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• Staff Member Jeanette Landers Retires After 30 Years with Georgia Tech

  November 14, 2017

  Long time Georgia Tech employee Jeanette Landers has retired on October 31st after a career at spanning 30 years.

  

• Four Georgia Tech Alumni Inducted into Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame

  November 9, 2017

  Alumni John Henry Burson III, Vance Snelson Gammons, Sam Nunn, and Peter Talley were among 17 honorees admitted to the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame during ceremonies on November 4.

  

• Blackburn Presents Paper at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference

  November 9, 2017

  Christopher Blackburn, a doctoral student in the School of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, presented a paper titled “Do Pilot Programs Alter Non-participant Behavior: Evidence from a Green Building Standard” at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) 39th Annual Fall Research Conference on November 2 - 4, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

  

• Bowman Participates in Workshop on Constructing Civic Society at the Inter-American Development Bank

  November 9, 2017

  Kirk Bowman, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology, participated in a workshop on Constructing Civic Society in the Americas at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 2017.

  

• Borenstein Presents at Technology Association of Georgia Panel on Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Interaction

  November 8, 2017

  Jason Borenstein, associate director of the Center for Ethics and Technology, was a panelist for a Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) November 1 event “Chatbots and Assistants: Cognitive Interactions to Support the Future.” The session explored topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence (AI) potential in shopping and personal assistants to managing the complexities of a smart city. Borenstein share perspectives on ethics. The session took place at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. 

  

• Michney Lectures on Homeownership among African Americans at the University of Akron

  November 7, 2017

  Todd Michney, assistant professor in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology, delivered the annual George Knepper lecture on American history at 5:30 p.m. in Simmons Hall on the University of Akron campus on October 2, 2017.

  

• Schneer Addresses British Academy on Centenary of Balfour Declaration

  November 7, 2017

  Jonathan Schneer, professor in the School of History and Sociology, addressed the British Academy on the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, a landmark document which committed Britain to supporting the establishment in Palestine of “a National Home for the Jewish people.”

  

• Marilyn Brown Named Regents Professor; Helena Mitchell Renewed as Regents Researcher

  November 6, 2017

  The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents has appointed three new Georgia Tech faculty members as Regents Professors, one of which is Marilyn A. Brown in the School of Public Policy, a unit in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

  

• Congratulations to Bruce McEver for New Book Release

  November 6, 2017

  Congratulations to Bruce McEver on the release of his new book Like Lesser Gods. An Exclusive Evening with Bruce McEver was held on Friday, October 27, 2017, at the National Arts Club in New York City.

  McEver is founder and chairman of Berkshire Capital and a member on the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board at Georgia Institute of Technology. He endows the McEver Chair in Poetry, the McEver Professor of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, and the Leadership and Multifaith Program.

  

• Schmid and Huang Published in ‘International Studies Quarterly’

  November 6, 2017

  Post-doctoral researcher Jonathan Huang and Jon Schmid, doctoral candidate in the International Affairs, Science and Technology Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology, had an article published in the October 6 issue of International Studies Quarterly: “State Adoption of Transformative Technology: Early Railroad Adoption in China and Japan.”

  

• Two Ivan Allen College Students Receive 2017 Foley Scholar Award

  November 6, 2017

  Two students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology received the 2017 Foley Scholar award at this year’s GVU student awards competition.

  Tom Jenkins, a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Digital Media in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) and Morgan Orangi, a master’s student in the program's Human-Computer Interaction track, were recipients. Both are advised by Carl DiSalvo, LMC associate professor.

  

• Scott Ganz Examines Charitable Responses to Hurricane Harvey

  November 3, 2017

  Scott Ganz, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, recently co-authored a short article for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) AEIdeas blog exploring the distribution of U.S. donations to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

  

• Georgia Tech Hosts 7th Biennial Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy

  November 3, 2017

  The 7th biennial Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy took place October 10 - 11, 2017, in collaboration with the Global Tech Mining Conference in the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. 

  

• LMC Hosts Homecoming Open House

  November 1, 2017

  The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a Homecoming Open House on Friday, October 20, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Skiles building, 3rd floor.

  

• We Remember Former Nunn School Colleague Angie Levin

  November 1, 2017

  Retired Nunn School staff member Angie Levin passed away on Monday, October 30, after a lengthy illness.

  

• Creating the Next Code Composers

  November 1, 2017

  Teaching computer science to high school students requires creativity. A musical app called EarSketch proves to be the ideal learning instrument.

  

• The Georgia Tech Model United Nations Hosts Conference

  October 30, 2017

  The Georgia Tech Model United Nations (GTMUN) hosted its annual two-day conference for high school students this past 9th and 10th of October.

  

• Dr. Khapaeva Gives Talks on Her Most Recent Book

  October 26, 2017

  Dr. Dina Khapaeva was invited to give book talks on her recent book, "The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture" 

  

• Inter-Campus Seminar at Georgia Tech

  October 26, 2017

  The ongoing inter-campus seminar on 'The Practice of Democracy' is coming to Georgia Tech.

  

• Getting to the Whole Truth About America's Torture of Suspected Terrorists

  October 26, 2017

  Dr. Macrakis published an article in Newsweek titled "Getting to the Whole Truth About America's Torture of Suspected Terrorists."

  

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