Peterson looks to future in annual address
On Aug. 27, Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson gave his annual institute address. The main focus of Peterson’s speech was an administrative initiative given the...
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Congressional staffers congregate at Tech
From Sep. 2-4, Tech’s Office of Government and Community Relations hosted a group of 25 congressional staffers from various districts around Georgia. The staffers participated...
CDAIT opens new doors
Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) aims to play a large and important role in developing the technology...
Gerber assumes GTRI director position
On Aug. 1, Dr. Andrew Gerber assumed his responsibility as the Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Gerber’s role includes acting as the...
Researchers find bugs in common browsers
Recently, researchers from the College of Computing at Tech who published a paper including information on a certain technique which can be used to detect...
Dining commons to be built on West campus
In what is currently a parking lot in front of the Caldwell and Folk residence halls, the “West Village” dining commons, which will include additional...
Over 3,000 freshmen make up class of 2019
Tech’s new freshman class is the biggest in the institution’s history, and boast impressive diversity among other things, according to Rick Clark, Tech’s Director of...
Tech and USG address faculty pay gap
Despite the compression of faculty salaries and raises awarded to presidents of University System of Georgia (USG) institutions, including G.P. “Bud” Peterson at Tech, the...
Admiral joins Tech faculty
This year, Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld will join Tech as a faculty member. Specifically, Winnefeld will become a part of the Sam Nunn School of...
Publix weekday trolley access limited
As of June 6th, the Tech Trolley no longer makes stops at the midtown Publix location before 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. According to Lance Lunsway,...
Intel announces plan to invest in Tech
On Aug. 4, the Intel corporation announced it would invest $5 million over the next five years to not only deepen its engineering relationship with...
Library renewal kicks into high gear
Later this Fall, the new Library Service Center, which is the result of a collaboration between Tech and Emory, will open. Following the conclusion of...
Racial Harassment Met With Demonstration
Following an alleged incident of racial harassment of a black female Tech student by brothers of the Phi Delta Theta, protests were staged on the...
“LiveSafe” selected to be Tech’s new mobile safety app
A student committee organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) made the decision to select “LiveSafe” as Tech’s new safety application. “We looked through a...
Same-sex benefits covered
Following the June 26 Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage in the United States, Tech will act upon recommendations from the Task Force on...
Dean John Stein to be new VP of Student Life
Effective Aug. 1, Dean of Students John Stein will assume the role of Vice President of Student Life. Following Dr. Bill Schafer’s departure from Tech...
Lack of storage space causes Smallmart to close
On July 3, the Walmart location in Tech Square will close. The store, sometimes referred to as ‘Smallmart,’ opened at 86 5th Street NW on...
President Bud Peterson takes annual state tour
On Monday, June 15, Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson, accompanied by his wife, Valerie “Val“ H. Peterson, kicked off his annual tour of the Georgia....