New Study Reveals Motivations Behind Pinterest Activity

Posted On Thursday, April 25, 2013 By . Under MINNESOTA  Tags: , , , ,   
New Study Reveals Motivations Behind Pinterest Activity MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL—Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Georgia Tech have released the first-ever study of Pinterest that gives new insight into the activity on the popular social networking site. The study’s findings could have implications for both academia and product marketers. The researchers used statistical data to help ...

Georgia Tech Programs Place Eighth in World University Rankings

Posted On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, GEORGIA  Tags: , , , ,   
Georgia Tech Programs Place Eighth in World University Rankings The Georgia Institute of Technology garnered the No. 8 spot on the 2012 list of the top 100 world universities in engineering/technology and computer sciences, according to Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). ARWU ranks major institutions according to their academic or research performance in each of ...

Small Town Engineering Program Founded By Tech Graduate Impacts Rural Communities

Posted On Saturday, January 26, 2013 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Small Town Engineering program In 2007, Caitlin Henegar left her small hometown of Trenton, Georgia, to come to the big city and earn a Georgia Tech mechanical engineering degree. Although she’s still in Atlanta working on her Ph.D. in Bioengineering, she hasn’t forgotten northwest Georgia. In fact, she’s hoping to inspire young students in ...

Georgia Tech's VIP Program Recognized For Education Innovation

Posted On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , , ,   
Georgia Tech's Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program has been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as a cutting-edge way to add real-world experience into engineering training. VIP was selected by the NAE as one of 29 programs that "have successfully infused real-world experiences into engineering or engineering technology undergraduate education." Undergraduates ...

Seven Named Fellows Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science (AAAS)

Posted On Monday, December 3, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , , ,   
Seven Georgia Institute of Technology faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. They were awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. This year’s AAAS ...

Georgia Tech Collaborates With Ge, Ford On Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research

Posted On Friday, November 23, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: ,   
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering with GE and Ford Motor Co. to study ways to add greater efficiencies to electric driving and charging performance. GE recently announced its plans to purchase 2,000 new Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids for its fleet. As part of the collaboration, Ford ...

Home-Based Assessment Tool For Dementia Screening

Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , ,   
October 2, 2012 With baby boomers approaching the age of 65 and new cases of Alzheimer’s disease expected to increase by 50 percent by the year 2030, Georgia Tech researchers have created a tool that allows adults to screen themselves for early signs of dementia. The home-based computer software is patterned ...

SmartMoney ranks Georgia Tech number for return on investment

Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , ,   
October 2, 2012 Georgia Tech has been recognized as offering “the best academic deal in America” by SmartMoney. The magazine ranked Georgia Tech as number one on the publication’s list of the best 50 colleges based on return of tuition investment. The magazine collected median pay figures from two pools of alumni: recent graduates ...

IPHONE Attachment Designed For At-Home Diagnoses Of Ear Infections

Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , , , ,   
September 18, 2012 A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear infection. Soon, parents may be able to skip the doctor’s visit and receive a diagnosis without ...

TECH Celebrates Century Of CO-OP Education

Posted On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 By . Under GEORGIA  Tags: , , , ,   
September 17, 2012 If any single initiative embodies the Georgia Tech ethos of applying academic knowledge to real-world situations, it’s the Institute’s Cooperative Education Program. For the past century, the thousands of students who have excelled during their co-op assignments and in their careers have served as a testament to the program’s ...