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Tastes of Tech

Tastes of Tech

Barrelhouse’s innovative cuisine and Antico’s acclaimed pizza are helping make campus and the surrounding area a dining destination.

One Helluva Engineer

One Helluva Engineer

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.

Jacket Jesters

Jacket Jesters

April Fools’ Day pranksters, MARTA riders dropping their pants while the trains are moving and improvisational comedy players are just part of the Georgia Tech community of jokesters.

What They Did for Their Country

What They Did for Their Country

On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Alumni who have volunteered over the years say the experience is life changing.

Calm Amid Chaos

Calm Amid Chaos

Peter Rhee, chief of trauma surgery at University Medical Center in Arizona, was a calming force after a gunman opened fire outside a grocery store.

Shaping the Future of Media

Shaping the Future of Media

Social creatures, like the ones depicted in the cover illustration by J Chris Campbell, are atwitter over must-have communication tools.

Bottom of the Class

Bottom of the Class

Tom Roberts was an unlikely Tech student. He graduated high school ranked 194th — out of 194 students. Thanks in part to a questioning registrar, he is a Tech grad.

Just Causes

Just Causes

Archie Ervin has a lot of work to do. The first vice president for Institute diversity hit the ground running Jan. 3 to try to reach the goal of making his job unnecessary.

Handling the Heat

Handling the Heat

Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been in the hot seat since her stance on global warming put her at odds with fellow climate scientists.

Freshman Faces

Freshman Faces

Georgia Tech welcomed its brightest and most diverse class in its history to campus this fall. Meet eight freshmen we plan to follow through graduation in 2014 — or 2015.

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