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Deep Dive Into Shark Ecology Provides Path to Conservation Few animals captivate people’s imagination like sharks. From the enduring cultural legacy of Jaws, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, to the continued popularity of the Discovery Channel...

🦈 Sharks! More accurate depictions of these apex predators can influence conservation efforts and highlight their key role on our planet, say Georgia Tech researchers.

College of Sciences Announces Launch of AI4Science Center

We just launched the #AI4Science Center!
This new center will promote research and collaboration focused on using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to address complex scientific challenges.

A binary black hole merger occurs when 2 black holes are pulled into each other's orbits and combine.
💬This is not only the most massive binary black hole ever seen but also the fastest-spinning binary black hole confidently detected with gravitational waves.
- Research Scientist Margaret Millhouse

LIGO Detects Most Massive Binary Black Hole to Date

⚫ Black hole breakthrough! Georgia Tech scientists Laura Cadonati, Prathamesh Joshi, Margaret Millhouse, and Surabhi Sachdev worked with @ligo.org to uncover an unusual cosmic event — a binary black hole merger.

Georgia Tech Offers New Astrobiology Minor

Georgia Tech now offers a Minor in Astrobiology! Welcoming its first enrolled students this fall, the minor will provide students with a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the field.

Brain-Inspired AI Breakthrough Spotlighted at Global Conference

Researchers in Assistant Professor @apurvaratan.bsky.social’s lab are working at the intersection of neuroscience and AI:

💬 We can learn so much from the human brain, and our project shows that brain-inspired systems can help current AI be better.
- Apurva Ratan Murty

Ocean ‘Greening’ at Poles Could Spell Changes for Fisheries

Ocean waters are getting greener near the poles and bluer near the equator, according to Georgia Tech and Duke University scientists. This change reflects shifting concentrations of chlorophyll produced by phytoplankton. Marine food webs and global fisheries may be impacted if the trend continues.

Eric Schumacher Named Director of Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

Professor Eric Schumacher has been named director of Georgia Tech’s B.S. in Neuroscience Program, which is one of the Institute’s fastest-growing majors.

“Our findings show how RNA may directly contribute to the stability and evolution of the genome. It’s not merely a passive messenger, but an active participant in genome maintenance.”
- Professor Francesca Storici

RNA Has Newly Identified Role: Repairing Serious DNA Damage to Maintain the Genome

RNA plays a key role in repairing severe DNA damage, according to research led by Georgia Tech Professor Francesca Storici. Insights from this research may pave the way for improved treatments for genetic disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Predicting mean depth and area fraction of Antarctic supraglacial melt lakes with physics-based parameterizations - Nature Communications This study uses the physics of bumpy surfaces to derive simple equations that predict the size of lakes that form from melt on the surface of ice sheets, finding that there are fundamental limits on t...

Thrilled for this paper @natcomms.nature.com led by @dgrau13.bsky.social‬, PhD Candidate @gtsciences.bsky.social, putting forward the first physics-based parameterizations for the area and depth of supraglacial lakes 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Jenny McGuire Named Teasley Professor

🎉Congratulations Associate Professor Jenny McGuire on receiving the Harry and Anna Teasley Professorship in Ecology! McGuire was selected for her pioneering work in spatial and community ecology, and her dedication to teaching and outreach.

Can You Upload a Human Mind Into a Computer? A Neuroscientist Ponders What’s Possible

Associate Professor Dobromir Rahnev weighs in on mind uploading, the idea of transferring a copy of your mind and consciousness into a computer: “I fully expect mind uploading to one day be a reality. But as of today, we’re nowhere close.”
Read Rahnev’s analysis: cos.gatech.edu/news/can-you...

And that's a wrap!

Thank you to @gtsciences.bsky.social and all of today's #GTFrontiers speakers for a thrilling day of neuroscience and AI. #Neuroscience #AI

Our final session looks ahead to our future with AI.

Moderated by @dobyrahnev.bsky.social, the panel will feature @neuranna.bsky.social , @neuroai.bsky.social, Hannah Choi, and @doctor-bob.bsky.social.

We've talked about what AI can tell us about the brain, but what can the brain tell us about AI?

Next we have a panel on Advancing AI with Cognitive Science and Neuroscience, featuring GT faculty Hannah Choi, Tansu Celikel, Nabil Imam, and @apurvaratan.bsky.social. #GTFrontiers

The final keynote of the day comes (virtually) from Hal Greenwald, where he will share brain-inspired computing research conducted at the Air Force Research Laboratory. #GTFrontiers

Our next session starts with remarks from Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice for @gtresearchnews.bsky.social .

Lieuwen highlighted Georgia Tech's dedication to advancing neuroscience through new academic programs and the upcoming Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society. #GTFrontiers

Now, we'll have a panel on Advancing Neuroscience with AI, featuring Georgia Tech faculty Farzaneh Najafi, Audrey Sederberg, @anqiwu.bsky.social, and Wenjing Liao. #GTFrontiers #Neuroscience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence @gtsciences.bsky.social

Next, we’ll have a panel on Advancing Cognitive Science with AI featuring Georgia Tech faculty @neuranna.bsky.social, @dobyrahnev.bsky.social, @crozell.bsky.social, and Sashank Varma.

Can AI be used to reveal the internal processing of our minds, which is famously difficult to measure? #GTFrontiers

The first talk comes from Ida Momennejad (@neuroai.bsky.social), a senior researcher in reinforcement learning at Microsoft Research.

How do we use our memories to make behavioral decisions, what does that look like in the brain? Can we replicate that computationally? #GTFrontiers #AI #Neuroscience

Today, we're tuning into the @gtsciences.bsky.social event, Frontiers in Science: Intelligence — From the Brain to AI and Back.

AI is everywhere and advancing every day. Follow along to see how it's being used to advance neuroscience research🧠 #AI #Neuroscience cos.gatech.edu/frontiers-in...