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Hannah Youngblood
February 2, 2026
Yellow Jacket Connection Sparks Glaucoma Research Fund at Tech
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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.

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A panel of five speakers sits on tall stools at the front of a classroom, participating in a moderated discussion. The moderator on the left holds papers while addressing the group. A large presentation slide behind the panel displays names and academic titles. Audience members are partially visible in the foreground, and tables, chairs, and a water bottle are arranged throughout the room.
January 29, 2026
Confronting the Roadblocks in Medical Technology Innovation
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Clinicians and researchers outlined why breakthrough devices often fall short in clinical settings and emphasized the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and practical workflow integration.

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During a research session, a participant looks at a monitor and imagines saying the text cue displayed on screen. Text below the cue shows the brain-computer interface’s prediction of her imagined words.
January 28, 2026
Better Brain-Machine Interfaces Could Allow the Paralyzed to Communicate Again
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Biomedical engineer Chethan Pandarinath collaborates with neurosurgeons and scientists across the country in a massive project to help patients with ALS or stroke damage reconnect with the world.

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a patch of haptic actuators shown on a user's neck
January 22, 2026
Wearing the Future
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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.

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Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
January 12, 2026
Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands
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The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

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Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
January 8, 2026
Illness Is More Than Just Biological – Medical Sociology Shows How Social Factors Get Under the Skin and Cause Disease
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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.

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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.
January 5, 2026
Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures
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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.

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 Mice have complex visual systems that can clarify how vision works in people. Westend61/Getty Images
December 16, 2025
Gazing Into the Mind’s Eye With Mice – How Neuroscientists Are Seeing Human Vision More Clearly
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Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work together to create a mental picture of the visual world.

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Meet CSE Ziqi Zhang
December 11, 2025
Meet CSE Profile: Ph.D. Graduate Ziqi Zhang
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Ph.D. graduate Ziqi Zhang will join the Class of 2025 in walking across the stage, receiving diplomas, and graduating from Georgia Tech.

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Yunan Luo NSF CAREER Award
December 10, 2025
NSF Grant Funds Protein Research for Drug Discovery and Personalized Medicine
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Yunan Luo is the recipient of an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to use artificial intelligence to solve the protein annotation inequality problem.

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Wearable chest-mounted patch and forehead-mounted pulse oximeter shown on a mannequin baby for illustration
December 8, 2025
Advancing Neonatal Health Monitoring in Ethiopia
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Soft, wearable system offers continuous wireless monitoring of newborns’ health.

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Research building at Georgia Tech
December 2, 2025
Georgia Tech Researchers Among World’s Most Highly Cited in 2025
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Georgia Tech proudly announces its faculty who have been named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list.

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