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John Walsh Study Ranks Among the 100 Most-Discussed Research Papers of 2019

January 3, 2020

More than 2.7 million research outputs were tracked in 2019 by Altmetric. Ranking among the Top 100 most-discussed research papers of the year was a study by Georgia Tech School of Public Policy Professor John Walsh and his co-authors.

Georgia Tech Energy Policy Researcher Writes About ‘Green New Deal’ in ‘Scientific American’

December 17, 2019

Georgia Institute of Technology Regents’ Professor Marilyn Brown has written an article for Scientific American analyzing the employment impact of the proposed “Green New Deal” climate change plan.

Ending crowdfunding campaigns for unproven treatment a good start, Georgia Tech bioethicist says

December 11, 2019

Georgia Institute of Technology bioethicist Aaron Levine said there is merit in a proposal from researchers at two universities calling on crowdfunding platforms to stop accepting campaigns for unproven medical treatments. But Levine said the proposal could be tough to implement.

Aaron Levine Elected to Board of American Society of Bioethics and Humanities

November 26, 2019

Aaron Levine, associate professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy was recently elected to the board of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). During a three-year term, Levine is serving as a director at-large.

SPP Faculty and IEEE TechEthics Event

November 20, 2019

IEEE hosted an event titled “Navigating the (Mis)Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles” on November 14, 2019 at The Cooper Union in New York City.

SPP faculty and National Academy of Engineering ethics workshop

November 4, 2019

The School of Public Policy faculty Jason Borenstein was part of the National Academy of Engineering ethics workshop as a organizer and presenter.

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

November 4, 2019

The fight against harmful ozone, which attacks the respiratory system, would get harder, and progress in the fight would reverse if helpful regulations disappear. With the regulations currently in limbo, a new study strips them away to model the effects on this pollutant.

Meg and Sam Flax Endow Public Policy Speaker Series to Further Understanding of Urgent Policy Issues

October 31, 2019

Meg and Sam Flax, CE 1979, have made a $100,000 gift to the Georgia Tech Foundation in support of the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Expendable funds, along with income from the permanent endowment fund, will support the creation of the Meg and Sam Flax Speaker Series in Public Policy, which invites top scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to speak to students and faculty across campus on urgent issues. The inaugural lecture on ebola response took place October 10, 2019.

Cybersecurity and the Hybrid Workforce

October 23, 2019

As an internationally prominent scholar specializing in the political economy of information and communication, Milton Mueller is a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy and heads up the Policy Track of the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity (OMS Cybersecurity) program. It’s a field that has captivated Mueller for decades.

Public Policy Student Hanka Kirby Selected as 2019 Millennium Fellow

October 23, 2019

Hanka Kirby, an undergraduate student in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, has been selected as one of 17 Tech students to receive the 2019 Millenium Fellowship.

Study Probes Gender Pay Gaps in U.S. Federal Science Agencies

October 23, 2019

Men make more than women at U.S. federal science agencies, but the reasons for these gender-based pay gaps differ by organization, according to new research involving Kaye Husbands Fealing of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy.

School of Public Policy Welcomes International Cohort for 2019 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy

October 9, 2019

Since its inception in 2006, the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, which is organized by the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Public Policy, has played a critical role in bringing internationally-renowned policy experts to Georgia Tech's campus to discuss urgent challenges in science, technology, and innovation.