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President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough and his wife, Mara Loftman, explored all 14 barrier islands while conducting research for the book. (Photo: Scott Coleman)

Oct. 23: President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough Explores Georgia’s Coast in New Book

Discover Georgia’s coast through the stories and insights of President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough during an Oct. 23 book talk at Scheller Tower.

It's not just our ancestry that determines health, Gibson says. It's also culture and environment. (Credit: Juliane Liebermann / Unsplash)

Beyond DNA: Large Study Adds Context of Life Circumstances, Environment to Genetic Risks

New research from Georgia Tech shows that a person's environment and life circumstances can amplify or reduce the health risks encoded in our DNA — leading to an array of health outcomes.

2026 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees

College of Sciences Announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni Honorees

Congratulations to the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award winners.

Tech Promise Alumna Returns as Faculty Guide

This fall, Emily Weigel returned to the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program to serve as a faculty guide for the next generation of scholars. She was one of the inaugural recipients of the scholarship when she was an undergraduate.

Upcoming Events

Oct

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Oct

2026

The Ever-Changing Georgia Coast with President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough

Join us for a special author conversation, reading, and Q&A followed by a book-signing reception with refreshments, Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow swag, and drawing for signed books.

Oct

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Oct

2026

The School of Biological Sciences Fall 2026 Seminar Series presents Dr. Daniel Jarosz

Protein-Based Inheritance: Epigenetics Beyond the Chromosome

Oct

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Experts in the News

Sea cucumbers may help protect coral reefs

Coral reefs are under pressure. The seas they live in are getting ever warmer and more acidic, taking them out of coral’s comfort zone. Pollution is encouraging algal blooms, which stifle their growth. And overfishing is wiping out many species that they depend on for protection.The over-fished species which have drawn most attention are those that feed on the algae or hunt others which have a penchant for consuming coral. However, Cody Clements and Mark Hay of the Georgia Institute of Technology wish to add what might seem an unlikely candidate to the list: sea cucumbers.

The Economist | 2026-09-16T00:00:00-04:00

A ‘Safe’ Pesticide Is Damaging Bumblebee DNA, Study Finds

A recent study by researchers from Georgia Tech’s School of Biological Sciences reveals a new connection between sulfoxaflor — a next-generation pesticide — and disruptions to bumblebee reproduction and gene expression. And while its use may be well-intentioned, it's also crippling the DNA of many worker bees responsible for our pollination. This link matters more than ever as the world slowly watches our pollinators meet an uncertain fate.A similar story appeared in SciTech Daily.

A-Z Animals | 2026-06-26T00:00:00-04:00

Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech

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Spotlight on Research Centers

CMDI Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection The Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) is an interdisciplinary collaboration at Georgia Tech seeking to understand the ecology, interactions and evolution of microbes. We are focused on the understanding microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions that are relevant to human health, ecosystem dynamics and sustainability.
CSSB Center for the Study of Systems Biology Recognized by most experts in the field as the future of biology, Systems Biology seeks to understand how complex living systems interact with each other so that we can diagnose and treat disorders such as cancer.
ACE Aquatic Chemical Ecology Center At Georgia Tech we have organized a diverse group of ecologists, chemists, sensory biologists, engineers, and quantitative modelers, to focus on chemical cues that many organisms use for to make basic survival decisions.
CBID Center for Biologically Inspired Design CBID is an interdisciplinary center for research and development of design solutions that occur in biological processes.
CIG Center for Integrative Genomics The Center for Integrative Genomics at Georgia Tech is a virtual affiliation of researchers interested in the application of genome-wide research strategies to diverse biological themes.
ICRC Integrated Cancer Research Center The mission of the ICRC is to facilitate integration of the diversity of technological, computational, scientific and medical expertise at Georgia Tech and partner institutions in a coordinated effort to develop improved cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.
NanoMAD Center for NanoMAD Our mission is to develop new technologies for detecting, monitoring and controlling self-assembled macromolecular complexes at various levels, including their pathogenic consequences, biological roles and evolutionary origins.