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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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As studies show that the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic significantly contributes to rising alcohol consumption, two alumni of the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering now offer an increasingly popular solution to curb or eliminate alcohol abuse: a sobriety app called Reframe. Kimberly French, assistant professor in the School of Psychology, explains how feelings of isolation, with limited remote options for seeking help, caused a spike in alcohol abuse during the pandemic.
