Georgia has long been a home for innovative artistic expression, including storytelling through dance, music, and movies. To build on and support this community of talent, Georgia Tech has launched the Creative Quarter, an interdisciplinary hub for immersive arts and emerging technology where innovators can experiment, push boundaries, and explore new and unexpected ideas.

Georgia Tech researcher’s “DopFone” uses a phone’s speaker and mic to track unborn babies’ heartbeats, promising more accessible prenatal care for all.

When’s the last time you heard a lecture on the politics of fire hydrants? Or listened to a personal account on the human toll of artificial intelligence? If you’re looking for new ideas, inspiring perspectives, or to expand your network, the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology’s IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series provides a place for learning and community connection.

Atlanta’s tech talent is exploring possibilities and demoing solutions at AI Tinkerers Atlanta’s monthly technical showcases. “At the heart of AI Tinkerers is creating a welcoming place where developers and builders are comfortable sharing what they have been building with others,” said Avoilan Bingham, AI Tinkerers Atlanta co-organizer.

What started as a messy mix of pre-workout, electrolytes, and protein in a Georgia Tech football locker room has grown into DivineDrive™, a student-founded startup rethinking how athletes fuel performance.

Ecolyfe’s pivot from consumer energy savings to utility-scale forecasting has positioned the startup to influence national power grids and renewable integration worldwide.

The Georgia Tech Library’s Raven Davis turned a lifelong love of books into a career in data analytics. Her work is shaping a future where libraries remain the heart of academic life.

What began as academic research at Georgia Tech is evolving into Deeproject AI, a CREATE-X startup designing a trustworthy AI co-pilot for educators.

As Tech Square’s sun-filled leaves are replaced with sparkling lights and the Biltmore Innovation Center is adorned with decorations, let’s reflect on and celebrate the abundance of opportunities the community had to gather, learn, and create this fall in Tech Square.

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Atlanta’s tech ecosystem is getting a lift from NASA’s Technology Transfer University program, which lets Georgia Tech students turn real NASA patents into market-ready ideas. “Integrating NASA patents into our technology entrepreneurship course was a tremendous success,” says Professor Greg Mihalik.

Collaboration drives Southwire Spark's innovation in grid technologies, circular economy, materials science, and talent development. Spark’s commitment to collaboration. research, and innovation has unlocked additional electrical grid capacity without the need to build new towers.

Georgia Tech is reshaping Midtown by making it not only a center for startups and research, but also a living classroom. Next spring, a new architecture studio class taught by Professor David Yocum will invite graduate students to imagine the future of one of Tech Square’s newest spaces: the Biltmore Block.

Known in Tech Square for her interdisciplinary work in interactive media and storytelling, Ph.D. candidate Shamim Shoomali has been making waves on the film-festival circuit with her short film Paw and Scissors.

On November 17, 2025, Georgia Tech hosted its first AI Career Fair. Throughout the inaugural event, the Georgia Tech Exhibition Hall was a hive of activity as over 500 students, interested in artificial intelligence (AI)-related career opportunities, engaged with nearly 30 employers to explore career paths, gain industry insights, and build professional networks. “This is an amazing event to have these opportunities to meet these employers in person. I have always gotten interviews from meeting people in person,” said a Georgia Tech student and computer science major.

Just as many of us are familiar with “reduce, reuse, recycle”, collaboration, community, and collective impact are central to building a resilient future and core elements of the Atlanta Sustainability Ambassador Program. On November 17th, 2025, the community-building milestone of empowering 500 ambassadors was celebrated at the City Council Meeting. Ambassadors shared stories about how the program has impacted their sustainability efforts in their businesses, workplaces, or at home.