Recent Press Coverage
Pages: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73
-
Georgia Smart Announces Innovation Awards to Four Communities in the State
August 6, 2020
Omar Asensio (PubPol) and his Georgia Smart Community Project “Civic Data Science for Equitable Development” with Clio Andris (CRP) for the city of Savannah were highlighted in an article in Saporta Report August 6 presenting Georgia Tech’s news release on all of its project awards. Doug Hooker (MS TSP (PUBP)1985), Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission was quoted.
Excerpt:
Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think outside of the box and use innovation to improve their communities...
Civic Data Science for Equitable Development, Savannah – The city of Savannah plans to build new decision-making tools using a city data hub and analytics platform for programmatic outcomes for vacant and blighted properties. The project will build on work started through the 2018 Georgia Smart Albany project. Georgia Tech researchers Clio Andris and Omar Isaac Asensio will assist with the project. They will work with a number of partner agencies including the City of Savannah Housing and Neighborhood Services Department, City of Savannah Information Technology Department, Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority Inc., Community Housing Services Agency Inc., the Center for Community Progress, and the civic data technology company Tolemi.
Published in: Saporta Report
-
It’s Time to Rethink Our Russia Policy
August 5, 2020
Distinguished Professor and School Namesake, Senator Sam Nunn and Chair and Professor, Adam Stulberg are signatories in the open letter to rethink the current U.S.-Russia relations.
Read an excerpt:
We must first find a way to deal effectively with Russian interference in U.S. elections and, most important, block any effort to corrupt the voting process. Hardening our electoral infrastructure, sanctioning Russians who weaponize stolen information and countering Russia’s capacity to hack our systems are all necessary measures.
Published in: Politico
-
There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore
August 4, 2020
Ian Bogost, professor of digital media in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was mentioned in “There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore.” Wired, August 4.
Excerpt:
Am I really an expert on Google and Facebook? Or, more appropriately, who is an expert on these companies? Is anyone?
I have some nominees…
The best candidates are scholars like danah boyd of Data and Society, Zeynep Tufekci of the University of North Carolina, and Ian Bogost of Georgia Tech. They all have deep backgrounds in coding and working for technology companies, and have deployed academic expertise and writing skills to influence public understanding of these industries.
Published in: Wired
-
The War that Never Was?
August 3, 2020
Admiral Sandy Winnefeld (ret.), USN, wrote “The War that Never Was?” For the U.S. Naval Institute. The essay written by Michael J. Morell, who served as acting director and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is part of a series that from frequent contributor about how the next conflict may begin.
Find an excerpt:
Regarding “fear” as a source of the conflict, we always knew the Chinese Communist Party, as an authoritarian regime, harbored as its principal concern a loss of control over its own population. As the roller coaster year of 2020 dragged into its second half, a resurgence of COVID-19—this time scattered throughout the country and again initially covered up by the regime—began to cast real doubt among the Chinese population of the competence of the Party and its leader Xi Jinping.
Read the article on the U.S. Naval Institute website.
Published in: U.S. Naval Institute
-
“This 'actions-speak-louder-than-words' student puts public policy studies to work
August 3, 2020
Public policy student Alana Barr was featured in “This 'actions-speak-louder-than-words' student puts public policy studies to work.” Albany Times Union, August 3.
Excerpt:
Alana Barr had just started college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta when health advocate Cornelia King came to her class.
"After she started talking about health care disparities among minorities in Atlanta and all the adverse outcomes, like diabetes and high cholesterol, I knew I wanted to do something about it," Barr said. "I already knew about food insecurity issues and trying to get people to eat healthier, but I'd never seen the wider problem defined like that."
As soon as the talk in her Scientific Foundations of Health class was over, Barr ran up to King, chairperson of the nonprofit Fulton County Healthy Heart Coalition, and asked how she could help.
Published in: Albany Times Union
-
New Book Sheds Light on Scot Who Tried to Topple Lenin
August 2, 2020
The Lockhart Plot (Oxford University Press) by Jonathan Schneer (HSOC Emeritus) was highlighted in "New Book Sheds Light on Scot Who Tried to Topple Lenin" in The Scotsman, August 2.
Excerpt:
Instead, ‘The Lockhart Plot’ argues that the Scot’s efforts to sow the seeds of counter revolution helped shape the tense relations between Britain and Russia which persist to this day.
Its publication is timely, given it coincides with the release of a redacted version of the Intelligence and Security Committee's long-awaited report into Russian activity in the UK.
Published in: The Scotsman
-
The Myth of John James Audubon
July 31, 2020
“The Myth of John James Audubon” by Gregory Nobles (HSOC Emeritus) was featured in Audubon, July 31.
"The National Audubon Society’s namesake looms large, like his celebrated bird paintings. But he also enslaved people and held white supremacist views, reflecting ethical failings that it is time to bring to the fore."
Published in: Audubon
-
How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un A Doomsday Weapon
July 28, 2020
Margaret E. Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was cited in “How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un A Doomsday Weapon,” a Politico article.
Excerpt:
Another possible goal: profit. Margaret Kosal, a professor at Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, points to North Korea’s history of creating counterfeit medications to sell in developing countries—medicines that generally look similar to the real thing but don’t necessarily work. The North Koreans “are some of the best at counterfeiting drugs,” she says. “They were some of the first producers of fake Viagra.”
Published in: Politico
-
So Much for the Decentralized Internet: A recent Twitter hack probably didn’t scare you. Here’s why it should.
July 26, 2020
Digital Media Professor Ian Bogost wrote "So Much for the Decentralized Internet: A recent Twitter hack probably didn’t scare you. Here’s why it should" for The Atlantic, July 26, 2020.
Excerpt:
The hack makes Twitter look incompetent, and at a bad time; its advertising revenues are falling, and the company is scrambling to respond. It also underscores the impoverished cybersecurity at tech firms, which provide some employees with nearly limitless control over user accounts and data—as many as 1,000 Twitter employees reportedly had access to the internal tools that were compromised. But the stakes are higher, too. Though much smaller than Facebook in terms of its sheer number of users, Twitter is where real-time information gets published online, especially on news and politics, from a small number of power users. That makes the service’s vulnerability particularly worrisome; it has become an infrastructure for live information.
Published in: The Atlantic
-
The Age of Strategic Instability: How Novel Technologies Disrupt the Nuclear Balance
July 21, 2020
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, former U.S. Department of Energy deputy secretary and now distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, wrote the piece in Foreign Affairs titled, “The Age of Strategic Instability: How Novel Technologies Disrupt the Nuclear Balance.”
Find an excerpt:
After several decades of rules, agreements, norms, and human relationships fostering prudent behavior and shrinking nuclear arsenals—from the Cold War peak of more than 70,000 warheads, each side now retains between 6,000 and 6,500—arms control is being undermined and abandoned.
The full article can be accessed on Foreign Affairs website.
Published in: Foreign Affairs
-
Karens would like to speak to the manager about this whole ‘Karen’ thing
July 19, 2020
André Brock (LMC) was quoted in “Karens would like to speak to the manager about this whole ‘Karen’ thing.” NJ.com (*by subscription), July 19.
Read: Karens would like to speak to the manager about this whole ‘Karen’ thing
Published in: NJ.com
-
Economist Tells Gwinnett Chamber that Covid-19-related Downturn Is 'a Recession by Design'
July 18, 2020
A talk by Alfie Meek (ECON 1991)(EI2) to the Gwinnett Chamber was reported in “Economist Tells Gwinnett Chamber that Covid-19-related Downturn Is 'a Recession by Design.'” Gwinnett Daily Post, July 18, 2020.
Excerpt:
The economy will not come back quickly or easily from the impact created by the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute's Center for Economic Development Services.
The center's director, Alfie Meek, provided a mid-year economic update to the Gwinnett Chamber of Wednesday. His speech served as somewhat of a preview of what the pandemic could do to the economy.
Meek said a realistic scenario is that the U.S. will have "effective control" of the virus and partially effective policy interventions, but he added regional resurgences of COVID-19 would occur.
Published in: Gwinnett Daily Post
-
A Pandemic amid a World War: When Over There Came Over Here.
July 16, 2020
Johnny Smith, associate professor in the School of History and Sociology was interviewed about his book War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War (Basic, 2020) for “A Pandemic amid a World War: When Over There Came Over Here. World Magazine, July 16, 2020.
Excerpt:
You mention the parade on Sept. 3 through Boston, when officials didn’t know how bad it was. I’m astounded that on Sept. 28 Philadelphia officials refused to cancel a parade of 200,000 people—and a lot of them died the next week. In general, how did officials at that time react, compared to now? One of the major failures of the Woodrow Wilson administration was not communicating with people, being transparent. They were well aware that this epidemic was developing, but President Wilson said nothing. The surgeon general basically said this is an ordinary flu, no reason to be alarmed. But in fall 2018 many football games were canceled. The war had forced Major League Baseball to finish the regular season by Labor Day and complete the World Series by Sept. 15. If the World Series had been in October in Boston like it normally would have been, they would have had to cancel it, because the city was under a closure order.
Published in: World Magazine
-
HBCUs Losing Black Students
July 10, 2020
Willie Pearson, professor in the School of History and Sociology, was quoted in the article “HBCUs Losing Black Students” in Science & Enterprise July 10, 2020.
Excerpt:
Despite the positives achieved by HBCUs in science and engineering, the rates of STEM graduates at HBCUs have fallen “quite dramatically” in recent years, said Willie Pearson, a professor of sociology in the School of History, Technology, and Society at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He looks at STEM studies at HBCUs. And he said the percentage of science bachelor’s degrees awarded to Blacks from HBCUs has been flat or declining, depending on the area of study, for the last several years.
Published in: Science & Enterprise
-
Rural Georgia's Cady Bag Business Gets $5M Investment
July 10, 2020
Alfie Meek (ECON 1991) was quoted in “Rural Georgia's Cady Bag Business Gets $5M Investment.” Metro Atlanta CEO, July 10.
Excerpt:
“I’ve been doing economic development work here in Georgia for 25 years. Access to capital has always been a struggle for rural areas of the state,” said Georgia Tech Economist Alfie Meek, Ph.D. “Programs like GARJA work and they have a proven track record of success in getting much needed capital to rural areas.”
Meek’s recent analysis of five companies that made investments in 33 Georgia businesses in connection with the GARJA program, found that these investments were directly responsible for the creation or retention of more than 1,000 jobs across rural Georgia.
Published in: Metro Atlanta CEO
-
Tips To Start Composting From A Climate Scientist’s Personal Journey
July 5, 2020
Marilyn Brown, professor and interim chair of the School of Public Policy was quoted in the July 5 article "Tips To Start Composting From A Climate Scientist’s Personal Journey" in Forbes.
Excerpt:
The Drawdown Georgia initiative and its sponsor draw inspiration from eco-visionary businessman Ray Anderson. The Ray C. Anderson Foundation’s Drawdown Georgia website says, “Brighten the corner where you are” - for us, that means helping to lead the State of Georgia on a path to carbon neutrality via strategies that strengthen the state’s economy and improve the quality of life for all Georgians.” Professor Marilyn Brown, Regents Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy, said in a press release, “We are developing a platform of solutions for addressing the climate crisis in Georgia in ways that are achievable, impactful, and economically appealing,” Brown is the the principal investigator on the multi-institution project
Published in: Forbes
-
How Race and Racism Shaped Growth and Cityhood in North Metro Atlanta
July 3, 2020
Ronald Bayor, emeritus professor in the School of History and Sociology, was quoted and his book referenced in “How Race and Racism Shaped Growth and Cityhood in North Metro Atlanta” in Reporter Newspapers, July 3.
Excerpt:
According to some Atlanta historians, they won’t have far to look for subject matter. Racism, the historians say, was a driving force in making the communities majority-White and affluent, in the annexation and cityhood movements that raised them to prominence, and in the lingering segregation that they help to embody in the metro area’s housing patterns, schools and economic development.
“I don’t think anything’s changed for the suburban areas. They resisted integration back then… The whole area’s still segregated,” said Ronald Bayor, a retired professor of history and sociology at Georgia Tech and author of “Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta.”
Published in: Reporter News
-
Internet of Things Belong with Liberal Arts, Says Georgia Tech
July 3, 2020
Marilyn Brown, professor and interim chair in the School of Public Policy, was quoted in “Internet of Things Belong with Liberal Arts, Says Georgia Tech” in the July 3 Saporta Report.
Excerpt:
Why? Well, all kinds of devices are tracking us and talking to each other, from refrigerators to surveillance cameras to, um, smart coronavirus masks. There are a lot of potential problems with all this besides the technical.
The move will allow for a more intensive focus on the many critical social and policy issues facing the IoT field while maintaining the Center’s deep expertise in technological issues, according to Marilyn Brown, interim chair of the School of Public Policy.
Published in: Saporta Report
-
'The Talk' Is a Rite of Passage in Black Families. Even when the Parent Is a Police Officer
June 26, 2020
André L. Brock, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was interviewed for "'The Talk' Is a Rite of Passage in Black Families. Even when the Parent Is a Police Officer" on GPB News. His scholarship includes published articles on racial representations in videogames, black women and weblogs, whiteness, blackness, and digital technoculture, as well as groundbreaking research on Black Twitter.
Exerpt:
Today, Brock has three children of his own. His oldest son grew up in New York City, and Brock recalls talking with him about how to mitigate the effects of the city’s “stop-and-frisk” program, which disproportionally impacted Black and Brown youth.
“Having to tell him to reduce yourself to the least objectionable agent is a humiliating thing to have to tell your child,” Brock said.
Listen to the interview or read the transcript
Published in: GPB News
-
We’re Living in the Retro-Future
June 25, 2020
Perspectives from School of Literature, Media, and Communication Professor Lisa Yaszek were quoted extensively in the article "Living in the Retro-Future" published in The Atlantic on June 25, 2020.
Excerpt:
Lisa Yaszek, a science-fiction-studies professor at Georgia Tech, notes that speculative fiction has also predicted remote learning and remote work, as well as social distancing to deter disease. Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1994 story “Solitude,” for example, “imagines a world in which people are socially isolated from one another, but the isolation leads to self-reliance,” Yaszek told me. And Leslie F. Stone’s “A Letter of the Twenty-Fourth Century,” written in 1929, “imagines a future where we’ve managed to beat disease and germs in part through medical intervention, but also in part through social distancing.” Stone “imagines the invention of the internet, and she imagines that in the future, there will be no crowds because everyone stays home. They get their school from the TV; they get their education from the TV. They do politics online,” Yaszek said. “And they’re not having electronic election problems in their future.”
Published in: The Atlantic
Pages: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73