{"659018":{"#nid":"659018","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech begins largest campaign in history; goal tops $2 billion","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u0026#39;s a special, Georgia Tech-centric reason why\u0026nbsp;the new fundraising\u0026nbsp;campaign for the Institute \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;a school known for science, engineering and computing \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;has an extremely\u0026nbsp;specific goal of\u0026nbsp;$2,147,483,647. \u0026quot;This figure was the largest known prime number by mathematicians from 1772 to 1867, and in computer science it represents the largest value that a signed 32-bit integer field can hold,\u0026rdquo; Georgia Tech said in its announcement.\u0026nbsp;The campaign, the largest in its\u0026nbsp;history,\u0026nbsp;will raise money for need- and merit-based scholarships, as well as invest in student entrepreneurship and international recruitment.\u0026nbsp;Philanthropy also will support faculty chairs and professorships, research facilities, intercollegiate athletics, campus enhancements, new global partnerships, and local programs that focus on science education\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta high schools and in school districts\u0026nbsp;around the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-06-22 14:35:17","changed_gmt":"2022-06-22 14:35:17","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/education\/georgia-tech-begins-largest-campaign-in-history-goal-tops-2-billion\/ONKQ2NWNWVBCFCO3CWDEDTN3TM\/","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"190829","name":"2022 fundraising campaign"},{"id":"2096","name":"philanthropy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}