As an undergraduate computer engineering major, English joined the Opportunity Research Scholars (ORS) program. Now English’s graduate research is an ORS project and she is mentoring a fresh new crop of undergraduates.

Startup Summer is part of CREATE-X, a newly launched initiative to enhance and support entrepreneurship programs for undergraduate students.

At its August 12 meeting, the Board of Regents approved 2016 health care benefit plans, new professional degree programs, endowed school chairs, and several faculty appointments for Georgia Tech.

Ayanna Howard has been appointed to the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), effective August 17.

ECE Assistant Professor Maryam Saeedifard received the 2015 Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award for her paper, “Trends in Microgrid Control,” from the IEEE Power System Dynamic Performance Committee.

ECE Professor Emmanouil M. (Manos) Tentzeris will receive the 2015 Premium Award for Best Paper in IET Microwaves, Antennas, & Propagation at an upcoming technical conference.

For students at all levels, now is the time to contact the Fellowships Office to apply to many prestigious award programs.

Intel announces gift of $5 million to support Georgia Tech efforts to recruit, retain and graduate underrepresented minorities.

Semiconductor Research Corporation, the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductor technologies, has awarded $103 million to Georgia Institute of Technology during more than 30 years of supporting research at the university.

Georgia Tech identified least-cost clean power pathways that would lower household electricity bills and reduce carbon pollution.