Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026

Welcome back! It’s finally feeling like fall on campus, and there’s plenty going on this week. Pumpkin painting in the bookstore continues through Friday.

It’s also the middle of Nobel season. On Oct. 7, 2002, Jimmy Carter (the only Yellow Jacket to serve as U.S. president) won a Nobel Peace Prize. 

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved Georgia Tech’s new Online Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence yesterday. It is designed to support working professionals in analyzing and applying AI within their industries. 

Financial aid applications for the 2027-28 academic year are now available. All students are encouraged to fill out their financial aid forms early to maximize their opportunities for aid.

The Georgia Tech Quantum Applications Research Center will bring together the campus quantum research community, expand strategic partnerships, and accelerate the development of quantum technologies and applications.

Depression Screening Day
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Southern Company Multicultural Lounge, John Lewis Student Center

CREATE-X Startup Ideas
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Home Park Room, Exhibition Hall

The Future of Humanitarian Aid: Tackling Food Insecurity
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Kirkwood Room, Exhibition Hall

retroTECH Game Day: Classic Fighting Games
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Data Visualization/retroTECH Lab, Third Floor, Crosland Tower 

Dematic Day
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Room 1502, George Tower

We, the People, and AI: The Future of Data, Energy, Health, and Human Rights
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Walter G. Ehmer Theater, John Lewis Student Center

Tap and Paint
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Paper and Clay, Pavilion

Biosafety Month Tabling Event
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Courtyard, Bio-Tech Quad