Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy

Current News and Events

• International Patients Increasingly Seek In Vitro Fertilization Treatment in U.S.

  

  October 18, 2017

  A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the U.S. by non-U.S. residents is growing. These “reproductive tourists” are more likely, compared to Americans, to use egg donors and carriers and genetically screen early embryos.  

• Center for Advanced Communications Policy Director Helena Mitchell reappointed as Regents’ Researcher as center completes another successful year

  

  October 13, 2017

  Helena Mitchell recently helped the Center for Advanced Communications Policy achieve its highest score for RERC

• Marilyn Brown Named Regents' Professor

  

  October 13, 2017

  Dr. Marilyn Brown was recently named one of three Georgia Tech faculty to earn Regents' Professor title

• Hoffmann To Launch New eColloq Series on CyberLearning Via CIRCL

  

  October 5, 2017

  Michael Hoffmann launches an online seminar series on research related to cyberlearning.

• Fox and Fealing Honored With Inclusion in "Faces of Inclusive Excellence"

  

  September 29, 2017

  Mary Frank Fox and Kaye Husbands Fealing were recently included in Georgia Tech Institute Diversity's "Faces of Inclusive Excellence"

• Fox and Fealing Honored With Inclusion in "Faces of Inclusive Excellence"

  

  September 29, 2017

  Mary Frank Fox and Kaye Husbands Fealing were recently included in Georgia Tech Institute Diversity's "Faces of Inclusive Excellence"

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

  

  September 27, 2017

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

  

  September 25, 2017

  In the realm of cybersecurity, white hats are good-guy defenders and black hats are the adversary. Yet it takes a combination of both to really put grey matter to work and solve the most vexing challenge of our time: protecting connected data.

• School of Public Policy contributes to new NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies

  

  September 21, 2017

  Dr. Aaron Levine will serve as co-director for Engineering Workforce Development for new ERC awarded to Georgia Tech

• Scott Ganz Examines Charitable Responses to Hurricane Harvey

  

  September 21, 2017

  Dr. Scott Ganz recently co-authored an insightful article on the aftermath of Hurriane Harvey in Texas

• Clark Addresses RSA's Central & Eastern Europe Conference

  

  September 19, 2017

  SPP associate professor Jennifer Clark gave an important presentation in Romania recently

• SPP PhD Alum Wins Major Award In The Field Of Research Analytics

  

  September 18, 2017

  2013 PhD alum Jian Wang recently won an important award.

• Aaron Levine Gives Invited Presentation on Cell Therapy Ethics

  

  September 18, 2017

  Associate Professor Aaron Levine delivered an important presentation in Boston last week.

• Flowers Receives 2017 Association for Public Policy and Management Ph.D. Dissertation Award

  

  September 18, 2017

  Mallory Flowers, a doctoral student in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy, recently received the 2017 Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) Ph.D. Dissertation Award. The School of Public Policy is a unit in the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. She will be honored at the Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony in downtown Chicago on November 3. For her work, Flowers will receive a $1,500 cash award and publication of an abstract in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 

• Youtie Co-Authors Insightful New Book

  

  September 8, 2017

  Dr. Jan Youtie recently co-authored a book that looks into the dynamics of modern scientific research.

• Elie Sung Wins EPIP Best Paper Award

  

  September 7, 2017

  Elie Sung recently won the EPIP's Best Paper for an Emerging Scholar Award

• Hicks and Colleagues' Highly Tweeted Paper Covered in Higher Times Education Article

  

  September 5, 2017

  Diana Hicks and other Georgia Tech colleagues recently published an article on Twitter usage

• Opinion: A Case for Completing Plant Vogtle

  

  September 1, 2017

• Zak Taylor Recognized with Two Honors for New Book

  

  August 29, 2017

  Associate professor Zak Taylor was honored recently for his work on his newly published book.

• Massetti's New Public Policy Course Featured In Important Group

  

  August 25, 2017

  Emanuele Massetti's new course was recently highlighted in an article on Georgia Tech's main website