazrod currently serves as the...
Recent survey zeros in on students’ problems with Zimbra suite
It seems as though the average student does not usually use the MyGaTech service except as a email alias, which redirects any mail that goes...
New CoC Dean provides experience, accolades
Tech is preparing to welcome a new dean for the second time this semester, this time of the College of Computing (CoC). Zvi Galil will...
Erato: celebrating 40 years of student expression
. The name might make you think of something risqué or erotic. The truth, in fact, might shock you more than your imagination. At a...
RoboJackets extend metallic hand to high schoolers
Paper brochures, e-mails from admissions and information sessions may not always persuade prospective students to consider Tech as the college of choice, but what about...
Think Green Week
This Friday marks the thirteenth celebration of Earth Day on Tech’s campus. With environmental conscientiousness a growing concern nationally and at Tech green issues are...
Night Market provides Asian culinary delights
You’re surrounded by strangers on all sides, not one of whom is speaking the same language. Red paper lanterns swing overhead, casting everything and everyone...
Greek Week focuses on collaboration
Under the beating waves of the sun, troops of twelve marched into the freshly raked pit of sloshing mud to face each other across a...