Campus and Community

On July 1, SLS will launch the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education.
The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Physicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize. On April 26, he will deliver a public lecture at Georgia Tech on climate change and innovative paths towards a more sustainable future.
21 projects representing all six colleges and 15 schools were presented at the Undergraduate Sustainability Education Jamboree.
Although construction won’t begin until the spring semester of 2017, students have been working since 2015 to design the Solar Home at Georgia Tech that will be entered in the next Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
As Georgia Tech takes over the keys to The Kendeda Building, it provides an opportunity for stakeholders to reflect on the project and share their perspective so that others can learn from their experience and apply this knowledge to future projects.
The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.
Georgia Tech strives to be a leader in climate action across the Institute’s operational, educational, research, and economic development missions.
Planning is underway to develop the Comprehensive Campus Plan (CCP) – a living document that will inform how campus space can be utilized to support the growing and changing campus community for the next 10 years and beyond.
Georgia Tech researchers are studying the highly social behavior of yellow jackets.