Tech and Emory students hack covid
In late January, Tech and Emory jointly hosted a virtual hackathon to bring students together to design technological solutions to make returning to work and...
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Tech grads’ app helps users quit drinking
Two Tech grads recently released Reframe, an app to help people struggling with alcohol addictions, that started as a project in Tech’s CREATE-X program. Ziyi...
Celebrating 200,000 surveillance tests
The Tech community reached a milestone on Jan. 29, surpassing 200,000 individual COVID-19 asymptomatic surveillance tests since the program began. The surveillance testing program, developed...
Plans for future course modes rely on vaccines
The Tech administration seems optimistic that online classes will not become the new normal as it currently plans to open its campus to more in-person...
An inside look at the Residence Hall Association
As the second-largest student organization on campus, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) affects a large proportion of the student body, but what is it and...
Expired elevator inspections raise concerns
Next time you go to use an elevator on Tech’s campus you might want to take the stairs instead. An astounding number of elevators on...
Library steps up efforts to enforce mask policy
The Institute’s library system has recently decided to begin enforcing its COVID-19 mask wearing policy inside all library facilities, including Crosland Tower, Price Gilbert Memorial...
Tech professor appointed to Biden’s staff
Before Biden was officially inaugurated as 46th president of the United States, he appointed Tech professor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall as the White House homeland security adviser....
Dr. Raheem Beyah appointed new COE Dean
On Jan. 15, Dr. Raheem Beyah officially began his duties as the new dean of Tech’s College of Engineering (COE). Prior to his appointment as...
Capitol Hill violence shows the partisan divide at Tech
On Jan. 6 the United States Capitol building was stormed by supporters of President Trump, in an event that highlighted partisan disagreements across the nation,...
Tech begins vaccinating campus community
Early last week, Tech received its first allotment of COVID-19 vaccines and began vaccinating campus community members, signifying the start of Tech’s local eradication of...
Former Secretary Pompeo visits Tech campus
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a press conference at Tech’s campus on Dec. 9. The event came in the midst of a tumultuous...
Bicycle theft on the rise, says GTPD
Over the past month and a half, Tech has seen a rapid uptick in cases of bicycle thefts on campus. While there is no real...
OUE hosts outdoor office hours on Tech Green
The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) will continue hosting its Outdoor Office Hour program on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11a.m. to 12 p.m. throughout the...
ACC celebrates first Unity Week
Last week was the first ACC Unity Week, an event designed to help promote awareness about racial inequality and social justice throughout its member institutions....
Tech welcomes most diverse transfer class
On Nov. 1, Tech released decisions for transfer students after a waiting period of more than six weeks since the application deadline. This year, 1146...
Fall flu clinics proactively protect students
As the temperatures once again start to drop this fall, Tech offers flu shot clinics on campus, and this year may be more important than...
Tech colleges launch ETHICx to explore responsible research practices
Tech is well-known for engineering innovative solutions in science and technology, but often, the most overlooked problems Tech students and faculty are working to solve...