{"670999":{"#nid":"670999","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mission Possible: Unlocking Potential ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEach year, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ein\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Industrial and Systems Engineering (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethe unit \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Egoes \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eabove and beyond\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to ignite the passion for industrial engineering among high school students. 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