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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 5, 2011
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We are creating interdisciplinary research institutes to leverage expertise and resources in support of strategic initiatives, to facilitate collaboration with business and industry, and to foster innovation and global leadership. One example is the creation of the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U). The center, based in the College of Computing, includes faculty from Management, Public Policy, and Industrial and Systems Engineering. It focuses on the role of disruptive technologies like social networking, and innovations like open courseware, serving as a living laboratory for testing new transformational educational ideas and approaches.
photo of Tech TowerPresident's Update, Spring 2011.
"We are creating interdisciplinary research institutes to leverage expertise and resources in support of strategic initiatives, to facilitate collaboration with business and industry, and to foster innovation and global leadership. One example is the creation of the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U). The center, based in the College of Computing, includes faculty from Management, Public Policy, and Industrial and Systems Engineering. It focuses on the role of disruptive technologies like social networking, and innovations like open courseware, serving as a living laboratory for testing new transformational educational ideas and approaches."
