When he was in college, Hong Yeo's father died in his sleep from a heart attack, and Yeo changed his academic and research efforts as a result. Now, he and his research collaborators have developed a device that monitors vital signs during sleep, and it's the type of thing that may have helped doctors intervene in his father's illness if it had been available. This Sleep Scan device is a type of mask you can easily take on and off, and it has now been tested with human subjects and is close to being available commercially.
First phase of innovation district promises to encourage medical advances, drive economic growth, and inspire future generations
Biomedical engineer Annabelle Singer has spent the past decade developing a noninvasive therapy for Alzheimer’s disease that also could benefit patients with a host of other neurological disorders, from epilepsy to multiple sclerosis.
Feature Stories
Campus and Community
May is National Bike Month, and the spring weather makes it a perfect time to explore options for cycling on and near campus.
Jamie Fernandes, executive director for Institute Budget Planning and Administration, has been selected as interim vice president for Finance and Planning and chief financial officer for the Institute.
Events around the city will commemorate the federal holiday on Monday, May 27.
Science and Technology
A team of Georgia Tech and MIT researchers found that discarded brewer’s yeast, when encased in hydrogel capsules, becomes a viable and inexpensive method for purifying contaminated water.
Method Provides Users Options When AI Rejects or Discriminates Against Them.
Thanks to a Georgia Tech researcher's new tool, application developers can now see potential harmful attributes in their prototypes.
Earth and Environment
Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key.
Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up.
Stroud joins nine newly appointed Fellows and ten ESA Early Career Fellows, elected for "advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions" in the field.
Society and Culture
Researchers in the School of Economics hope the tool they're developing can help policymakers and community organizations implement more timely and targeted interventions to alleviate hunger on the continent.
In her analysis, Joycelyn Wilson explores Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album, influenced by icons like Tina Turner, representing a bold departure into country-pop fusion, while delving into its cultural resonance and musical evolution.
As Caitlin Clark becomes a household name, she elevates a question WNBA players, fans, and advocates have asked for decades: why is there such a significant pay disparity between men's and women's basketball?
Health and Medicine
Researchers etch nano-sized textures and add copper ions to create a naturally antibacterial material for hospitals and other shared settings.
Researchers etch nano-sized textures and add copper ions to create a naturally antibacterial material for hospitals and other shared settings.
Family tragedy changed Hong Yeo’s life, with his new direction leading to a new potentially lifesaving medical device.
Business and Economic Development
First phase of innovation district promises to encourage medical advances, drive economic growth, and inspire future generations
Program pairs U.S. academics and professionals with institutions abroad to share expertise, strengthen relations, hone skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures.
Buddy Carter visit focused on scope of innovation to address challenges
