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Paid Family Leave Helps Reduce Infant Abuse, School of Public Policy Study Finds
March 14, 2025
Paid family leave programs not only reduce infant maltreatment, they may have also have a fiscal benefit: reducing the need for spending on child protective services, according to new Georgia Tech research.
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Trade Agreements Keep Global Economies Stable
March 11, 2025
New research shows how different trade agreements impact the global economy.
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Generative AI is Most Useful for the Things We Care About the Least
February 25, 2025
The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product.
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Dhongde Selected for Higher Education Leadership Institute
February 18, 2025
Associate Dean Shatakshee Dhongde is one of about 50 higher education leaders nationwide recently selected to attend the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Institute.
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María Corina Machado Receives Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage
February 16, 2025
The Venezuelan political leader and human rights activist was honored for her courage in the face of persecution.
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AI in Action: One Student’s Journey to Smarter Sustainability Policy
February 10, 2025
When Ashley Cotsman arrived as a freshman at Georgia Tech, she didn’t know how to code. Now, the fourth-year Public Policy student is leading a research project on AI and decarbonization technologies.
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From Breakbeats to the Dance Floor: How Hip-Hop and House Revolutionized Music and Culture
January 31, 2025
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.
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Smart Thermostats, Code-Switching, Video Help for Patients: Recent Research from the Ivan Allen College
January 13, 2025
Quick summaries of recently produced research from faculty and students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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From Watts to Warheads: Secretary of Energy Oversees Big Science Research and the US Nuclear Arsenal
January 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, tested and maintained the nation’s nuclear weapons, and the Energy Research and Development Administration.
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With More Americans Able to Access Legalized Marijuana, Fewer Are Picking Up Prescriptions for Anti-Anxiety Medications
January 10, 2025
In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety.
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Amanda Murdie Named Dean of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
January 7, 2025
Following an international search, Georgia Tech has appointed Amanda Murdie as the new dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective June 1, 2025.
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Science Fiction Day 2025
December 30, 2024
Ivan Allen College science fiction scholars suggest what to read and watch for Science Fiction Day 2025.
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Reflecting on President Carter's Legacy
December 29, 2024
President Jimmy Carter’s decades in public life will be warmly remembered around the world for his determined commitment to peace, human rights, public health, and more. We reflect on his legacy.
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Solar Geoengineering Could Save 400,000 Lives a Year, Georgia Tech Study Says
December 17, 2024
The technology's risks appear to be outweighed by its benefits, according to the researchers.
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Georgia Tech Engineering Student Named Among Top Army ROTC Cadets Nationally
December 9, 2024
Civil engineering student Mason Ladd, who graduates this week, was named the No. 2 cadet in the nation by the U.S. Army Cadet Command.
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‘History Nerd’ Returns to Georgia Tech for Degree 40 Years After Disastrous First Try
December 9, 2024
Arnie Garrett says perseverance and picking yourself up after failure is the key to success, even if it takes decades.
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Competition Highlights Work of Georgia Tech Researcher Helping Drive Improvements in the Science of Conflict Forecasting
November 21, 2024
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts researchers David Muchlinski and Chandler Thornhill are part of a small community of researchers worldwide trying to advance the science of conflict prediction.
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Georgia Tech ROTC Dedicates New Fitness Facility
November 11, 2024
ROTC leaders say the goal of the facility is to provide cadet-focused facilities meant to enhance functional fitness — the kind of fitness that doesn’t necessarily make you look buff at the beach but sets you up to haul 70 pounds of gear or more up the side of a mountain.
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Middle Schoolers’ Feedback Informs New Approach to AI-based Museum Exhibits
June 21, 2024
Researchers at Georgia Tech are creating accessible museum exhibits that explain artificial intelligence (AI) to middle school students, including the LuminAI interactive AI-based dance partner developed by Regents' Professor Brian Magerko.
Ph.D. students Yasmine Belghith and Atefeh Mahdavi co-led a study in a museum setting that observed how middle schoolers interact with the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Belghith and Mahdavi conducted their study with nine focus groups of 24 students at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The team used the findings to inform their design of AI exhibits that the museum could display as early as 2025.
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Researchers Help Maritime Industry Navigate Toward Sustainability
June 11, 2024
Georgia Tech researchers are developing sustainable ocean shipping solutions to meet global emissions targets through eco-friendly fuels, optimized supply chains, and life-cycle assessments.
