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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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Ángel CabreraA graduate of Georgia Tech has been named its next president. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the Georgia Board of Regents voted Thursday to hire Ángel Cabrera to lead the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees. Cabrera is to start in his new post by Sept. 15. Cabrera had been president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, since 2012. He and his wife met while both were enrolled at Georgia Tech School of Psychology. Their son recently graduated from the school. This was also covered by the Washington Times and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
