<nodes> <node id="686528">  <title><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings]]></title>  <uid>27561</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<div><p>Georgia Institute of Technology has been ranked 7th in the world in the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/interdisciplinary-science-rankings" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings</a>, in association with Schmidt Science Fellows. This designation underscores Georgia Tech’s leadership in research that solves global challenges.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>“Interdisciplinary research is at the heart of Georgia Tech’s mission,” said Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for Research. “Our faculty, students, and research teams work across disciplines to create transformative solutions in areas such as healthcare, energy, advanced manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. This ranking reflects the strength of our collaborative culture and the impact of our research on society.”&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>As a top R1 research university, Georgia Tech is shaping the future of basic and applied research by pursuing inventive solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Whether discovering cancer treatments or developing new methods to power our communities, work at the Institute focuses on improving the human condition.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div><div><p>Teams from all seven Georgia Tech colleges, 11 interdisciplinary research institutes, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Enterprise Innovation Institute, and hundreds of research labs and centers work together to transform ideas into <a href="https://research.gatech.edu/real-life" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">real results</a>.</p></div>]]></body>  <author>Angela Ayers</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1763556626</created>  <gmt_created>2025-11-19 12:50:26</gmt_created>  <changed>1763647658</changed>  <gmt_changed>2025-11-20 14:07:38</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings]]></teaser>  <type>news</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Institute of Technology has been ranked 7th in the world in the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/interdisciplinary-science-rankings" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings</a>, in association with Schmidt Science Fellows. This designation underscores Georgia Tech’s leadership in research that solves global challenges.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary>  <dateline>2025-11-20T00:00:00-05:00</dateline>  <iso_dateline>2025-11-20T00:00:00-05:00</iso_dateline>  <gmt_dateline>2025-11-20 00:00:00</gmt_dateline>  <subtitle>    <![CDATA[The recognition highlights Tech’s leadership in cross-disciplinary research that solves complex challenges.]]>  </subtitle>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <email><![CDATA[angela.ayers@research.gatech.edu]]></email>  <location></location>  <contact><![CDATA[<p>Angela Ayers</p>]]></contact>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <media>          <item>678686</item>      </media>  <hg_media>          <item>          <nid>678686</nid>          <type>image</type>          <title><![CDATA[cancer-researchers.jpg]]></title>          <body><![CDATA[]]></body>                      <image_name><![CDATA[cancer-researchers.jpg]]></image_name>            <image_path><![CDATA[/sites/default/files/2025/11/19/cancer-researchers.jpg]]></image_path>            <image_full_path><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu//sites/default/files/2025/11/19/cancer-researchers.jpg]]></image_full_path>            <image_740><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/740xx_scale/public/sites/default/files/2025/11/19/cancer-researchers.jpg?itok=VI8kayz6]]></image_740>            <image_mime>image/jpeg</image_mime>            <image_alt><![CDATA[Three Georgia Tech researchers working together in the lab on cancer research]]></image_alt>                    <created>1763591127</created>          <gmt_created>2025-11-19 22:25:27</gmt_created>          <changed>1763591127</changed>          <gmt_changed>2025-11-19 22:25:27</gmt_changed>      </item>      </hg_media>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="244191"><![CDATA[Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems]]></group>          <group id="155831"><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)]]></group>          <group id="217141"><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Materials Institute]]></group>          <group id="1276"><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)]]></group>          <group id="545781"><![CDATA[Institute for Data Engineering and Science]]></group>          <group id="197261"><![CDATA[Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology]]></group>          <group id="69599"><![CDATA[IPaT]]></group>          <group id="142761"><![CDATA[IRIM]]></group>          <group id="1317"><![CDATA[News Briefs]]></group>          <group id="1292"><![CDATA[Parker H. 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