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• School of Public Policy Faculty Integral to Launch of Drawdown Georgia Business Compact

  October 12, 2021

  

  The business compact will bring together 13 companies committed to achieving net zero emissions in Georgia by 2050.

• Rooftop Solar Increases Electricity Use, Raising Questions for Utilities and Policymakers, Georgia Tech Study Finds

  October 5, 2021

  

  Nearly a third of the electricity created from solar power may go to increased usage, according to a new study from Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

• Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach

  September 29, 2021

  

  The research team will develop tools and evaluate policies that will allow communities to leverage advances in information, communication, and sensor technologies in a quantifiable manner to achieve sustainable travel goals.  

• Applications Open for Van Aacken Fund Student Awards

  September 28, 2021

  

  The award will provide two students with $500 each to help offset the costs of applying to law school.

• Brown Wins World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance Award

  September 24, 2021

  

  Brown, a Regents Professor in the School of Public Policy, was recognized for her work with Drawdown Georgia.

• Georgia Tech Study Seeks to Bring More Diverse Voices into Computing Ethics Education

  August 26, 2021

  

  The researchers hope to "enable groups historically underrepresented in computing to have more of a direct say in what’s offered in the computing ethics curriculum."

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Join NSF-Funded AI Institutes

  July 29, 2021

  

  Justin Biddle, Jason Borenstein, and Michael Hoffmann will each help guide ethics deliberations at the new National Science Foundation AI Institutes. Brian Magerko of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication will also join one of the institutes.

• National Academy Publishes Study Showing How Georgia Could Halve its Carbon Footprint

  July 27, 2021

  

  The proposed solutions include boosting solar farms, electric vehicle adoption, retrofitting buildings, implementing nature-based forestry solutions, and reducing food waste.

• Asensio Named to National Academies New Voices Cohort

  July 19, 2021

  
  Omar Asensio named to National Academies New Voices cohort.

• Ivan Allen College Announces New Executive Leadership Team

  July 19, 2021

  
  Ivan Allen College announces new associate deans to lead the College.

• A Pioneer of Inclusivity and Equity at Georgia Tech Reflects on 20 Years of ADVANCEs

  June 29, 2021

  

  After 20 years of service, Mary Frank Fox is stepping down as ADVANCE Professor for the Ivan Allen College.

• Meet School of Public Policy Chair Cassidy Sugimoto

  June 21, 2021

  
  We sat down with Sugimoto to get to know her better.

• Stress Monitor Wins First CDAIT Student IoT Challenge

  June 15, 2021

  

  Three College of Engineering students have won the first CDAIT Student IoT Capacity Building Challenge.

• School of Public Policy Hosts Panel Discussion on the Biden Administration's Climate Change and Clean Energy Priorities.

  June 1, 2021

  
  The School of Public Policy, in partnership with Drawdown Georgia, hosted a virtual panel discussion on May 19 to discuss the Biden administration's climate change and clean energy priorities

• Looking forward, looking back: A Timeline of the School of Public Policy Chairs

  May 28, 2021

  
  A Timeline of the School of Public Policy Chairs

• Georgia Tech Study Finds More SNAP Retailers in Rural Areas Lowers Rates of Child Maltreatment

  May 19, 2021

  

  Practical access to food benefits helps reduce stress and financial strain, the researchers say. on parents.

• School of Public Policy Team Wins Diplomacy Lab Bid to Examine AI’s Role in Accelerating Green Energy Adoption

  May 12, 2021

  

  The Georgia Tech project will focus on electric vehicle mobility in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

• School of Public Policy 2021 Spring and Summer Graduates

  May 6, 2021

  

  School of Public Policy 2021 Spring and Summer Graduates 

• Public Policy Seniors Tackle Greenspace, Wildlife Protection, in Winning Capstone Design Expo Projects

  May 6, 2021

  

  Two School of Public Policy teams tied for first in the Best Project by Major Category in the Spring 2021 Capstone Design Expo.

• Jason Borenstein Elected to Board of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

  May 4, 2021

  

  Borenstein, academic professional in the School of Public Policy, will serve on the board through 2025. 

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