{"350901":{"#nid":"350901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech4Good, Capstone Showcase Student Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is one of the country\u2019s top engineering schools for many reasons, one of which is its ability to address global issues and produce innovations through student showcases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo of Tech\u2019s major academic showcases take place this week. The second annual \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/347051\u0022\u003ETech4Good Poster Showcase\u003C\/a\u003E and the twice-yearly \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECapstone Design Expo\u003C\/a\u003E both help students gain real world experience and promote creativity in designing their own products for market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech4Good lets students from different areas of study work on projects that benefit nonprofit organizations and local communities.\u0026nbsp;It aims to build on current service learning activities on campus and promote social entrepreneurship and civic engagement in Tech\u0027s curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Capstone Design Expo focuses on mechanical, biomedical, electrical and computer, and industrial and systems engineering projects, as well as industrial design projects. Students in these majors take the Capstone Senior Design course and develop innovative ideas that solve an industry-sponsored challenge, help researchers develop technology, or form the basis for their own startup. Both events allow students to meet professionals from their field of study who provide helpful criticism and potential job and investment offers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom helping nonprofit companies to competing for cash prizes and job offers, each expo shows Tech\u2019s student talent. Tech4Good will take place Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 4 \u2013 6 p.m. on the first floor of Clough Commons. The Capstone Design Expo will be held Thursday, Dec. 4, from 5:30 \u2013 8:30 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion. Both events are free and open to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDecember welcomes two of Tech\u0027s major student showcases.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"December welcomes two of Tech\u0027s major student showcases."}],"uid":"28128","created_gmt":"2014-12-02 11:32:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:37","author":"Nihit Tiwari","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"351071":{"id":"351071","type":"image","title":"Capstone Design Expo","body":null,"created":"1449245714","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:14","changed":"1475895020","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:20","alt":"Capstone Design Expo","file":{"fid":"201109","name":"11p1000-p28-015.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11p1000-p28-015_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11p1000-p28-015_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3958190,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/11p1000-p28-015_0.jpg?itok=pj_LTqOn"}},"351081":{"id":"351081","type":"image","title":"Tech4Good","body":null,"created":"1449245714","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:14","changed":"1475895078","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:18","alt":"Tech4Good","file":{"fid":"201110","name":"11p1000-p28-019.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11p1000-p28-019_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11p1000-p28-019_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2798113,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/11p1000-p28-019_0.jpg?itok=3bvUHZQt"}}},"media_ids":["351071","351081"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/","title":"Capstone Design Expo"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7805","name":"c4g"},{"id":"7806","name":"computing for good"},{"id":"167890","name":"service learning"},{"id":"167488","name":"strategic plan"},{"id":"81001","name":"tech4good"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENihit Tiwari\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}