Category: Higher Education

With more than 54,000 students this fall, Georgia State University has set a new all-time enrollment record. Of the 54,320 students reported on Georgia State’s official census Oct. 7, more than 35,200 are students on the university’s Atlanta Campus, a 1.22 percent increase over the student population on the campus last fall. More than 19,000 […]

The unveiling of Nexus, a next-generation AI supercomputer that will serve as a resource for researchers across the U.S., strengthens Atlanta’s role in the nation’s technology and research ecosystem.   Housed in Georgia Tech’s Coda data center, Nexus combines traditional high-performance computing with cloud-based services, allowing researchers to run complex projects that require enormous computing power […]

Emory University continues to be listed among the nation’s top universities, coming in at No. 23 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 “Best Colleges” rankings.  The rankings also list Emory at No. 19 for undergraduate teaching and No. 19 for “Best Value,” which is based on academic value and cost. This distinction recognizes Emory’s […]

When we consider historical scholarship at its highest levels, we may imagine hours spent in research libraries and classrooms, uncovering new details and teaching the next generation. Emory professor Erica Dunbar has added another setting: Sunday night television, where viewers across the globe tune in to the historical drama “The Gilded Age” on HBO. Dunbar […]

A new nine-story research and teaching tower. A new baseball stadium. Ongoing work to turn the campus into a “College Town Downtown.” Georgia State University is starting the fall 2026 semester at full speed, completing and continuing progress on projects that elevate the university in both style and substance. From its recently opened Research Tower […]

As Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera prepares to depart his role at the end of October, he delivered his final Institute Address on Thursday, September 3, emphasizing that the end of his tenure is not the end of a race but rather the next leg of a relay. As he prepares to pass the baton […]

By 2024, diet and nutrition apps had reached a global market value of $2.1 billion, with an anticipated value of $4.5 billion by 2030. Most of these apps now include AI-powered photo recognition as a standard feature.  But can they accurately understand what people eat under real-world conditions? And can they provide the detailed nutritional […]

By André Walker Ivanna Poliashenko (B.S. ’26) remembers the exact night her plan came together. She pulled up the mathematics degree requirements at Georgia State University and realized her high school Advanced Placement scores already covered a sizable chunk of her core classes. By early morning, she plotted a path to finish a four-year math degree in 14 months. “I got excited and spent half the night […]

For the second consecutive year, Georgia Tech set a new fundraising record. The Institute raised more than $415 million in fiscal year 2026, exceeding the previous annual record by more than $100 million and pushing Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech past the $2 billion mark with 18 months remaining.  The record-breaking effort will enable the continued expansion of need-based scholarship programs; the transformation of campus […]

James Nagy, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics at Emory, has been appointed as dean of the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, effective Aug. 10, 2026, for a one-year term.  Nagy, a longtime Emory College faculty member and leader, will provide continuity and momentum through the coming academic […]

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup wrapping up in North America, after some of the sport’s biggest games took center stage in Atlanta, some Georgia State University researchers remain focused on a challenge familiar to athletes at every level: injuries to the ACL. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries affect athletes across sports and are one of soccer’s most common […]

Terrence L. Johnson, director of religion and public life and Charles G. Adams Professor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School, has been appointed the next Mary Lee Hardin Willard Dean of Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A highly regarded theological scholar and academic leader as well as an ordained itinerant elder in […]

From aerospace and national defense to agriculture, critical minerals, and medical innovation, Georgia’s industries benefit from the research, talent, and partnerships of the state’s leading universities. Across these sectors, Georgia Tech is making meaningful contributions through research and partnerships with industry leaders and small businesses in aerospace, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, and biomedical engineering. And the Institute’s reach extends far beyond its Midtown campus.  “All across […]

Saby Mitra, an experienced academic leader and expert in information systems and technology management, has been named the next John H. Harland Dean of Goizueta Business School. Mitra is currently dean of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. His term at Emory will begin on Aug. 1, 2026. A highly regarded […]

Sean Clarke has been appointed as the next dean of Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, effective Aug. 1, 2026. Clarke joins Emory from the New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, where he serves as professor and the Ursula Springer Chair in Nursing Leadership, following prior service as executive vice dean. An […]

It felt like a miracle. On Sept. 18, 1990, in a ballroom in Tokyo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch opened an envelope to announce the host city for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Samaranch paused. Was he surprised? Was there a mistake? Tension high, he spoke. “The International Olympic Committee has awarded […]

When Spain and Cabo Verde take the pitch inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium (temporarily renamed Atlanta Stadium) on June 15, Atlanta will become one of two U.S. cities to have hosted the Olympics, a Super Bowl, an NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, a College Football National Championship, and a World Cup match, further cementing its status as […]

The Emory University Board of Trustees announced today that Christopher L. Augostini, the university’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been elected by unanimous vote to serve as Emory’s 22nd president. He will assume his duties on September 1, 2026. The appointment by the Board of Trustees concludes a national search conducted […]

In an economy increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) and technological changes, the idea that education happens only at the beginning of a career no longer reflects how people live or work. In an ever-changing labor market, candidates are looking for an edge, and employers are looking for opportunities to attract talent and upskill their employees.   The College of […]

As Laura Hayes made her way from class to class last fall, she sometimes walked past a 14-foot-wide mural, marveling at the colors, patterns and scale of the design on the wall under downtown Atlanta’s Courtland Street viaduct. This semester, her own work is part of a new mural in the same space. But her […]