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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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Atlanta, GA | Posted: July 10, 2009
Team Curious, a Georgia Tech pairing of a College of Computingalumna and a mechanical engineering student, is getting worldwiderecognition after winning the MashUp category of the 2009 Imagine Cupcompetition, sponsored by Microsoft Corp. Team Curious is the only U.S.group to receive first place honors in one of the nine invitationalcategories. Winners were announced July 7.
Members of Team Curious include Kathy Pham, a bachelor's and master'scomputing graduate, and Marc Pare, an undergraduate mechanicalengineering major. The program they developed aggregates informationfrom traditional news sources on the Web and ultimately presents anauthoritative view.
Team Curious was selected from a total of 444 students from 149 teamsrepresenting 70 countries and regions around the world. The Imagine Cup2009 Worldwide Finals were held in Cairo, Egypt, and included thefollowing categories: Software Design, Embedded Development, GameDevelopment, IT Challenge, Robotics and Algorithm, MashUp, Photography,Short Film and Design.
