Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

New signage in Tech Square is impossible to miss. The George and Scheller names now adorn their towers on Fifth Street. What you may not know is the namesake behind Scheller College — it’s Ernest Scheller Jr., and today is his birthday.

In other Tech Square news, if you find yourself needing new fan gear after last weekend’s big win, Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech is hosting a sidewalk sale today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (as is Burdell’s).

Researchers warn that a version of AI healthcare imagines a patient who is “affluent, able-bodied, tech-savvy, and always available.” Others risk becoming invisible in the healthcare system.

More than 1,500 people attended this year’s event. Applications are now open for the next CREATE-X cohort.

The virtual hackathon competition is open to students and professionals at any higher education institution in Georgia. 

UROP Quickfire Workshop: Finding Research Opportunities
11 – 11:30 a.m.
Room 211, Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

Provost Search: Finalist 2 Seminar
11 a.m. – noon
Walter G. Ehmer Theater, John Lewis Student Center, and Online

Petit Institute Distinguished Lecture
11 a.m. – noon
Nerem Atrium, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

Applying to Grad School Week: Life of a Grad Student Panel Session
11 a.m. – noon
Online

retroTECH Game Day: Halo and Halo 3
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
retroTECH Lab, Third Floor, Crosland Tower

SMART Campus Forum Series: Water Management
Noon – 1 p.m.
Online

Patent Searching: Part 2
2 – 3 p.m.
Room B5, Boggs Building

Stelson Lecture
5 – 6 p.m.
Room B5, Boggs Building

Student Innovation: Startups and Strikes
5 – 7 p.m.
Tech Rec, John Lewis Student Center

Georgia Tech Project Management and AGILE Training Info Session
6 – 7 p.m.
Online

Volleyball vs. Georgia
7 – 9 p.m.
McCamish Pavilion