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Research

Sponsor Funding

Atlanta Global Studies Center
PI: Anna Westerstahl Stenport; co-director: Anthony Lemieux (GSU)
Sponsor:  National Resource Center/ Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program grant, U.S. Department of Education Title VI 
Funding:  $2,256,000

Collaborative Research: Engaging High School Students in Computer Science with Co-creative Learning Companions
PI: Brian Magerko
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Funding: $2,119,822

Code Crafters: Fostering Public Engagement in Computational Thinking by Leveraging Quilting Communities and Practices
PI: Anne Sullivan (LMC) with Gillian Smith, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Funding: $149,460 ($300,000 with WPI)

NSF EPSCOR: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future
PI: Julia Melkers (PubPol)
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Funding: $100,700 (incremental)

Other Funding

Modern Languages Japanese Program
Funding secured by Anna Stenport and Masato Kikuchi
Sponsor:  Japan Foundation
Funding:  $30,000

Creating Georgia Tech’s Center for Computing and Society
PIs: Ellen Zegura, Carl DiSalvo (LMC), and Michael L. Best (Nunn School)
Sponsor:  GVU/IPaT Research and Engagement Grant

Understanding the Impact of VR for Engineering Analysis on Workplace Practice
PIs: Christopher Le  Dantec (LMC) and Thomas Kurfess
Sponsor:  GVU/IPaT Research and Engagement Grant

Wearable Technology and Society: Artistic Collaborations
PIs: Clint Zeagler and Jay Bolter (LMC)
Sponsor:  GVU/IPaT Research and Engagement Grant

Connecting Georgia Tech with the Future of E-Sports
PIs: Laura Levy (Research Scientist II) and Anne Sullivan (LMC)
Sponsor: Georgia Tech GVU/IPaT Engagement Grants

NEW BOOKS BY FACULTY

A Sustainable Philosophy - The Work of Bryan Norton edited by Bryan Norton (Emeritus, PubPol) featuring chapters written by alumni from the School of Public Policy. Springer, 2018. 

My Stunt Double by Travis Denton (LMC), C&R Press, October, 2018.

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

A new study co-authored by Danny Hughes (ECON) was featured in “Medicare Patients Receiving Annual Wellness Visits More Likely to Undergo Key Preventive Health Services.” Radiology Business. September 21, 2018.   

Neha Kumar (Nunn School) co-authored “It’s Getting Real. Virtually Real.” Interactions MagazineSeptember 2018.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in “Unlikely Political Alliance Emergences on Tech Transparency.” National Journal, September 20, 2018.   

Yeong Jae Kim (PubP) wrote “Energy Conversion Through Energy Technology Innovation.” Energy News, September 19.

Atlanta Now PM featured a video announcing Modern Languages new Atlanta Global Studies Center co-directed with GSU.  Atlanta Now PM, September 19.

Richard Utz (LMC) was quoted in History Lesson: Scholars Take Aim at Racist Views of Middle Ages. The Christian Science Monitor, September 12. 

A paper written by Eric Schatzberg and Hallie Lieberman (HSOC) was the focus of Victorian-Era Orgasms and the Crisis of Peer Review. The Atlantic, September 6.

“How Lisa Yaszek and Georgia Tech Are Promoting Women and PoC in Science Fiction” featured an interview with Lisa Yaszek (LMC). Medium, August 31.

Events

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NEWS

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Modern Languages and Georgia State University Establish $2.25 Million Atlanta Global Studies Center

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Announcing Two First-of-Their-Kind Master´s Degrees with Professional Applications for Language, Culture, and Media Studies

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Joe Bankoff to Step Down as Chair of Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at End of Term

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Former DOE Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Joins Nunn School as Distinguished Faculty

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Students Learn from Andrew Young, Recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr Prize for Social Courage

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Watch Video of Symposium & Award

Ivan Allen College Welcomes New Faculty

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10th Annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium Features Ivan Allen College Students and Faculty

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Four Ivan Allen Faculty and Staff Featured in 2018 Faces of Inclusive Excellence

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Featured Research

EarSketch Team Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Add AI ‘Co-Creative’ To Platform

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Out of This World: LMC's Trio of Science Fiction Professors Discuss How the Genre Is About More than Entertainment

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Air Force Joins Army in Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Military Fellows Program

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Faculty Distinctions

Omar Asensio Awarded 40 for 40 Fellowship by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

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Alumni and Donor News

Japan Foundation Presents New Funding to Modern Languages

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Student Focus

Three Ivan Allen Students Selected for 2018 Millennium Fellowships

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Meet HTS Major Yonatan Weinberg

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In Memoriam

LMC Professor TyAnna Herrington Passes Away

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Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts forms a vanguard for 21st century liberal arts interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation. Working at a crossroads of engineering, science, and computing, and the humanities and social sciences, faculty and students consider the human implications of technologies, policies, and actions, and create sustainable solutions for a better world. Comprised of six schools, we offer ten undergraduate degrees, thirteen master's degrees, and six doctoral degrees. Learn More

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