Recent News | Graduate Education

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From Concert Halls to Coding: Conducting Research Virtually as an OMSCS Student

Jul 21, 2025 -

One day, Mercedes Quintana was working as a freelance violist. The next, she was knee-deep in research at Georgia Tech, chasing down 2,000 lizards.

Decompress from Challenges of Schoolwork with an Intramural Sport

Jul 16, 2025 -

Canoe battleship. Innertube water polo. Kickball. Mario Kart 8. These are just a few of the intramural sports Georgia Tech offers all students.

New GRAs or GTAs: Complete Tech Hiring Process to Ensure On-time Pay

Jul 09, 2025 - Atlanta, GA

New GRAs, GTAs, and GAs must complete the electronic New Student Hire packet and the New Student Employee Onboarding.

Georgia Tech’s GT6000 Earns NASPA’s Promising Practices Award

May 19, 2025 -

Georgia Tech’s GT6000 program, a peer-led, extended orientation course for first-year graduate students, has received the 2025 Promising Practices in Graduate and Professional Student Services Award from NASPA’s AGAPPS Knowledge Community.

New Initiative Supports Incoming International Graduate Students

Apr 28, 2025 -

Buzz Buddies is a new mentorship initiative from Graduate Student Government Association (Grad SGA) aimed at helping 1st-year international graduate students to acclimate to life at Georgia Tech.

Meet Your 2025-26 Grad SGA Leaders

Apr 10, 2025 -

Welcoming William Pavlick, incoming Grad SGA president, and Jonathan Stevenson, incoming Grad SGA executive vice president.

Georgia Tech Expands BuzzCard Access to Online International Students

Georgia Tech Buzzcard next to flags of the world

Apr 08, 2025 -

Georgia Tech has launched a pilot program to deliver BuzzCards to international OMSCS students, strengthening global student inclusion and connection to campus life.