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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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"Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn will be honored by Georgia Tech for his work on national security and defense. He will be honored March 15 during a luncheon at the Atlanta university with the inaugural Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage. The prize carries a $100,000 award funded by private donations. It is named after Allen, a former Atlanta mayor who fought for rights for black residents in the 1960s. Nunn, who retired from the Senate in 1996, is Distinguished Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative." Source: Associated Press, March 7, 2011
