![Iyer completed much of her research while in high school and submitted the paper for publication as a Georgia Tech first-year.](https://www.biosci.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/hg/anu.jpg?itok=ekLc5q2N)
Biology major Anu Iyer wants to make a positive difference in the world; her groundbreaking research detecting Parkinson’s disease demonstrates she’s already well on her way.
![Georgia Tech alumni led behind-the-scenes tours at Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters. As part of their tour, students checked out an original 1949 yellow delivery truck parked in the rotunda of Coke’s Central Reception Building.](https://www.biosci.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/hg/croppedtruck.jpg?itok=phRINWCP)
Yellow Jacket alumni working at Coca-Cola dispensed real-world advice and insights to College of Sciences students during a recent Career Trek event.
![Georgia Tech Alumni Association's 2024 Class of 40 Under 40](https://www.biosci.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/hg/40u40-2024-group-ig.jpg?itok=2J5qG2SB)
Four College of Sciences alumni have been selected as members of the 2024 class of 40 under 40.
![A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. Photo: Georgia Tech](https://www.biosci.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/hg/22c10400-p10-002_0.jpg?itok=FuqynlXH)
Nine early-career professors will pursue cutting-edge climate mitigation research during the upcoming year as part of the initiative.