Scientists like Professor Lynn Kamerlin of our School of Chemistry and Biochemistry use molecular “fossils” to study the origins of life. Molecular fossils are preserved organic material that has been transformed into fossils or has mostly decayed.

A team of researchers, including scientists from our School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, recently examined how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. Their findings were published in @science.org.

Georgia Tech continues its upward trajectory in the 2026 @usnews.com's Best Colleges rankings! Read the full story: cos.gatech.edu/news/georgia...

A next-generation AI-ready supercomputer is coming to Georgia Tech! The Institute and its research partners received a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build an AI-centered supercomputer that will support scientific discovery on campus and nationwide.

After nearly 10 years of weekly seminars, we’re reimagining the conversation. Today, Tim Cope helped launch the INNSight Forum — a new weekly event exploring neuroscience, neurotech, and society through research, professional development, and community. neuro.gatech.edu/seminar-series

Join founders, execs, and policymakers shaping what’s next in logistics, digital innovation, and smart governance at this year's Avant South. Get tickets at avantsouth.com

🔥When wildfires burn, they affect more than the climate from which they originate. That’s why researchers from our School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences are studying wildfires and their impact on climate processes and weather systems. 🔗: research.gatech.edu/feature/wild...

🚨🚨 We are recruiting a PhD student to start in Fall 2026 on the NeuCIM Project funded by @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social. Please send this opportunity to any candidates with interests related to ice sheet modeling, projections and/or machine learning iceclimate.eas.gatech.edu/opportunities/

📣 Opportunity alert! We are accepting applications for the position of chair and professor of the School of Biological Sciences. The role has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Learn more here: www.biosci.gatech.edu/chair-search

During this week’s Institute Address, Georgia Tech President @cabreraangel.bsky.social reflected on a historic year that included record enrollment, campaign fundraising, and research expenditures. #WeCanDoThat 💛🐝

🔭 Atlanta-area stargazers: Tonight, we’re kicking off a new series of Public Nights at the Georgia Tech Observatory. Join us! astronomy.gatech.edu/Observatory....

🎉We just launched the #AI4Science Center! This initiative aims to promote research and collaboration focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to address complex scientific challenges. ai4science.ai.gatech.edu

I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻

Faculty and staff from across the College of Sciences gathered for the annual Fall Plenary. Dean Susan Lozier shared updates on enrollment, research, and teaching — and thanked everyone for their dedication: “I’m grateful to kick off another school year with this incredible community.”

At the launch event for ‪@gtsciences.bsky.social‬'s AI4Science Centre: ai4science.ai.gatech.edu. With colleagues from psychology, math, earth sciences and everything in between. Looking forward to all the cross-pollination within the sciences and also with industry!

Farmers have neutralized soil acidity with a practice called liming. But liming has long been an assumed tradeoff in which removing acid also meant increasing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. New research shows that the opposite may be true. b.gatech.edu/3Jri5GE

We are excited to announce that Math Professor John Etnyre has been selected as a section lecturer for the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians. Etnyre is one of a handful of world experts chosen to speak on geometry and topology. #ICM2026

📣 Opportunity alert! We are accepting applications for the position of chair and professor of the School of Biological Sciences. The role has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Learn more here: www.biosci.gatech.edu/chair-search

🧶 Georgia Tech physicists are unraveling the secrets of knitting through experiments, models, and simulations. In a new study, they explore the physics of ‘jamming’ — a phenomenon when soft or stretchy materials become rigid under low stress but soften under higher tension.

100+ startups. 1 big night. Join us for CREATE-X Demo Day on Aug. 28 at Georgia Tech! 🕓 5–7 PM | 📍 Exhibition Hall 🔗 create-x.gatech.edu/2025-demo-day #CXDEMO2025 #GTStartups

🚀 We are pleased to announce the launch of our new B.S. in Astrophysics program! The degree focuses on the next decade of astronomy and astrophysics and includes a strong emphasis on computational skills, data analysis, and big data. 🔗: cos.gatech.edu/news/college...

Georgia Tech has posted its strongest year ever in research commercialization, breaking multiple records for invention disclosures, issued patents, and licensed technologies. b.gatech.edu/3Ui37oA

🦈 Sharks! More accurate depictions of these apex predators can influence conservation efforts and highlight their key role on our planet, say Georgia Tech researchers.

We just launched the #AI4Science Center! This new center will promote research and collaboration focused on using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to address complex scientific challenges.

⚫ Black hole breakthrough! Georgia Tech scientists Laura Cadonati, Prathamesh Joshi, Margaret Millhouse, and Surabhi Sachdev worked with @ligo.org to uncover an unusual cosmic event — a binary black hole merger.

Georgia Tech now offers a Minor in Astrobiology! Welcoming its first enrolled students this fall, the minor will provide students with a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the field.

Researchers in Assistant Professor @apurvaratan.bsky.social’s lab are working at the intersection of neuroscience and AI: 💬 We can learn so much from the human brain, and our project shows that brain-inspired systems can help current AI be better. - Apurva Ratan Murty

Ocean waters are getting greener near the poles and bluer near the equator, according to Georgia Tech and Duke University scientists. This change reflects shifting concentrations of chlorophyll produced by phytoplankton. Marine food webs and global fisheries may be impacted if the trend continues.

Professor Eric Schumacher has been named director of Georgia Tech’s B.S. in Neuroscience Program, which is one of the Institute’s fastest-growing majors.

RNA plays a key role in repairing severe DNA damage, according to research led by Georgia Tech Professor Francesca Storici. Insights from this research may pave the way for improved treatments for genetic disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Thrilled for this paper @natcomms.nature.com led by @dgrau13.bsky.social‬, PhD Candidate @gtsciences.bsky.social, putting forward the first physics-based parameterizations for the area and depth of supraglacial lakes 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🎉Congratulations Associate Professor Jenny McGuire on receiving the Harry and Anna Teasley Professorship in Ecology! McGuire was selected for her pioneering work in spatial and community ecology, and her dedication to teaching and outreach.

Associate Professor Dobromir Rahnev weighs in on mind uploading, the idea of transferring a copy of your mind and consciousness into a computer: “I fully expect mind uploading to one day be a reality. But as of today, we’re nowhere close.” Read Rahnev’s analysis: cos.gatech.edu/news/can-you...

And that's a wrap! Thank you to @gtsciences.bsky.social and all of today's #GTFrontiers speakers for a thrilling day of neuroscience and AI. #Neuroscience #AI

Our final session looks ahead to our future with AI. Moderated by @dobyrahnev.bsky.social, the panel will feature @neuranna.bsky.social , @neuroai.bsky.social, Hannah Choi, and @doctor-bob.bsky.social.

We've talked about what AI can tell us about the brain, but what can the brain tell us about AI? Next we have a panel on Advancing AI with Cognitive Science and Neuroscience, featuring GT faculty Hannah Choi, Tansu Celikel, Nabil Imam, and @apurvaratan.bsky.social. #GTFrontiers

The final keynote of the day comes (virtually) from Hal Greenwald, where he will share brain-inspired computing research conducted at the Air Force Research Laboratory. #GTFrontiers

Our next session starts with remarks from Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice for @gtresearchnews.bsky.social . Lieuwen highlighted Georgia Tech's dedication to advancing neuroscience through new academic programs and the upcoming Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society. #GTFrontiers

Now, we'll have a panel on Advancing Neuroscience with AI, featuring Georgia Tech faculty Farzaneh Najafi, Audrey Sederberg, @anqiwu.bsky.social, and Wenjing Liao. #GTFrontiers #Neuroscience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence @gtsciences.bsky.social

Next, we’ll have a panel on Advancing Cognitive Science with AI featuring Georgia Tech faculty @neuranna.bsky.social, @dobyrahnev.bsky.social, @crozell.bsky.social, and Sashank Varma. Can AI be used to reveal the internal processing of our minds, which is famously difficult to measure? #GTFrontiers

The first talk comes from Ida Momennejad (@neuroai.bsky.social), a senior researcher in reinforcement learning at Microsoft Research. How do we use our memories to make behavioral decisions, what does that look like in the brain? Can we replicate that computationally? #GTFrontiers #AI #Neuroscience

Today, we're tuning into the @gtsciences.bsky.social event, Frontiers in Science: Intelligence — From the Brain to AI and Back. AI is everywhere and advancing every day. Follow along to see how it's being used to advance neuroscience research🧠 #AI #Neuroscience cos.gatech.edu/frontiers-in...