By Kimberly Link-Wills on May 3, 2010
President G. P. “Bud” Peterson called Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service recipient Bill Todd, IM 71, an “extraordinary humanitarian and community leader and a proud Georgia Tech alum.”
Posted in May/June 2010, Tech Notes, Tech Topics
By Leslie Overman on May 3, 2010
College of Computing professor Jarek Rossignac discusses how he helped the artists of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, why he’s a fan of Picasso and how he always knew he would be an engineer.
Posted in Excerpt, May/June 2010, Office Space
By Kimberly Link-Wills on May 3, 2010
A Tech cop since 2004, Alex Gutierrez is the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators’ Officer of the Year. Off duty, he conducts crime prevention seminars in English or Spanish.
Posted in Excerpt, May/June 2010, Tech Topics, Ten Questions
By Van Jensen on May 3, 2010
Founded in 1995, Georgia Tech’s Equestrian Club is made up of about 30 female riders competing in 28 events a year across the Southeast.
Posted in Excerpt, May/June 2010, Student Life, Tech Topics
By GTalumni on May 3, 2010
Researchers studying game benefits for senior set Video game developers may have 15-year-old boys in mind, but game researchers at Georgia Tech are putting controllers in the hands of 85-year-olds in hopes of developing cognitive interventions for the elderly. “Conventional wisdom in our society [says], ‘If I do a crossword, it will keep my mind [...]
Posted in May/June 2010
By Van Jensen on May 3, 2010
As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard on Super Bowl XLIV, Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove lay on the grass of Sun Life Stadium. He breathed deeply and said, “Thank you, God.”
Posted in Excerpt, May/June 2010, Yellow Jackets
By Leslie Overman on May 3, 2010
The orange tabby is just one of the cats rescued by a group of feline-loving Tech employees, who volunteer their time after work to keeping the campus cat population in check.
Posted in Features, May/June 2010
By Leslie Overman on May 3, 2010
Suncoast club member Fred Carlson keeps it cool in Tampa.
Posted in Alumni House, May/June 2010
By Kimberly Link-Wills on May 3, 2010
He closes his eyes and sees himself, a young boy of 6 or so, standing outside the courthouse, its windows thrown open, an attempt to catch any breeze that may be sneaking through the summer scorch. He can hear the lawyer’s booming trial voice, his father’s voice, arguing the case before the jury. He smiles. [...]
Posted in May/June 2010
By Van Jensen on May 3, 2010
Improving the relationship between the United States, Russia and Europe was the timely topic of the Sam Nunn Policy Forum, held at the Global Learning Center on the Georgia Tech campus March 29.
Posted in May/June 2010, Tech Topics