{"629959":{"#nid":"629959","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2019 Year In Review","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences had abundant reasons to celebrate in 2019. It started the year by honoring a 150-year-old icon that remains relevant in labs and classrooms. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe United Nations designated 2019 as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iypt2019.org\/\u0022\u003EInternational Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IYPTCE.) Developed by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Dmitri-Mendeleev\u0022\u003EDimitri Mendeleev\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 1869, this table of elements, arranged by atomic weight and electron structure, still serves as a useful guide to predict likely reactions of chemical elements.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; reaction? It staged a year-long\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eperiodic table party\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and invited everyone in Georgia Tech and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout 2019, the College hosted celebratory activities. These included lectures and events such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTSciences\/videos\/471014736998333\/\u0022\u003EHalloween in June\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-scavenger-hunt-chemical-elements-underway\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Scavenger Hunt for Chemical Elements.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Festivities culminated in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/essence-and-beauty-science\u0022\u003EAstounding Elements\u003C\/a\u003E, an exhibit about real and make-believe elements in pop culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe began 2019 with. . . \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/year-end-science-achievements\u0022\u003EREAD FULL STORY HERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A year of scientific achievements, including a year-long periodic table party"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences had abundant reasons to celebrate in 2019. It started the year by honoring a 150-year-old icon that remains relevant in labs and classrooms. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We look back on the scientific and other highlights of 2019, a very good year."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-12-12 16:35:52","changed_gmt":"2019-12-12 16:41:41","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629960":{"id":"629960","type":"image","title":"2019: A very good year","body":null,"created":"1576168614","gmt_created":"2019-12-12 16:36:54","changed":"1576168614","gmt_changed":"2019-12-12 16:36:54","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239896","name":"2019 A Year of Science Achievements.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019%20A%20Year%20of%20Science%20Achievements.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2019%20A%20Year%20of%20Science%20Achievements.png","mime":"image\/png","size":685535,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2019%20A%20Year%20of%20Science%20Achievements.png?itok=-ECGI4RV"}}},"media_ids":["629960"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["communications@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}