The fellowship is one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career scholars.
A Georgia Tech graduate and former Yellow Jacket cheerleader, McLain Broussard is guiding the visual identity for Team USA as a graphic designer.
Feature Stories
Campus and Community
Celikel, Dixon, Kim, Lyon, and Reneau have been named ACC Academic Leaders Network (ACC-ALN) Fellows for 2026.
A Georgia Tech graduate and former Yellow Jacket cheerleader, McLain Broussard is guiding the visual identity for Team USA as a graphic designer.
Gold medalist Breezy Johnson and Georgia Tech graduate Connor Watkins are celebrating Johnson’s achievements on the slopes and their recent engagement.
Health and Medicine
When Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hannah Youngblood’s work on exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) was featured by the BrightFocus Foundation, it caught the attention of Jennifer Rucker, an Alabama resident who was diagnosed with XFG several years ago.
From smart textiles to brain-computer links, Georgia Tech engineers are designing wearables that connect humans and machines more closely than ever to sense, respond, and heal.
By studying the way social forces shape health inequalities, medical sociology helps address how health and illness extend beyond the body and into every aspect of people’s lives.
Science and Technology
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new “thinking” technology for two-legged robots, increasing their balance and agility.
Research from Georgia Tech is showing how cracks occur and spread through materials — and how best to prevent them.
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has ranked Georgia Tech among the top 20 universities worldwide for U.S. utility patents granted in 2025.
Earth and Environment
Through the startup Skopii, Georgia Tech researchers are translating lab-developed imaging and AI technology into a market-ready platform for faster, more accessible microbial monitoring.
How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.
Four graduate students from the College of Sciences were selected for the new Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship, made possible through a gift from Google, to develop projects that positively impact the metro Atlanta area.
Society and Culture
Georgia Tech researchers are using an NSF grant to create new large-language models that help autistic job seekers understand their strengths and how to leverage them during the application process.
The study links energy insecurity to significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression in U.S. households.
Tariffs, shipping delays, and rising costs are squeezing toy makers — and parents are scrambling to find gifts, as Georgia Tech experts weigh in on the disruptions.
Business and Economic Development
Experts provide a measured review of forecasts across automation, AI, consumer behavior, and the economy
CREATE-X’s Summer 2026 Startup Launch program invites students, faculty, alumni, and researchers to build meaningful startups with funding, mentorship, and access to the CREATE-X network.
Gorginea Care won the I2P Showcase for developing an at‑home cervical cancer screening kit, leading a lineup of innovative student teams who earned entry into CREATE‑X Startup Launch and advancement to the InVenture Prize.
