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Research

Smartmatic 2019 Tasking Phase 1
PI: Brad Fain (PUBP)
Sponsor: Smartmatic USA Corporation
Funding: $162,000

Coupling Domestic Wastewater Resources to Urban Controlled Environment
PI: Kaye Husbands Fealing (PUBP)
Sponsor: USDA
Funding: $62,013

Navy Federal Executive Fellowship Program
PI: Margaret Kosal (Nunn School)
Sponsor: Navy/Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/DC
Funding: $22,813

Poetry@Tech's First Annual Immigrant/Refugees Writers Symposium
PI: Travis Denton (LMC)
Sponsor: The Poetry Foundation
Funding: $14,650

Broadening Participation in Computer Science through Music, Dance, and Coding Across Learning Spaces
Co-PI: Brian Magerko (LMC) with PI Jason Freeman
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Funding: $15,115 

New Books by Faculty

Ententes – à partir d’Hélène Cixous (Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle) by Stéphanie Boulard (ModLangs) and Catherine Witt (Reed College).

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Ilya Kaminsky's (LMC) new book of poetry, Deaf Republic, has received mentions and reviews throughout March in the following publications: Michigan Quarterly ReviewLos Angeles ReviewPublisher's WeeklyThe RumpusWashington PostPoets&WritersChicago Review of Books

Kristie Macrakis (HSOC) was interviewed for President Reagan Is Stunned by the Extent of Soviet Espionage, an episode of the documentary series, “America’s Hidden Stories.” Airs on Smithsonian Channel April 1.

“Do You Speak My Language? You Should” highlighted Georgia Tech Modern Languages program. New York Times, March 26.

Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School Names New Leader featured an in depth announcement of Adam Stulberg's appointment as chair.  Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 22.

Mikilus Fabry (Nunn School) was interviewed about the international legal implications for Russia Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation.” Talk Media News, March 18.

Joe Bankoff (Nunn School) wrote Opinion: A Bipartisan Chance to Improve Representative Democracy. Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 15.

An article by Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School) was referenced in “The Strongmen Strike Back.” Washington Post, March 14.

Public Policy’s new Master of Science in Sustainability degree was the focus of “Georgia Tech to Launch Master’s Degree in Sustainability this Autumn.” Marilyn Brown was quoted. Saporta Report, March 14.

Ronald Bayor (HSOC Emeritus) was quoted in Vote Next Week Will Decide Future Of Transit In Gwinnett” article on the proposed MARTA expansion. WABE, March 14, 2019

Chris Le Dantec's (LMC) Civic Data Science project was mentioned in Building the Field of Public Interest Technology. Inside Higher Ed, March 12. 

Karen Head (LMC) was interviewed about her new book of poetry, Lost on Purpose, in On Negotiating Time and Place: A Conversation with Karen Head. Poetry International, March 11. 

Gregory Zinman (LMC) wrote Remembering Al Reinert and For All Mankind, the Precursor to 'Apollo 11'. The New Yorker, March 8. 

Georgia Persons (PubP) was quoted in “Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 6.

Robert Rosenberger (Public Policy) was quoted in “How Push Messages Change Us” (Original title: “Wie Push-Mitteilungen uns verändern”). Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 1.

Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School) was quoted in “The Perils of Chinese Ambiguity: How and Why the US Mistrusts and Misunderstands China.” South China Morning Post, February 28.

Paul Baker, senior director of research and strategic innovation at the Center for Advanced Communications Policy, co-authored “How Regions Become Innovation Hubs” for The Hill Times (Subscription Required), February 13.

Podcasts, Columns, and Other Media

Lisa Yaszek (LMC) was interviewed for the podcast “E.T., Phone Hollywood: Aliens Invade the Movies” by Focus Film's Zoom on March 14, 2019.

Events

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March 29, 2019
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April 4, 2019
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April 4, 2019
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April 9, 2019
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April 11, 2019
8:00 am
April 12, 2019
2:00 pm
April 17, 2019
9:00 am

NEWS

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Adam Stulberg Named Chair of Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

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Public Policy to Launch State’s First Master’s Program Focused Exclusively on Sustainability

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Digital Integrative Humanities Center Awarded $1.5 Mellon Foundation Grant

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Event Highlights for April

Public Policy hosts “A Conversation with Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic” April 4

Nunn School faculty lead the#T2: Conference on Technology and the Future of Terror” April 11

Economics welcomes former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy for the lecture “U.S. Environmental Policy & the Assault on Science: The Role of Sound Science in Protecting Our Health and Natural Resources” April 17

LMC to host national and campus thought leaders for Humanistic Perspectives at Technological Universities: A Symposium April 19-20

Modern Languages hosts the inaugural Atlanta Global Studies Symposium on “The UN Sustainable Development Goals in Education, Research, and Community Engagement” April 25-27 

View the full array of symposia, lectures, dialogues, and much more on our comprehensive listing at the bottom left.

Public Policy Climbs Again in U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program Rankings

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College Honors Eleven at Fifth Annual Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards

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Michael Best Showcases Findings on Gender Equality in Digital Access, Skills and Leadership in United Nations Keynote

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Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology Celebrates 20 Years at Georgia Tech

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An Age of Empowerment: Meet Joycelyn Wilson

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Our Women Heroines

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty, staff, and students were among those who shared their heroines in a GVU profile series. Look for DM graduate students Adriana Alvarado Garcia, Alyssa Rumsey, and Katherine Bennett; HCI students Aparna Ramesh, Nikhila Nyapathy, and Richard Down; LMC faculty Brian Magerko, Lauren Klein, Michael Nitsche, and Yanni Loukissas; Nunn School faculty Neha Kumar; CACP PP researcher Paul Baker.

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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Improves Profiles of Minorities, Women, and LGBTQIA+ in STEM Articles

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Faculty News and Distinctions

Mary Frank Fox Participates in National Academies’ Workshop Launching New Study on Women in Science

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Karen Head Receives Georgia Tech's Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award

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Kelly Comfort Receives Award for 2019 Most Promising New Textbook

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HSOC's Jennifer Singh is Recipient of 2019 Serve-Learn-Sustain Award

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Johnny Smith Awarded Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award

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Ivan Allen Faculty Named SLS SDG Fellows for Research Related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Student Focus

Ivan Allen College Career Fair Connects Students with Delta, The Carter Center, and More

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PHD Student Mario Bianchini Awarded Linda Hall Library Research Fellowship

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Georgia Tech and Ivan Allen Student Leaders Participate in Student Advocacy in Washington

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Andrew Zhang Awarded 2019 Chinese Government Scholarship

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Two Public Policy Majors Are Research Fellows Developing Living Building Interactive Monitoring Systems

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Georgia Tech Students Invited to JUMP into STEM Finals

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Students from Five Ivan Allen College Schools Accepted for Internships at Georgia State Capitol

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Four Georgia Tech Students Win at Japanese Speech Contest Hosted by Modern Languages

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Nunn School Hosts Fifth Annual International Diplomacy Simulation

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