{"689574":{"#nid":"689574","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cassidy Sugimoto Named Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECassidy Sugimoto has been appointed as the next dean of the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, effective June 1. Sugimoto, the Tom and Marie Patton Chair and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2F2lh6tk%2F293b4d3c%2Fez3dd7\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccwhittle9%40gatech.edu%7Ca9f5135e76604d3275f908de94e04c77%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639111888300331512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=pdrpreb1nztbgVbfN2RzesrLx25oqJYYe6I6Hvslp2Y%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 id=\u0022x_menur9hg\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/2lh6tk\/293b4d3c\/ez3dd7. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, will step down as chair at the conclusion of her five-year appointment on May 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt has been my greatest honor to serve this community and to witness the impact of our shared work,\u201d Sugimoto said. \u201cI leave with profound pride in what we have built together and unwavering confidence in the bright future ahead for the Carter School.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring her time at Georgia Tech, Sugimoto has demonstrated an exceptional ability to lead academic organizations while fostering a culture of innovation and inclusion. Sugimoto led development efforts that helped the Carter School achieve a record as the second Georgia Tech school to meet its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2F2lh6tk%2F293b4d3c%2Fur4dd7\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccwhittle9%40gatech.edu%7Ca9f5135e76604d3275f908de94e04c77%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639111888300364770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=3bgGSNjDlIDCfjgq%2BketLVYCEN0WzRW%2BJjjC8oso0uI%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 id=\u0022x_menur9hi\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/2lh6tk\/293b4d3c\/ur4dd7. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003ETransforming Tomorrow\u003C\/a\u003E campaign goal. She also spearheaded a significant strategic and philanthropic initiative to name the School of Public Policy after former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn \u2014 a milestone supported by $10 million in development funds. Sugimoto also championed and oversaw the $26-million renovation of the D.M. Smith Building, preserving its historical character while updating infrastructure, accessibility, and sustainability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer leadership has also resulted in substantial growth in student enrollment, national program expansion, the creation of four new interdisciplinary undergraduate minors, and expanded staff and organizational structures. In partnership with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Sugimoto helped lead the establishment of the GTDC: Pathways to Policy program \u2014 a fully immersive, semester-long experience in Washington, D.C. available to the entire undergraduate community at Georgia Tech. She also oversaw the creation of the Center for Urban Research, a collaboration between Georgia Tech and the mayor\u2019s office that brings together university, community, nonprofit, and municipal leaders to develop and evaluate solutions that address inequities in urban centers. These achievements reflect her deep understanding of how to bridge diverse academic fields to enhance the holistic student experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are deeply grateful for Cassidy\u2019s thoughtful and innovative leadership,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Regents\u2019 Professor, and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair. \u201cShe\u2019s positioned the Carter School well to continue expanding and enhancing its human-centered, evidence-based teaching and research.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a past president of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Sugimoto has spent her career examining the \u0022science of science\u0022 and the formal and informal ways in which knowledge is produced and disseminated. A socially engaged scholar, she has served as a consultant for funding agencies including the European Research Council and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and as a program director for the National Science Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts will announce an interim chair of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy in the next few weeks. An international search for the next chair will launch in academic year 2026-2027.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECassidy Sugimoto has been appointed as the next dean of the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, effective June 1.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Cassidy Sugimoto has been appointed as the next dean of the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, effective June 1."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2026-04-08 16:01:20","changed_gmt":"2026-04-08 16:02:42","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679896":{"id":"679896","type":"image","title":"Cassidy-Sugimoto-Named-Dean-of-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences-at-Carnegie-Mellon-University.jpg","body":null,"created":"1775664086","gmt_created":"2026-04-08 16:01:26","changed":"1775664086","gmt_changed":"2026-04-08 16:01:26","alt":"Cassidy Sugimoto standing in a black suit in front of a road lined with trees.","file":{"fid":"264117","name":"Cassidy-Sugimoto-Named-Dean-of-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences-at-Carnegie-Mellon-University.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/04\/08\/Cassidy-Sugimoto-Named-Dean-of-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences-at-Carnegie-Mellon-University.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/04\/08\/Cassidy-Sugimoto-Named-Dean-of-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences-at-Carnegie-Mellon-University.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1072644,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/04\/08\/Cassidy-Sugimoto-Named-Dean-of-the-College-of-Humanities-and-Social-Sciences-at-Carnegie-Mellon-University.jpg?itok=5KqARL60"}}},"media_ids":["679896"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMegan McRainey\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emegan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"689137":{"#nid":"689137","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four Challenges to the U.S. Energy Transition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEfficiently transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy means looking at so much more than just the technology we use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReliable 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExperts in Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts examine \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/03\/us-energy-transition-challenges\u0022\u003Ethe challenges we face with the U.S. energy transition,\u003C\/a\u003E and work to help make it safe, fair, and effective for all.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChallenge No. 1: Managing National Security \u2014 with Adam N. Stulberg, professor and chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChallenge No. 2: Confronting Inequality \u2014 with Bijesh Mishra, a postdoctoral scholar in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChallenge No. 3: Choosing the Right Economic Policies \u2014 with Bobby Harris, an assistant professor in the School of Economics.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChallenge No. 4: Navigating Financial and Political Incentives \u2014 with Kate Pride Brown, a sociologist in the School of History and Sociology.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/03\/us-energy-transition-challenges\u0022\u003ERead the article on the Ivan Allen College website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EReliable 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\u2019s 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.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Reliable energy is 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 to consider."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2026-03-23 18:34:56","changed_gmt":"2026-03-23 20:13:07","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679717":{"id":"679717","type":"image","title":"MERCURY--1-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1774291064","gmt_created":"2026-03-23 18:37:44","changed":"1774291064","gmt_changed":"2026-03-23 18:37:44","alt":"Power lines running through open land.","file":{"fid":"263909","name":"MERCURY--1-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/23\/MERCURY--1-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/23\/MERCURY--1-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1363201,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/23\/MERCURY--1-.jpg?itok=3CSxj0Wp"}}},"media_ids":["679717"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dminardi3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDi Minardi\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dminardi3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"689131":{"#nid":"689131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EVs Can Generate Widespread Economic Benefits, New Study Says","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPutting more electric cars on the road doesn\u2019t just benefit those with enough money to buy the often-pricey vehicles, it also pushes down prices at the gas pump while strengthening U.S. energy security, according to new research from Georgia Tech\u2019s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0301421526000728?via%3Dihub\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E, published in \u003Cem\u003EEnergy Policy,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ewidespread adoption of electric vehicles, or EVs, by 2035 would cut energy bills for U.S. households by more than 6% \u2014 including more than 4% at the gas pump. It also would drive oil imports down by 7% and increase exports by nearly 4%, the researchers say.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, those benefits are imperiled by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/big-beautiful-bill-electric-vehicle-tax-credit\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Erepeal\u003C\/a\u003E of national electric vehicle incentives and the recent decision by the federal government to roll back EV-boosting rules meant to increase vehicle \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/trump-administration-weakens-fuel-economy-rules-for-carmakers-fa9b3d71?gaa_at=eafs\u0026amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeX57g4q9GLShBcjIFIZeRtjX7NjyDJmBolpl0vIaJEXcs32htIB52oYQz5gpc%3D\u0026amp;gaa_ts=69b1909f\u0026amp;gaa_sig=gRFDWFIG2xcnH6ClMNnf25yC7qPEZR-5AponfzV3_iaeZVKrXYWYAOKJTdGZG5b609V1RR0fH_6bm4jq4K2DHg%3D%3D\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Efuel efficiency\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-climate-change-epa-clean-air-act-c149d5ea6ec71c862e6c4b578adf92cd\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Ereduce pollution\u003C\/a\u003E, according to the study\u2019s authors, Ph.D. candidate Niraj K. Palsule; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/marilyn-a-brown\u0022\u003EMarilyn A. Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems; and former graduate student Suprita Chakravarthy. Their study was conducted prior to the federal decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cProponents of eliminating fuel efficiency standards and other EV-boosting policies often frame those regulatory approaches as consumer-unfriendly, but our analysis shows that such policies have many long-term benefits, both for consumers and for the nation\u2019s energy security,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/b0a6873a-34fe-56a6-a7a1-6a4d6520620c\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EPalsule\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more on the study, read the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/03\/-economic-benefits-of-electric-vehicles\u0022\u003Efull story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWidespread 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.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"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."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-03-23 15:50:46","changed_gmt":"2026-03-23 15:53:53","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679711":{"id":"679711","type":"image","title":"brown-palsule-ev-research.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERegents\u0027 Professor Marilyn A. 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A lower carbon intensity indicates a greener economy, signifying progress in decoupling economic growth from the creation of carbon emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENet emissions fell from 141 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2005 to 92 megatons in 2024. Over the same period, Georgia\u2019s gross domestic product surged from $389 billion to $883 billion, a 127% increase. The average carbon footprint per person declined by nearly half, from 15.8 to 8.2 metric tons per capita.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis demonstrates that climate solutions and economic growth can go hand in hand,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/marilyn-a-brown\u0022\u003EMarilyn A. Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u0027 Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECarter School\u003C\/a\u003E and lead author of the report. \u201cBy transforming our electricity system, improving efficiency, and harnessing the power of our forests and wetlands, Georgia has achieved steep emissions cuts while building one of the fastest-growing economies in the country. To stay on this path, we must now turn more attention to transportation, natural gas use, and agriculture.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe report, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/info.drawdownga.org\/sign-up-now-to-receive-drawdown-georgias-statewide-emissions-report\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom Peak to Progress: Shrinking the Carbon Intensity of Georgia\u2019s Economy and Society\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ehighlights sector-by-sector trends:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElectricity:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Retiring more than 5,000 megawatts of coal-fired power and adding 5,000 megawatts of solar capacity helped cut emissions from the grid by more than half \u2014 improving both air quality and public health.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELand Sinks:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Georgia\u2019s 22 million acres of forests and coastal wetlands offset nearly 27% of the state\u2019s emissions each year, making the state a national leader in natural carbon sequestration.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransportation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Now the largest source of emissions in Georgia, transportation produced nearly 60 megatons of CO2 equivalent in 2024. Freight growth and diesel fuel use remain major challenges, even as electric vehicle adoption has increased.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuildings \u0026amp; Industry:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Cleaner electricity reduced emissions from homes and businesses, but rising direct use of natural gas has slowed progress.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAgriculture:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Emissions have held steady overall, with reductions from improved soil management practices offset by increases in emissions from energy use and manure management.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn A. Lanier, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and a founding partner of Drawdown Georgia, said the findings show what is possible when Georgia embraces climate solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia has proven that reducing emissions strengthens our economy, creates jobs, and spurs technological innovation. Continuing this momentum and remaining a leader for the South in delivering climate solutions that benefit our environment, our health, and our communities requires intention and political will \u2013 I hope we will make the right choices to keep moving forward,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWilliam Drummond, associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of City and Regional Planning, and contributor to the report, emphasized the importance of continued monitoring to understand the trends.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drawdownga.org\/tracker\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGreenhouse Gas Emissions Tracker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eallows us to see where progress is being made and where challenges remain,\u201d he said. \u201cThis kind of data is essential for policymakers, businesses, and communities to make informed decisions about the future of our state.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA version of this story \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/info.drawdownga.org\/georgia-reduces-carbon-intensity-of-its-economy\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E on the Drawdown Georgia website.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe research was led by Carter School Regents\u0027 Professor Marilyn A. 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To address this, a pair of Georgia Tech data analytics students developed Politheon, an AI agent-driven legislative tracking platform shaped by rigorous data analytics, a boost from Georgia Tech\u2019s CREATE-X, and critical insights from data scientists in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-founded by Daniel Forcade and Hanna Bodnar, recent graduates of Georgia Tech\u2019s Master of Science in Analytics program, Politheon is designed to overcome the limitations of standard artificial intelligence in providing businesses and other organizations with accurate and actionable information about legislative activity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBodnar credits the team\u0027s collaboration with Associate Professor Omar Asensio\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/datasciencepolicy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EData Science and Policy Lab\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy \u003C\/a\u003Efor helping shape the platform.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Collaborating with Professor Asensio\u2019s lab was pivotal,\u0022 Bodnar said. \u0022As engineers, we had to expand our perspective beyond the technical implementation and deeply understand how public policy researchers and practitioners interpret legislative data. That interdisciplinary feedback helped us design a system that is both technically rigorous and policy-aware.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EForcade agreed, saying it took the combined resources of CREATE-X and the collaboration with Asensio\u2019s lab to make Politheon what it is.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCREATE-X gave us the business foundation to build and scale, while our collaboration with Professor Asensio\u2019s lab helped us strengthen the scientific rigor behind the system. In policy, it\u0027s incredibly important to have testing, validation, and empirical grounding behind what you build.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to understanding the potential impact of sometimes obliquely written legislation, precision and insight are vital. Publicly available large language models often struggle in these environments, sounding authoritative but often hallucinating in place of facts and failing to reason out the hidden impacts of legislation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/politheon.com\/\u0022\u003EPolitheon\u003C\/a\u003E, however, offers a potential solution, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/omar-isaac-asensio\u0022\u003EAsensio \u003C\/a\u003Esaid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a very exciting use case for agentic AI in the context of evidence-informed policy,\u0022 he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project originally started as the final project for Bodnar and Forcade\u2019s analytics program. Forcade said their instructors encouraged them to apply to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/createx.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECREATE-X\u003C\/a\u003E to take the project further.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EForcade said CREATE-X liked the idea but asked them to talk to more experts. Forcade and Bodnar then reached out to Asensio.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAsensio was enthusiastic and invited them to present at his lab, where his team spent two and a half hours offering Forcade and Bodnar intensive constructive feedback. The duo has been collaborating with the lab ever since.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAsensio noted that this kind of cross-pollination is an embedded feature of his lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We often start with data or policy solutions to guide technical development, and not the other way around,\u0022 Asensio said. \u0022This means our technologists learn to do causal inference and policy impact evaluation, and our policy scholars learn to code and train models and algorithms as part of their work.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat focus on critical evaluation aligns seamlessly with the founders\u0027 technical training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My background in mathematics and Georgia Tech\u2019s Analytics program gave me a strong foundation in statistical modeling and machine learning systems,\u0022 Bodnar said. \u0022The program emphasizes not just building models but evaluating them rigorously. That mindset shaped how we designed Politheon, especially how we validate outputs and measure accuracy in a space where precision really matters.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe platform is already demonstrating its capabilities. Recent agent outputs include a large-scale scan of more than 25,000 Oregon bills, drawn from a broader searchable database of over 1.6 million state and federal bills, identifying emerging trends in artificial intelligence regulation. The system has also delivered validated, cross-jurisdictional analysis of \u201cbuy-now-pay-later\u201d legislation in New York and Congress, with findings reviewed by senior government affairs professionals, tracing how the issue emerged and how it evolved over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe startup recently secured $100,000 in funding which helped build complete, and near real-time, data coverage across the federal government and \u0026nbsp;all U.S. states.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe raise enabled us to bring in the live data stream,\u201d Forcade said. \u201cWith real-time coverage in place, we\u2019re now advancing pricing discussions and pilot rollouts with multiple organizations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the platform is designed to provide clarity amid the noise of modern governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Policy moves quickly, and missing a compliance date or legislative shift can be costly,\u0022 Bodnar said. \u0022Our goal is to 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That team \u2014 made up of students Justin Bowen, Elektra Larson, Emma Marx, Marily Minton, Prisha Shah, Christian Villarreal, and Nicholas Whaley \u2014 placed fourth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEthics Bowl competitions bring together teams from across the country to provide analysis on ethical issues and provide productive commentary to others in a competitive format. Topics this year included animal welfare, neuroscientific evidence in the justice system, posthumous composting, and organ donation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of the Ethics Bowl is not to disprove the opposing team in a round, but rather to explore all relevant moral dimensions in the case and respectfully consider opposing viewpoints to come to nuanced understandings of ethical action,\u201d said Bowen, treasurer for Ethics Bowl at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition in the spring, the team plans to attend the National Bioethics Bowl and the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition. 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It is the work of turning complex technical challenges into human solutions, moral conviction into lasting policy, and compassion into a more just and equitable society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more than half a century, Georgia natives President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter exemplified this work, forging a partnership in service that\u2019s recognized around the world. It\u2019s a legacy that will continue with the naming of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe naming, first announced in April 2025, was formally celebrated at a ceremony on Nov. 13, 2025, at the newly renovated D.M. Smith building. A standing-room-only crowd, including President \u00c1ngel Cabrera, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, civil rights icon and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, members of the Carter family and other luminaries attended the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe milestone marked more than the honoring of a homegrown president and first lady by Georgia\u2019s top public university. It serves as a profound statement of identity \u2014 a declaration that the School\u2019s mission to create leaders who \u0022ethically address societal problems\u0022 is indelibly linked with the Carters\u2019 lifelong commitment to improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Names matter,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/sugimoto-cassidy\u0022\u003ECassidy R. Sugimoto\u003C\/a\u003E, Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the Carter School. \u201cWhen you evoke the Carter name, it means something. In that one word, you encompass decades of public service, values of humility, respect, faith, integrity, justice, a deep commitment to human rights and democracy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Roots, Global Impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Carters\u2019 connection to Georgia Tech is not merely symbolic. It\u2019s foundational. Before James Earl Carter Jr. was a naval officer, a governor, or a president, he was a Georgia Tech student. Carter arrived in 1942 and attended for one year before moving on to the U.S. Naval Academy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile his time at Georgia Tech was brief, it was impactful, said the Carters\u2019 fourth grandson, Josh Carter, ME 2006.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is where my grandpa learned to love engineering,\u201d Josh Carter said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnd every time my grandpa talked about the Naval Academy, he always made a point to say that he got his start at Georgia Tech and left here to graduate from an easier school.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Shared Commitment to Problem-Solving\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA problem-solver\u2019s mindset winds through Jimmy and Rosalynn Carters\u2019 careers in public service as well as through the Carter School\u2019s core pillars of sustainability, equity, and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, decades before \u0022sustainability\u0022 became a global watchword, Carter framed the energy crisis as the \u0022moral equivalent of war.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe formed the Department of Energy, oversaw the creation of the Superfund program to pay for critical environmental cleanups, and placed solar panels on the White House roof.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, Georgia Tech students and faculty champion sustainability through degree programs such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\u0022\u003EMaster of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management\u003C\/a\u003E and through projects such as the Drawdown Georgia research effort led by Regents\u2019 Professor Marilyn A. Brown, whose team recently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/685842\/georgia-tech-report-shows-state-significantly-emissions-amid-economic\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E how Georgia has slashed its carbon output while significantly growing its economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarter also possessed an unwavering commitment to equity, speaking out against racial discrimination and making civil and human rights a central tenet of U.S. foreign policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School continues this legacy through programs such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbanresearch.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Research\u003C\/a\u003E, which seeks to address socioeconomic inequities in urban areas. The Center was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/682259\/center-urban-research-receives-grant-help-improve-atlanta-neighborhoods\u0022\u003Erecently named\u003C\/a\u003E the research lead for the city of Atlanta\u2019s $5 billion neighborhood revitalization effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarter also understood the growing importance of technology, becoming the first president to install computers in the executive offices, well before they became common in every household.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s Carter School is nationally ranked for its programs in environmental policy, information and technology management, and public policy analysis. The school helps train tomorrow\u2019s cybersecurity leaders to spot the impact of technological change on network security, develop experts in ethical frameworks for artificial intelligence systems, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlobally, the School extends its reach through partnerships with universities around the world, including the University of Manchester, Colombia\u2019s Universidad\u0026nbsp;Externado, the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy in Japan, and KAIST, a South Korean university.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese agreements help the School extend its reach and provide students and faculty to collaborate on research, academic programs, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe First Lady\u0027s Enduring Policy Legacy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the former president\u2019s career garnered more attention, Rosalynn Carter\u2019s life in public service was deeply impactful, as well. Her work gave a policy voice to millions of unseen and unheard Americans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My grandmother was more politically savvy than my grandfather,\u201d Josh Carter said. \u201cShe was a strategist. She was his confidant. My grandmother was involved in just about every decision, peace deal, cease fire, and political triumph of my grandfather\u0027s life.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe became the first first lady since Eleanor Rooselvelt to testify before Congress as she fought to reduce the stigma of mental illness and create new programs to help those struggling with mental health. Her work on the President\u0027s Commission on Mental Health led directly to the landmark Mental Health Systems Act of 1980.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerdue said he learned much about mental health need from Roslaynn Carter while visiting the couple during his time as governor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI know that we are glad that Georgia has made some progress in that group, but she laid that foundation,\u201d Perdue said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERosalynn Carter also founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, reframing the act of caregiving as a universal public policy challenge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer advocacy also helped lead to federal vaccine programs that have saved countless lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, the Carter School strives to continue this work by providing policymakers with rock-solid research on complex medical and social issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/669909\/ivan-allen-college-expands-interdisciplinary-approach-healthcare-policy\u0022\u003EHealth Economics and Policy Innovation Collaborative\u003C\/a\u003E, a partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Economics\u003C\/a\u003E, provides rigorous, data-driven analysis on everything from healthcare access to child well-being, applying that same blend of compassion and policy acumen Rosalynn Carter championed. Another example: Recent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/energy-insecurity-tied-anxiety-depression-risk-2025a1000u4i\u0022\u003Eresearch\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003EJAMA Network Open\u003C\/em\u003E that reveals a link between energy insecurity and mental health. Another \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/10\/georgia-tech-rural-rental-housing-affordability\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E brings attention to a potential housing crisis brewing in rural America.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarrying the Legacy Forward\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is this dual legacy \u2014 Jimmy Carter\u2019s engineering-forward approach to policy, and the \u0026nbsp;compassionate approach to public well-being he shared with his wife \u2014 that the Carter School now embodies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School\u0027s home in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E drives the point home.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College is named for former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., a Georgia Tech graduate and another Southern political leader who championed desegregation. Allen\u2019s calls for transformative urban leadership continue to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/about\/overview\/legacy\u0022\u003Eshape\u003C\/a\u003E the College\u2019s mission today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Mayor Allen was a beacon of light for Jimmy and for me \u2026 standing up for what was good and what was right,\u201d Rosalynn Carter \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/17\/jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-receive-2017-ivan-allen-jr-prize-social-courage\u0022\u003Esaid\u003C\/a\u003E on receiving the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage with her husband in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, the Carters\u2019 legacy of ethical public service, technological advancement, commitment to sustainability and human and civil rights serves as another guiding principle for Carter School students, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir example serves as a model for the generations of leaders to come \u2014 leaders who will graduate from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy ready to continue the work of translating technology, conviction, and compassion into a better world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022They both led with humility and unshakable moral compass,\u201d said President \u00c1ngel Cabrera. \u201cAnd they showed us what true service looks like. I could not think of a better name to be associated with the school. 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With so much activity, it\u2019s important to start thinking about coordination and safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo some, this concern may seem premature. About \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/space-missions\/every-moon-mission\u0022\u003E10 to 20 missions\u003C\/a\u003E are headed to the Moon in the next few years \u2013 far short of the thousands of satellites operating in Earth\u2019s orbit. And the area around the Moon, referred to as cislunar space, is very large. Earth\u2019s orbital area is often considered to extend from near Earth out to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Education\/3._The_geostationary_orbit\u0022\u003Egeostationary orbit\u003C\/a\u003E, where a spacecraft orbits at a speed that makes it appear stationary from the Earth\u2019s surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECislunar space extends from geostationary orbit out to the Moon \u2013 an area with a volume 2,000 times larger than Earth\u2019s orbital area. This size discrepancy seems to suggest crowding around the Moon may not be an immediate concern.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A diagram showing Earth, with three rings around it denoting, from the innermost outwards, low-Earth orbit, medium-Earth orbit, high-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit. it also shows the Moon and the L1 point in the space between Earth and the Moon.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=353\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=353\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=353\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=443\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=443\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690970\/original\/file-20250915-56-yxqj78.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=443\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ECislunar space refers to the space between Earth\u2019s geostationary orbit and the Moon.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/news\/back-to-the-future-on-the-moon\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EMany Worlds\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022license\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003ECC BY-NC\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, missions tend to choose from a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/Portals\/90\/Documents\/RV\/A%20Primer%20on%20Cislunar%20Space_Dist%20A_PA2021-1271.pdf?ver=vs6e0sE4PuJ51QC-15DEfg%3D%3D\u0022\u003Eselect set of stable orbits around the Moon\u003C\/a\u003E, so the vastness of cislunar space may be misleading when thinking about whether missions will intersect. Also, most government sensors that track spacecraft aren\u2019t capable of consistently detecting and monitoring objects so far away from Earth, partly due to the glare from the Moon itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat uncertainty, combined with the high cost of lunar missions, makes operators more likely to move their spacecraft to avoid a collision, even when the probability of a collision is quite low.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an interdisciplinary team combining \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=aESo-coAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Espace policy\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ba8fWHIAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Eastrodynamics expertise\u003C\/a\u003E, we\u2019ve been studying how companies and space agencies could manage traffic in lunar orbit without unnecessary maneuvers. Our research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2514\/1.A36114\u0022\u003Epublished in March 2025 in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets\u003C\/a\u003E, shows that due to the popularity of certain orbits and the uncertainties regarding each spacecraft\u2019s location, potential collisions become an issue surprisingly quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur simulations show that with only 50 satellites in lunar orbit, each of those satellites will need to maneuver four times a year on average to avoid a potential crash \u2013 a significant cost in terms of fuel as well as potential disruption to mission objectives. Lunar orbit could easily reach that number of satellites within a decade if activity continues to increase.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A map showing lots of dots on the lunar surface.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=596\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=596\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=596\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=749\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=749\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/690975\/original\/file-20250915-56-jq6e2z.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=749\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EWith interest in the Moon rising, companies and space agencies will need to coordinate to avoid disruptions. This map shows all successful or semi-successful soft landings on the Moon, with eight taking place in the past decade.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moon_Soft_Landings.svg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EEnzoTC\/Wikimedia Commons, data taken from https:\/\/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/planetary\/lunar\/lunar_artifact_impacts.html and https:\/\/trek.nasa.gov\/moon\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EManeuvering Satellites\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECountries\u2019 reports on their current operations in lunar orbit seem to support our finding that congestion around the Moon is quickly becoming a significant issue. In 2023, the Indian Space Research Organization reported it had maneuvered its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft three times in four years, even though \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/Current_Space_Situation_around_Moon_Assessment.html\u0022\u003Eonly six spacecraft orbited the Moon in that time\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBetter monitoring and coordination between different space agencies could prevent congestion and keep countries from having to regularly move their spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMonitoring cislunar space is not just important for safety \u2013 it can also help support national security. Multiple countries have \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/space-threat-assessment-2025\u0022\u003Eweapons that can destroy satellites\u003C\/a\u003E, and some in the space community are concerned that space weapons could be placed in cislunar space to escape detection. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.com\/military-interest-moon-cislunar-space\u0022\u003EU.S. Space Force is considering\u003C\/a\u003E the potential security dimensions of cislunar space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. currently has significant gaps in its ability to monitor this region, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.spacepol.2023.101548\u0022\u003EMariel\u2019s research\u003C\/a\u003E suggests that developing this capability \u2013 referred to as cislunar space domain awareness \u2013 should be a priority for national security. Improved monitoring would help the U.S. military observe activity in cislunar space, gather intelligence and assess potential threats.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESolutions in Progress\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral research programs are experimenting in this area. The Air Force Research Laboratory is funding a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/afresearchlab.com\/technology\/oracle\/\u0022\u003Eprogram called Oracle\u003C\/a\u003E that is developing multiple systems to improve the U.S. ability to monitor cislunar space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first Oracle satellite is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spacenews.com\/air-force-research-laboratory-delays-lunar-experiment\/\u0022\u003Eexpected to launch in 2027\u003C\/a\u003E. It \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.advancedspace.com\/missions\/oracle\/\u0022\u003Ewill be located\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/what-is-a-lagrange-point\/\u0022\u003Ea Lagrange point\u003C\/a\u003E, which is a spot between the Earth and the Moon where the gravitational pull of each object keeps the spacecraft in a stable position. From there, it can detect objects in cislunar space that sensors on Earth cannot see.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sDPBaetbKE4?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EThe Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s Oracle satellite would help the U.S. monitor activity in cislunar space.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImproving monitoring is only one part of the solution. Entities sending missions to the Moon, including governments and companies, will need to share the locations of their operational missions and coordinate to avoid predicted collisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/cara\/madcap\/\u0022\u003ENASA program dedicated to tracking and assessing lunar traffic\u003C\/a\u003E is helping to facilitate this effort. The program compares individual operators\u2019 information about their spacecraft\u2019s current and future planned location to identify potential close approaches. In the future, this type of coordination could improve safety, when combined with sensor observations from systems like Oracle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECountries and companies planning missions to the Moon could also try to coordinate before they launch their systems, so no missions end up operating too close together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-law-hasnt-been-changed-since-1967-but-the-un-aims-to-update-laws-and-keep-space-peaceful-171351\u0022\u003EThe Outer Space Treaty\u003C\/a\u003E, a set of basic principles developed early in the space age, requires that countries avoid harmfully interfering with other countries\u2019 activities, but the treaty \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/space-law-hasnt-been-changed-since-1967-but-the-un-aims-to-update-laws-and-keep-space-peaceful-171351\u0022\u003Edoesn\u2019t outline how to do this\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unoosa.org\/oosa\/en\/ourwork\/copuos\/index.html\u0022\u003EUnited Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unoosa.org\/oosa\/en\/ourwork\/copuos\/atlac\/index.html\u0022\u003Eformed a team\u003C\/a\u003E in February 2025 that hopes to address these and other coordination issues on the Moon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith government and commercial missions to the Moon increasing, and NASA\u2019s next human mission to the Moon planned for early 2026, countries will need to work together to protect everyone\u2019s interest in the Moon.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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But this tendency, called convergence, is often overlooked when forecasting the economic impacts of climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eneco.2025.108705\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EA new study\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cVery few, if any, explicitly include this convergence effect,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/tony-harding\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EAnthony Harding,\u003C\/a\u003E an assistant professor in the Carter School and author on the paper. \u201cBut it makes a huge difference.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMain Findings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study was published in \u003Cem\u003EEnergy Economics\u003C\/em\u003E by Harding and co-authors Juan Moreno-Cruz, Martin Quaas, Wilfried Rickels, and Sjak Smulders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers find that empirical models ignoring convergence can calculate average global income losses of up to 19% by the end of the century in one study, while allowing for convergence reduces these losses to around 8.5%.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, including convergence spreads the damage more evenly across all countries, resulting in more moderate estimated increases in global income inequality \u2014 around 8% by 2100 rather than the up to 118% increase that another empirical model suggested. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, accounting for convergence also predicts economic impacts from climate change that are more in line with what we expect: the more temperatures increase, the more economic damage is done. Without convergence, empirical models can predict exponential benefits for \u201cwinning\u201d countries (such as large northern nations like Canada and Russia) that eventually outpace the losses to losing countries (which can only go to zero), causing it to look like climate change has a net economic benefit in the long run (it doesn\u2019t). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis model consistently pushes countries back together in a way, so you don\u2019t get that counterintuitive result,\u201d Harding said. \u201cIncluding convergence moderates the effects of climate change relative to models without convergence, but they are still large and require immediate action to address.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy Isn\u2019t Convergence Always Accounted For?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConvergence is an economic theory, while empirical models are based on observable past data.\u202fThis data is the only way we can forecast future trends, such as the economic impacts of climate change, but using the data alone is not enough. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen we use data to estimate a historical relationship between temperature and economic growth, we find evidence of convergence, but it doesn\u2019t directly affect that estimated climate-economy relationship\u201d Harding explained. \u201cSo, if you\u2019re building a model about what predicts the relationship between temperature and economic growth, you wouldn\u2019t think to include convergence because it doesn\u2019t show up as meaningful in that backward-looking model.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, it matters when projecting the effects of climate change in the future because convergence changes the persistence of climate change impacts. When temperatures increase, economic growth slows. But when growth slows, convergence offsets that, increasing growth and recovering some of those economic losses. Without convergence, those economic losses are never recovered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Harding and his colleagues incorporate convergence into the empirical model, they obtain results that are much closer to those from the more widely used theory-based integrated assessment models, thus calibrating the empirical model and pinpointing the discrepancy between the two.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolicy Impacts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarding and his team are working on a second paper using this model to calculate the value of carbon sequestration. Right now, there are many different ways to predict the economic costs and benefits of capturing and storing carbon out of the air. The results range from a negative economic benefit up to a thousand dollars per ton of carbon, Harding said, which is a \u201cmassive, massive spread.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut having an accurate number is critical for policymakers determining the economic value of conservation efforts like forest protection and reforestation efforts, which naturally sequester carbon. As organizations and governments choose and build these models, Harding\u2019s work shows how important considering convergence is.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cDistribution of climate damages in convergence-consistent growth projections\u201d was published in \u003C\/em\u003EEnergy Economics.\u003Cem\u003E It is available at \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eneco.2025.108705\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eneco.2025.108705\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new study from Georgia Tech\u2019s 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.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new study from Georgia Tech\u2019s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy finds that incorporating convergence into empirical climate models drastically reduces estimated global income loss and inequality from climate change by 2100. 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The new annual publication will give students the opportunity to begin developing the kinds of skills that generations of law students have learned working on law reviews, said Andy McNeil, director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwi90JSNr_6PAxUsliYFHYk2G3kQFnoECBsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspp.gatech.edu%2Flst\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1vT5FUJt297oS-o_pKbvk9\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology Program\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile obviously this won\u2019t be at the level or pace students will encounter in law school, this is a great next step for the students to focus not only legal research, but also the writing, editing, and verification of other sources that are so important in law school and beyond,\u201d McNeil said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will be responsible for selecting, writing, editing, and preparing articles for the publication. So far, about 20 students are working on the review, which will be published exclusively online.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first two articles are \u0022Monopoly in the Machines: How Antitrust Can Spur AI Innovation,\u0022 by Aarush Maheswaran, and\u003Cem\u003E \u0022\u003C\/em\u003EFrom Guidelines to Battlegrounds:\u0026nbsp;The Future of Checks and Balances,\u0022 authored by Dean Evan\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVery few universities without an affiliated law school publish undergraduate law reviews, according to McNeil, and none at other top STEM-focused schools without a law school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis law review will represent the kind of innovative edge, critical thinking, and unique approach to law, that Georgia Tech is known for,\u201d said Sarah Weitz, a second-year Economics major from Alpharetta and the review\u2019s editor-in-chief. \u201cIt demonstrates a commitment to expanding legal opportunities and its emerging leadership in the legal field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe review is the brainchild of fourth-year student Dean Evans, a mechanical engineering student from Augusta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Advantage for Prospective Law Students\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy hope is that this will become a platform for students to launch their academic writings and gain great experience for law school,\u201d Evans said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe effort wasn\u2019t without challenges, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a lot harder than I thought it would be to coordinate,\u201d he said. \u201cBuilding it from scratch was difficult, but I think those lessons will be beneficial in the long run.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeing on a law review staff while in law school has long been seen as a feather in the cap for students, said McNeil, who was lead articles editor while a law school student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYears ago, it was common for the top 10% of students at top law schools to receive an automatic invitation to join the school\u2019s law review. Now, many schools have moved to an even more competitive model where only the top 1% or 2% of students receive an automatic bid.\u0026nbsp; Other students who want to participate must submit an article to prove their writing prowess, McNeil said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor students who maybe don\u2019t go to one of the top ten law schools, being on the law review is something that helps differentiate candidates and makes them stand out to potential employers,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cMy hope is that this journal will help Georgia Tech students who want to go on to legal careers learn the skills they need to make a law review staff and go on to make an impact in the law and beyond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s how Weitz sees it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve already learned so much, and I know this opportunity is going to be a big benefit in developing the necessary analytical writing, critical legal thinking, and collaboration skills for myself and my peers who hope to pursue law school,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the undergraduate law review, visit the review\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/law-journal\/).\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough McNeil is advising the students, the review is not an official Georgia Tech publication and doesn\u2019t reflect the viewpoints of Georgia Tech or the Carter School.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe student-led publication will give Georgia Tech students interested in law school an advantage, its editors say.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The student-led publication will give Georgia Tech students interested in law school an advantage, its editors say."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-09-29 16:06:32","changed_gmt":"2025-09-30 16:11:48","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678189":{"id":"678189","type":"image","title":"Undergraduate law review","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the executive committee for the new Georgia Tech Undergraduate Law Review are pictured. 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That\u2019s according to a new study from a global team of health policy researchers, including Georgia Tech\u2019s Cassidy R. Sugimoto.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bad news? The study shows the improvement was mostly accidental, and things are likely to start getting worse again \u2014 especially if the U.S. follows through on plans to cut global health research funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur current situation is going to lead to an increasing imbalance between the diseases burdening the world and the research that is produced,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/sugimoto-cassidy\u0022\u003ESugimoto\u003C\/a\u003E, the Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read more about the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-025-03923-0#article-info\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Epaper, \u003C\/a\u003Epublished Aug. 27, 2025, in \u003Cem\u003ENature Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E, read our \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/08\/global-health-research-gap-study\u0022\u003Efull story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChanging disease patterns and funding uncertainties risk undoing decades of progress, researchers say\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Changing disease patterns and funding uncertainties risk undoing decades of progress, researchers say"}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-08-28 15:40:53","changed_gmt":"2025-09-04 15:01:41","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677842":{"id":"677842","type":"image","title":"AdobeStock_377921625-rsm.jpg","body":null,"created":"1756395661","gmt_created":"2025-08-28 15:41:01","changed":"1756395661","gmt_changed":"2025-08-28 15:41:01","alt":"A lab worker fills pipettes.","file":{"fid":"261788","name":"AdobeStock_377921625-rsm.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/28\/AdobeStock_377921625-rsm.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/28\/AdobeStock_377921625-rsm.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":191047,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/28\/AdobeStock_377921625-rsm.jpg?itok=WV8ZQIu_"}}},"media_ids":["677842"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684125":{"#nid":"684125","#data":{"type":"news","title":"McNeil Named LST Director ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndy McNeil, BSPP 2021, has been named the permanent director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (LST) program in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcNeil has overseen the program since 2024, when former Director Chad Slieper moved to the Office of Undergraduate Education to help oversee Georgia Tech\u2019s Leaders in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs director, McNeil oversees the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\/minor-certificates\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology minor\u003C\/a\u003E and the Pre-Law and Intellectual Property Certificate programs. He also teaches and provides advice to Georgia Tech students interested in law school and is involved with many student legal organizations and clubs across campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA 2005 graduate of the Syracuse University School of Law, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/william-mcneil\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMcNeil\u003C\/a\u003E also coaches Georgia Tech\u2019s high-performing mock trial team, ranked No. 10 out of about 800 teams nationwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be chosen to lead the very same program that provided me so much encouragement, support, and direction when I was an undergraduate trying to sort out my future,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to continue serving students and helping our Georgia Tech community further explore the intersection or law, science, and technology.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcNeil has had a varied career outside of Georgia Tech, including as an associate at Morris, Manning \u0026amp; Martin focusing on intellectual property, business torts, and other commercial disputes. Prior to that, he worked in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u2019s intellectual property group. He also co-owned an apparel sales agency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is a board member for Blaze Sports America, which seeks to change the lives of children and veterans with physical disabilities through adaptive sport. He also serves on the board of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance and the Georgia Tech Bar Association.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndy McNeil has been interim co-director since 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andy McNeil has been interim co-director since 2024."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-08-25 15:20:47","changed_gmt":"2025-08-25 15:22:58","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672831":{"id":"672831","type":"image","title":"andy mcneil image.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ELST Director Andy McNeil.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1705938561","gmt_created":"2024-01-22 15:49:21","changed":"1756239679","gmt_changed":"2025-08-26 20:21:19","alt":"Law, Science and Technology Director Andy McNeil","file":{"fid":"256150","name":"andy mcneil image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1827036,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/22\/andy%20mcneil%20image.jpg?itok=8rP9fhOJ"}}},"media_ids":["672831"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684000":{"#nid":"684000","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet the Ivan Allen College\u0027s Newest Faculty Members","body":"","field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 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\u0027s mission of educating leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Our newest faculty members are no exception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, we are proud to welcome 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 21 non-tenure-track faculty, \u0026nbsp;including Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows and new cadre members in our ROTC programs, four research faculty, and 11 visiting faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year, we are proud to welcome 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 21 non-tenure-track faculty,  including Marion L. 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From emergency phone alerts to job search platforms, a lot of technology doesn\u2019t work well \u2014 or at all \u2014 for people with disabilities. Enter real-life barriers: to safety, healthcare, information, and making a living.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, some people make it their mission to bring down those barriers. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/salimah-laforce\u0022\u003ESalimah LaForce\u003C\/a\u003E, senior research scientist for Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cacp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/a\u003E (CACP), studies where information systems fail and where they can be improved. Her research shapes policies, tools, and educational resources to make sure everyone \u2014 not just the non-disabled \u2014 can access the same opportunities and protections.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTechnology works best when it works for everyone,\u201d LaForce said. \u201cThere should be no sociodemographic or systemic barriers to accessing lifesaving information or having the tools you need to work and live well.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaForce\u2019s work spans the breadth of accessibility research. She makes recommendations on how \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/node\/43620\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022node\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u0022597713d7-7c36-4b18-a611-4ce5d387f796\u0022 data-entity-substitution=\u0022canonical\u0022\u003Eemergency mobile alerts\u003C\/a\u003E can be improved, accesses job outcomes for people with disabilities, and even designs virtual games that help older adults protect themselves in the face of disaster.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut how did a humanities enthusiast from California end up designing virtual reality (VR) studies in Atlanta? It\u2019s a path that, while unexpected, ended up coming full circle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/unexpected-paths\/salimah-laforce\u0022\u003ERead the full article.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom disaster alerts to job tools, Salimah LaForce is working toward a digital world that includes people with disabilities in every way.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From disaster alerts to job tools, Salimah LaForce is working toward a digital world that includes people with disabilities in every way."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-07-30 18:58:56","changed_gmt":"2025-07-30 19:00:32","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677536":{"id":"677536","type":"image","title":"salimah.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003ESalimah LaForce studies where information systems fail and where they can be improved. Her work helps ensure that people with disabilities aren\u2019t sidelined when it comes to safety, health, and opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1753901940","gmt_created":"2025-07-30 18:59:00","changed":"1753901940","gmt_changed":"2025-07-30 18:59:00","alt":"Salimah LaForce","file":{"fid":"261444","name":"salimah.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/30\/salimah.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/30\/salimah.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1177378,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/30\/salimah.png?itok=WdliLQjL"}}},"media_ids":["677536"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatherine Barzler, Senior Writer, Research Communications\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:catherine.barzler@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecatherine.barzler@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683148":{"#nid":"683148","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Offers New Minors for 2025-26","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College students eager to solve complex problems, understand and effectively communicate science policy, or craft creative works will have new course choices this Fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new offerings include the Minor in Collaborative Social Innovation, the Minor in Science Communication and Policy, and the Minor in Creative Writing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Collaborative Social Innovation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-collaborative-social-innovation\/\u0022\u003EThis program\u003C\/a\u003E, offered by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, is designed to help prepare students to be \u201cagents of change.\u201d The project-based curriculum combines policy, design thinking, and team dynamics, and it complements any major.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Collaborative Social Innovation minor helps students move from idea to impact \u2014 preparing them to lead teams, create change, and design solutions that matter. It\u2019s about turning your education into action,\u201d said Ilya Gokhman, an academic professional in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take two or more courses with a micro focus, such as PUBP 1142 \u2013 Teams and Collaboration or PUBP 4140 \u2013 Foundations of Leadership. They also must select at least two courses with a macro focus, just as COE 1201 \u2013 Design Thinking and Innovation for Grand Challenges, PUBP 4200 U.S. Health Policy, or PUBP 4416 \u2013 Critical Issues in Science and Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Science Communication and Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Carter School is also partnering with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) to offer the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-science-communication-policy\/\u0022\u003EScience Communication and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E minor. This program offers an in-depth look at how science is communicated to the public, how policy shapes research, and how science communication affects society. It\u2019s open to students in all majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary program is designed for humanities students interested in careers in health and science, media, technical communication, or public relations, as well as STEM majors seeking to develop their human-centered communication skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take LMC 3310 \u2013 The Rhetoric of Scientific Inquiry and PUBP 4410 \u2013 Science, Technology, and Public Policy and also choose three electives from a list of courses that includes LMC 3412 \u2013 Communicating Science and Technology to the Public, LMC 3318 \u2013 Biomedicine and Culture, and LMC 4406 \u2013 Contemporary Issues in Professional Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA unique feature of this minor is the optional study-abroad experience in Dublin, Ireland, on storytelling and AI in journalism, offered in partnership with CNN.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an exciting opportunity for Georgia Tech students to learn how policy shapes and is shaped by how we talk about science and to learn how scientific advances are communicated by professionals to different public audiences,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ELMC Chair Kelly Ritter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Creative Writing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, LMC is offering another new minor, in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-creative-writing\/\u0022\u003ECreative Writing\u003C\/a\u003E, for students who are particularly interested in improving their communication skills for careers and life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is open to all Georgia Tech students except for those already majoring in LMC. The primary focus of the program is on poetry, but it also includes other genres.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take LMC 3234 \u2013 Creative Writing; two writing electives, which include courses on poetry and stage and screen writing; and one literature elective, with options ranging from LMC 2060 \u2013 Introduction to Literary Studies to LMC 3214 \u2013 Science Fiction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis minor gives students the opportunity to showcase their skills in the literary arts and fosters a community of writers who will support and inspire them,\u201d said JC Reilly, director of Creative Writing Curricula. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect outlet for students to embrace all aspects of their expressive selves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther Notable Minors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC students also will have the opportunity to take the new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-business-sports-entertainment\/#text\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Business of Sports and Entertainment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E offered by The Scheller College of Business and including classes taught by IAC faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is meant for those interested in careers in sports management, live events, media, or entertainment law, among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC courses available for credit as part of the program include HTS 2015 \u2013 History of Sports in America, HTS 3073 \u2013 Sociology of Sports, and HTS 3089 \u2013 Science, Technology, and Sports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso, the Carter School and the School of Economics also offer the fairly new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-economics-policy-environmental-sustainability\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Economics and Policy of Environmental Sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is available to any student who wants to better understand how economics and policy shape our environment, climate, and energy resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourses include the required PUBP 3600 - Sustainability, Technology, and Policy and ECON 4440 - Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, as well as electives such as ECON 3300 \u2013 Economics of International Energy Markets, PUBP 3350 \u2013 Energy Policy, and INTA 3042 \u2013 Energy and International Security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new minors join 35 others offered by the Ivan Allen College, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/apps-ai-ml-minor\/\u0022\u003EMinor in Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning\u003C\/a\u003E launched last year in partnership with the College of Engineering. Other minors include Economics; Energy Systems; Film and Media Studies; History; International Business, Language, and Culture; and International Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew minors for IAC students include Minor in Collaborative Social Innovation, the Minor in Science Communication and Policy, and the Minor in Creative Writing.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New minors for IAC students include Minor in Collaborative Social Innovation, the Minor in Science Communication and Policy, and the Minor in Creative Writing."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-07-16 13:09:49","changed_gmt":"2025-07-22 21:50:13","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677427":{"id":"677427","type":"image","title":"image-for-iac-minors-2025.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is offering three new minors to students this Fall.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1752671400","gmt_created":"2025-07-16 13:10:00","changed":"1752671400","gmt_changed":"2025-07-16 13:10:00","alt":"Students seated at tables look at their laptops during a class.","file":{"fid":"261323","name":"image-for-iac-minors-2025.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/16\/image-for-iac-minors-2025.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/16\/image-for-iac-minors-2025.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":880658,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/16\/image-for-iac-minors-2025.jpg?itok=S7MpnvOp"}}},"media_ids":["677427"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"682622":{"#nid":"682622","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Strategic Interactions: Amanda Murdie Brings Her Expertise in Building Connections as New Dean","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Murdie is a believer in the power of culture and context. Without them, it\u2019s difficult for almost any endeavor \u2014 be it diplomatic, technological, or artistic \u2014 to succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurdie, the new dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and an expert in international relations, also has extensively studied game theory and finds it incredibly relevant to her work in human rights and human security. Typically defined as the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions, game theory relies on understanding distinctively non-mathematical factors like psychology and cultural norms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo make a good game theory model, you have to understand the motivations of individuals, and you can\u0027t understand those motivations from only the sciences. You really need the humanistic side,\u201d Murdie says. \u201cIf you\u0027re going to do anything as a game theorist, you must understand how humans function, and that\u0027s more than just the natural sciences or the social sciences. It\u2019s inherently interdisciplinary.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe liberal arts provide that understanding not just in game theory but in any discipline, says Murdie. \u201cLiberal arts are the lifeline through which all other knowledge flows,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInterdisciplinary Lens\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurdie\u2019s background in human rights gave her an early appreciation of how many research areas outside of international relations play a key role in improving lives worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cComing from a human rights tradition, you always start with an interdisciplinary lens,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurdie\u2019s training and research have included a wide range of students, professors, and collaborators \u2014 from economics, law, history, sociology, business, statistics, and more. She says human rights and international affairs are not at all unique in demanding an interdisciplinary approach. Solving any complex problem requires knowledge of many direct and indirect factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo connect the dots, you need collaborators from a range of disciplines. And to trust and work with collaborators from each discipline, you need at least a basic, working level of knowledge about it, says Murdie.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHow do you respect someone else\u0027s method of inquiry and someone else\u0027s method of creation? That\u0027s something universities don\u0027t train students well for unless there\u2019s a truly interdisciplinary focus,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIvan Allen Advantage\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether someone is launching a business, creating a new technology, or negotiating a treaty, connecting the dots is crucial to innovation, as well as staying more than a few steps ahead of AI and automation. The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is perfectly positioned to make more of those connections as a liberal arts hub embedded within an institute making the latest breakthroughs in engineering, computing, and sciences, says Murdie, who joined Georgia Tech from the University of Georgia. She calls it the \u201cIvan Allen Advantage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think the Ivan Allen Advantage goes in two directions. I think in one direction, our advantage for all Tech students is that they need that liberal arts training in order to be better communicators and actually think about humanity and how technology can be used,\u201d Murdie says. \u201cAnd I think the Ivan Allen Advantage also is for those of us who are passionate about the liberal arts, who want to focus on the human condition. Doing so in an environment that is tech-informed leads to better student outcomes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College is also well positioned (as a connector of dots) to channel faculty and student research expertise toward solving problems and improving lives, Murdie says. The Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) and Center for Urban Research represent excellent examples of how the liberal arts can act as a hub and facilitator for tackling complex challenges, she adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETraining for the Future\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs AI and other technologies accelerate changes in nearly every aspect of our lives, the ability to be creative, lead complex teams, solve problems, and connect with others has never been more important. What better way to master those skills than to enhance your education with the study of literature, languages, history, and culture? Murdie asks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re going to build the liberal arts into what it should be \u2014 the best place for people to get training for the future. But that training needs to be informed by technology, and it needs to be informed by the deep understanding of AI and machine learning,\u201d Murdie says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you\u2019re an engineer who can\u0027t write or express ideas clearly, it\u0027s easier for your job to be taken by AI. It\u0027s our ability to be human that keeps us in the game.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Murdie, Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is an expert in international relations and game theory \u2014 skills she plans to use to foster strategic connections for liberal arts education and research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Amanda Murdie, Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is an expert in international relations and game theory \u2014 skills she plans to use to foster strategic connections for liberal arts education and research at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-06-02 12:54:28","changed_gmt":"2025-06-02 14:37:30","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677165":{"id":"677165","type":"image","title":"amanda-murdie-profile.png","body":null,"created":"1748868879","gmt_created":"2025-06-02 12:54:39","changed":"1748868879","gmt_changed":"2025-06-02 12:54:39","alt":"Amanda Murdie Headshot","file":{"fid":"261036","name":"amanda-murdie-profile.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/02\/amanda-murdie-profile.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/02\/amanda-murdie-profile.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3040300,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/02\/amanda-murdie-profile.png?itok=bS8nebeK"}}},"media_ids":["677165"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/07\/amanda-murdie-named-dean-georgia-techs-ivan-allen-college-liberal-arts","title":"Amanda Murdie Named Dean of Georgia Tech\u0027s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMegan McRainey\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emegan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"682259":{"#nid":"682259","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Center for Urban Research Receives Grant to Help Improve Atlanta Neighborhoods","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Southern Company Foundation awarded a $2.5 million grant to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbanresearch.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Urban Research\u003C\/a\u003E to support Mayor Andre Dickens\u2019 effort to address socioeconomic inequities in Atlanta neighborhoods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis investment is a major step forward in Mayor Dickens\u2019 effort to improve the quality of lives of all Atlantans,\u201d said David Edwards, the founding executive director of the Center for Urban Research and the policy advisor for neighborhoods in the City of Atlanta Office of the Mayor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy goal is to ensure that the city of Atlanta is the best city in the country to raise a child,\u201d said Mayor Andre Dickens. \u201cAnd we\u2019re going to achieve that by ensuring every child in the city lives in a healthy, thriving, and accessible neighborhood. This investment by the Southern Company Foundation will help us ensure that we track and evaluate our progress against that goal. I am very appreciative of their willingness to support this critical work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Center for Urban Research, hosted in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E, is a collaboration between Georgia Tech and the mayor\u2019s office. It brings together university, community, nonprofit, and municipal leaders to develop and evaluate solutions that address inequities in urban centers. Current projects include neighborhood improvement plans and climate-oriented engineering for housing and facilities on public land.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Center will use the $2.5 million from the Southern Company Foundation to evaluate and inform the mayor\u2019s \u201cAchieving Fairness of Place\u201d initiative, which is investing in seven historically disinvested neighborhoods to improve outcomes in housing, education, health, and economic mobility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Center for Urban Research will develop an impact measurement strategy for the project and track the results of the investments. It will also lead the research, informing the work on the ground and conducting and supporting local and national work on issues related to place-based transformation and neighborhood health. The Center is collaborating with more than 40 researchers at colleges and universities across the region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith this funding, we hope to establish the Center as a leader in research, practice, and partnerships and use Atlanta as a blueprint of what can happen nationwide to address urban inequity,\u201d said Ishita Chordia, the associate director of the Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPolicymakers in Atlanta and beyond desperately need research support,\u201d added Center Co-Director Brian An, an assistant professor at the Carter School.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Southern Company Foundation\u2019s grant will allow the Center to create fellowships and build an interdisciplinary team of master\u2019s and doctoral students from the Carter School, the School of City and Regional Planning, the College of Computing, and others to provide the research analytics that policymakers often don\u2019t have the time or money to procure themselves, An said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are pleased to support the mayor\u2019s Fairness of Place initiative with the Center for Urban Research to conduct research and determine best practices in community transformation,\u201d said Myra Bierria, president of the Southern Company Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis initiative, taking shape in several economically disadvantaged communities to provide residents with access to quality housing, education, workforce development, and public spaces, aligns with our focus on elevating our communities for generations to come. This grant reflects our commitment to these efforts and supporting the Atlanta communities we are privileged to serve.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Southern Company Foundation awarded a $2.5 million grant to the Georgia Tech Center for Urban Research to support Mayor Andre Dickens\u2019 effort to improve Atlanta neighborhoods.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Southern Company Foundation awarded a $2.5 million grant to the Georgia Tech Center for Urban Research to support Mayor Andre Dickens\u2019 effort to improve Atlanta neighborhoods. 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But the transition from U.S. control to a global stakeholder governance model was not without intense backlash, according to Milton L. Muller, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat seemed small and technical turned out to be very big and political,\u0022 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/milton-l-mueller\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMueller\u003C\/a\u003E writes in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262552585\/declaring-independence-in-cyberspace\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDeclaring Independence in Cyberspace\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, his new book on the history and lessons of this pivotal moment in internet history.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s a story that Mueller says has particular relevance today amid global concerns over how best to address the growing influence of artificial intelligence on our lives and work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGoing Global\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMueller\u2019s book focuses on the establishment of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), created by the U.S. government in 1998 to replace an informal U.S.-led system with a private-sector-led international model.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 1990s, policymakers recognized the need for change amid rapid commercialization and globalization of the internet. The informal system run by technical researchers had proved inadequate for burgeoning policy disputes, according to Mueller.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn response, the U.S. set up ICANN as a private-sector manager of the internet\u2019s address book to provide a more formalized structure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitially, the U.S. Department of Commerce retained oversight. However in 2014, under intense international pressure, the agency announced it would relinquish that role in favor of a framework in which ICANN was accountable only to global internet stakeholders.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe decision came amid international criticism of the U.S. over internet surveillance activities revealed by Edward Snowden and consequent doubts over the ability of the U.S. to serve as a neutral steward. A deep divide between advocates of state-centric approaches to internet governance and those who supported multistakeholder approaches also contributed to the debate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA \u2018Crowning Achievement\u2019\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. decision to give up control sparked a domestic political firestorm driven by those who emphasized the U.S. role in inventing and paying for the initial development of the internet. Opponents of the change argued that\u0026nbsp; the U.S. had a duty to continue as steward to act as a shield protecting internet freedom from potential interference by authoritarian countries such as China, Russia, and Iran.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt took two years, but the administration of President Barack Obama overcame the opposition by highlighting broad internet-community support for the change as well as positioning the newly independent ICANN as a bulwark against undue influence from countries that wanted a more direct role for governments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe newly independent ICANN began operating without any U.S. government oversight in 2016.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMueller \u2014 a long-time observer and participant in internet governance processes \u2014 argues the move towards a multistakeholder model was \u0022one of the crowning achievements (or [the] last gasp?) of neoliberal globalization.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA \u2018Clearly Preferable\u2019 Alternative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The story has a moderately happy ending,\u0022 Mueller notes in his book. \u0022The new ICANN realized, to some degree, the radical vision of Internet registry governance via non-state actors. That option now seems clearly preferable to the alternatives,\u201d Mueller writes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince becoming independent of the U.S., ICANN has demonstrated neutrality in the face of geopolitical pressures such as its refusal to remove Russian domain names from the internet following the invasion of Ukraine, according to Mueller.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, challenges do persist. Mueller points to ICANN\u0027s often cumbersome domain name policymaking, its slow response to rules such as Europe\u0027s General Data Privacy Regulation, and controversies such as the attempted sale of the .org registry, which highlighted issues of accountability and the influence of its U.S. jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMueller\u2019s work underscores the crucial role of Carter School and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts in fostering the interdisciplinary expertise needed to navigate such complex global issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELessons for AI Governance\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, the history of ICANN offers potent lessons for today\u0027s heated debates over how to regulate artificial intelligence, Mueller argues in his book\u0027s conclusion.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022AI now occupies the same prominent place in the public imagination as the Internet did back in the mid-1990s,\u0022 accompanied by similar widespread anxieties and urgent calls for government regulation, sometimes framed in almost apocalyptic terms, Mueller writes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the book, Mueller cautions against assumptions that state control is the best response to concerns over AI\u2019s potentially pernicious influence. This, he says, is because nations will often weaponize technologies or prioritize surveillance opportunities over public good.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ICANN experiment, while imperfect, demonstrates the potential for non-state actors and the global community to responsibly manage critical infrastructure while largely insulating it from geopolitical conflict, he argues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead of reacting solely with \u0022intensified national governmental controls,\u0022 Mueller suggests that exploring diverse governance models \u2014 perhaps involving multistakeholder principles, industry self-regulation, or new transnational arrangements \u2014 might be better\u0026nbsp; for managing concerns related to AI while preserving innovation and mitigating the risks of purely state-centric control.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The story told here suggests that we might address the governance problems posed by this evolving system with a more confident vision of human-technical possibilities, as happened in 1998,\u201d Mueller writes.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Carter School is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMilton Mueller\u0027s new book explores the history and aftermath of the U.S. decision to relinquish control over how internet addresses are assigned.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Milton Mueller\u0027s new book explores the history and aftermath of the U.S. decision to relinquish control over how internet addresses are assigned."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-05-08 16:20:25","changed_gmt":"2025-05-12 20:06:19","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677065":{"id":"677065","type":"image","title":"Declaring-BookCover-169.jpg","body":null,"created":"1747080349","gmt_created":"2025-05-12 20:05:49","changed":"1747080349","gmt_changed":"2025-05-12 20:05:49","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"260929","name":"Declaring-BookCover-169.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/12\/Declaring-BookCover-169_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/12\/Declaring-BookCover-169_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":579924,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/12\/Declaring-BookCover-169_0.jpg?itok=WXmwkGkk"}},"642982":{"id":"642982","type":"image","title":"Milton Mueller","body":null,"created":"1610724841","gmt_created":"2021-01-15 15:34:01","changed":"1614694385","gmt_changed":"2021-03-02 14:13:05","alt":"Milton Mueller","file":{"fid":"244150","name":"milton mueller preferred 200x300.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/milton%20mueller%20preferred%20200x300.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/milton%20mueller%20preferred%20200x300.png","mime":"image\/png","size":98218,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/milton%20mueller%20preferred%20200x300.png?itok=E5Iwok4f"}}},"media_ids":["677065","642982"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"682077":{"#nid":"682077","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduating Public Policy Student Offers a Master Class in Overcoming Adversity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichelle Lee knew something was wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was 2019. She had been struggling with neck pain for two years, but doctors kept telling her it was simply a byproduct of bending her neck while studying too hard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen her hands started going numb. Painful shocks would race down her arms. Joints began popping out of place. The discomfort kept her up at night.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was extremely painful, and most days I couldn\u2019t move, yet I was always told, no, this is in your head,\u201d said Lee, who applied to and was accepted to Georgia Tech even while attempting to figure out the mystery ailment disrupting her life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe tried to do what she\u2019s always done: push through to achieve her academic goals. But, eventually, the weight of her illness became too much. In 2020, Lee had to put her Georgia Tech studies on hold, head home, and focus on finding out just what was happening to her body.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt took two years away from Georgia Tech, being shuffled from doctor to doctor, but she finally got an answer: hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and a trio of leaking heart valves \u2014 a combination Lee said has put her future at risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEDS is a connective tissue disorder that affects every part of the body, causing severe pain and mobility issues. One of 13 subtypes, the hypermobile form is the most common and often comes along with other health issues that significantly impact quality of life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELess than two months after her diagnosis, Lee began alternating between relying on a walker and wheelchair to help her move around. She was just 22.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee said her parents wanted her to stay home in Augusta so they could help take care of her. But to Lee, there was just one thing for her to do: come back to Georgia Tech and go after that degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I live every day in excruciating pain,\u201d Lee said. \u201cBut I won\u0027t let anybody or anything take my academic prowess away from me.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, a little less than three years after she returned to Georgia Tech to continue her studies, Lee will graduate with honors and a B.S. in Public Policy, having forged a love for health policy and advocacy in her time here.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of her favorite professors, Andrew Buskell, remembers her as an outstanding \u2014 and inspiring \u2014 student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDespite all her hardships \u2014 debilitating fatigue, chronic pain, struggles with the healthcare system \u2014 Michelle was always present and always engaged,\u201d Buskell said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPresent didn\u2019t always mean in-person, though she would be in the classroom when she could,\u201d Buskell said. \u201cBut she would also join from parking lots and waiting rooms where she was seeking emergency care. Once, she even joined from her hospital bed. No matter where she was located, her dedication to learning shone through.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee is sticking around Georgia Tech for one more semester to finish her master\u2019s degree in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, in hopes of furthering her ability to shape health policy. She wants to continue making an impact for as long as she can.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I want to cultivate a life for myself,\u201d said Lee, who also works as an executive administrator at the National Alliance on Mental Illness\u2019 Georgia office. \u201cWhatever time I have left, that\u0027s not significant. It doesn\u0027t matter. What matters is what I can build in the time I do have.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs something of an expert on overcoming adversity, Lee has advice for other Georgia Tech students going through rough times. You can do it, she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYeah, failure is an option. But is that really the route you\u0027re going to choose? Because ultimately everything in life is a choice. And you hold the power.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOh, and you better bet Lee will be at Commencement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou\u0027d have to drag me kicking and screaming away,\u201d Lee said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichelle Lee has battled health issues throughout her time at Georgia Tech, but persevered and will graduate on Friday.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michelle Lee has battled health issues throughout her time at Georgia Tech, but persevered and will graduate on Friday."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-04-28 13:50:04","changed_gmt":"2025-04-28 14:21:56","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676959":{"id":"676959","type":"image","title":"michelle-lee-commencement.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPublic Policy graduate Michelle Lee, right, at the Capstone Design Expo on April 22, 2025, with teammate Adiba Syed, who is also graduating this Spring. 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Her research experience shows how we can use technology to improve the human condition, and thus, she is a perfect representative of a Georgia Tech senior.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECotsman said she\u2019s incredibly grateful for the mentors who encouraged her to explore the intersection of technology, machine learning, and smart policymaking. Alongside her public policy degree, she is completing a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/apps-ai-ml-minor\/\u0022\u003EMinor in Applications of AI and Machine Learning\u003C\/a\u003E. She also has worked in Associate Professor Omar Isaac Asensio\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/datasciencepolicy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EData Science and Policy Lab\u003C\/a\u003E since she was a first-year student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a well-deserved recognition,\u201d Asensio said. \u201cAshley has shown excellence in the classroom and multi-disciplinary research settings.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer stand-out achievements include co-authoring a journal article on the use of large language models to detect global service reliability issues in electric transportation policy, earning her a first-place award at the Georgia Tech Undergraduate Research Symposium, and a mention by Microsoft AI in a feature story on Azure cloud computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/02\/ai-action-smarter-sustainability-policy\u0022\u003Eled a project\u003C\/a\u003E using GPT-4 and prompt engineering to analyze the sea of sustainability reports published by organizations each year and help policymakers reduce evaluation costs. Cotsman presented her work at the Association for Public Policy Analysis \u0026amp; Management Conference with support from a President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the Fall, Cotsman won a competitive Federal Jackets Fellowship to participate in the GTDC \u201cstudy at home\u201d semester in Washington. Alongside her classes and internship at the House Finance Committee, she researched and wrote an analysis of gender dynamics in policymaking spaces, examining the challenges, opportunities, and future for gender equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis recognition is more than a personal honor; it marks a significant first for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts,\u201d Cotsman said. \u201cIt celebrates the growing impact of students whose work brings depth, context, and humanity to our world\u2019s most pressing scientific challenges. I am honored to represent that legacy and hope this recognition affirms the enduring relevance of humanistic perspectives in building a better future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECotsman stood out among thousands of students at the Institute for her work with AI and machine learning to improve policymaking.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Cotsman stood out among thousands of students at the Institute for her work with AI and machine learning to improve policymaking."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2025-04-25 13:54:58","changed_gmt":"2025-04-25 14:18:06","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676942":{"id":"676942","type":"image","title":"AshleyCotsman.jpg","body":null,"created":"1745589315","gmt_created":"2025-04-25 13:55:15","changed":"1745589315","gmt_changed":"2025-04-25 13:55:15","alt":"Cotsman at the IAC End of Year Awards with Cassidy Sugimoto and Shatakshee Dhongde","file":{"fid":"260793","name":"AshleyCotsman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/25\/AshleyCotsman.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/25\/AshleyCotsman.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1249948,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/04\/25\/AshleyCotsman.jpg?itok=41QUJPCU"}}},"media_ids":["676942"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dminardi3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDi Minardi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dminardi3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}