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Georgia State Mathematician Completes Degree in One Year
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…
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Record Fundraising Accelerates Georgia Tech’s Investments in Students and Innovation
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 appointed dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences for 2026-27 academic year
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…
Georgia State Scientists are Tackling One of Soccer’s Toughest Injuries
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 named dean of Emory’s Candler School of Theology
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…
How Georgia Tech Powers Georgia’s Top Industries
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 named next dean of Goizueta Business School
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 named dean of Emory’s School of Nursing
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…
How hosting the Centennial Olympic Games 30 years ago changed Atlanta and Georgia State for generations
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…
World Cup Puts Atlanta Back in Global Spotlight
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…
Christopher L. Augostini named 22nd president of Emory University
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 Era of Automation and AI, Learning Takes a Lifetime
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…
Student mural project expands from Georgia State campus to South Downtown in time for World Cup
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…
Molly McGehee named dean of Oxford College of Emory University
Molly McGehee has been appointed the next dean of Oxford College of Emory University effective July 1, 2026. A longtime faculty member and administrative leader at Oxford, she has served as interim dean of the college since Nov. 1, 2025. “Dr. McGehee is exactly the right leader for Oxford College at this moment,” says Badia Ahad, provost…
Helping children collaborate with AI through storytelling
As artificial intelligence becomes more common in classrooms and everyday life, researchers at Emory University are asking a new question: How can children learn to use AI thoughtfully from the start? A team in Emory’s Natural Language Processing lab is developing Tinker Tales, an interactive storytelling experience designed to help young children understand how AI works by building…
Panther Book Access Pilot Saves Georgia State Students More Than $560,000
Georgia State University has taken a significant step toward addressing one of the most persistent barriers to student success: the high cost of textbooks. Over two semesters, students saved more than $560,000 in textbook costs through the Panther Book Access pilot, a university-wide effort to address textbook affordability. Launched in fall 2025, Panther Book Access…
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