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Research

New Sponsor Funding

Field Initiated Research on Contingent Employment
PI: Nathan Moon (PubPol); Co-PI: Frances Harris
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Public Health Services/Administration for Community Living
Funding: $198,376 (Full contract is for $595,000)

Internet Governance Project
PI: Milton Mueller
Sponsor: Charles Koch Foundation
Funding: $141,000

Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Nuclear Proliferation Networks: Towards an Integrative Frameworks
PI: Adam Stulberg (Nunn School)
Sponsor: University of Sydney, Australia
Funding: $117,838

NSF EPSCOR: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future
PI: Julia Melkers (PubPol)
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Funding: $111,123

Understanding Key Components of Successful Autonomous Space Missions
PI: Ute Fischer (LMC)
Sponsor: NASA/LBJ Space Center
Funding: $30,000 (incremental funding)

Data by Design: An Interactive History of Data Visualization, 1786 – 1900
PI: Lauren Klein (LMC)
Sponsor: Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Projects
Funding: $50,400 Fellowship

New Books by Faculty

Strategic Adjustment of Price by Japanese and American Automobile Manufacturers, Routledge, 2017, a reissue of the doctoral dissertation by Kaye Husbands Fealing (PubPol) as part of the series Routledge Library Editions: The Automobile Industry.

The New Politics of Trade: Lessons from TTIP by Alasdair Young (Nunn School), Agenda Publishing, 2018.

The Strength in Numbers: The New Science of Team Science by Barry Bozeman and Jan Youtie (PubPol), Princeton University Press, 2017.

Undisciplined: Science, Ethnography, and Personhood in the Americas, 1830 - 1940 by Nihad M. Farooq (LMC), New York University Press, 2017.

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

“A Georgia Tech public policy expert” was mentioned in “Tech’s New D.C. Partner: Charles Koch.” Politico, December 10.

Alasdair Young (Nunn School) wrote “The U.K. is in Brexit Trouble. It Can’t Decide Whether to be Closer to the E.U. or to the U.S.” The Washington Post, December 7. Note: Dr. Young disclaims the title which was written by the Post editors.

Ian Bogost (LMC) was quoted in “Digital Distractions: Animal Crossing: Picket Camp.” Chronicle of Higher Education, December 7.

Todd Michney (HSOC) wrote the op-ed “Cleveland’s Outer Neighborhoods Could Be the Key to the Future.” Cleveland Magazine, December 5.

James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr (Nunn School) wrote “No Family Is Safe from This Epidemic: As an Admiral I Helped Run the Most Powerful Military on Earth, but I Couldn’t Save My Son from the Scourge of Opioid Addiction.” The Atlantic, December 1.

The work of Melvin Kranzberg (HSOC - deceased) was the subject of “The Six Laws of Technology Everyone Should Know.” The Wall Street Journal, November 26.

Philip Shapira (PubPol) wrote the book review “Designing Reality: Three Brothers Anticipate the Rise of Digital Fabrication.” Science, November 21.

Ian Bogost (LMC) wrote “Driverless Cars Will Change the Way Cities Feel.” CityLab, November 15.

Aaron Levine (PubPol) wrote “Revolutionary New Cancer Therapies Come with Big Risks. Drug Makers Must Be Prepared.” STAT, November 8.

Lawrence Rubin (Nunn School) and Michael Robbins wrote “How States Can Wield ‘Official Islam’ to Limit Radical Extremism.” The Washington Post, November 3.

Kate Holterhoff (LMC) wrote “Using Digital Archives to Teach Data Set Creation and Visualization Design.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 29.

Blogs and Columns

“Designing the Smart City: A Programmatic Approach to Inclusive Innovation in Atlanta” by Jennifer Clark (PubPol), published in Atlanta Studies.

Events

All events

January 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018

Deadline for Submission of Papers for IAC CRIDC

January 8, 2018

DramaTech announces Auditions for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

7:00 pm

January 11, 2018 - January 15, 2018

FOCUS Student Visit

9:00 am

January 12, 2018

FOCUS Breakfast

7:45 am

January 12, 2018

Prospective Graduate Student Lunch

11:30 am

January 15, 2018

Ivan Allen College Information Session & Campus Tour

1:30 pm

January 22, 2018

HSOC Spring 2018 Speakers Series- Angus Burgin

4:00 pm

January 26, 2018

Ivan Allen College Graduate Student Paper Conference

9:00 am

January 26, 2018

Ivan Allen College Information Session & Campus Tour

1:30 pm

NEWS

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Mark your calendars for the 2018 Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrating 130 Years of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech!

The Networking Reception and Awards induction will be held the evening of Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Join us as we recognize our distinguished alumni and supporters, and celebrate our 130 years during a very special event!

Ivan Allen College Distinguished Lecture Series Tackles Crucial Issues

Students in Writing and Communication Class Have Private Q&A with Congressman John Lewis

Fox Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Clark Named Fellow of American Association of Geographers

Santesso Receives ASECS Award for Innovative Course Design

White Hats, Black Hats, and Grey Matter: Tackling Cybersecurity

A secure internet and its applications are now essential to almost every aspect of our daily lives. Governments engaged in cyber-espionage or cyber-enabled power struggles are now considered among the most pervasive and dangerous threat actors. That’s why Georgia Tech takes a multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity research and education.

Krige and History and Sociology Faculty Continue Leading Role at Society for History of Technology

Bowman Participates in Workshop on Constructing Civic Society at the Inter-American Development Bank

Borenstein Is Panelist for Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Event

China: An Old Order Rises to Challenge the Modern World

Le Dantec Examines What Prevents People from Cycling on the Road

Lee Shaw, Homer Rice, and Julius Shaw Visit Sports, Soceity, and Technology Class

In October, Lee Shaw, Homer Rice, and Julius Shaw visited the class taught by Johnny Smith (on right), who is the Julius C. “Bud” Shaw Professor of Sports, Society, and Technology. The Shaw brothers are continuing the support for the professorship and the program established by their father, Julius “Bud” Shaw. Also endowed within the School of History and Technology is the Homer Rice Chair in Sports and Society held by Mary McDonald.

Jahnavi Phalkey Named Founding Director of Science Gallery Bengaluru

Alumnus Travis Horsley Wins First Election Bid for Councilman-at-Large

Entrepreneurial Alumna Hira Batool Rizvi Is Transforming Transportation for Women in Pakistan

From gtg to Bachelor’s Degree: Andrea Laucella’s 16-Year Journey to Graduate

Blackburn Presents Paper at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference

Murphey and Oso Awarded Stamps President’s Scholarship

Ten Undergraduate Students Present at the 2017 HSOC Undergraduate Research Symposium

If the Trees Could Speak

Administrative Managers Powers and Majumandar Complete Inclusive Leaders Academy

Jeannette Landers Retires After 30 Years with Georgia Tech and 13 with Navy ROTC

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