Spring/Summer 2004
Georgia Tech Research Horizons
      A PUBLICATION OF THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY      
COVER STORY
Target-and-Control
Strategies to
Battle Cancer
Researchers pursue new approach instead of traditional search-and-destroy methods to deal with cancer.
by Jane M. Sanders

Sidebar Articles:
by Jane M. Sanders, T.J. Becker and John Toon
Mining Breast Cancer Imaging Data
Molecular Complexity
Treating a Chemotherapy Side Effect
Catching Cancer Before It Spreads
Sentinel Against Ovarian Cancer
Peering into the Body
Slippery Path
Finding the Needle in a Haystack
3-D Modeling
Zapping Cancer with Neutron-Based Therapies
Calculating Dosage
Fighting Disease with Disease
Optimizing Radiation Therapy
A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Story
A Stomach Cancer Survivor’s Story
Additional Geogia Tech Cancer Research
Cover Story - PDF format


FEATURES
Breaking Down
Barriers
Researcher studies roadblocks impeding the progress of women scientists and engineers. PDF format
by T.J. Becker

RELATED "BARRIERS" STORIES:
Women Faculty of Color
Numbers are low and not increasing, but hope
rests in some new strategies for improvement.
by Jane M. Sanders

No Regrets
New study shows how African-American Ph.D. chemists overcame discrimination to build careers.
by John Toon

Institutional Transformation
Environments can help or hinder success of women in academia.
by T.J. Becker


FEATURES
Taking Sustainability to the Streets Georgia Tech helps building professionals get the right information at the right time. PDF format
by T.J. Becker

Tipping the Scales for Smart Growth
SMARTRAQ demonstrates how community design affects travel behavior, air quality and health. PDF format
by T.J. Becker

Not for Pilots Only
Flight-mapping software attracts a broad audience with its diverse capabilities. PDF format
by T.J. Becker

Communicating with Machines
Researcher presents his vision of the
next generation of speech recognizers. PDF format
by John Toon

DEPARTMENTS
Research Links
A New Class of Fibers
Enzyme Inhibitor for Adult T-Cell Leukemia
Polymer Libraries
Boosting the Efficiency of OLEDs
To Be or Not To Be Vaccinated
3-D Chemistry
Molecular Midwives
Accessibility in Design
Internet Performance
Wavelet Bootstrapping
Taking the Heat
Analyze That
Aging in Place
Spinal Disc Repair
Phytoplankton & Climate Change
      PDF format


Research Notes
A Menace Behind the Wall
Factory Floor Communication
Drug Design Center
      PDF format


Faculty Awards
    and Honors
     PDF format

Faculty Research
    in the News
     PDF format


RESEARCH HORIZONS

Volume 21, Number 3
Spring/Summer 2004

A publication of the
Georgia Institute of Technology



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