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| February 1, 2005 |
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| Clough Moderates Innovation Panel | |
| President Wayne Clough moderates "Georgia Tech: Innovating Here and Now," a panel discussion of Tech's role as an innovation leader in the 21st century, Feb. 15 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. A live Webcast is also offered. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required. For more information, call (404) 894-7085 or visit https://gtalumni.org/site/Page/Innovation |  |
| Board Names Gold & White Award Winners | |
| The Alumni Association board of trustees has approved an accomplished list of recipients for the Gold & White Honors celebration. The awards will be presented March 17. |  |
| Homecoming, Family Weekend, Leadership Georgia Tech Dates Set | |
| The Georgia Tech Alumni Association announced dates for three of its most popular events - Homecoming, Family Weekend and Leadership Georgia Tech. |  |
| Career Conference Registration is Open | |
| Register online for the 22nd annual Alumni Career Conference March 30 at the Cobb Galleria. The conference, exclusively for Georgia Tech alumni, includes a career fair and professional development opportunities. To register online visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/CCAlumni |  |
| Management Reaches $45 Million Goal | |
| Georgia Tech's College of Management has reached its $45 million fund-raising goal to cover the cost of its new home in Technology Square without state support, becoming one of few campus facilities built entirely with private funds. |  |
| Economists View 2005, Social Security Issues | |
| Georgia Tech alumni attending "Focus on the Economy: Outlook and Issues for 2005" heard a trio of nationally respected economists say they expect the economy to grow and urge Social Security reform. |  |
| Football Schedule Announced | |
| Most of last year’s Georgia Tech football team is returning for the 2005 season. They open Sept. 3 at national runner-up Auburn and the schedule doesn’t get any easier. |  |
| Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard Dedicated | |
| A stretch of road unifying Midtown Atlanta and providing an improved transportation and pedestrian corridor was dedicated in honor of former mayor Ivan Allen Jr., Com 33. |  |
| Alumnus Appears in "Murderball" Film | |
| "Murderball," a documentary film that followed the U.S. quad rugby team captained by Mark Zupan, CE 99, to the 2004 Athens Paralympics, won high praise at the Sundance Film Festival. Read film critic Roger Ebert’s review at http://www.ebertfest.com/seven/murderball.htm |  |
| Quarterbacking Runs in the Family | |
| Georgia Tech alumnus Ken Roethlisberger, Mgt 78, couldn't quite believe what he was seeing on his television last September. His boy, Ben, a rookie playing his second game in the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, was taking the field as quarterback. |  |
| Eat Healthy, Be Fabulous | |
| Eating healthy doesn't mean life without dessert, according to diet diva Carolyn O'Neil. |  |
| White Named to Logistics Chair | |
| Chelsea "Chip" C. White III has been named Schneider National chair in transportation and logistics for the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. |  |
| Chick-fil-A Founder is IMPACT Speaker | |
| Truett Cathy, founder and CEO of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, is the College of Management’s IMPACT Speaker on Feb. 2. |  |
| Panel Examines Internet Security Issues | |
| Internet security experts from the Federal Trade Commission and various Internet security organizations attended a summit hosted by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the College of Computing. |  |
| Rapid Decision Making | |
| A study on rapid decision making under pressure by the Georgia Tech Research Institute could help the U.S. military improve its decision-support systems. In other research news, aerodynamic improvements developed at GTRI could save the U.S. trucking industry millions of gallons of fuel each year. |  |
| Evidence of Charging of Nanocatalysts Found | |
| Researchers at Georgia Tech and the Technical University Munich have discovered a phenomenon that may lead to drastically lowering the cost of manufacturing of materials from plastics to fertilizers. |  |
| When the Tongue Slips, the Eyes Have It | |
| How can we look at a door and accidentally call it a window? Researchers at Georgia Tech say that mislabeling objects may have less to do with concentration than previously thought. |  |
| Sports | |
| College basketball shifts into high gear with March Madness looming. |  |
| February Calendar | |
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