{"134491":{"#nid":"134491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Introducing Georgia Tech\u0027s Scheller College of Business","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the renaming of the Institute\u2019s former College of Management.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EErnest \u201cErnie\u201d Scheller Jr., a 1952 Industrial Management graduate of Georgia Tech, has made a commitment totaling $50 million, a majority of which has been fulfilled. The gift has already begun to dramatically strengthen the College\u2019s faculty, student body, and academic programs. When completed in 2013, it will amount to the single largest cash gift in Institute history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn all, Scheller\u2019s gift\u2014along with others inspired to participate in a corresponding dollar-for-dollar challenge\u2014will more than double the College\u2019s endowment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn recognition of and appreciation for the dramatic impact that Scheller\u2019s generosity and leadership have had and will continue to have for many years to come, the College of Management has been renamed the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cErnie Scheller\u2019s generosity has not only had an immediate impact on the College via the dollar-for-dollar challenge, but that impact will also continue far into the future,\u201d said College of Business Dean Steve Salbu. \u201cWe\u2019ve used this gift to bring our PhD program up to a truly global standard, and to grow the size and quality of our faculty during a time when our budgets were cut and our competition was retrenching. Adding nine endowed faculty chairs and professorships, 37 undergraduate scholarships and six graduate fellowships is transformational in and of itself as it dramatically enhances the College\u2019s ability to attract top talent.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn additional component of Scheller\u2019s commitment is a dean\u2019s discretionary endowment, which Salbu says \u201cwill give us a real boost when it comes to taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. This endowment will be available for me and for every dean who follows me in perpetuity. This is a transformational gift that will allow the College\u2014which has gone from being a very strong regional player to being a competitor within the big leagues of business schools\u2014to take and firmly keep our place in that competitive arena.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to supporting facilities and endowment, Scheller\u2019s previous gifts to the College of Business have established a scholarship and a faculty chair focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheller is chairman emeritus of Pennsylvania-based Silberline Manufacturing Inc., a company his father founded in the 1940s that is today a key global supplier of high-quality pigments\u2014primarily to the automobile industry\u2014that tremendously enhance the visual appeal of coatings, paints, inks, plastics, and textiles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cErnie Scheller has a distinguished track record of success in leading and growing one of the top family-owned businesses in the country,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cErnie rightfully takes great pride in building upon his father\u2019s legacy and passing on the fruits of his labors to succeeding generations. While his generosity has had an unprecedented impact on our College of Business, I believe that impact will ultimately inspire the larger Georgia Tech community to continue boldly envisioning a future of globally renowned excellence and quality.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech taught me the importance of perseverance and persistence,\u201d said Scheller. \u201cOver the years, I\u2019ve applied those same principles to my support of Georgia Tech and its College of Business. In order to build a College that will rank among the world\u2019s best business programs, you\u2019ve got to have great leadership, a broad-based vision, and a lot of determination. The College has been fortunate these past six years to enjoy such leadership under Dean Steve Salbu. By any barometer you could choose, the College has improved dramatically during Steve\u2019s tenure. I have never been more optimistic about the future of Georgia Tech and its College of Business, and I am eager to see the great things that will happen there in the coming years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Transformational gift positions College for global prominence"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the renaming of the Institute\u2019s former College of Management. \u0026nbsp;Ernest \u201cErnie\u201d Scheller Jr., a 1952 Industrial Management graduate of Georgia Tech, has made a commitment totaling $50 million, a majority of which has been fulfilled. The gift has already begun to dramatically strengthen the College\u2019s faculty, student body, and academic programs. When completed in 2013, it will amount to the single largest cash gift in Institute history.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the renaming of the Institute\u2019s former College of Management."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2012-06-11 06:43:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:22","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"134501":{"id":"134501","type":"image","title":"Ernest \u201cErnie\u201d Scheller Jr.","body":null,"created":"1449178671","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:51","changed":"1475894763","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:03","alt":"Ernest \u201cErnie\u201d Scheller Jr.","file":{"fid":"194767","name":"scheller.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/scheller_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/scheller_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3528272,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/scheller_0.jpeg?itok=N_ZrlRL4"}}},"media_ids":["134501"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35531","name":"$50 million"},{"id":"35511","name":"College of Business"},{"id":"35541","name":"Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business"},{"id":"168019","name":"Scheller"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"140891":{"#nid":"140891","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NSF Selects Georgia Tech to Expand its Innovation Corps","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will be a founding network node for its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, which aims to develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies, products and processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe I-Corps program connects NSF-funded scientific research with the technological, entrepreneurial and business communities to help create a stronger innovation ecosystem that couples scientific discovery with technology development and societal needs. Leveraging experience and guidance from established entrepreneurs and a targeted curriculum, I-Corps attendees learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from academic research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond Georgia Tech, the NSF will also establish an I-Corps network node at the University of Michigan. By adding these two institutions to its I-Corps program \u2013 which began at Stanford University \u2013 the NSF will replicate the I-Corps curriculum across the country and begin creating a national network to identify emerging technology concepts that have potential to transition into economically viable products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of Georgia Tech\u2019s strengths is its ability to provide the links needed to help move scientific research quickly from the lab to products coming off the manufacturing floor,\u201d said G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cWe are honored to partner with NSF in expanding I-Corps\u2019 ability to help the entrepreneurial and business communities and boost economic growth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a three-year, $1.5 million grant, Georgia Tech will research, analyze and leverage data from the I-Corps program to develop an understanding of how academic institutions can improve support for innovation ecosystems and how the I-Corps network can enable new collaborations in geographic regions to support commercialization opportunities. Georgia Tech will also teach the I-Corps curriculum to cohorts of NSF-designated teams from around the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough our translation-friendly technology transfer policies and our 11-year-old VentureLab program, Georgia Tech has built a repeatable process for successfully generating new companies from research at the university,\u201d said Stephen Fleming, a Georgia Tech vice president and executive director of the Enterprise Innovation Institute. \u201cNow we will be able to share with participants of the NSF I-Corps program our experience and commitment to developing best practices in the science of vetting ideas for their suitability to be successful startups.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of two seven-week summer 2012 I-Corps classes began July 9 at Georgia Tech and the fall class will begin at Georgia Tech on Oct. 1, 2012. Spanning a broad range of potential products and research areas, the 27 teams in the summer class are participating in a specially designed training curriculum, obtaining guidance and mentoring from private- and public-sector experts \u2013 including technology developers, business leaders and venture capitalists. They have received $50,000 grants to begin assessing the commercial readiness of their technology concepts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeth Mynatt, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing, and Ioannis Brilakis, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Building Construction and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have previously participated as principal investigators in the I-Corps program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe I-Corps program provides a critical missing piece for a university committed to translating research insights into commercial innovations,\u201d said Mynatt. \u201cWorking in three-person teams that included research expertise, entrepreneurial focus and business mentorship provided us with a focus on identifying commercial value. The method to the madness is testing \u2018hypotheses\u2019 of possible value instead of trying to build a fictitious business model. The best teams \u2018pivot\u2019 rapidly by testing these hypotheses and focusing on specific opportunities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMynatt led a team developing \u201cSmartMenu,\u201d an online tool for helping diners choose the best meals for their specific needs. \u201cWe honed our product ideas and made numerous discoveries along the way,\u201d she added. \u201cAccess to business mentors in the program was invaluable and resulted in a number of important introductions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech I-Corps network node will expand the NSF\u2019s cadre of innovation experts that are mentoring on effective practices for leveraging outcomes of basic research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAcademic researchers already have many skills valuable for success in business, such as critical thinking, teamwork and an ability to move in a new direction and learn when a hypothesis proves false,\u201d says Errol Arkilic, NSF program director for I-Corps.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe NSF I-Corps builds upon that expertise, introducing researchers to the business community and teaching them to seek, and speak to, the needs of potential customers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENearly 50 teams \u2013 composed of academic researchers, student entrepreneurs (undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs), and business mentors \u2013 have participated so far in the six-month I-Corps program. The curriculum is a hypothesis-based approach to assessing technological readiness that combines two site-based short courses, extensive online coaching, and hands-on outreach to potential customers.\u0026nbsp; I-Corps merges the structured coursework with guidance from NSF program officers and leading entrepreneurs who have committed their time to the program.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Innovation Corps is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the Deshpande Foundation.\u0026nbsp; For more information, see: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/i-corps\u0022\u003Ewww.nsf.gov\/i-corps\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 309\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 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This was one of the first times, but certainly not the last, that her computing skills would have a global effect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorn in Canada to African parents and having lived in Ghana, Barcelona, Memphis and Atlanta, Buolamwini truly considers herself a global citizen. Next year, she\u2019ll take her talents to the U.K. where she\u2019ll study Global Governance and Diplomacy and African Studies at the University of Oxford as a 2013 Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship is recognized as the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award in the world. The Rhodes Scholarship Trust bestows its honor on just 32 U.S. students a year, and each is given the opportunity to pursue a secondary degree at the University of Oxford.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERhodes is not the first prestigious fellowship program to recognize Buolamwini\u2019s enterprising spirit. She\u2019s also a 2013 Fulbright scholar and will use her grant to improve access to education in Zambia. Her past experience developing web and mobile applications for Atlanta\u2019s Teach for America schools will inform Buolamwini\u2019s efforts with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/developzambia.org\u0022\u003EZambian Institute for Sustainable Development\u003C\/a\u003E to create a program that gives students a foundation in information technology, mobile software development and entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELife at Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComing to Tech as a computer science major and Stamps President\u2019s Scholar in 2008, Buolamwini spent the past four years growing her skills and flourishing in finding ways to employ them. She interned at Yahoo, worked at the Carter Center, founded multiple startup companies and earned numerous competitive scholarships, including the Google Anita Borg Scholarship and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/astronautscholarship.org\/\u0022\u003EAstronaut Scholarship\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHaving people around Georgia Tech who were affiliated with the startup community really inspired me,\u201d she said. Her first innovative venture at Tech was with the Institute\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E, where Buolamwini was the youngest finalist in 2009. \u201cThe most valuable thing was the confidence I gained and realizing I could put something out in the world and make it become a reality. Everything became an opportunity after that.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Everything\u0022 is the operative word: Buolamwini has researched human-robot interaction to support early diagnosis of autism, been a guest writer for Newsweek and won countless awards for her computing prowess. The former pole vaulter stayed active in student activities, once scoring five touchdowns in a Homecoming powderpuff football game. Ultimately, her various pursuits have been in the name of serving others with technology, motivated by the idea of \u201ccompassion through computation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut, to those who know her, what makes Buolamwini different is the character behind the laundry list of accomplishments and accolades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe has an integrity to herself that is really unusual,\u201d said Merrick Furst, distinguished professor and founder of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/flashpoint.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EFlashpoint\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s startup incubator from which one of Buolamwini\u2019s companies graduated. \u201cIt\u2019s not that Joy does one thing well, it\u2019s that her talent is a well, coupled with a remarkable boundless generative energy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Atlanta to Africa\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a technical consultant at the Carter Center, Buolamwini created a mobile surveying solution to digitize a paper-based health assessment system used for working with trachoma in Ethiopia. In just 10 weeks, her team developed the necessary technology and she traveled to Ethiopia to pilot the system against its paper predecessor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Assumptions I made while developing the software in the U.S. were often invalidated, leading to changes made under my mosquito net as dawn approached,\u0022 she said.\u0026nbsp;\u201cI realize[d] I cannot remain in a cultural cocoon centered on technology alone. No initiative can reach maximum impact without understanding the needs of all stakeholders and mechanisms.\u201d\u0026nbsp;The work led to the successful implementation of a survey to 40,000 people that could ultimately serve 17 million in the effort to eradicate trachoma in the region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI want to use mobile technology to address grand challenges in education and health while uplifting African nations,\u201d she said. \u201cI also want to encourage more women and underrepresented groups in computer science to not just be consumers of technology, but full participants in its creation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAs an Alumna\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince graduating from Tech in May, Buolamwini, along with three other Tech alumnae, founded a hair technology company called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techturized.com\u0022\u003ETechturized\u003C\/a\u003E. The company creates personalized recommendations, a market need Buolamwini observed through her own experience of \u201cgoing natural\u201d with her hair. Techturized also highlights the role that hair plays in women\u2019s lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJoy has a unique skill set in understanding the technology as well as the people,\u201d said Randy McDow, executive director of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, and director of the President\u2019s Scholarship Program at the time Buolamwini was named a Stamps scholar. True to the name of her freelance web development company, Jovial Designs, \u201cShe\u2019s fun to talk to and doesn\u2019t offer a tired or boring view of the world. She really wants to make positive changes and makes you want to be a part of that. She embodies her name so well.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf it seems as though Buolamwini\u2019s accomplishments never stop, it\u2019s because neither does she.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI can get exhausted just thinking about what Joy accomplishes, and, for her, she\u2019s just being Joy and the world is getting better,\u201d Furst said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuolamwini\u2019s philosophy is that success never happens in isolation. \u201cAt Tech, I have been surrounded by so many people who cared to nurture me as a student, an entrepreneur and a leader, while reminding me that reaching out to help others is the greatest achievement one can have.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson connected Buolamwini\u2019s story and the Rhodes Scholarship with Tech\u2019s overarching purpose. \u201cOur goal at Georgia Tech is to prepare innovators and leaders who will use their academic experience to change the world,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u201cThrough the Rhodes Scholarship, Joy will be able to do just that, and we at Georgia Tech are tremendously proud of her accomplishments and potential.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs she departs for Zambia early next year, Buolamwini will take on an advisory role at Techturized. She will return from Zambia just in time for Sailing Weekend, a tradition among Rhodes Scholars to coordinate their September travel to Oxford. After an initial gathering of winners and past Rhodes Scholars over the weekend, Buolamwini is excited about embracing her new community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey\u2019re successful, smart, capable people. They make you feel like the world is going to be OK.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoy Buolamwini, a 2012 computer science alumnua, will study\u0026nbsp;Global Governance and Diplomacy and African Studies at the University of Oxford as a 2013 Rhodes Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Joy Buolamwini, a 2012 computer science graduate, will study Global Governance and Diplomacy and African Studies at the University of Oxford as a 2013 Rhodes Scholar."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-11-20 09:55:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:14","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"172251":{"id":"172251","type":"image","title":"Joy Buolamwini","body":null,"created":"1449178999","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:19","changed":"1475894814","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:54","alt":"Joy Buolamwini","file":{"fid":"195751","name":"joy2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joy2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joy2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":465775,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/joy2_0.jpg?itok=oXA_sT_V"}}},"media_ids":["172251"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.rhodesscholarshiptrust.com\/rhodes-scholars-elect-class-of-2013","title":"Rhodes Trust Elects 2013 Scholars"},{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=171801","title":"Georgia Tech Alumna"},{"url":"http:\/\/psp.gatech.edu\/pages\/prospective\/stamps.php","title":"Stamps Leadership Scholars"},{"url":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/techturized","title":"Techturized on Facebook"},{"url":"http:\/\/fellowships.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Fellowships Office"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"5731","name":"fellowships"},{"id":"10479","name":"Joy Buolamwini"},{"id":"14758","name":"President\u0027s Scholar"},{"id":"3284","name":"Rhodes Scholarship"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"173211":{"#nid":"173211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Civil Engineering Student Earns Marshall Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESnellville native and Georgia Tech civil engineering graduate student Jacob Tzegaegbe has been chosen to receive the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. The award is bestowed annually to intellectually distinguished students from the United States pursuing post-secondary education in England.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETzegaegbe is Georgia Tech\u0027s 10th Marshall Scholar and the only Tech student to receive the scholarship this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETzegaegbe plans to use the scholarship to pursue his doctorate in civil engineering at University College London beginning next October. The scholarship will pay for all education-related expenses during his two years in London.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe topic for my doctorate is undecided at this point but will likely focus on evaluating best practices in context-sensitive design for major transportation infrastructure projects in developing countries,\u201d he said. \u201cMy hope is to work with professors in the Bartlett School of Planning to learn more about how to plan infrastructure in developing countries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETzegaegbe earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in civil engineering in 2011 and is currently a second-year graduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering\u2019s Infrastructure Research Group. He is currently working on a dissertation entitled \u201cRegulating the Informal Transit Sector in Post-BRT African Cities.\u201d This work is a continuation of the research he began as an undergraduate through the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorn to a Nigerian father and Israeli mother, Tzegaegbe is the first in his family to attend college. He was decidedly humbled by the award, which was announced this week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy parents might be the only people more excited than I about the news,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth of my parents immigrated \u0026shy;to America just before I was born, so their sacrifices and hard work have always been, and continue to be, a major motivation for me. I know that coming to Georgia Tech, and now pursuing my doctorate with this scholarship, would not have been possible without their support, encouragement and sacrifices.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETzegaegbe is no stranger at Tech where his athletic abilities, community activism and intellectual prowess have earned him a reputation as a model student. Named Mr. Georgia Tech at the 2011 Homecoming Game, Tzegaegbe has won numerous awards for leadership, including the 2011 National Society for Black Engineers Distinguished Engineer of the Year, the 2011 Omicron Delta Kappa National Leader of the Year and the 2011 Alpha Phi Alpha Regional Leader of the Year. He has been named an Academic All-American Diver and was a two-year letterman on Tech\u2019s Division I Swimming and Diving Team. Prior to winning the Marshall Scholarship, Tzegaegbe received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are proud, but we cannot be surprised by this honor,\u201d said his mentor, Dr. Reginald DesRoches, the Karen and John Huff Chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. \u201cEven among the very brightest students who come to Georgia Tech, Jacob is a stand-out. He is academically focused and driven, and is quite aware of the larger implications of his work. Moreover, he is committed to serving the Georgia Tech and Atlanta communities through his numerous service activities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith more than two years of additional studies ahead of him, Tzegaegbe has some time to settle on a specific career path. He has a good idea of what he\u2019d like to pursue, however.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn my time at Georgia Tech, I have developed a deep appreciation for the impact that infrastructure can have on improving the quality of life of citizens. This scholarship will allow me to further my understanding of how to develop cities that can sustainably transport people and goods while providing a foundation for economic development.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs\u0026nbsp;Tzegaegbe works to further understand these issues, he\u0027ll carry on part of the Institute\u0027s mission through his studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we believe we are designing the future every day, and Jacob will be doing just that as he pursues civil engineering and urban development as a Marshall Scholar,\u201d said President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENamed in honor of the late U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the Marshall Scholarships were established by an Act of Parliament in 1953 to commemorate the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan.\u0026nbsp;Tzegaegbe is one of 34 Marshall Scholars for 2013, and the only one from a Georgia college or university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKathleen Moore, communications manager, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, contributed to this story.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPrestigious fellowship will fund Jacob Tzegaegbe\u0027s doctoral studies of civil engineering at University College of London.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Prestigious fellowship will fund Jacob Tzegaegbe\u0027s doctoral studies of civil engineering at University College of London."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-11-26 15:46:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:14","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"173171":{"id":"173171","type":"image","title":"Jacob Tzegaegbe","body":null,"created":"1449179012","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:32","changed":"1475894814","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:54","alt":"Jacob Tzegaegbe","file":{"fid":"195781","name":"jacobtzegaegbe.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jacobtzegaegbe_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jacobtzegaegbe_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":340099,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jacobtzegaegbe_0.jpg?itok=r4fZRkzj"}}},"media_ids":["173171"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.marshallscholarship.org\/scholars\/","title":"2013 Marshall Scholars"},{"url":"http:\/\/fellowships.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Fellowships Office"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/content\/jacob-tzegaegbe","title":"Student Profile: Jacob Tzegaegbe"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1897","name":"Civil Engineering"},{"id":"12821","name":"fellowships office"},{"id":"51271","name":"Jacob Tzegaegbe"},{"id":"3279","name":"Marshall Scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"172391":{"#nid":"172391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Launches Manufacturing Institute","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo support a new industry-friendly research strategy, the Georgia Institute of Technology announces the launch of an interdisciplinary research institute to promote a technologically advanced and globally competitive manufacturing base in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) creates a campus-wide community of investigators and thought leaders capable of using innovation in manufacturing to create more high-value jobs in the U.S., ensure the nation\u2019s global competitiveness and advance economic and environmental sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cManufacturing is important to the development of a variety of products, from medical devices to alternative energy solutions to cars, on the large and nano scale,\u201d said Ben Wang, Georgia Tech\u2019s chief manufacturing officer and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute. \u201cIt\u2019s critical to the economic viability and competitiveness of our nation to efficiently move leading-edge research from the lab to the real world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince Georgia Tech was founded in 1888, manufacturing has been ingrained in the curriculum. Also for the last 20 years, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center has been focusing on developing next-generation technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder this new initiative, the Manufacturing Research Center has been renamed the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and has expanded to engage researchers from all of Georgia Tech\u2019s colleges, the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI\u00b2) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. The researchers have joined forces with industry and government experts to help define and solve some of the greatest challenges facing the manufacturing industry today, such as the importance of translational research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe aspire to be known globally as the collaborative hub for manufacturing technologies and as the recognized leader in crossing the \u2018valley of death,\u2019\u201d Wang said. \u0026nbsp;\u201cBy that, we mean to transform the research results by faculty and students into competitive products and services to be made in the U.S. Our success is defined by how fast we can translate these discoveries and innovations into products for our stakeholders, accelerating our readiness and providing translational leadership.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI will focus on the complete innovation value chain \u2013 from raw and recycled resources to prototypes and finished products. It will develop materials, systems, processes, educational offerings and policies that impact manufacturers\u2019 performance in the marketplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTMI is industry-focused and customer-centric, amplifying Georgia Tech\u2019s reputation globally as the world\u2019s leader in innovation-driven manufacturing,\u201d Wang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith roughly 400,000 square feet of space and state-of-the art core facilities for manufacturing research, GTMI will target specific industry needs in manufacturing by forming \u201ccollaboratories\u201d \u2013 co-located pilot plants or prototype shops where Georgia Tech scientists and engineers work side-by-side with their counterparts from industry, government and other universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy implementing best practices to develop outward-facing, collaboration-based programs of the highest impact, we are focusing on understanding and achieving the value propositions of all stakeholders to better define and deliver offerings to companies, government, other universities and colleges, and non-profits,\u201d Wang said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cBy doing so, we will maximize U.S. global competitiveness through accelerated innovation and technology deployment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEducation is also a priority of the new manufacturing research institute. With top-quality researchers, facilities and technological equipment, GTMI aims to educate and train the workforce of the future to investigate, collaborate and compete successfully through both its on-site programs and via collaborative, manufacturing-based instructional programs in technical colleges. In addition to providing real-world research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students, GTMI offers a manufacturing certificate program, manufacturing scholarships and student assistantships, and it conducts Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) outreach activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI brings together many of Georgia Tech\u2019s world-class innovation activities including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ddm.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdditive Manufacturing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Using innovative direct digital manufacturing to improve cost structure and delivery lead-time in creating mechanical parts and electronic devices.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fis.marc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFactory Information Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Developing, testing and launching innovative software and technology that boosts manufacturing efficiency.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mbse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModel-based Systems Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Applying software and electronics innovations to create analytic models that predict system performance, optimize system parameters and create knowledge repositories for future systems development.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolicy\u003C\/strong\u003E: Understanding industry needs and promoting supportive policy to ensure the strength and viability of U.S. manufacturing competitiveness in the global marketplace. Using a multi-scale, multi-disciplinary approach enables Georgia Tech experts to see beyond traditional boundaries and to better understand where policy interventions can develop, support and sustain a resilient manufacturing base.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pmrc.marc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrecision Machining\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Researching and applying technologies for enhanced productivity, part quality, difficult-to-machine features and machine tool utilization of precision finishing processes.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Applying scientific principles to optimize the design and integration of supply chain processes, infrastructure, technology and strategy including developing new analysis, design and management tools, and concepts and strategies.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sdm.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESustainable Design\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Developing materials, processes and systems for implementing and operationalizing sustainability.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUltra-lightweight, Energy Efficient Materials and Structures\u003C\/strong\u003E: Using rigorous experimental and modeling R\u0026amp;D to advance and mature technology in aerospace, biomedical, defense, energy and industrial equipment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe launch of GTMI compliments Georgia Tech\u2019s presence in the national discussion on manufacturing. Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson is a member of the White House\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee and is a member of the Secretary of Commerce\u2019s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute is one of several interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech that bring together a mix of researchers \u2013 spanning colleges, departments and individual labs \u2013 around a single core research area.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo support a new industry-friendly research strategy, the Georgia Institute of Technology announces the launch of an interdisciplinary research institute to promote a technologically advanced and globally competitive manufacturing base in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The interdisciplinary research institute will help promote a technologically advanced and globally competitive manufacturing base in the U.S."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-11-20 14:36:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:14","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"172701":{"id":"172701","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute","body":null,"created":"1449178999","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:19","changed":"1475894814","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:54","alt":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute","file":{"fid":"195764","name":"13c3000-p1-126.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c3000-p1-126_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c3000-p1-126_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2571629,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/13c3000-p1-126_0.jpg?itok=rVgrCnLP"}},"70794":{"id":"70794","type":"image","title":"Ben Wang","body":null,"created":"1449177314","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:14","changed":"1475894623","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:43","alt":"Ben Wang","file":{"fid":"193458","name":"meyer_20110630_1750.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6717749,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg?itok=GVCd5qjo"}}},"media_ids":["172701","70794"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/research\/","title":"Georgia Tech Office of Research \u0026 Graduate Studies"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"51021","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute; Ben Wang; Interdisciplinary research institute"},{"id":"51031","name":"research strategy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"169591":{"#nid":"169591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Corals Attacked by Toxic Seaweed Use Chemical 911 to Summon Help","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECorals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened \u2013 they call for help. A study reported this week in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E shows that threatened corals send signals to fish \u201cbodyguards\u201d that quickly respond to trim back the noxious alga \u2013 which can kill the coral if not promptly removed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found evidence that these \u201cmutualistic\u201d fish respond to chemical signals from the coral like a 911 emergency call \u2013 in a matter of minutes. The inch-long fish \u2013 known as gobies \u2013 spend their entire lives in the crevices of specific corals, receiving protection from their own predators while removing threats to the corals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis symbiotic relationship between the fish and the coral on which they live is the first known example of one species chemically signaling a consumer species to remove competitors. It is similar to the symbiotic relationship between Acacia trees and mutualist ants in which the ants receive food and shelter while protecting the trees from both competitors and consumers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis species of coral is recruiting inch-long bodyguards,\u201d said Mark Hay, a professor in the School of Biology at Georgia Tech. \u201cThere is a careful and nuanced dance of the odors that makes all this happen. The fish have evolved to cue on the odor released into the water by the coral, and they very quickly take care of the problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research, supported the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Teasley Endowment at Georgia Tech, was reported November 8 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was done as part of a long-term study of chemical signaling on Fiji Island coral reefs aimed at understanding these threatened ecosystems and discovering chemicals that may be useful as pharmaceuticals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause they control the growth of seaweeds that damage coral, the importance of large herbivorous fish to maintaining the health of coral reefs has been known for some time. But Georgia Tech postdoctoral fellow Danielle Dixson suspected that the role of the gobies might be more complicated. To study that relationship, she and Hay set up a series of experiments to observe how the fish would respond when the coral that shelters them was threatened.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey studied \u003Cem\u003EAcropora nasuta\u003C\/em\u003E, a species in a genus of coral important to reef ecosystems because it grows rapidly and provides much of the structure for reefs. To threaten the coral, the researchers moved filaments of \u003Cem\u003EChlorodesmis fastigiata\u003C\/em\u003E, a species of seaweed that is particularly chemically toxic to corals, into contact with the coral. Within a few minutes of the seaweed contacting the coral, two species of gobies \u2013 \u003Cem\u003EGobidon histrio\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EParagobidon enchinocephalus\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 moved toward the site of contact and began neatly trimming away the offending seaweed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese little fish would come out and mow the seaweed off so it didn\u2019t touch the coral,\u201d said Hay, who holds the Harry and Linda Teasley Chair in Environmental Biology at Georgia Tech. \u201cThis takes place very rapidly, which means it must be very important to both the coral and the fish. The coral releases a chemical and the fish respond right away.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn corals occupied by the gobies, the amount of offending seaweed declined 30 percent over a three-day period, and the amount of damage to the coral declined by 70 to 80 percent. Control corals that had no gobies living with them had no change in the amount of toxic seaweed and were badly damaged by the seaweed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo determine what was attracting the fish, Dixson and Hay collected samples of water from locations (1) near the seaweed by itself, (2) where the seaweed was contacting the coral, and (3) from coral that had been in contact with the seaweed \u2013 20 minutes after the seaweed had been removed. They released the samples near other corals that hosted gobies, which were attracted to the samples taken from the seaweed-coral contact area and the damaged coral \u2013 but not the seaweed by itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe demonstrated that the coral is emitting some signal or cue that attracts the fish to remove the encroaching seaweed,\u201d Hay said. \u201cThe fish are not responding to the seaweed itself.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimilar waters collected from a different species of coral placed in contact with the seaweed did not attract the fish, suggesting they were only interested in removing seaweed from their host coral.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, the researchers obtained the chemical extract of the toxic seaweed and placed it onto nylon filaments designed to stimulate the mechanical effects of seaweed. They also created simulated seaweed samples without the toxic extract. When placed in contact with the coral, the fish were attracted to areas in which the chemical-containing mimic contacted the coral, but not to the area contacting the mimic without the chemical. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy studying the contents of the fish digestive systems, the researchers learned that one species \u2013 \u003Cem\u003EGobidon histrio\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 actually eats the noxious seaweed, while the other fish apparently bites it off without eating it. In the former, consuming the toxic seaweed makes the fish less attractive to predators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe two species of fish also eat mucus from the coral, as well as algae from the coral base and zooplankton from the water column. By defending the corals, the gobies are thus defending the home in which they shelter and feed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe fish are getting protection in a safe place to live and food from the coral,\u201d Hay noted. \u201cThe coral gets a bodyguard in exchange for a small amount of food. It\u2019s kind of like paying taxes in exchange for police protection.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a next step, Hay and Dixson would like to determine if other species of coral and fish have similar symbiotic relationships. And they\u2019d like to understand more about how the chemical signaling and symbiotic relationship came into being.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese kinds of positive interactions needs to be better understood because they tell us something about the pressures that have gone on through time on these corals,\u201d said Hay. \u201cIf they have evolved to signal these gobies when a competitor shows up, then competition has been important throughout evolutionary time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECITATION: Danielle L. Dixson and Mark E. Hay, Corals chemically signal mutualistic fishes to remove competing seaweeds, Science (2012).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant OCE-0929119 and by the National Institutes of Health under grant U01-TW007401. 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A study reported this week in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E shows that threatened corals send signals to fish \u201cbodyguards\u201d that quickly respond to trim back the noxious alga.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study shows that coral under attack by seaweed sends chemical signals that attract fish."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2012-11-08 12:21:18","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:10","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"169551":{"id":"169551","type":"image","title":"Mutualistic fish","body":null,"created":"1449178968","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:48","changed":"1475894806","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:46","alt":"Mutualistic fish","file":{"fid":"195675","name":"mutualistic-fish-goby-coral-alga.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-goby-coral-alga_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-goby-coral-alga_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1523275,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mutualistic-fish-goby-coral-alga_0.jpg?itok=OfoIsgpr"}},"169561":{"id":"169561","type":"image","title":"Mutualstic fish2","body":null,"created":"1449178968","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:48","changed":"1475894806","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:46","alt":"Mutualstic fish2","file":{"fid":"195676","name":"mutualistic-fish42.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish42_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish42_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2492598,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mutualistic-fish42_0.jpg?itok=1FQImnIN"}},"169571":{"id":"169571","type":"image","title":"Mutualistic fish - panorama","body":null,"created":"1449178968","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:48","changed":"1475894809","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:49","alt":"Mutualistic fish - panorama","file":{"fid":"195677","name":"mutualistic-fish-panorama30.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-panorama30_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-panorama30_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1578677,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mutualistic-fish-panorama30_0.jpg?itok=U-7khH_H"}},"169581":{"id":"169581","type":"image","title":"Mutualstic fish3","body":null,"created":"1449178978","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:58","changed":"1475894809","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:49","alt":"Mutualstic fish3","file":{"fid":"195678","name":"mutualistic-fish-gobidon.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-gobidon_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mutualistic-fish-gobidon_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1044917,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mutualistic-fish-gobidon_0.jpg?itok=dPYgIY97"}}},"media_ids":["169551","169561","169571","169581"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7166","name":"coral"},{"id":"11994","name":"Fiji Islands"},{"id":"13884","name":"Mark Hay"},{"id":"49611","name":"mutualistic fish"},{"id":"169448","name":"seaweed"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; 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Among this group are CalTech, MIT, Stanford, Harvard and Duke. Tech is on the $1 million net ROI list twice, once for in-state tuition and once for out-of-state tuition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe return on investment was calculated for more than 850 schools. According to the methodology, the PayScale salary data is self-reported by individuals who use its online pay tools. 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A prime example is Sarah Rieger, a 2010 Aerospace Engineering graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile working in the Orbit Flight Dynamics group at Johnson Space Center in Houston, I had the opportunity to train for a supporting position in Mission Control,\u201d said Rieger, who now works with NASA. \u201cI also was able to complete the certification of a program that is now used by the flight dynamics officer. After I came back to school, I saw the benefits of the skills that I learned in Houston. I noticed that organization and time management came much more easily to me than they did before co-oping. I also had an even stronger motivation to do well in my classes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tech\u2019s Co-op Program, the largest totally optional program and fourth oldest program of its kind in the nation. The program is consistently included in U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s \u201cBest Colleges Internships\/Co-ops\u201d list. Co-op is a part of Tech\u2019s Division of Professional Practice (DOPP), which also includes the Graduate Co-op, Internship and Work Abroad programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI believe in learning with a purpose,\u201d said Patrick R. Antony, executive director of DOPP. \u201cTo apply knowledge to practical solutions that make the world a better place is the cornerstone of what Georgia Tech does. Many successful alumni owe their professional and personal success to the program, as they would not have been able to afford their education at Tech without it. We look forward to the entire Georgia Tech community participating in the celebration of a century of cooperative education, which is just a tremendous milestone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 100th anniversary celebration \u2014 which will begin in fall 2012 \u2014 will consist of a yearlong series of events, kicking off with a 100th Birthday Bash on Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon at Clough Commons. The year of celebratory events is being planned and managed by Thomas M. Akins, who retired in 2010 as DOPP executive director following a Georgia Tech career of more than three decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am looking forward to coordinating this significant event in Georgia Tech\u2019s history,\u201d Akins said. \u201cAs part of the effort, there will be a strong campaign to create endowment funds for the continued successful operation of Co-op and the other programs within the Division of Professional Practice. The goal is to raise over $5 million to ensure that students will be able to take full advantage of all types of experiential education, thus better preparing them for life after graduation from Tech. 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Filming will take place at the following locations: Campus Recreation Center, Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building, G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Leadership Challenge Course, Noonan Courtyard and the Marcus Nanotechnology Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is one of the most unique and dynamic campuses I have ever seen,\u201d said the director of \u201cThe Internship,\u201d Shawn Levy. \u201cThe architecture and space is as forward-thinking as its curriculum and student body; we thought it was the perfect setting for our story.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to set preparation and production activities, there will be numerous trailers and tents on campus to accommodate equipment and the many extras appearing in the film. The greenhouse area of the Student Center food court will be used as the dining area for the crew.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Office of Capital Planning and Space Management has worked closely with 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Century Fox to ensure minimal disruption during production. There may be times when access to buildings and other areas is rerouted or restricted, but students, faculty and staff will continue to have access to their offices, classrooms and labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere also may be isolated situations where popular locations are impacted. 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However, because of thousands of seismometers in the region and Japan\u2019s willingness to share their measurements with the rest of the world, the Tohoku-Oki quake is the best-recorded earthquake of all-time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis plethora of information is allowing scientists to share their findings in unique ways. Zhigang Peng, associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has converted the earthquake\u2019s seismic waves into audio files. The results allow experts and general audiences to \u201chear\u201d what the quake sounded like as it moved through the earth and around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re able to bring earthquake data to life by combining seismic auditory and visual information,\u201d said Peng, whose research appears in the March\/April edition of Seismological Research Letters. \u201cPeople are able to hear pitch and amplitude changes while watching seismic frequency changes. Audiences can relate the earthquake signals to familiar sounds such as thunder, popcorn popping and fireworks.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe different sounds can help explain various aspects of the earthquake sequence, including the mainshock and nearby aftershocks. For example, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/geophysics.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/zpeng\/zpeng_paper\/Peng_etal_SRL_2012\/Japan_03112011_HTAH.mov\u0022\u003Ethis measurement\u003C\/a\u003E was taken near the coastline of Japan between Fukushima (the nuclear reactor site) and Tokyo. The initial blast of sound is the 9.0 mainshock. As the earth\u2019s plates slipped dozens of meters into new positions, aftershocks occured. They are indicated by \u201cpop\u201d noises immediately following the mainshock sound. These plate adjustments will likely continue for years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the waves from the earthquake moved through the earth, they also triggered new earthquakes thousands of miles away. In \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/geophysics.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/zpeng\/zpeng_paper\/Peng_etal_SRL_2012\/Japan_03112011_PKD.mov\u0022\u003Ethis example\u003C\/a\u003E, taken from measurements in California, the quake created subtle movements deep in the San Andreas Fault. The initial noise, which sounds like distant thunder, corresponds with the Japanese mainshock. Afterwards, a continuous high-pitch sound, similar to rainfall that turns on and off, represents induced tremor activity at the fault. This animation not only help scientists explain the concept of distant triggering to general audiences, but also provides a useful tool for researchers to better identify and understand such seismic signals in other regions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe human ear is able to hear sounds for frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 kHz, a range on the high end for earthquake signals recorded by seismometers. Peng, graduate student Chastity Aiken and other collaborators in the U.S. and Japan simply played the data faster than true speed to increase the frequency to audible levels. The process also allows audiences to hear data recorded over minutes or hours in a matter of seconds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research is published in the March\/April edition of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.seismosoc.org\/publications\/SRL\/SRL_83\/srl_83-2_eq\/\u0022\u003ESeismological Research Letters\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more on the anniversary of the Japan disaster, visit \u003Ca title=\u0022www.gatech.edu\/experts\/japan-anniversary\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/experts\/japan-anniversary\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\/experts\/japan-anniversary.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis project was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (CAREER Award No. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0956051\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEAR-0956051\u003C\/a\u003E). The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigators and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NSF.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Seismic waves converted to audio to study quake\u2019s traits"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EZhigang Peng, associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has converted the seismic waves from last year\u0027s historic Japanese earthquake into audio files. The results allow experts and general audiences to \u201chear\u201d what the quake sounded like as it moved through the earth and around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor Zhigang Peng has converted the Japanese earthquake\u2019s seismic waves into audio files."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2012-02-22 17:57:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:44","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-03-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Sciences"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5770","name":"Earthquake"},{"id":"751","name":"Japan"},{"id":"347","name":"tsunami"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-2966\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"120211":{"#nid":"120211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Honored as Bicycle Friendly University","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJust weeks after being \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=110791\u0022\u003Erecognized locally\u003C\/a\u003E as the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition\u2019s Partner of the Year, Tech earned the national honor of being named a Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists. Tech earned a silver designation among the 2012 group of honorees, making it the easternmost university to earn that ranking or higher.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe submitted an extensive application, which was reviewed by the League of American Bicyclists, as well as local judges who are familiar with Tech, Atlanta and peer institutions,\u201d said Johann Weber, a graduate student in public policy who compiled and submitted the application as chair of the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee (BIIC). \u201cThe criteria vary, but are focused on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bikeleague.org\/programs\/bicyclefriendlyamerica\/bicyclefriendlyuniversity\/bfu_five_e_s.php\u0022\u003E\u2018the five E\u0027s\u2019\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 education, enforcement, engineering, encouragement and evaluation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe BIIC convened in January 2011 to tackle large-scale enhancements related to cycling on campus. The group of students and staff has helped make visible cycling improvements to campus in its year and a half of operation, including \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/greenbuzz\/news\/bicycle-improvements-enhance-commuter-culture-campus\u0022\u003Eadditional bike lanes and sharrows\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as working with companies such as \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=77641\u0022\u003EviaCycle\u003C\/a\u003E to grow the campus cycling community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBiking not only enhances mobility, but also has positive environmental and health benefits for our campus community,\u201d said Institute President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cI want to commend our student leadership and members of the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee that have worked so diligently in making Georgia Tech an official \u2018bike friendly\u2019 campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe designation as a Bicycle Friendly University will last four years before Tech must reapply to maintain or improve its status.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027ll receive a feedback document soon that will tell us specifically what we have done well and where we need to improve,\u201d Weber said. \u201cI think the combination of Starter Bikes, which is student operated and has a history of great work; the new viaCycle bike share program, which is innovative and also operated by [Tech] graduates; and the BIIC, demonstrated that Georgia Tech is a school that supports its students\u2019 efforts to be bike-friendly.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs for future plans, the BIIC will move forward on the installation of a campus bike repair station, enabling cyclists to make minor repairs free of charge. The group is also working with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition to improve cycling conditions at the intersection of 5th and West Peachtree Streets; improvements will be made \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\/?p=5191\u0022\u003Ethrough a $10,000 grant\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bikesbelong.org\/\u0022\u003EBikes Belong\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech earned the national honor of being named a Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech earned the national honor of being named a Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-03-28 15:22:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"120161":{"id":"120161","type":"image","title":"Bicycle Friendly University \u2013\u00a0Silver","body":null,"created":"1449178268","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:31:08","changed":"1475894741","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:41","alt":"Bicycle Friendly University \u2013\u00a0Silver","file":{"fid":"194354","name":"bfu_spring2012_georgia_institute.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bfu_spring2012_georgia_institute_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bfu_spring2012_georgia_institute_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":178737,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bfu_spring2012_georgia_institute_0.jpg?itok=1Ei1iZT9"}}},"media_ids":["120161"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bike.gatech.edu\/","title":"Bike GT"},{"url":"http:\/\/bikesbelong.org\/","title":"Bikes Belong"},{"url":"http:\/\/bikeleague.org\/","title":"League of American Bicyclists"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14738","name":"atlanta bicycle coalition"},{"id":"12691","name":"Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee"},{"id":"13061","name":"bike gt"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications and Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:johannw@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJohann Weber\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"132601":{"#nid":"132601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Malware Intelligence System Enables Organizations to Share Threat Information","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs malware threats expand into new domains and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Tech researchers are launching a new weapon to help battle the threats: a malware intelligence system that will help corporate and government security officials share information about the attacks they are fighting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown as Titan, the system will be at the center of a security community that will help create safety in numbers as companies large and small add their threat data to a knowledge base that will be shared with all participants. Operated by security specialists at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTRI), the system builds on a threat analysis foundation \u2013 including a malware repository that analyzes and classifies an average of 100,000 pieces of malicious code each day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a university, Georgia Tech is uniquely positioned to take this white hat role in between industry and government,\u201d said Andrew Howard, a GTRI research scientist who is part of the Titan project. \u201cWe want to bring communities together to break down the walls between industry and government to provide a trusted, sharing platform.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembers contributing information will do so anonymously so other members won\u2019t know which specific organizations have been attacked. GTRI will independently verify information provided to Titan and carefully vet the members of the community before they are allowed to participate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPeople tend to think that if an organization gets hit, it was because they had poor security measures,\u201d said Christopher Smoak, a GTRI research scientist who heads up the Titan project. \u201cThat\u2019s not necessarily true, because a variety of factors contribute to intrusions. But until we get to the point that there\u2019s no longer a stigma attached to having an infiltration, people are going to want anonymity to participate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to receiving information about attacks and responses at other organizations, members will receive quick reports on malware samples they submit. Based on what they have learned from the malware repository and by reverse-engineering malicious code, GTRI researchers will be able to provide information on the potential harm from an attack, the likely source, the best remedy for it and the risks to the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe hope to provide information about the trends that organizations can expect to see, and help them prioritize what they should do to address the risks,\u201d said Howard. \u201cWe have a significant system behind the scenes to facilitate the exchange of information.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETitan will be especially valuable to smaller organizations that lack the resources to operate their own security evaluation labs, though all members will benefit from sharing information. GTRI information security researchers collaborate with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtisc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Information Security Center \u003C\/a\u003E(GTISC), which expands the depth of knowledge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTRI will maintain the shared resources that companies can use to help solve their own problems,\u201d Smoak noted. \u201cWe\u2019ll have many organizations contributing to this community, and everyone getting information out; it will really benefit everyone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECompanies today have two primary concerns about malicious software, Howard said. The first is for the loss of intellectual property, such as plans for a new product or bidding documents for a major project. The second is a compromise of the web infrastructure that many companies rely on to do business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETitan will also help companies educate their computer users about such risks as spear-phishing, which uses email that appears to be from a trusted colleague or friend to trick users into taking a risky action, such a opening an infected attachment. The system will alert companies to the newest threat trends so they can warn their users, and identify the IP addresses that malicious software is communicating with.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSpear-phishing is very difficult to defend against, because all it takes is one person clicking on something that lets malware into the network,\u201d Smoak said. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to train a large workforce with varying skill sets to identify the very small nuances that indicate these emails are malicious.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTRI has been analyzing the malware attacking Windows-based computers for years. Now the analysts are seeing an increase in malicious code designed for Android-based devices \u2013 and for Macintosh computers, which previously hadn\u2019t been high-priority targets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe see Android malware in its infancy right now,\u201d said Smoak. \u201cWe see what it is doing and how it is working, and we can draw parallels to what we saw earlier with the Windows-based malware. We can probably expect to see the Android and Mac malware follow a similar path.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe danger may be especially great for the users of computer systems that previously had not worried much about malware.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor Macintosh systems, the threats are starting to get scarier,\u201d Howard said. \u201cWhen more malware authors shift their focus to this platform, a lot of people who thought they were safe by not using the Windows OS will be caught off-guard.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETitan now includes half a dozen Fortune 500 members, along with other government and nonprofit organizations. Smoak and Howard have been getting feedback from those members as they\u2019ve built the system, which will be formally launched in a few months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are looking for additional industry partners to help us use the tool and help refine the system,\u201d said Howard. \u201cWe believe that members of this community will come together to help each other strengthen defenses.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA determined hacker will probably succeed in compromising most corporate computer networks, but the researchers believe Titan can help companies make that as difficult as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou may not be able to completely prevent an attack, but you can have a higher wall and stronger defense,\u201d Howard said. \u201cHackers tend to go after the low-hanging fruit, so they will attack the companies that are the easiest to attack. 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