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News Articles: Georgia Tech

Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks the game-winning field goal as punter Tommy Townsend (5) holds during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.

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How the Georgia native who helped win the Super Bowl became a kicker

Georgia native and Georgia Tech grad, Harrison Butker hit the game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining to hand the Kansas City Chiefs the victory in Sunday's Super Bowl. GPB's Peter Biello talks with his high school coach about his early days as a kicker as Westminster school. 

February 13, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks the game-winning field goal as punter Tommy Townsend (5) holds during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.

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Super Bowl magic: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35

Playing on an injured ankle, Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

February 13, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris laughs as she talks about climate change at Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Vice President Kamala Harris talks climate at Georgia Tech

The vice president traveled to Georgia to tout White House action on climate change the last two years. 

February 08, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech receives federal grant for renewable Energyshed project

Researchers from Georgia Tech are using funding from the U.S Department of Energy to reimagine Atlanta’s electric power infrastructure. Part of the project includes educating communities about energy planning.  

December 26, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
Georgia Tech student Quincy Howard

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A Georgia Tech student wins on 'Wheel of Fortune.' He shares his secret to success

GPB's Leah Fleming gets a behind-the-scenes look at the popular TV game show Wheel of Fortune with Georgia Tech student Quincy Howard, who recently won a large cash prize and a new car.

December 21, 2022
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  • Leah Fleming
(Photo Courtesy of Carlos Rosemberg via stock.xchng.)

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Georgia Tech professor helps design NASA's latest generation spacesuits

Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, and if they do, they might be wearing spacesuits designed with the help of Georgia Tech's Thom Orlando. He's a professor of chemistry and physics and a co-founder of the Center for Space Technology and Research. 

September 26, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Street-view of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta

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Georgia governor touts Bulldogs 4-peat for Atlanta in 2025

Georgia's governor has high hopes for his alma mater. Atlanta is set to become the first two-time host of college football's national championship game in 2025. Gov. Brian Kemp sees no reason the Georgia Bulldogs can't be going for their fourth straight title when the game returns to the ATL.

August 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Demaryius Thomas

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Middle Georgia native Demaryius Thomas posthumously diagnosed with CTE

Thomas was a native of Montrose and starred at West Laurens High School. He played football at Georgia Tech, earning numerous ACC honors as a wide receiver prior to his Pro Bowl NFL career.

July 05, 2022
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  • Micah Johnston
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, left, chats with Joe Lacob, majority owner of the Golden State Warriors, during a timeout in the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round Western Conference playoff series between the Warriors and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Denver.

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Manning funds Ga. Tech scholarship honoring Demaryius Thomas

Peyton Manning has set up a scholarship at Georgia Tech honoring former teammate Demaryius Thomas. The NFL receiving great died in December from an apparent seizure at his suburban Atlanta home.

April 28, 2022
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  • Associated Press
University of Georgia freshmen eat lunch behind one of the main dining halls.

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Public college costs to fall in Georgia as fee goes away

Prices are going down for almost all of Georgia's 340,000 public university and college students. University System regents voted Tuesday to eliminate a fee in exchange for a big boost in state funding.

April 13, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A 3D model of downtown Atlanta, before the construction of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the demolition of the Georgia Dome

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Georgia Tech's Urban Analytics Degree Seeks To Train Cities' Future Problem Solvers

“Urban analytics is essentially a discipline that uses data and data science tools to solve urban problems,” said Subhrajit Guhathakurta, professor at Georgia Tech’s School of City and Regional Planning.

September 08, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Georgia Tech's men's basketball team celebrates its ACC Tournament championship win Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Greensboro, NC.

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Georgia Tech Wins ACC Tournament Championship

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the ACC Conference tournament Saturday night. 

March 14, 2021
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  • Associated Press and
  • Sandy Malcolm
UGA students eat outdoors in August 2020

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Georgia Shows High COVID-19 Totals At Colleges, But UGA Reports Improvement

Georgia is No. 2 among states for cumulative infections on its college campuses, trailing only Texas, according to a New York Times listing.

September 30, 2020
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  • Andy Miller
Georgia Tech students Michelle Babcock (left) and Rachel Mohr (right) recently won a contest with their work in fighting climate change.

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Georgia Tech Students Win Competition to Help Beat Climate Change

Georgia Tech students Michelle Babcock and Rachel Mohr knew that they’d be creating a carbon reduction proposal for a class, but they had no clue they’d win a challenge to make a real impact in beating climate change.

September 25, 2020
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  • Jade Abdul-Malik
UGA students

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In Responding To Coronavirus, Some Georgia Colleges Don't Make The Grade

As college students return to campus amid a global pandemic, the true spread of the coronavirus at schools across Georgia is not fully known, thanks to a disparity in university’s testing and reporting of COVID-19 cases.

September 08, 2020
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  • Isaiah Poritz and
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