The Sports, Society, and Technology Research Collective promote interest and visibility for the interdisciplinary study of sports at the Georgia Tech.
We sponsor research-oriented panels and workshops and support sport-related scholarship.
Upcoming Events
ICE Age: FIFA, Human Rights, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Dr. Adam Beissel
- April 8, 2026
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am EST
- Buckhead Room (2nd Floor) Exhibition Hall 460 4th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Public Facing Scholarship and Community Engagement
Bracketology Driven by Data — For two decades, a Georgia Tech professor has used simple data to track the best teams in college basketball and predict who will win the NCAA Tournament.
Sound, Sport, and the Digital — How are sports shaped by sounds? Sound, Sport, and the Digital is a project dedicated to investigating the many answers to this question.
How boxer Joe Louis went from heavyweight champ to civil rights advocate — GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Johnny Smith about his book about Joe Louis's evolution from athlete to activist during World War II.
Soccer, Community, Innovation, Politics (SCIP) VIP --- Kirk Bowman advises this Vertically Integrated Program which uses soccer as a means to engage communities. This VIP is open to students of all majors.