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Georgia Tech Launches New Sustainable Lab Certification

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<p>Research technician Myles Hilson (left) and research scientist Shweta Biliya (right) of the Molecular Evolution Core Lab stand in front of TipCycle program equipment. TipCycle collects, sterilizes, and returns pipette tips to labs, reducing costs and decreasing plastic waste.&nbsp;</p>

Mercury ID
680673
Jul 22, 2026

Campus labs have a new pathway to strengthen sustainable operations through a campus comprehensive certification program.

Bruce Weinelt Joins BBISS as Managing Director

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Mercury ID
680510
Jun 24, 2026

Bruce will develop and lead BBISS’s external partnership and fundraising strategy, grounded in the Institute's academic research priorities.

Mining New Possibilities for Critical Minerals: Mapping a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain

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<p>United States map showing the eight regions of the CORE-CM Initiative. Courtesy: <a href="https://netl-exchange.energy.gov/FileContent.aspx?FileID=fe48ff94-6a59-… of Energy Core-CM Initiative</strong></a></p>

Mercury ID
680536
Jun 24, 2026

A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.

Scientist Maps Biodiversity on a Warming Southern Landscape

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Jenny McGuire, Ph.D.
Mercury ID
660288
Jun 11, 2026

Jenny McGuire is refining tools and partnerships that help protect biodiversity, from Atlanta’s urban canopy to the southern Appalachians.

2026-2027 Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants Announced

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Mercury ID
680389
Jun 01, 2026

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Sustainability Education and Curriculum Committee are pleased to announce the recipients of the fifth round of Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation grants.

Data Centers, Microbes, and the Future of Water Reuse

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Mercury ID
680362
May 27, 2026

Metro Atlanta has become a magnet for hyperscale data centers and securing enough cooling water with wastewater reuse has unknown public health risks.

Companies Are Hyping AI the Same Way They Talked Up Sustainability, But There Are Ways to Fix That

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The struggling footwear company Allbirds, which announced in April 2026 that it was rebranding into an AI company, may be one of the most recent notable examples of ‘AI washing.’ Business Wire
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<p>The struggling footwear company Allbirds, which announced in April 2026 that it was rebranding into an AI company, may be one of the most recent notable examples of ‘AI washing.’ <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=allbirds&amp;mediaType=photo"… Wire</a></p>

Mercury ID
681055
May 18, 2026

Across corporate earnings calls, investor presentations and marketing pitches, “artificial intelligence” has become the buzzword of choice. Yet a troubling pattern lies under the hype.

Rebecca Watts Hull Named 2026 ANAK Award Winner

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Mercury ID
680259
May 08, 2026

Rebecca Watts Hull, assistant director for Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives at the Center for Teaching and Learning, was awarded the 2026 faculty ANAK Award.

2026 Sustainability Next Seed Grants Awarded

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<p>2026 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Principal Investigators: (R to L, Top to Bottom) Rounaq Basu, Sheng Dai, Anna Doll, Lilian Dove, Scott Duncan, Paula Gomez, Suhas S. Jain, Cindy Kaiying Lin, Sofía Pérez Guzmán, Caitlin Petro, Gregory Randolph, Rosemarie Santa Gonzalez, Ali Sarhadi, Richmond Wong, and Ruth C. Yow.</p>

Mercury ID
680154
May 04, 2026

This year’s seed grant awards align with the four main thematic areas in which BBISS aims to enhance Georgia Tech’s research to address some of our most pressing sustainability challenges

Georgia's Tomorrow and Bald Head Island Conservancy Launch Research Fund, Partnership

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<p>Vibrant 'Spartina alterniflora' salt marsh grass wraps the oxbow of a tidal waterway. (Credit: Bald Head Island Conservancy)</p>

Mercury ID
680049
Apr 23, 2026

The Bald Head Island Conservancy and Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow are pleased to announce a formal research fund and partnership.

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