The National Science Foundation has awarded $6 million through its Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation to fund three projects involving researchers from Georgia Tech, including Karen Liu and Charlie Kemp (Interactive Computing). Source: GT Research News
Julie Swann has been named the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor, effective July 1, 2011. The Nash professorship was created through an endowment established by H. Ronald Nash (IE 1970), Deborah Nash Harris (IE 1978) and Michael R. Nash (IE 1974), the children of Mary Anne and Harold R. Nash (EE 1952), in honor of their parents.
Samantha Russell has been selected as the 2011 Society for Health System $1000 undergraduate scholarship recipient.
GVU spinoff Food Swapper won the Food Find challenge sponsored by the
American Heart Association at the upcoming Health 2.0 conference in San
Diego. The objective of this competition was to develop applications
that help consumers put healthy food choices in the path of everyday
life and it was reviewed by judges from Stanford Persuasive Technology
Lab, the Institute for the Future, and IDEO among others.
For information about the Food Swapper visit foodswapper.com
Professors Ali Adibi and Elizabeth Mynatt selected by the Georgia Cancer Coalition to be among the 12 award recipients.
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