May/June 2011

  • Doctoral Student Kayaks Toward Olympics

    April 29, 2011 | by

    In the world of competitive kayaking, only hundredths of a second separate the elite from the also-rans. The training is intense and goes year round. In the upper echelons of biomedical academia, graduate students often sacrifice their personal lives to distinguish themselves as researchers. While either of those would be challenge enough, James Wade, ISyE more

  • Sweet Move

    April 29, 2011 | by

    When Kent Hill was growing up in Americus, Ga., he developed an insatiable appetite for his grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies. “I kept asking her to bake cookies every day,” said Hill, IM 79. “She wisely thought to start teaching me so that I could make them myself. My mom picked up where Grandma left off, more

  • John Portman FORM

    April 29, 2011 | by
    The famed architect has compiled some of his paintings, sculptures, designs and buildings in a new book of stunning photographs. more

  • Tastes of Tech

    April 29, 2011 | by
    Barrelhouse's innovative cuisine and Antico's acclaimed pizza are helping make campus and the surrounding area a dining destination. more

  • One Helluva Engineer

    April 29, 2011 | by
    Don Giddens has spent most of his adult life at Georgia Tech. Now the dean of the College of Engineering is retiring, sort of. He'll be back to focus on what he likes most: research. more