{"635571":{"#nid":"635571","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Burdell Run Supports Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDue to the ubiquitous coronavirus and the resulting need for social distancing, the annual Georgia Tech Pi-Mile Road Race, a tradition for the past 48 years, had to be cancelled.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The pandemic crisis has affected everyone. Some students were particularly hard hit. Students, who were unable to return home, had to quickly arrange room and board locally with limited resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn response, the cancelled Pi-Mile Road Race was converted into the Burdell Run on May 16, 2020, with all proceeds going toward \u0026ldquo;supporting student relief efforts.\u0026rdquo; This was a remote individual run to ensure social distancing. The 5K race length was marked off by runners, typically in their own neighborhoods or in some appropriately isolated areas. Each runner ran separately. For the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, it was Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor Tom Gaylord, a veteran of the last 15 Pi-Mile Road Races, hitting the road in support of these students in need. \u0026ldquo;We can help these students and stay healthy at the same time. It is a win-win situation.\u0026rdquo; Gaylord said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Regents\u0026#39; Professor Tom Gaylord took part in the Burdell Run on May 16, 2020 in support of student relief efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Regents\u0027 Professor Tom Gaylord took part in the Burdell Run on May 16, 2020 in support of student relief efforts."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2020-05-21 20:01:51","changed_gmt":"2020-05-21 20:11:56","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-05-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-05-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"635572":{"id":"635572","type":"image","title":"Tom Gaylord","body":null,"created":"1590091419","gmt_created":"2020-05-21 20:03:39","changed":"1590091419","gmt_changed":"2020-05-21 20:03:39","alt":"photograph of Tom Gaylord running","file":{"fid":"241858","name":"Tom Gaylord running.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1916908,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running.png?itok=eqBDgzRD"}},"635573":{"id":"635573","type":"image","title":"Tom Gaylord, post-run","body":null,"created":"1590091527","gmt_created":"2020-05-21 20:05:27","changed":"1590091527","gmt_changed":"2020-05-21 20:05:27","alt":"photograph of Tom Gaylord after finishing the Burdell Run","file":{"fid":"241859","name":"Tom Gaylord running 2.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running%202.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running%202.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2005983,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tom%20Gaylord%20running%202.png?itok=nGo0fad1"}}},"media_ids":["635572","635573"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/thomas-k-gaylord","title":"Tom Gaylord"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481\u0026gid=21\u0026pgid=7999","title":" 48th Annual Pi Mile 5K Virtual Burdell Run"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}