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Digital edition
Volume 89,
No. 2, 2013The uses of failure, the art of invention, the hugeness of nanotech—and more.
Articles By: Kimberly Link-Wills
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On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Alumni who have volunteered over the years say the experience is life changing. more -
Calm Amid Chaos
Peter Rhee, chief of trauma surgery at University Medical Center in Arizona, was a calming force after a gunman opened fire outside a grocery store. more -
Susan Bowman: Survivor
Susan Bowman, the program manager in the School of Materials Science & Engineering, is a breast cancer survivor and a founder of a support group of more than 30 others on campus who have beaten the disease or who are undergoing treatment. She and Sarah Banks, the student committee survivorship and awareness chair, are gearing more
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Women’s Leadership Conference Speakers Say Passion for Profession Critical
The student-organized Women’s Leadership Conference on campus in late October was packed with two days of advice on how to rise above the ordinary, the theme for the 14th annual event. First admitted to Georgia Tech in 1952, females now comprise 37 percent of the freshman class. “We have had a steady flow of high-achieving more
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Just Causes
Archie Ervin has a lot of work to do. The first vice president for Institute diversity hit the ground running Jan. 3 to try to reach the goal of making his job unnecessary. more









