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Research

New Sponsor Funding

Foundational Work in the Study of Student Migration: Post Secondary Data
PI: Julia Melkers (PubPol)
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding: $212,260

Technology & Statecraft: United States and Russia
PI: Adam Stulberg (Nunn School)
Sponsor: U.S. Russia Foundation
Funding: $149,935

New Books by Faculty

The Digital Plenitude: The Decline of Elite Culture and the Rise of New Media (MIT Press, 2019) by Jay David Bolter (LMC).

Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere (Edinburgh University Press, 2019) edited by Anna Westerstahl Stenport (ModLangs) and Arne Lunde.

Andre Bazin’s Film Theory: Art, Science, Religion (Oxford University Press, 2019) by Angela Dalle Vacche (LMC).

Evaluation of the Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program in Science and Engineering

PI: Kaye Husbands Fealing (PubPol)

Sponsor: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Funding: $233,049

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Lisa Yaszek (LMC) was quoted in "The Force of 'Star Wars': The Staying Power of a Sci-Fi Icon Explained," space.com, December 20.

Kirk Bowman (Nunn School) was quoted in "What Atlanta Can Teach Tepper about Soccer."  Charlotte Ledger, December 20.

Robert Rosenberger (PubPol) was quoted in "Your Smartphone Is Making You Hallucinate," New York Post, December 20.

Robert Rosenberger (PubPol) was quoted in “Is Your Phone or Watch Constantly Buzzing? It Could Be in Your Head.” Wall Street Journal, December 19. Subscription required.

Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School) was quoted in “Journal Reports: Decade in Review (A Special Report): China’s Growing Power, and a Growing Backlash,” The Wall Street Journal, December 18. Subscription required.

Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School) was interviewed for the documentary "The China Complex." Al-Jazeera English, December 11.

Lisa Yaszek (LMC) was quoted in "A ‘Star Wars’ Actor Sparked a Conversation about Gender Fluidity. Women Have Been Using Sci-fi to Explore Gender and Sexuality for Centuries." The Lily, December 8.

Mel Kranzberg's (HSOC) influential 'Six Laws of Technology' were profiled in "Six Laws of Technology Every Pastor Should Know." Church Leaders, December 3.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) was quoted in "Sale of .org Domain to Private Equity Firm Sparks Battle over Internet Freedom." Financial Times, November 28. Subscription required.

Columns and Commentary

Kirk Bowman (Nunn School) wrote "Colonialism or Philanthropy? Blurred Lines in King Leopold’s Congo" for Global Atlanta, December 28.

"30 Years After the Fall of the Wall" by Nunn School post-doctoral fellow Clair Greenstein. The Cipher Brief, December 19.

Rana Shabb (Nunn School PhD student) wrote "The Banking Sector and the Uprising." The Daily Star, December 5.

Anmol Soni (PubPol PhD student) wrote "Disruptive Technologies and Operational Energy." The Cipher Brief, December 5. 

Philip Breedlove (Nunn School) wrote "NATO Debrief with General Philip Breedlove (Ret.)." The Cipher Brief, December 4.

Milton Mueller (PubPol) wrote "What To Do about .ORG." European Politics and Policy, December 3.

Events

 All events
January 13, 2020
The Political Determinants of Health: The Quintessential Tool for Achieving Health Justice in America
4:00 pm
January 17, 2020
Focus/Graduate Studies Open House
7:45 am
January 17, 2020
Focus/Ivan Allen College Graduate Studies Open House
7:45 am
January 23, 2020
Professor Ian Bogost, Publications Workshop: Writing for General Audiences
11:00 am
January 24, 2020
China Research Center Event: China's Great Gamble
12:30 pm
January 31, 2020
Ivan Allen College CRIDC Graduate Paper Conference
12:30 pm
February 7, 2020
Shadow Day! Experience Liberal Arts @ Georgia Tech!
8:30 am
February 7, 2020
DramaTech presents Tribes by Nina Raine
8:00 pm
February 8, 2020
DramaTech presents Tribes by Nina Raine
8:00 pm
February 10, 2020
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
4:00 pm
February 13, 2020
DramaTech presents Tribes by Nina Raine
8:00 pm
February 14, 2020
DramaTech presents Tribes by Nina Raine
8:00 pm
February 15, 2020
DramaTech presents Tribes by Nina Raine
8:00 pm
February 17, 2020
The Gender Pay Gap in Sports: Myths and Misperceptions
4:00 pm
February 24, 2020
Hypermarginalization in Policing: The Illness Burden of Intersectional Race-Gender Disparities in Police Use of Force
4:00 pm
March 2, 2020
How Coeds Came to Georgia Tech: A History of Women and Engineering Education
4:00 pm
March 25, 2020
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
5:30 pm

NEWS

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Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

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Air Force ROTC Program Ranked One of Nation’s Best

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How Science Fiction Luminary Isaac Asimov Inspires Today's Faculty and Students

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Star Power: Georgia Tech Women Are Investigating the Great Unknowns of Space

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Assistant Professor Mariel Borowitz and School of Literature, Media, and Communication Associate Professor Susana Morris are highlighted in this feature.

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Ilya Kaminsky is One of the World's Top Poets, and He Teaches at Georgia Tech

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POETRY@TECH WORKING TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN LITERARY CRITICISM AND PUBLISHING

From State Department to Georgia Tech Strategic Initiatives: A Conversation with Frank Neville

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Faculty News, Distinctions, and Commentary

John Walsh Study Is A Top 100 Most-Discussed Research Paper of 2019

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Margaret Kosal Participates in Track II Discussions on AI and Nuclear Weapons in Moscow

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Marilyn Brown and Ph.D. Student Majid Ahmadi Write About 'Green New Deal' in Scientific American

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Missing the Mark? Nunn School Professor Alasdair Young Assesses European Trade Policy in a Time of Anti-Globalism

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Ending Crowdfunding Campaigns for Unproven Treatment a Good Start, Says Bioethicist Aaron Levine

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Remembering Fred Tarpley, Economics Professor Emeritus

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Remembering James Brittain, Professor of the History of Science and Technology

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Alumni and Student Focus

Alumnus Chris Payne Finds His Passion in Brotherhood and Video Games

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HSTS Master's Student Gloria Calhoun Published in 'Technology and Culture' Journal

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Cybersecurity Policy Master's Student Ming Shin Chen Published in 'Journal of Science Policy & Governance'

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Five Ivan Allen Students Receive Presidents Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA)

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Economics, Mathematics Graduate Aspires to Teaching

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Ivan Allen College Career Roundup

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Spring 2020 All-Majors Career Fair

Registration is open for the Spring Career Fair hosted by the Georgia Tech Center for Career Discovery and Development on February 5 & 6 in McCamish Pavilion.

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