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| November 1, 2004 |
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| Clough Stresses Innovation at State of the Institute | |
| President Wayne Clough says Georgia Tech has the opportunity to be an innovation leader in his State of the Institute address. |  |
| Homecoming 2004 Celebrated Buzz’s 25th Birthday | |
| Thousands of alumni returned to campus during Homecoming to celebrate reunions, attend engaging seminars and party with Buzz at Buzz Bash. |  |
| Football as Rocket Science | |
| Welcome to Georgia Tech, a place where the stereotypical college experience - football, booze and debauchery - often takes a back seat to, well, school. |  |
| Reunion Classes Set Record for Giving | |
| The classes of 1954, 1964 and 1979 — boosted by a whopping $9,473,839 from the Class of 1979 — raised a record total of $16,694,814 at Homecoming 2004. |  |
| Panel Says Women Must Be Bold | |
| Negotiate without fear, but be prepared when you do it. This was the gist of the advice on compensation negotiation given to Georgia Tech alumnae by a panel of businesswomen at the Alumni/Faculty House on Oct. 27. |  |
| Greek Alumni Council Meets | |
| The Georgia Tech Greek Alumni Council, an advisory group made up of former fraternity and sorority members, held a series of planning meetings exploring ways to serve as advisers and advocates for Tech’s Greek community. |  |
| Legendary Left-hander Kim King Dies | |
| Kim King, an icon of Georgia Tech football for more than 40 years, died Oct. 12 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. |  |
| Alum’s $5 Million Gift Founds Business Center | |
| The Tennenbaum Institute, anchored by a $5 million gift from Georgia Tech alumnus Michael Tennenbaum, will be the first multidisciplinary business center of its kind. |  |
| Survey Tracks Experiences with Electronic Voting | |
| Georgia Tech researchers developed a survey to measure the public’s experiences and satisfaction with voting, particularly among those who use electronic voting machines. |  |
| Tech, Emory Awarded $10 Million in Cancer Grants | |
| Georgia Tech and Emory scientists were awarded grants totaling nearly $10 million to establish a multidisciplinary research program in cancer nanotechnology. |  |
| Chameau Earns Top Honors from Women Engineers | |
| Jean-Lou Chameau, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs received the 2004 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers for his efforts to advance the engineering careers of women. |  |
| AAAS Honor Five Tech Faculty | |
| Five Georgia Tech faculty members have been elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows for their "efforts toward advancing science or its applications." |  |
| 'Family Affair' Brings Electricity, Water to Rural Africa | |
| Carol Smith Hathaway, IM 81, her husband and father-in-law work for Solar Light for Africa, an organization that provides energy and light to rural African communities. |  |
| Tech Professor Studies Parkinson’s Disease Treatment | |
| Deep brain stimulation for people with advanced Parkinson’s disease can mean the difference between having difficulty walking and being able to run according to Tech professor Jay Alberts. |  |
| Tech and Atlanta Police Unveil Alcohol Hotline | |
| GT SMART, a campus-community coalition dedicated to combating high-risk drinking, and the Atlanta Police Department opened a hotline that allows citizens to anonymously report establishments suspected of serving alcohol to minors and intoxicated persons. |  |
| Zupan Honored at White House Ceremony | |
| Paralympian Mark Zupan, CE 99, and 100 other members of the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic teams were welcomed to the White House by President George W. Bush on Oct. 18. |  |
| Panel Discusses Health Care Technology | |
| A panel of health care experts will discuss information technologies that may revolutionize the field Nov. 9 at the Alumni/Faculty House. |  |
| Sports | |
| The football season heads into the final stretch while Tech’s basketball teams begin their quest for the Final Four. |  |
| November Calendar | |
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