Articles By: Van Jensen

  • Think Little

    Think Little

    The Institute’s interlocking “GT” shows up on T-shirts and websites, on billboards and the massive scoreboard at Bobby Dodd Stadium. But the most impressive display of the logo just might be one that can’t be seen at all—at least not with the naked eye. Above is a nanoscopic image of GT logos created by a team at Tech’s more

  • ‘It’s Important That
 We Set Our Sights High’

    ‘It’s Important That
 We Set Our Sights High’

    Mike Bobinski, Georgia Tech’s new athletic director, has one hell of a work ethic. He spent March preparing to take the reins at Tech while wrapping things up at Xavier University (where he had served as director of athletics for 12 years) and serving as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee (which more

  • Wrecks of Art

    Wrecks of Art

    On a sunny February afternoon, the Institute’s technological prowess took a backseat to the artistic bent of its undergraduate students, when the interior of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons was converted into a massive art gallery and performance space. As part of the second annual Clough Art Crawl, paintings, drawings and photographs stood on easels more

  • The Noon Basketball Association

    The Noon Basketball Association

    When I first joined the staff of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association in 2008, I quickly set out in search of pickup basketball. I’ve played hoops for years, and I figured a college campus would be an easy place to find a game. One day around noon, I climbed up to the fourth floor the more

  • Georgia Tech Offers MOOC-based Degree Program

    Georgia Tech Offers MOOC-based Degree Program

    Already at the forefront of online education, Georgia Tech now is offering the first accredited online master’s of computer science degree program in a just-announced partnership with Udacity and AT&T. Students will be able to complete the degree entirely through massive open online courses (MOOCs), and the program will cost a fraction of the cost more