By Van Jensen on February 14, 2012
Astronaut Sandra Magnus, PhD CerE 96, offers a first-person perspective on NASA’s final space shuttle flight.
Posted in Features, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Alumni Publications on February 14, 2012
With the space shuttles grounded, Tech alumni and researchers are designing the vehicles and systems that will take humans farther into the final frontier.
Posted in Features, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Joe Irwin on February 14, 2012
This week marks the relaunch of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Vol. 88, No. 1 features a new look, new contents and a new energy.
Posted in Features, Publisher's Note, Vol. 88, No. 1
By Rachael Maddux on November 7, 2011
Story by Rachael Maddux / Photos by James K. Holder II Unwitting pedestrians strolling the Tech campus over the summer may have wondered if the school was considering changing its mascot from the Yellow Jacket to the Orange Barrel. But just as students began trickling back into dorms and classrooms, the neon construction partitions faded [...]
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 7
By Alumni Publications on November 7, 2011
By Alumni Magazine staff and Christina Lee Everyone knows Tech students think big. So it should be no surprise that now, more than ever, there’s a growing awareness among the student body that a Tech degree is made even more valuable by connecting to the alumni network before graduation. That’s something that the Alumni Association [...]
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 7
By Van Jensen on November 7, 2011
Michael Arad stood on the roof of his Lower East Side apartment and watched as the world fell apart. It was the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Arad was 32, an architect working for New York City’s Housing Authority, two years removed from earning a master’s degree at Georgia Tech. People were saying a plane [...]
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 7
By Van Jensen on August 19, 2011
With little certainty surrounding the football team, we take the guesswork out of cheering for the Jackets with our fan’s guide to the 2011-12 season.
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 6
By Alumni Publications on August 19, 2011
Tech’s incoming freshmen — most of them born in 1993 — are the Institute’s smartest, most accomplished and most diverse class to date.
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 6
By Van Jensen on August 19, 2011
Ben Tarbutton III, Mgt 94, discusses his new role as chair of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents — and Georgia Tech’s bright future.
Posted in Features, Vol. 87, No. 6
By Alumni Publications on April 29, 2011
The famed architect has compiled some of his paintings, sculptures, designs and buildings in a new book of stunning photographs.
Posted in Features, May/June 2011