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Research

New Sponsor Funding

CPP Impacts on Energy Bills: U.S. and State Summaries
PI: Marilyn Brown (PubPol)
Sponsor:  Energy Foundation San Francisco
Funding:  $25,000

PROJECT GO 2016-2017  
PI: Vicki Galloway (ModLangs)
Sponsor: Defense Language and National Security Education Office
Funding: $350,000

Exploration Project: Fostering Self-correcting Reasoning with Reflection Systems
PI: Michael Hoffman (PubPol)
Sponsor:  National Science Foundation
Funding:  $549,959

Prototyping Puppets: Combining Craft and Performance to Teach Physical Computing
PI: Michael Nitsche (LMC)
Sponsor:  National Science Foundation
Funding:  $298,885

New Books By Faculty

Sharing Knowledge, Shaping Europe by John Krige (HSOC), MIT Press (2016).

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in Fact Checker: Cruzs Claim That ICANNs Transition Will Empower Foes to Censor the Internet” for The Washington Post, September 21.

Ian Bogost (LMC) was quoted in Why the World Can't Quit Dots, the Brilliantly Designed Non-Game.” Wired, September 21.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in Don't Believe the Claims that the U.S. Is Giving Away the Internet” for MIT Technology Review, September 20.

Games Designer Ian Bogost: Play is in Everything” interviewed Ian Bogost (LMC) about his new book, Play AnythingThe Guardian, September 18.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in Ted Cruz is Trying to Sabotage the Internets Governance Transition” for Vice, September 16.

Georgia Techs Smart Cities” initiative, for which Jennifer Clark (PubPol) is a leading researcher, was featured in Mayor Kasim Reed Attends ACP Meeting by Video-Conference from D.C.” Saporta Report, September 16.

Sam Nunn (Nunn School) co-authored Mike Mullen and Sam Nunn: How to Deal with North Korea.” The Washington Post, September 15.

How to Play Your Way to a Fun Life” reviewed Play Anything, the new book by Ian Bogost (LMC). Slate, September 14.

Marilyn Brown (PubPol) wrote Energy Efficiency, Clean Power Plan Would Cut Consumer Costs, Reduce Use of Dirty Fuel” for Saporta Report, September 11.

Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School) was quoted in Mao's Long Shadow: A Difficult Discussion for China” for Yahoo Finance, September 8.

Lisa Yaszek (LMC) and Jay Telotte (LMC) were quoted in What if Star Trek Had Never Existed” for Wired, September 8.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in Who Controls the Internet? Ted Cruz's Fantasy vs. the Reality” for Fusion, September 6.

Thomas Danny Boston (Nunn School) was quoted in Blacks Lag in Business Ownership, but Gap is Narrowing” for the Wall Street Journal, September 2.

Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy: 15 Contentious Questions, the new book co-authored by Marilyn Brown (PubPol), was reviewed in The Great Debate for Science, September 2.

Jenna Jordan (Nunn School) was quoted in Does Killing Terrorist Leaders Make Any Difference? Scholars are Doubtful” for The New York Times, August 30.

John Garver (Nunn School) was featured in Valuing Predictability in U.S. Ties, China Would Vote Hillary, Panelists Say” for Global Atlanta, August 26.

Chaunté Lowe (ECON 08) was featured in The Olympics are the End of a Track From Poverty” for The New York Times, August 18.

FEATURED BLOGS AND COLUMNS

How to Use Fun to Find Meaning in Life” interviewed Ian Bogost (LMC) about his new book, Play AnythingThe Atlantic, September 13.

Scaling The Smart City: Design, Deployment, and the MAPPD Project” by Jennifer Clark, associate professor in public policy and director of Center for Urban Innovation (CUI) and Thomas Lodato, postdoctoral fellow in CUI. September 12.

Ian Bogost (LMC) wrote How Apple Sells its Controlling Ways as Futurism” for The Atlantic, September 8.

Robert Rosenberger (PubPol) wrote “Trump Tower and the Question of Public Space” for The Atlantic, August 25.

Johnny Smith (HSOC) wrote The Job Is Football: The Myth of the Student-Athlete” for The American Historian, August 16.

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NEWS

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Global and National Impact

Georgia Tech Rises in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

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A Sharper Choice on North Korea: Nunn-Led Foreign Relations Council Task Force Says Engaging China Is Key to Stability

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Winnefeld Appointed by President Obama to Naval Academy’s Board of Visitors

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Hicks Awarded Ziman Prize by European Association for Study of Science and Technology

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Shemyakina Presents at United Nations University "Responding to Crises" Economics Development Conference

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Mitchell Participates in National Academies Science Panel on Emergency Warning Systems Research; Presents at CTIA Wireless Conference

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Public Policy Paper Reflects on Faculty Contributions to Nanotechnology Research

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Sashti Named to Fulbright Specialist Program

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LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND CAMPUS IMPACT

Royster Receives Georgia Tech Leadership Excellence Award

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Featured Research

Gender Equity Pioneer Mary Frank Fox Receives Georgia Tech Diversity Award

Research Retrospective

Gender Equity Award

NEW FACULTY

College Welcomes New Faculty

Ten new tenure-track faculty members joined the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts this fall, bringing knowledge and expertise in a wide range of research interests to the schools of Public Policy, History and Sociology, and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. Join us in welcoming Anjali Bohlken, General Philip BreedloveKate Pride Brown, Alberto FuentesScott Ganz, Allen Hyde, Dalton Lin, Sherie Randolph, Anna Westerstahl Stenport, and Rachel Whitlark to the College.

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DONORS AND FRIENDS NEWS

McEver Receives Global Business and Interfaith Peace Award for Religious Leadership

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ALUMNI FOCUS

Ivan Allen College Affinity Group Established by GT Alumni Association

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Nunn School Alumnus Joe Scivicque Represents The Coca-Cola Company Abroad

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STUDENT FOCUS

Lee Wins ISPIM Innovation Management Dissertation Award

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Clifton Wins Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records

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2016 Georgia Innovation Interns Explore Impact of Renewable Energy Co-ops, Rural Transit Services

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Graduate Student Van Holm Studies How the Proliferation of Makerspaces Can Benefit the Public

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