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| September 1, 2006 |
| calendar and events |
| ramblin' roll |
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| Tech Topics |
| Alumni Magazine |
| Schuster Appointed Tech Provost | |
| Gary B. Schuster was appointed Georgia Tech's provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, succeeding Jean Lou Chameau. |  |
| Tech Rates High in Undergraduate Rankings | |
| U.S. News & World Report ranks Georgia Tech as one of the top 10 public universities in the nation for the eighth consecutive year. |  |
| Register for Family Weekend | |
| Registration for Family Weekend is open through Sept. 28. The weekend starts Friday, Oct. 6 with a day of informative seminars and campus tours and continues Saturday with a tailgate party and the Georgia Tech vs. Maryland football game. For more information visit gtalumni.org/FamilyWeekend |  |
| Don't Miss Homecoming 2006 | |
| Online registration is open for Homecoming 2006, featuring class reunions, seminars, campus tours, Buzz Bash, a tailgate party and the Tech-Miami football game. For more information, visit gtalumni.org/Homecoming. |  |
| Housing Scrambles to Accommodate Freshman Class | |
| Georgia Tech welcomed its largest freshman class ever — more than 2,800 students — sending campus housing scrambling to accommodate them. |  |
| Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
| Georgia Tech researchers have conducted successful test flights of a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft. |  |
| Enhance Effectiveness Through DiSC Profiling | |
| Women on Wednesdays presents a half-day workshop on DiSC profiling — understanding yours and others' behaviors for improved performance in relationships — Sept. 13 with Deborah Covin Wilson, director of Career Development at Georgia Tech. For more information visit gtalumni.org/WOW. |  |
| Chambliss Sees Future of Biofuels | |
| U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss paid Georgia Tech a visit Aug. 8 to get a firsthand look at how Tech is working to create more efficient and affordable biofuels. |  |
| Tech Awards Most Engineering Master's Degrees to African-Americans | |
| Georgia Tech is the top producer of African-American engineers at the master's degree level, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. |  |
| Researchers Evaluate Electronic Material for NASA | |
| Georgia Tech researchers have received funding from NASA to evaluate a material called liquid crystal polymer for electronics applications in space. |  |
| SWAN System Helps Blind Navigate Environment | |
| Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system to help people navigate when vision is obstructed or impaired. |  |
| Call for Nominations | |
| Nominations are being accepted through Nov. 3 for the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award and the Dean Griffin Community Service Award. |  |
| Technique Publishes Freshman Survival Guide | |
| What does it take to make the dean's list at Georgia Tech? The Technique's annual survival guide answers this and other questions for 2,800 freshmen. |  |
| Expanding Education | |
| In his new job at Nigeria's National Open University, Jerome Hall, management student, must expand distance learning in a country known for frequent electrical blackouts and unreliable phone service. |  |
| Melvin Named Director of GTRI Lab | |
| The Georgia Tech Research Institute has named William Melvin as director of its Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory. |  |
| Movie Filmed at Tech Square | |
| Technology Square took center stage when scenes for an upcoming film were shot in front of St. Charles Deli Aug. 23-24. "One Missed Call," directed by Eric Valette and starring Shannyn Sossamon, is a remake of the 2003 Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari." The movie is scheduled to be released in 2007. |  |
| Women of Distinction Nominations | |
| Nominations are being accepted through Sept. 18 for the Women of Distinction awards given annually at the Women's Leadership Conference. Nomination forms are available at www.womenscenter.gatech.edu. |  |
| The Irish Are Coming | |
| Are you ready for some football? The Yellow Jackets kick off in a big way Sept. 2 against highly ranked Notre Dame. For all Tech sports news visit ramblinwreck.com/. |  |
| September Calendar | |
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