Recent News
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Four Challenges to the U.S. Energy Transition
March 23, 2026
Reliable energy is required to keep safe in cold winters and hot summers, making it a matter of national security. There are also vying economic policies to consider, political and financial incentives to navigate, and questions of social and economic inequality. Experts in Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts examine the challenges we face with the U.S. energy transition, and work to help make it safe, fair, and effective for all.
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EVs Can Generate Widespread Economic Benefits, New Study Says
March 23, 2026
Widespread Electric vehicle adoption would lower energy prices 6% and strengthen national energy security, according to the new study from researchers in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.
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A Successful USDA Program That Has Supported More Than 533,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Rural America is Getting Phased Out
March 12, 2026
The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.
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Safe Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Enough, According to New Georgia Tech Research
February 25, 2026
Fairness, honesty, and transparency are needed in AI for it to benefit humanity.
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Understanding the Data Center Building Boom
February 24, 2026
As artificial intelligence (AI) drives explosive growth in data centers, communities across the U.S. are facing rising electricity costs, new industrial development, and mounting strain on an aging power grid.
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Georgia Tech Students Merge Analytics and Public Policy to Build Legislative AI Tool
February 18, 2026
Two Georgia Tech alums have built an AI-agent-driven tool to track legislation with extensive help from the Data Science and Policy Lab in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.
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From Galaxy to Ground: How Space Research Shapes Everyday Life
December 9, 2025
Satellites aren’t the only technology Georgia Tech applies to terrestrial problems. Researchers are using gravity experiments to improve energy storage and are discovering lessons from science fiction. This Institute-wide work proves space isn’t the final frontier in paradigm-shifting research — it’s a bridge.
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Ethics Bowl Team Secures Spot at National Competition
December 3, 2025
The Georgia Tech Ethics Bowl team earned top honors at the Southeast Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in November, securing a coveted spot at the national competition this spring.
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The 2024-25 Ivan Allen College Dean's Report
November 19, 2025
Explore the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts 2025 Dean's Report for highlights from the exciting new initiatives and creative, purpose-driven teaching, scholarship, and community engagement happening across our College.
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Georgia Tech Celebrates Naming of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
November 17, 2025
Georgia Tech celebrated the naming of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy on Nov. 13.
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With More Moon Missions On the Horizon, Avoiding Crowding, Collisions Will Be a Growing Challenge
October 30, 2025
Interest in the Moon has been high – just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the Moon, nearly half of which private companies undertook. With so much activity, it’s important to start thinking about coordination and safe
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New Georgia Tech Report Shows State Has Significantly Cut Emissions Amid Economic Expansion
October 20, 2025
The research was led by Carter School Regents' Professor Marilyn A. Brown
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Researchers More Accurately Estimate Economic Impacts of Climate Change
October 16, 2025
A new study from Georgia Tech’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy finds that incorporating convergence into empirical (data and observation-based) climate models drastically reduces estimated global income loss and inequality from climate change by 2100.
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New Student-Led Undergraduate Law Journal Debuts
September 29, 2025
The student-led publication will give Georgia Tech students interested in law school an advantage, its editors say.
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Study Reveals Risk of Widening Divide in Global Health Research
August 28, 2025
Changing disease patterns and funding uncertainties risk undoing decades of progress, researchers say
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Meet the Ivan Allen College's Newest Faculty Members
August 20, 2025
The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts attracts some of the best minds in the social sciences and humanities, scholars and practitioners eager to further Georgia Tech's mission of educating leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Our newest faculty members are no exception.
This year, we are proud to welcome 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 21 non-tenure-track faculty, including Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows and new cadre members in our ROTC programs, four research faculty, and 11 visiting faculty.
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Getting the Message Across: One Researcher’s Mission to Make Communications Work for Everyone
July 30, 2025
From disaster alerts to job tools, Salimah LaForce is working toward a digital world that includes people with disabilities in every way.
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Ivan Allen College Offers New Minors for 2025-26
July 16, 2025
New minors for IAC students include Minor in Collaborative Social Innovation, the Minor in Science Communication and Policy, and the Minor in Creative Writing.
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A New Vision for Science Diplomacy: Q&A With Cassidy Sugimoto
June 23, 2025
Sugimoto reveals how an open and more equitable science ecosystem can benefit us all.
