Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy

Current News and Events

• Marilyn Brown Captures Another Award

  

  August 19, 2017

  SPP's own Marilyn Brown recently won a prominent ACEEE award.

• New Undergraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Prepares Undergraduates for the Innovation Ecosystem

  

  August 16, 2017

  A new relevant certificate program will now be available in the School of Public Policy.

• PhD Candidate Evan Mistur Publishes Paper

  

  August 16, 2017

  Mistur's classwork were instrumental into leading him down the right path towards this paper.

• SPP Members Give Strong Showing at AOM

  

  August 14, 2017

  Faculty and graduate students alike represented GT SPP well at the recent AOM in downtown Atlanta.

• Marco Presents TED Talk On Patent Systems

  

  August 11, 2017

  Alan Marco recently presented a TED Talk on patents in Northern Virginia.

• Brown Discusses Future of Nuclear Power on NPR

  

  August 10, 2017

  Marilyn Brown recently chimed in on an NPR interview on nuclear reactors.

• Husbands Fealing Earns Trailblazer Award in Philadelphia

  

  August 2, 2017

  Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing captured a prominent award at the CCWP in Philadelphia this past weekend.

• Ph.D. Student Hillary Alberta Pursues Unique Public Policy Path

  

  July 25, 2017

  Hillary Alberta has taken a special path towards her passions as a Ph.D. student

• Borenstein Delivers Presentation on Self-Driving Cars and Ethics

  

  July 22, 2017

  SPP faculty member Dr. Jason Borenstein presented on self-driving cars at the National Society of Professional Engineers

• GT Public Policy Team Wins Important NSF Grant

  

  July 13, 2017

  A team of students from the School of Public Policy won the rights to a significant grant from the National Science Foundation's I-Corps program.

• SPP Students Return From Oxford Study Abroad Experience

  

  July 11, 2017

  Four GT SPP students recently wrapped up a summer course experience at renowned Oxford University in England.

• Two Years After Publication, Leiden Manifesto Shows Wide Influence

  

  June 27, 2017

  Two years ago, on 23 April 2015, Professor Diana Hicks in the School of Public Policy and co-authors published in Nature the Leiden Manifesto for research metrics offering 10 principles to guide use of metrics in research evaluation.

• Professors Mueller, Swire Quoted In Washington Internet Daily

  

  June 27, 2017

  GT SPP faculty Milton Mueller and Peter Swire were mentioned in a recent WID article.

• Pennywise, Pound Foolish: Takeaways from the Senate Health Care Bill (Better Healthcare Reconciliation Act)

  

  June 26, 2017

  Public Policy faculty Kimberley Isett’s comments on the proposed U.S. Senate Health Care Bill.

• PhD Candidate Elie Sung Wins Prominent Award

  

  June 23, 2017

  PhD candidate Elie Sung represents GT Public Policy strongly at recent event

• GT MSPP Students Meet With Polish President

  

  June 23, 2017

  Two Master's in Public Policy students recently led the way in a significant policy scholarship program in Poland.

• Anmol Soni Helps Brief Military On Disruptive Technology For National Security

  

  June 9, 2017

  Public Policy doctorate student Anmol Soni recently assisted in a prominent presentation on national security.

• Mueller Discusses New Book At Noteworthy D.C. Panel

  

  June 9, 2017

  Professor Milton Mueller visited Washington, D.C. to discuss his new book, which covers the evolution of cyber security in America.

• Horsley Applies SPP Background Towards Water Works Founding

  

  May 22, 2017

  A company founded by Georgia Tech students is pioneering a new model for helping rural communities in developing countries maintain — and sustain — water security.

• Cybersecurity and Global Public Policy: Hans Klein Discusses Policy Implications of the WannaCry Attack

  

  May 16, 2017

  In an assessment of the WannaCry cybersecurity attack, Georgia Tech School of Public Policy Professor Hans Klein writes that, “While the specific details of the WannaCry virus are important, the real story is in the big picture. WannaCry is just one event in a larger trend: the conflict between globalization and national governments. Preventing such attacks in the future may involve developing global public policies and global governance institutions that go beyond the nation-state.”