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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 scientists explore new ways to sift through huge troves of information and transform them into tidbits that researchers, health officials and even police officers can act on, Georgia Tech announced Wednesday it had received a $3 million grant aimed at establishing visual and data analytics as a distinct research field for the first time. Source: Associated Press (Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Canadian Press, cnbc.com, msnbc.com, red.orbit.com et al)
