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Al Merrill was 10 years old when he decided to become a scientist. Now a professor of biology and Smithgall Institute Chair in molecular cell biology at Georgia Tech, with degrees from Virginia Tech and Cornell, he holds tight to the sense of wonder that first drove him to raise tadpoles and tinker with chemistry more

It’s 2:45 p.m. on a Thursday, and the Starbucks at Tech’s Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons is packed with students jostling for their afternoon caffeine fix. A green-shirted employee with a notepad and a headset relays orders from the snaking line to the counter with the precision of an air-traffic controller; all around, students knock back more

In 1984, Laura Cederquist and a friend walked out of a movie theater wanting to be the next martial arts prodigies. “We just thought The Karate Kid was so cool,” said Cederquist, Mgt 92, now a financial manager in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. “So we walked to a studio up the street more

Now in its fifth year, the InVenture Prize competition serves as an annual celebration of innovation among Georgia Tech’s undergrads. From an initial pool of 500 applicants, six teams were selected to compete in the March 13 live finals, broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Here are the finalists. Chewbots What is it? A line of more