Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

As the rain clears on campus, Hurricane Melissa continues its path through the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm. Read on to learn how Georgia Tech experts are designing for challenging weather events. And, if you missed it, take a look at whether the existing hurricane scale is still an accurate assessment tool.

In spooky news, don’t miss today’s pumpkin decorating contest at the Campus Recreation Center Lawn.

As hurricane season brings increasingly unpredictable weather, researchers are studying how cities, buildings, and communities can adapt in the face of extreme weather events. 

A group of first-year Georgia Tech students took first place in a U.S. Soccer Case Competition, earning them guaranteed internship interviews at the organization. 

At the Tech for Change: Housing Access and Stability Mini-Hackathon, Georgia Tech and Georgia State students used data and technology to address housing challenges in metro Atlanta.

Conversations@TechSquare: Building a New House Creates New Opportunities
3:30 –5 p.m.
The Clubhouse at Tech Square

UROP Quickfire Workshop: Finding Research Opportunities
4:30 – 5 p.m.
Room 211, Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

Student Innovation: Your Customer Is Your Best Advisor
10 – 11 a.m.
Room 211, Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

Helluva Haunted Week: Wellness Wednesday – Wicked Well-Being
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
McMillan Street

Patent 101 Ice Cream Social: Learn to Protect Your Research
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Room 1128, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

Grad Fest
2 – 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech

Final Student Flu Clinic
3 – 7 p.m.
Stamps Health Services

Beyond the ADA
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Room 210, The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

Group Bike Ride and Class
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Meet at Path Parkway, Behind the Campus Recreation Center

Civic Engagement Panel
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Home Park Room, Exhibition Hall

SCPC Student Creation Symposium
6 – 8 p.m.
Paper and Clay, Exhibition Hall