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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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The Georgia Institute of Technology's decision to award Dr. Anthony Fauci with the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage was detailed in "Georgia Tech honors Anthony Fauci with social courage award," published Jan. 25, 2021 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The prize, which has been given out each year since 2011, will be presented in a ceremony on March 15, 2021.
Excerpt:
Tech chose Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to the president, because he was “a steadfast voice of science, facts, and medical best practice during one of the most significant public health challenges in U.S. history.”