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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 20, 2012
2012 has been a year of milestones and accomplishments for Georgia Tech. Enjoy taking a look back at some of the highlights.
Announcing the Scheller College of Business
The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the naming of the Institute’s former College of Management. Ernest “Ernie” Scheller Jr., a 1952 Industrial Management graduate of Georgia Tech, has made a commitment totaling $50 million, a majority of which has been fulfilled.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=134491
NSF Selects Georgia Tech to Expand its Innovation Corps
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will be a founding network node for its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, which aims to develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies, products and processes.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=140891
Georgia Tech Students Selected for Prestigious Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Next year, Joy Buolamwini will take her talents to the U.K. where she’ll study global governance and diplomacy and African studies at the University of Oxford as a 2013 Rhodes Scholar.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=172241
Snellville native and Georgia Tech civil engineering graduate student Jacob Tzegaegbe has been chosen to receive the prestigious Marshall Scholarship.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=173211
Georgia Tech Expands MOOC Offerings
The Georgia Institute of Technology has signed an agreement with Coursera to put its web-based courses online and create new opportunities for hands-on learning in the classroom.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=140591
With a $150,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology will develop three massive open online courses (MOOCs) targeted at those who have yet to pursue or complete a college degree. Unlike many existing MOOCs, which tend to feature advanced topics, the new courses will cover introductory topics in the subjects of English composition, physics and psychology. Each will be available free through Coursera and is scheduled to begin in January 2013.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=170831
Georgia Tech Launches Manufacturing Institute
To support a new industry-friendly research strategy, the Georgia Institute of Technology announces the launch of an interdisciplinary research institute to promote a technologically advanced and globally competitive manufacturing base in the United States.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=172391
Corals Attached by Toxic Seaweed Use Chemical 911 to Summon Help
Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened – they call for help.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=169591
Tech Celebrates Century of Co-op Education
For the past century, the thousands of students who have excelled during their co-op assignments and in their careers have served as a testament to the program’s impact.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=154511
Georgia Tech Selected as a Location for “The Internship”
Parts of the Georgia Tech campus were transformed into a movie set as part of the 20th Century Fox production of “The Internship,” starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=142091
Listening to the 9.0-Magnitude Japanese Earthquake
Last year’s 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki, Japan, earthquake was the fourth largest since 1900. However, because of thousands of seismometers in the region and Japan’s willingness to share their measurements with the rest of the world, the Tohoku-Oki quake is the best-recorded earthquake of all-time.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=111701
Tech Honored as Bicycle Friendly University
Just weeks after being recognized locally as the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition’s Partner of the Year, Tech earned the national honor of being named a Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
http://www.gatech.edu/greenbuzz/news/tech-honored-bicycle-friendly-university
Malware Intelligence System Enables Organizations to Share Threat Information
As malware threats expand into new domains and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Tech researchers are launching a new weapon to help battle the threats: a malware intelligence system that will help corporate and government security officials share information about the attacks they are fighting.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=132601
Georgia Tech Recognized Nationally for Return on Investment
Bloomberg/Businessweek ranked Georgia Tech number two in the nation, and first in the state of Georgia, in annualized return on investment (ROI) based on the financial return graduates earn from their degrees.
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=125491
