GGC School of Science & Technology

04/17/2026

🌍 Earth Week is coming to GGC! Join us April 20-24 for a full week of free, community‑wide events – from a pollinator workshop and a sustainable art showcase to a road cleanup – centered around service, sustainability and environmental awareness.

Learn more and view the full event lineup on GGC's news page: https://www.ggc.edu/about-ggc/news/georgia-gwinnett-college-to-celebrate-earth-week-april-20-24

04/14/2026

REMINDER: Our Super Saturday Series event is this weekend! We have a few spots still available, so spread the word to any middle schoolers/future Grizzlies!

https://www.ggc.edu/info-for/community/outreach-programs/super-saturday-series

04/14/2026

The Biology Awards Committee recently celebrated the Spring 2026 Biology Awards
Ceremony in the Heritage Room of Georgia Gwinnett College, April 10, 2026. Biology awards
were given in the areas of Outstanding Student, Passionate Biologist, Perseverance,
Research and Service, and the award recipients were Valeria Calderon-Silva (Outstanding
Student), Kaytlin Ramirez-Zalaya (Passionate Biologist), Catalina Ramos (Perseverance),
and Tyler Bulot (Research). Congratulations to all award recipients, congratulations to all our
graduates, and thank you Interim Dean Ametepe, and Biology Chair Lee Kurtz for your
support of our program!

03/26/2026

This past Saturday GGC's Department of Mathematics and Statistics successfully hosted the 9th Annual Olifer Math Competition! Spots for 1st - 8th graders were sold out within a few weeks after the registration was opened. This year 166 students registered to compete, many of them returning students. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible!

03/17/2026

Our S3 event is coming soon…open to all middle school students in the area!

03/14/2026

Take a Closer Look at Pi with Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Daniel Pinzon as he dives into what makes 3.14 such an iconic and intriguing number (just in time for Pi Day)! 🥧✨

03/14/2026

02/26/2026

For GGC students interested in the new IT Artificial Intelligence track, you can’t miss this info session on Thursday, Feb 26, at 2:00PM, in Cisco Auditorium. GGC IT faculty will present in this highly informative session.

02/12/2026

A large contingent of GGC students and faculty recently attended the Annual Meeting
of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (GAAFS). All students received the Robert E. Reinert Travel Award from the GAAFS Chapter, which supported their travel to the meeting. Students gave a total of nine presentations (7 poster, 2 oral), attended several professional sessions, and participated in the student-mentor
luncheon during which they engaged with professionals in the field.

Lesley Ramirez (Biology major) won first place for her poster entitled "From Bayous to Backyards: The Red Swamp Crayfish Invasion in Metro Atlanta." Congratulations, Lesley!

02/11/2026

GGC is hosting this year’s Georgia Academy of Sciences Conference. Volunteers are needed to assist in hosting the event!

02/06/2026

GGC's Math Department was well represented at the Grayson High School Family STEM night event! Another successful outreach event for the Grizzlies :)