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• Georgia Tech’s Marilyn Brown Leads on New Electric Vehicle Report

  

  June 29, 2018

  A new U.S. Department of Energy study led by Marilyn Brown of the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that programs to allow electric vehicles to pump electricity back into the power grid in times of peak demand or crisis could help secure the power system and make owners a little money, too.

• Do Not Get Distracted by Georgia’s New Cell Phone Law, Georgia Tech Professor Urges

  

  June 26, 2018

  While undoubtedly a step forward, Georgia’s new handheld driving law could end up actually encouraging drivers to engage in dangerously distracting behavior behind the wheel, according to a Georgia Institute of Technology professor who has studied the issue for more than a decade.

• Ivan Allen College Dean’s Offices Relocated to Savant Building

  

  June 20, 2018

  The Office of the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has relocated to the newly renovated first floor of the Savant Building at 631 Cherry Street, Atlanta, 30332. The dean’s office previously was located in the Habersham Building at 781 Marietta Street.

• Husbands Fealing Appointed to National Science Foundation Committee

  

  June 1, 2018

  Kaye Husbands Fealing, professor and chair of the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy has been appointed to the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) is a congressionally mandated advisory committee to the National Science Foundation.

• Levine, Kosal, and Dhongde Selected for Emerging Leaders Program

  

  May 31, 2018

  Three faculty members from the Ivan Allen College - Aaron Levine, Margaret Kosal, and Shatakshee Dhongde - have been selected for the third cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program.

• Hacking the Human Bias in Robotics

  

  May 31, 2018

• Q&A with Mary Frank Fox: Time to Ditch the Leaky Pipeline Model

  

  May 30, 2018

• Who gets credit? Survey digs into the thorny question of authorship

  

  May 30, 2018

• AAAS Highlight's Professor Mary Frank Fox's Work

  

  May 30, 2018

• AJC Article About Georgia Climate Research Roadmap

  

  May 30, 2018

• Ross to Receive National Advising Award

  

  May 21, 2018

  Leslie Ross was recently announced as the winner of the NACADA 2018 Outstanding Advising Award

• Regional Studies Appoints Clark as New Deputy-Editor-in Chief

  

  May 11, 2018

  Jennifer Clark, associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, was appointed as deputy editor-in-chief for the flagship journal Regional Studies (RS) as of May 1.  The distinctive purpose of RS is to systematically connect insights from the different disciplines to help understand region and city evolution at a subnational level.

• 2018 Spring Banquet Awards

  

  May 10, 2018

  School of Public Policy recognized the achievements of students and faculty.

• Aquatic Connectivity Team Wins Best Public Policy Design at Capstone Expo

  

  May 7, 2018

  On Tuesday, April 24, two Public Policy Student teams competed in the Georgia Tech’s 2018 spring Capstone Design Expo. The award for the Best Public Policy project went to the Aquatic Connectivity Team of Charles Lucas, Victoria Inman, Victoria Doris, and Sarah Saltiel, all senior public policy majors.

• Ivan Allen College Celebrates Faculty and Staff Achievements at Spring Luncheon

  

  May 2, 2018

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon was held on April 17, 2018. Dean Jacqueline Royster recognized the accomplishments of the College throughout the year, and highlighted that this is the 130th Year of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology.

• Ph.D. Candidate Receives NSF Grant for Dissertation Research

  

  April 23, 2018

  Elie Sung was awarded an NSF grant for her research on the roles firms and courts play in shaping patent policy.

• Public Policy Students to Compete at Cybersecurity Event

  

  April 12, 2018

  For the first time, graduate students from the School of Public Policy have advanced to the Cybersecurity Demo Day finale sponsored by the Institute for Information Security & Privacy.

• School of Public Policy Alum honored by the Georgia State Senate

  

  April 9, 2018

  Melody DeBussey was recognized for the alumnus honor she received from School of Public Policy and Ivan Allen College

• Georgia Tech Ph.D. Students Win at National Hackathon Competition

  

  April 2, 2018

  Karim Farhat and Karl Grindal were winners of the policy category at the Hackathon competition.

• School of Public Policy Climbs in new U.S. News & World Report Graduate Program Rankings

  

  March 26, 2018

  The School of Public Policy made a strong showing in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.