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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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“A real statement of gratitude requires a comparatively deep relationship between the giver and receiver, and that’s not possible to replicate in the lab,” said Rebecca Rolfe, a student in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, on her thesis study of how gratitude is expressed in Academy Awards acceptance speeches. Source: TIME, February 21, 2013; GT Alumni Magazine, February 20, 2013; The New York Times, ABC News, NBC News, February 21, 2013; Creative Loafing, Entertainment Weekly, February 22, 2013; The Guardian, February 24, 2013; Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, 89.3 KPCC, February 25, 2013