Public Policy News and Events
Recent News
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Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Provides Key Expertise to New School of Cybersecurity and Privacy
September 17, 2020
Several Ivan Allen College faculty members will be affiliated with the new School of Cybersecurity and Privacy.
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Medicaid Expansions Help Increase Child Support Payments, School of Public Policy Researcher Finds
September 15, 2020
The increased financial well-being created by access to health insurance under Medicaid helped low-icome parents who owed child support meet their obligations, the research found.
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Ivan Allen College Faculty, Staff,and Students Honored for Diversity and Inclusion
September 8, 2020
Georgia Tech's 2020 Diversity Symposium included numerous awards to Ivan Allen College faculty, staff, students, and programs.
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Georgia Tech Introduces Long-Term Initiative to Advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
August 25, 2020
To advance Georgia Tech’s new mission and strategic plan, the Institute is launching a campuswide sustainability effort to enhance Tech’s teaching, research, and operations.
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School of Public Policy Researcher Explores Covid-19’s Impact on Child Welfare, Domestic Violence
August 25, 2020
Lindsey Bullinger, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, is working to understand the Covid-19 pandemic’s impacts on child and family well-being.
Recent Press Coverage
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Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners
August 6, 2020
Upcoming Events
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Public Health and Racial Inequality: The Links between COVID-19 and the Summer BLM Protests
September 24, 2020, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: ONLINE at: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/hkcfpjgs
Thursday, September 24, 2020
11am to 12:15pm
Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy
The Meg & Sam Flax Lecture Series on Public PolicyONLINE at: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/hkcfpjgs
[Requires BlueJeans video-conferencing software available at www.bluejeans.com]Interested in making real-world impact while at Georgia Tech? This talk by two top infectious disease & public policy experts will draw a through-line linking HIV disparities, COVID-19, and the Black Lives Matter protests. It will also discuss how students and faculty can have immediate and long-term influence on systemic inequities. There is an ongoing public health emergency that played out in the streets this summer. The COVID-19 pandemic has exploded the myths we hold of an egalitarian American society. A novel coronavirus to which most humans are susceptible has disproportionately impacted people of color. Even the economic recession brought about by lockdowns to control the spread of the virus has led to the disproportionate loss of jobs, business, and housing in communities of color. The lesser value of Black and Brown lives was made further clear by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and sparked one of the most memorable periods of civil unrest in recent history. But potential solutions are right in front of us, especially for college students and faculty interested in solving real-world technological and policy problems. Come find out how!
Non-Georgia Tech folks are also welcome!
Speakers:
Greg Millett
Senior Policy Advisor to former President Barack Obama
Vice President and Director, Public Policy at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
https://www.amfar.org/greg/Jeff Crowley
Program Director, Infectious Disease Initiatives at the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law
Distinguished Scholar, Georgetown Law School
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/jeffrey-s-crowley/<RSVP’s appreciated (but not required): mzak@gatech.edu>