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第37章 Georgia Institute of Technology: Progress and serv

佐治亚理工学院:进取和服务

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The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, or GT) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The educational institution was founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the Post-Civil War Southern United States. In 1948, the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university. The campus is organized into four main parts: West Campus, East Campus, Central Campus, and Technology Square. West Campus and East Campus are both occupied primarily by student living complexes, while Central Campus is reserved primarily for teaching and research buildings.Georgia Tech is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 public universities in the nation and is a member of the Association of American Universities. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech has more than 100 interdisciplinary research centers that consistently contribute vital research and innovation to America"s government, industry, and business.

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System: Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges icluding: College of Architecture, College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, College of Computing, College of Engineering and College of Sciences. It contains about 31 departments or units, with a strong emphasis on science and technology. It is well recognized for its degree programs in engineering, computing, business administration, the sciences, architecture, and liberal arts.

Student life: Georgia Tech has a small but vibrant Greek community. Of the students at Georgia Institute of Technology, 28 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age. Freshmen are offered housing, but aren"t required to live on campus. In addition to its campuses in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia Tech has campuses in France, Ireland, Costa Rica, Singapore, and Shanghai.

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evolution [i:vlu:n, evlu:n] n. 演变;进化论

consistently [knsistntli] adv. 一贯地;一致地

中文概述

佐治亚理工学院是美国一所综合性公立大学,始建于1885年。佐治亚理工学院学院位于亚特兰大市中心,隔壁就是可口可乐公司总部。该校与麻省理工学院及加州理工学院并称为美国三大理工学院。

佐治亚理工学院有工程学院、管理学院、计算机学院、科学学院、文科学院、建筑学院 6 大学院,为学生提供近 200 个学位专业课程。佐治亚理工学院以工程、计算机、科学、建筑、管理等学科的学位课程闻名于世。众所周知,佐治亚理工学院工程学科在美国是顶尖的,其工程学院是全美最优秀的工程学院之一。

佐治亚理工学院建有众多顶级的科研机构,主要包括: 微电子实验室、生物技术研究中心、工程实验站、卫生系统研究中心、斯基达海洋研究所、材料加工研究中心、建筑防护研究中心、通讯研究中心、核聚变研究中心、富兰克·尼利核研究中心、癌症治疗工程中心、计算机集成系统研究中心等。学校也设有很多体育设施,该校的体育在全美也是顶尖的。

梦想成功录

Never underestimate your power to change yourself!

永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!

"There are only two creatures", says a proverb, "who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail."

俗话说:"能登上金字塔的生物,只有两种--鹰和蜗牛。"