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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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Andrew NewmanWhile everybody was wondering whether June 20th's special election in Georgia would set off a political earthquake, an actual 3.2 magnitude tremor struck the area around Augusta. No damage was reported, but it was felt 140 miles away in Atlanta. It also gave the makers of Temblor, a mobile app that calculates quake risk where you live, a chance to write on their blog about how often earthquakes hit the eastern U.S. For insight into the seismic activity in our region, the Temblor blog team spoke with Andrew Newman, an associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
