ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ænd ɪz kˈɜːɹəntli ɐ jˈuːnɪt ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒəz ˈɑːfɪs ʌv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ.
The Institute was created in 1953 and is currently a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of Research.