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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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"Georgia Tech is a powerhouse for economic development for [Georgia]," said Susan Herbst, a former Professor in the School of Public Policy, now President of the University of Connecticut. "Not so long ago, a university's mission was mainly to educate students, do research,. and serve as a 'cultural mecca' for the community, but in the last decade or decade and a half, we've started to see ourselves more as regional economic engines." Source: The Hartford Courant, August 16, 2011.
