{"690127":{"#nid":"690127","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBiology major Sonali Kaluri is a STEM expert. Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is a language and culture expert.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPut the two together and you have a sharply educated researcher with a passion for healthcare. Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under\u0026nbsp;the digital platform economy. She plans to later embark on a career in medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s something she says she couldn\u2019t have done without her experiences at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou need to have a deep understanding of people and the systems that surround us to be able to effectively and ethically help people as a physician,\u201d said Kaluri, who attended Georgia Tech as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stampsps.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStamps President\u0027s Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri\u2019s Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies degree from the School of Modern Languages helped shape that understanding, including through classes studying Spanish literature.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLiterature is such an important window into the lives of people different from you,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cStudying another language\u2019s great works is an excellent way to understand the experiences of different people and build that empathy, which translates to real life for me in being able to better connect with the people I meet.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri, who was fluent in her parents\u2019 languages of Telugu and Kannada before arriving at Georgia Tech, had always wanted to combine language training with her work in healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEarly in high school and college, I would shadow doctors, and if they had a patient that couldn\u2019t speak English, I\u2019d be able to follow along with the conversation even without an interpreter using my knowledge from high school Spanish classes,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cI figured that one day as a doctor, it would be cool to be able to talk directly to a larger number of patients without needing an interpreter and to be able to build greater rapport with patients. That was the spark for why I wanted to pursue more rigorous study of Spanish.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer interest in medicine derives from seeing how cultural norms around gender and caregiving can shape and even sideline women\u2019s own healthcare needs.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI realized that was a big part of why I wanted to pursue medicine \u2014 to advocate for people on a deeper level, to try to bridge these gaps that I\u0027ve noticed in research, in the clinic, et cetera,\u201d Kaluri said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKelly Comfort, one of Kaluri\u2019s Spanish professors, said Kaluri\u2019s success shows what\u2019s possible with a combined STEM and liberal arts education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSonali is the kind of student who proves that the humanities are not separate from science and medicine \u2014 they strengthen them. Her ability to think critically about culture, identity, and social systems through her ALIS major has shaped her into a more thoughtful future healthcare professional,\u201d Comfort said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe is not only highly skilled in pre-health and pre-medicine fields, but she is also multilingual, interculturally competent, empathetic, reflective, and prepared to improve the human condition across cultures, languages, and borders,\u201d Comfort said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBiology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Biology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2026-05-04 19:28:11","changed_gmt":"2026-05-11 19:56:47","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680167":{"id":"680167","type":"image","title":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1777923045","gmt_created":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","changed":"1777923045","gmt_changed":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","alt":"Sonali Kaluri","file":{"fid":"264409","name":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":166993,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg?itok=zvQJc3fG"}}},"media_ids":["680167"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"686311":{"#nid":"686311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s French Program Joins National Network of Centers of Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents studying French at Georgia Tech now have another reason to be proud of their hard work. The French program in the School of Modern Languages has been designated a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/frenchculture\/frenchcultures\/centers-of-excellence-university-network\/\u0022\u003ECenters of Excellence University Network\u003C\/a\u003E by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis prestigious recognition places Georgia Tech\u2019s French program among 28 elite programs in the U.S., including those at Brown, Cornell, Harvard, and MIT. 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target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Swan\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plumage.vip.gatech.edu\/issue2.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBirds of War and Peace\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plumage.vip.gatech.edu\/issue3.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPigeons\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe magazine\u2019s content spans community engagement, cultural analysis, creative expression, and technological innovation. \u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E includes interviews with local experts, ecological research, campus birdwatching guides, original art and writing, literary and artistic analyses \u2014 even interactive digital games.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see students integrate technical skills with humanistic inquiry,\u201d said Boulard. \u201cSome work on website design and functionality, while others propose topics to explore, design the layout, conduct interviews, and create content.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Students Behind \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlumage\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe VIP brings together students from a wide variety of majors, each of whom has something to contribute \u2014 and to learn \u2014 from its central theme.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENatalia Alvarez Rodriguez, a Literature, Media, and Communication major, said the project offered a new way to look at animals and their role in the environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was eye-opening to be introduced to the concept of decentering the human perspective and instead appreciating [animals] as beings in their own right,\u201d Rodriguez said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaren Zheng, a Computer Science major, appreciated the chance to apply and practice her skills in a creative setting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe collaborative development process is a great opportunity to learn from other students and develop valuable website-building tools,\u201d said Zhang.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESteve Place, a Modern Languages graduate student and a campus sustainability program manager at Georgia Tech, said the experience brought his fields of work and study together.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe experience has heightened my awareness of our natural world while immersing me in the French language,\u201d said Place. \u201cI understand the role of birds as sentinels of a healthy environment.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComputational Media major Jasmine Cobb created an illustrated matching game for the \u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E site that helps players learn the parts of a bird\u2019s anatomy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love how \u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E makes bird facts fun and visually appealing,\u201d said Cobb. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see how the VIP will continue to develop.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Origins \u2014 and Future \u2014 of \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBirds in Arts and Media\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EBirds in Arts and Media\u003C\/em\u003E VIP grew out of Boulard\u2019s ongoing research and teaching in the environmental humanities. Last summer, with the help of Emily Wiegel from the School of Biological Sciences, she and colleague \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/42790775-9b13-5234-95e7-a861128d333a\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAndrea Jonsson\u003C\/a\u003E installed a device on campus that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2024\/06\/what-birds-can-teach-us\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erecords birdsong\u003C\/a\u003E and monitors the species present as part of their joint project, \u201cFrench Environmental Humanities and\/in the Arts.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201c\u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E offers students the opportunity to contribute to scholarship at the intersection of the humanities and STEM,\u201d said Boulard. \u201cAt its core, it\u2019s about co-creating knowledge and sharing it beyond the classroom.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoing forward, Boulard said she is open to the possibility of adding other languages to the VIP.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would like to help build \u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E into a regular publication with many contributors, curated and produced by students,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom swans to sparrows, birds are bridging the humanities and STEM fields in St\u00e9phanie Boulard\u2019s new \u0027Birds in Arts and Media\u0027 Vertically Integrated Project (VIP).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From swans to sparrows, birds are bridging the humanities and STEM fields in St\u00e9phanie Boulard\u2019s new \u0027Birds in Arts and Media\u0027 Vertically Integrated Project (VIP)."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-07-10 17:27:58","changed_gmt":"2025-07-15 13:49:22","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677387":{"id":"677387","type":"image","title":"\u0027Birds in Arts and Media\u0027 VIP Group  ","body":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in St\u00e9phanie Boulard\u0027s Environmental Literature, Arts, and Media course show off their contribution to the VIP project, \u003Cem\u003EPlumage\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1752168484","gmt_created":"2025-07-10 17:28:04","changed":"1752587733","gmt_changed":"2025-07-15 13:55:33","alt":"Students in St\u00e9phanie Boulard\u0027s Environmental Literature, Arts, and Media course show off their contribution to the VIP project, Plumage.","file":{"fid":"261282","name":"Birds---Art-VIP-Group.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/10\/Birds---Art-VIP-Group.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/10\/Birds---Art-VIP-Group.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1697285,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/10\/Birds---Art-VIP-Group.png?itok=ubYYzZbH"}}},"media_ids":["677387"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2024\/06\/what-birds-can-teach-us","title":"What Birds Can Teach Us About Language and Ecology"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"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:stephanie.kadel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStephanie N. 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