Mayor Lauds Technology Square
Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and other dignitaries cut the ceremonial ribbon that signaled the grand opening of Technology Square on Oct. 24.
Anonymous Donor Pledges $36 Million for Nanotechnology
The largest single gift in Georgia Tech history — $36 million from an anonymous donor — will help create one of the nation's most advanced nanotechnology research centers.
Homecoming Showcases Technology Square
One of Georgia Tech’s oldest traditions, Homecoming highlighted the "new" Technology Square — an eight-acre expansion of the Tech campus across the Downtown Connector into Midtown Atlanta.
Homecoming Seminars Featured Variety of Topics
More than 160 Georgia Tech alumni attended Homecoming seminars in the new Global Learning Center at Technology Square, featuring a potpourri of topics including a look at student life, memory loss in aging and commercialization of technology.
Leadership Georgia Tech Pays Tribute to Clubs
Twenty-nine Georgia Tech alumni clubs received awards for outstanding performance at the 2003 Leadership Georgia Tech conference held at the new Global Learning Center at Technology Square.
Alumnus, Tech Professor Receive Highest Honors
W. Jason Morgan, Phys 57, a Princeton University geophysicist, and Tech professor Russell D. Dupuis are among the scientists and engineers who will receive the National Medals for Science and Technology — the nation's highest honors.
Evans Speaks at Alumnae Networking Event
Gail Evans, former CNN executive and best-selling author, said women in business should be watching out for each other rather than setting out to get each other.
Engineering Student Finds Success on Cultural Runway
Georgia Tech sophomore Meghna Nagarajan wears two crowns as the 2003 Miss India Georgia and Miss India USA.
Georgia Tech Opens Campus in Savannah
Tech’s recently completed Savannah campus opened this fall and is the hub for academic and research facilities of the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program.
Giving Soldiers a Bird’s Eye View
Soldiers in battle are always trying to discern what’s in front of them. Victory and survival can depend on it but often buildings, hills, forests and jungles get in the way.
Tech Creates Safety Training for Hispanic Workers
Georgia Tech has created Spanish language materials to make federally-mandated safety training more effective for the growing community of Hispanic construction workers.
Webster Receives Highest Honor
Peter Webster, a professor in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering has been tapped to receive the American Meteorological Society’s highest honor.
Atlanta Area Alumni Wanted
Relay For Life is an overnight event to celebrate survivorship and raise money for the American Cancer Society. Teams of students, alumni and their families walk laps at Tech’s intramural field. Alumni wishing to participate visit:
http://www.relay.gatech.edu/ or email David Prophitt, Coordinator of Community Service, at david.prophitt@vpss.gatech.edu.
Former Student-Athletes Earn Degrees
Georgia Tech degrees have proven elusive for some student-athletes, but the Georgia Tech Athletic Association is helping them complete their work towards graduation with its degree completion program.
Tech Sports
The annual slug-fest with the Dogs is looming large, Basketball is only a month away and the volleyball team is ranked in the AP top-5. For more sports news, visit:
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