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Partnership for Inclusive Innovation 2024 Summer Internship Applications Now Open

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PIN Summer Intern Class of 2023
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<p>In 2023, our intern cohort embarked on 35 transformative projects across 15 communities. From enhancing community resilience and digital equity to fostering economic mobility and sustainable living, their endeavors spanned a spectrum of pressing public issues. (Photo: Chris Ruggiero)</p>

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672776
Jan 17, 2024

PIN's Opportunity for All – Innovation for Good Student Applications for Summer open through Feb. 11, 2024.

Janelle Dunlap Turns Beekeeping Into Art

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672208
Oct 30, 2023

The Urban Honey Bee Project’s new beekeeper in residence is creating art and educating the public with her practice.

Digging Into Greenland Ice: Unraveling Mysteries in Earth's Harshest Environments

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The team snowmobiling to a remote field site.
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672274
Nov 09, 2023

Rachel Moore spent nearly 50 days in one of the most remote places on Earth, collecting ice cores; the research has implications for climate change predictions and searching for signs of life on icy worlds.

Study Reveals Wintertime Formation of Large Pollution Particles in China’s Skies

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Beijing pollution (Photo Kevin Dooley, Creative Commons)
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<p>Beijing pollution (Photo Kevin Dooley, Creative Commons)</p>

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672402
Nov 16, 2023

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers find dangerous sulfates are formed, and their particles get bigger, within the plumes of pollution belching from coal-fired power plants.

As Temperatures Climb, Flying Insects Slower to Migrate to Cooler Elevations

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A close up of bees flying into a hive on the CU Denver campus.
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<p>A close up of bees flying into a hive on the CU Denver campus.</p>

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671675
Sep 11, 2023

In response to changing climates, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations, seeking cooler temperatures. But a new study finds that flying insects like bees and moths may struggle with insurmountable issues to this escape route.

Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters

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March 2, 2015: Image taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. (NASA Earth Observatory)
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671437
Aug 21, 2023

Up to twice the amount of subglacial water that was originally predicted might be draining into the ocean – potentially increasing glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.

Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate

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Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)
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<p>Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>

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670990
Jun 20, 2023

A team of scientists led by Georgia Tech have observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate.

Video Illustrates Interactive Tech Created to Help Understand Dolphin Communication

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Developed at Georgia Tech for the Wild Dolphin Project, CHAT emits dolphin-like whistle sounds made up to represent objects divers handle in the water.
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673401
Mar 12, 2024

A new video from Georgia Tech's College of Computing highlights Professor Thad Starner's collaboration with the Wild Dolphin Project.

Everlasting African Wildfires Fueled by Aerosol Feedback

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Wildfires
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<p>Fires have been burning in Africa for centuries. The fires are fueled by feedback loop as aerosols interact with the climate. It’s a process that plays a critical role in the regulation of African ecosystems. Adobe iStock photo</p>

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672662
Jan 03, 2024

Wildfires in Africa are fueled by a feedback loop mechanism as aerosols interact with the climate

Energy Materials: Driving the Clean Energy Transition

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Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day 2024
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673164
Feb 21, 2024

Energy materials facilitate the conversion or transmission of energy. They also play an essential role in how we store energy, reduce power consumption, and develop cleaner, efficient energy solutions.

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