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Tropical Revelations: Unearthing the Impacts of Hydrological Sensitivity on Global Rainfall

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Jie He
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<p>Jie He, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, wants to predict how rainfall will change in the presence of continuing climate change. — Photo by Jerry Grillo</p><p> </p>

Mercury ID
673964
May 08, 2024

Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up.

James Stroud Named Early Career Fellow by Ecological Society of America

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James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)
Mercury ID
673890
Apr 30, 2024

Stroud joins nine newly appointed Fellows and ten ESA Early Career Fellows, elected for "advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions" in the field.

Unique Program Offers Campus Research Opportunities for Online Students

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A variety of brightly colored Lake Malawi cichlids share a freshwater aquarium.
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<p>An Adobe Stock image of a variety of brightly colored Lake Malawi cichlids sharing a freshwater aquarium.</p>

Mercury ID
673878
Apr 29, 2024

A new collaboration is paving the way for OMSCS students to connect with interdisciplinary research projects in labs across campus.

New Approach Could Make Reusing Captured Carbon Far Cheaper, Less Energy-Intensive

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<p>A new electrochemical reactor design developed with Marta Hatzell by postdoctoral scholar Hakhyeon Song (middle) and Ph.D. students Carlos Fernández and Po-Wei Huang (seated) converts carbon dioxide removed from the air into useful raw material. Their approach is cheaper and simpler while requiring less energy, making it a promising tool to improve the economics of direct air capture systems. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)</p>

Mercury ID
673849
Apr 25, 2024

A team led by Marta Hatzell designed a new electrochemical reactor to seamlessly integrate into direct air capture systems and turn CO2 into useful raw materials.

Climate Action Plan Provides Road Map to Net-Zero Emissions 

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<p>Cover of the Georgia Tech Climate Action Plan.</p>

Mercury ID
673667
Apr 05, 2024

Georgia Tech’s Climate Action Plan outlines mitigation and adaptation strategies for reaching net-zero emissions on campus by 2050 and contributing to global solutions through education and research.

Earth Month Features Sustainability Events

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<p>Earth Day Org Fair 2023</p>

Mercury ID
673624
Apr 04, 2024

April is Earth Month with a full calendar of events open to the campus community.

Growing Bacteria in Space with Astronauts

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jordan.jpgGeorgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech
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<p>Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech</p>

Mercury ID
673485
Mar 19, 2024

Georgia Tech researchers are teaming up with NASA to study bacteria on the International Space Station to help define how scientists and healthcare professionals combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria for long-duration space missions.

Video Illustrates Interactive Tech Created to Help Understand Dolphin Communication

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Developed at Georgia Tech for the Wild Dolphin Project, CHAT emits dolphin-like whistle sounds made up to represent objects divers handle in the water.
Mercury ID
673401
Mar 12, 2024

A new video from Georgia Tech's College of Computing highlights Professor Thad Starner's collaboration with the Wild Dolphin Project.

The Who's Who of Bacteria: A Reliable Way to Define Species and Strains

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<p>A photo of the saltern site in Spain where a significant portion of the research was done. A saltern is used to produce salt for human consumption and is a natural environment for<em> Salinibacter ruber </em>bacterium<em>.</em></p>

Mercury ID
673283
Mar 04, 2024

The researchers used data to investigate natural divisions in bacteria with a goal of determining a viable method for organizing them into species and strains.

‘Janitors’ of the Sea: Overharvested Sea Cucumbers Play Crucial Role in Protecting Coral

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Sea cucumbers and coral
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<p>Sea cucumbers play a crucial role in protecting coral from disease. Credit: Cody Clements</p>

Mercury ID
673225
Feb 27, 2024

In a first-of-its-kind study, the researchers discovered that sea cucumbers protect coral from disease.

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