{"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. 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Society benefits when people are willing to listen, especially to those who disagree with them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Institute will serve as a space to share ideas, learn from one another, and discover common ground,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is especially important in a moment when technology is rapidly altering how we encounter information, form beliefs, and relate to one another.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Institute creates opportunities for students to examine the civic and social implications of technological innovation,\u201d said Aaron Levine, associate dean for research and outreach in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and interim executive director of the Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt will support leaders who can approach difficult questions thoughtfully, drawing on evidence, expertise, and an understanding of diverse perspectives.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat focus was reflected in the symposium\u2019s keynote dialogue between Robert George and Cornel West, eminent scholars, longtime friends, and coauthors of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Truth-Matters-Dialogue-Fruitful-Disagreement\/dp\/B0DBR1PYWL\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETruth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe keynote conversation modeled the kind of thoughtful dialogue across deep differences that the new Institute aims to cultivate. George and West do not expect to change each other\u2019s minds.For them, persuasion isn\u2019t the point.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe don\u2019t often completely change each other\u2019s minds about things, but that\u2019s not the goal,\u201d said George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can have 100% agreement and be wrong. My goal isn\u2019t to persuade him, but to learn what I can from him.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EListening with care and humility to someone who is coming from a very different place, George added, can offer new ways of seeing an issue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor West, that process begins with resisting easy labels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe don\u2019t look at the world through the lens of -isms,\u201d said West, who is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou try to listen to a particular argument, put forward by a specific person, and to stay in contact with their humanity. 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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. 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\u0026nbsp;It\u2019s because of these and other innovations,\u201d Bowman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more about the book and global development at Georgia Tech, read the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2026\/03\/georgia-tech-soccer-world-cup-global-development\u0022\u003Efull story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESoccer has important lessons for global development, says Regents\u0027 Entrepreneur Kirk Bowman.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Soccer has important lessons for global development, says Regents\u0027 Entrepreneur Kirk Bowman."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-03-23 15:58:57","changed_gmt":"2026-03-23 16:00:06","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":{"679712":{"id":"679712","type":"image","title":"soccer-book-photo-illustration.jpg","body":null,"created":"1774281544","gmt_created":"2026-03-23 15:59:04","changed":"1774281544","gmt_changed":"2026-03-23 15:59:04","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"263903","name":"soccer-book-photo-illustration.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/23\/soccer-book-photo-illustration.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/23\/soccer-book-photo-illustration.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3673217,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/23\/soccer-book-photo-illustration.jpg?itok=TMzbB7N_"}}},"media_ids":["679712"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"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":""}},"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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The symposium will explore how best to position Georgia Tech research to inform these debates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn April 2, the event will feature a keynote dialogue at 10 a.m. in the Scholars Event Theater (Price Gilbert 1280) with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robertpgeorge.com\/\u0022\u003ERobert George\u003C\/a\u003E, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cornelwest.com\/\u0022\u003ECornel West\u003C\/a\u003E, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, followed by panel discussions designed to provide perspectives from a range of peer institutions. George and West are the authors of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Truth-Matters-Dialogue-Fruitful-Disagreement\/dp\/B0DBR1PYWL\u0022\u003ETruth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther topics will include: informing public debate and leading at the intersection of technology and policy, and engaging students and faculty successfully in civic leadership and technology policy initiatives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn April 3, the event will feature a panel of Georgia Tech leaders sharing their perspectives, followed by breakout sessions designed for Georgia Tech community members to share their feedback.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExplore the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/events\/item\/688756\/perspectives-technology-civic-leadership-inaugural-symposium\u0022\u003Esymposium agenda\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6x0B8PyUF9qj3Tg\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to attend a portion or all of the symposium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership reflects Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to educating leaders who create new possibilities at the intersection of technology and human flourishing and exploring ways for Georgia Tech scholarship and research to inform pressing societal issues and opportunities. It will draw on rigorous research to develop and support civic-minded, technological leaders and policy-aware innovators, equipping them to lead in a pluralistic democracy and an interconnected, innovation-driven world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Institute will give students the chance to explore a broad range of ideas about how innovation shapes communities, the economy, and public life. 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The journal has featured work by notable authors such as Ian Brzezinski, Ash Carter, Elbridge Colby, William R. Van Cleave, Robert Kaplan, Albert Wohlstetter, and Dov Zakheim, and has been a critical resource for policymakers and professors for more than five decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver half a century later, the FPRI-Nunn School collaboration will continue the mission of the journal\u2019s first editor, Robert Strausz-Hup\u00e9. Hup\u00e9 believed that the contours of global affairs would be shaped both by geopolitical competition and technological change.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ewill continue to deliver informative and insightful articles and podcasts about foreign policy, national security, and geopolitics, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies are reshaping these fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Ewill adopt an innovative new format that features both peer-reviewed scholarly research and contributions from policymakers and practitioners. The unique partnership between FPRI and the Nunn School, combining a blend of rigorous academic scholarship with timely policy insight, promises to explore the most pressing issues in international affairs from multiple perspectives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll future \u003Cem\u003EOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Earticles and archives will be available for all readers on a new website. The journal will continue to be published in a digital quarterly format, with the articles published online as soon as they have been edited and cleared for publication. The website will also feature a bimonthly podcast series, and both FPRI and the Nunn School will host thematic virtual and in-person events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe editorial team will be headed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/contributor\/nikolas-gvosdev-2\/\u0022\u003ENikolas Gvosdev,\u003C\/a\u003E senior fellow at FPRI and the Captain Jerome E. Levy Chair in Economic Geography and National Security at the U.S. Naval War College, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/lawrence-rubin\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003ELawrence Rubin\u003C\/a\u003E, co-director of the Georgia Tech DC Program: Pathways to Policy and an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am delighted that FPRI and the Nunn School will join together in this partnership for a relaunch of \u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u003C\/em\u003E, and to renew Strauz-Hup\u00e9\u2019s mandate for a journal that \u2018will curate the most insightful articles that examine the issues that affect global security.\u2019 The 2021 special issue of Orbis dedicated to \u2018Emerging Technology and National Security\u2019\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ewhich Larry served as guest editor \u2014 which was one of the most widely-read and cited issues of the journal in recent years \u2014 shows the potential of this partnership for the future of \u003Cem\u003EOrbis,\u003C\/em\u003E\u201d said Gvosdev.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are thrilled that after years of planning we will see these important efforts come to fruition. This partnership is about our commitment to demonstrating that both policy and academic partnership can be mutually beneficial,\u201d added Rubin.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cOrbis \u003C\/em\u003Ehas been at the forefront of geopolitical debate and discussion since 1957. I can\u2019t wait to take it from behind a paywall and to make it available to all our readers. And to really focus on bridging the divide between academia and policy,\u201d said Aaron Stein, president of FPRI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdam N. Stulberg, Sam Nunn School Chair and professor, echoed the excitement surrounding this new partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt marks a concerted effort not only at bridging gaps but at keeping pace with today\u2019s rapidly changing international landscape. With the rejuvenated \u003Cem\u003EOrbis\u003C\/em\u003E and accessible online formats, we aim to establish an uncommon dynamic forum where scholars, technical experts, and practitioners can engage different perspectives and distill insight into underlying drivers and strategic implications presented by emerging technologies and other contemporary problem-sets that confront U.S. national and international security.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u003Cem\u003E Orbis Journal of World Affairs\u003C\/em\u003E is set to relaunch in Spring 2026. To be the first to know about new content, be sure to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/subscribe\/\u0022\u003Esubscribe \u003C\/a\u003Eto FPRI\u2019s mailing list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Foreign Policy Research Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Foreign Policy Research Institute is a nonpartisan Philadelphia-based think tank dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States. FPRI educates those who make and influence policy, as well as the public at large, through the lens of history, geography, and culture. For more information, visit fpri.org.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1990, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology is dedicated to educating the next generation of scholars and practitioners on diverse approaches to tackling real-world problems to advance the global human condition. As one of the first professional schools of international affairs situated at major technological institute, we provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary, multi-method, and flexible undergraduate and graduate social science programming at the nexus of science and technology, with special attention to strategic, political economy, and comparative political perspectives on international security, global development, and governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA version of this story \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/news\/2025\/10\/foreign-policy-research-institute-and-georgia-tech-announce-a-collaboration-to-publish-the-orbis-journal-of-world-affairs\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E on the FPRI website.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/\u0022\u003EForeign Policy Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E and Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E announce the relaunch of the \u003Cem\u003EOrbis Journal of World Affairs.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Foreign Policy Research Institute and Georgia Tech\u0027s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs announce the relaunch of the \u0022Orbis Journal of World Affairs.\u0022"}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-10-22 19:39:46","changed_gmt":"2026-03-20 12:57:55","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678430":{"id":"678430","type":"image","title":"inta-journal.png","body":null,"created":"1761161996","gmt_created":"2025-10-22 19:39:56","changed":"1761161996","gmt_changed":"2025-10-22 19:39:56","alt":"Rendering of a globe with the FPRI and INTA logos.","file":{"fid":"262453","name":"inta-journal.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3127675,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/22\/inta-journal.png?itok=hWuiclQa"}}},"media_ids":["678430"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/news\/2025\/10\/foreign-policy-research-institute-and-georgia-tech-announce-a-collaboration-to-publish-the-orbis-journal-of-world-affairs\/","title":"Read This Article on FPRI.org"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"}],"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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"685842":{"#nid":"685842","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Georgia Tech Report Shows State Has Significantly Cut Emissions Amid Economic Expansion","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia has made major progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the past two decades, even as its economy more than doubled and its population added nearly 2.5 million people, according to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/info.drawdownga.org\/sign-up-now-to-receive-drawdown-georgias-statewide-emissions-report\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ea new report\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cepl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClimate and Energy Policy Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech\u2019s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/drawdownga.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDrawdown Georgia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe report shows that between 2005 and 2024, statewide emissions fell by 33% while the carbon intensity of Georgia\u2019s economy dropped by more than two-thirds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe carbon intensity of the economy is a way of measuring the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced per dollar of Gross Domestic Product. 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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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. It highlights the program\u2019s distinctive approach to French and Francophone studies, which bridges language, literature, culture, technology, and sustainability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are dedicated to offering Georgia Tech students outstanding instruction and opportunities in French and Francophone studies,\u201d said St\u00e9phanie Boulard, professor and director of the French Program at Georgia Tech who applied for the designation with Villa Albertine. \u201cThe Centers of Excellence Network opens up exciting new opportunities for our students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this new partnership, students can look forward to expanded exchange programs, collaborative projects with French universities, and access to research and cultural events organized by Villa Albertine. \u201cWe are eager to collaborate with other Centers of Excellence across the country,\u201d added \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/stephanie-boulard\u0022\u003EBoulard\u003C\/a\u003E, \u201cand to build connections that will enrich our students\u2019 global education.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVilla Albertine, a division of the French Embassy in the U.S., is dedicated to promoting and supporting French and Francophone studies on American campuses through a multidisciplinary lens that embraces the social sciences, humanities, and arts. With cultural offices in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Villa Albertine supports transatlantic research, artistic residencies, and public dialogues that foster cultural exchange and intellectual collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVilla Albertine\u2019s Centers of Excellence in the United States partner with higher education institutions in France to support joint research, student mobility, and visiting faculty exchanges, as well as seminars, lectures, and festivals. As a new member of this network, Georgia Tech\u2019s French Program will expand its international partnerships and offer students new pathways to engage with French and Francophone culture through study abroad, research, and creative collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis designation reflects the incredible energy of our students and faculty,\u201d said Boulard. \u201cIt shows that learning French at Georgia Tech is not only about language, it\u2019s about building bridges between cultures, disciplines, and ideas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe French program in the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages has been designated a member of the Centers of Excellence University Network by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The French program in the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages has been designated a member of the Centers of Excellence University Network by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-11-10 15:43:57","changed_gmt":"2026-03-20 12:57:23","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678584":{"id":"678584","type":"image","title":"St\u00e9phanie Boulard, Professor and Director of the French Program at Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1762789446","gmt_created":"2025-11-10 15:44:06","changed":"1762789446","gmt_changed":"2025-11-10 15:44:06","alt":"St\u00e9phanie Boulard stands next to a banister with a grid of decorative lighting in the background.","file":{"fid":"262638","name":"Stephanie-Boulard.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/10\/Stephanie-Boulard.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/10\/Stephanie-Boulard.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30101,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/11\/10\/Stephanie-Boulard.jpg?itok=9mWc8P5F"}}},"media_ids":["678584"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3016","name":"French"},{"id":"170955","name":"Stephanie Boulard"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stephanie.kadel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStephanie N. 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New research from Georgia Tech suggests that those anxieties are misplaced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cComputer scientists often aren\u2019t good judges of the social and political implications of technology,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/milton-mueller\u0022\u003EMilton Mueller\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThey are so focused on the AI\u2019s mechanisms and are overwhelmed by its success, but they are not very good at placing it into a social and historical context.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the four decades Mueller has studied information technology policy, he has never seen any technology hailed as a harbinger of doom \u2014\u0026nbsp;until now. So, in a \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Cyber Policy\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/23738871.2025.2597194#abstract\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E published late last year, he researched whether the existential AI threat was a real possibility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat Mueller found is that deciding how far AI can go, and its limitations, is something society shapes. How policymakers get involved depends on the specific AI application.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDefining Intelligence\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe AI sparking all this alarm is called artificial general intelligence (AGI) \u2014 a \u201csuperintelligence\u201d that would be all-powerful and fully autonomous.\u0026nbsp;Part of the debate, Mueller realized, is that no one could agree on the definition of what artificial general intelligence is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome computer scientists claim AGI would match human intelligence, while others argue it could surpass it. Both assumptions hinge on what \u201chuman intelligence\u201d really means. Today\u2019s AI is already better than humans at performing thousands of calculations in an instant, but that doesn\u2019t make it creative or capable of complex problem-solving.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnderstanding Independence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeciding on the definition isn\u2019t the only issue.\u0026nbsp;Many computer scientists assume that as computing power grows, AI could eventually overtake humans and act autonomously.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMueller argued that this assumption is misguided.\u0026nbsp;AI is always directed or trained toward a goal and doesn\u2019t act autonomously right now. Think of the prompt you type into ChatGPT to start a conversation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen AI seems to disregard instructions, it\u2019s caused by inconsistencies in its instructions, not by the machine coming alive. For example, in a boat race video game Mueller studied, the AI discovered it could get more points by circling the course instead of winning the race against other challengers. This was a glitch in the system\u2019s reward structure, not AGI autonomy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlignment gaps happen in all kinds of contexts, not just AI,\u201d Mueller said. \u201cI\u0027ve studied so many regulatory systems where we try to regulate an industry, and some clever people discover ways that they can fulfill the rules but also do bad things. But if the machine is doing something wrong, computer scientists can reprogram it to fix the problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelying on Regulation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn its current form, even misaligned AI can be corrected. Misalignment also doesn\u2019t mean the AI would snowball past the point where humans lose control of its outcomes. To do that, AI would need to have a physical capability, like robots, to do its bidding, and the power source and infrastructure to maintain itself. A mere data center couldn\u2019t do that and would need human intervention to become omnipotent. Basic laws of physics \u2014 how big a machine can be, how much it can compute \u2014 would also prevent a super AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore importantly, AI is not one homogenous being. Mueller argued that different applications involve different laws, regulations, and social institutions. For example, the data scraping AI does is a copyright issue subject to copyright laws. AI used in medicine can be overseen by the Food and Drug Administration, regulated drug companies, and medical professionals. These are just a few areas where policymakers could intervene from a specific expertise level instead of trying to create universal AI regulations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe real challenge isn\u2019t stopping an AI apocalypse \u2014 it\u2019s crafting smart, sector-specific policies that keep technology aligned with human values.\u0026nbsp;To avoid being a victim of AI, humans can, and should, put up focused guardrails.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe study suggests that the fear of AI destroying society distracts from real policy interventions to better control computing applications.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The study suggests that the fear of AI destroying society distracts from real policy interventions to better control computing applications."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2026-01-20 22:19:23","changed_gmt":"2026-03-20 12:57:11","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679043":{"id":"679043","type":"image","title":"GIGconference_MMatPodium2.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMilton Mueller speaking at the AI Governance and Global Economic Development, an o\ufb03cial pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1768947605","gmt_created":"2026-01-20 22:20:05","changed":"1768947605","gmt_changed":"2026-01-20 22:20:05","alt":"Milton at podium","file":{"fid":"263155","name":"GIGconference_MMatPodium2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/20\/GIGconference_MMatPodium2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/20\/GIGconference_MMatPodium2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1326513,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/01\/20\/GIGconference_MMatPodium2.jpg?itok=S07ycvKV"}}},"media_ids":["679043"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"},{"id":"187023","name":"go-data"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone\u003Cbr\u003ESenior Research Writer\/Editor\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"688528":{"#nid":"688528","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Safe Artificial Intelligence Isn\u2019t Enough, According to New Georgia Tech Research ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArtificial intelligence (AI) loves to cheat. When matched against a chess bot, an OpenAI model preferred hacking into its opponent\u2019s system to winning the game fairly, according to a recent\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/time.com\/7259395\/ai-chess-cheating-palisade-research\/\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile chess doesn\u2019t have moral stakes, more serious ethical issues could arise in everything from medicine to self-driving cars as AI becomes even more pervasive. So, what does it mean for AI to be safe?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNo one is saying developing safe AI will be easy, but we need to make sure we cover as many ethical concerns as possible,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tylercookphd.com\/\u0022\u003ETyler Cook\u003C\/a\u003E, a research affiliate at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and assistant program director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ailearning.emory.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for AI Learning\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Emory University. \u201cHumans also care about being treated fairly. We care about not being deceived. We should aim for much more than safety.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI is too complex for simple guardrails, Cook argues in a recent \u003Cem\u003EScience and Engineering Ethics\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/philpapers.org\/rec\/COOACF-3\u0022\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E. But AI still needs to be limited and incorporated with human values of fairness, honesty, and transparency so it doesn\u2019t make ethically dubious decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI is not just a problem to manage. It\u2019s a technology whose impact depends on the values we choose to build in it, Cook claims. Developers must think carefully about the world their systems will shape. AI shouldn\u2019t make our world, but instead integrate into it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESafe vs. Autonomous AI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome computer scientists would say \u201csafe\u201d AI, or AI that doesn\u2019t cause harm, is the answer. But AI is not a simple machine like a lawnmower that needs just a blade guard to prevent harm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablishing AI safety is more complex than adding protective features. Being prudent with how much autonomy AI gets is also paramount.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe don\u0027t want AI systems deciding that they don\u0027t want to pursue fairness anymore,\u201d Cook said. \u201cWe don\u0027t want AI to be autonomous with respect to its ethical goals or values.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuch ethical autonomy\u0026nbsp;could lead to unpredictable or undesirable outcomes. Consider algorithmic bias: Human biases, combined with machine automation, can lead to unequal consequences. An AI mortgage lender could favor certain applicant demographics over others, for example.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECook posits there is a middle ground between merely safe AI and autonomous ethical AI \u2014 \u201cend-constrained ethical AI.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs designers of AI systems, computer scientists should choose what we want the AI to prioritize: fairness, honesty, transparency,\u201d Cook said. \u201cThat\u0027s why I use the language of constraint. We\u0027re constraining the AI\u2019s values so they can actually benefit society.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnd\u2011constrained ethical AI asks designers to set those boundaries intentionally, not as an afterthought. And if developers take that responsibility seriously, AI doesn\u2019t have to reinvent our world \u2014 it can strengthen the one we already have.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11948-025-00577-6\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA Case for End-Constrained Ethical Artificial Intelligence\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022 \u003Cem\u003EScience and Engineering Ethics \u003C\/em\u003E32.7 (2026).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EDOI: 10.1007\/s11948-025-00577-6\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFairness, honesty, and transparency are needed in AI for it to benefit humanity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fairness, honesty, and transparency are needed in AI for it to benefit humanity. "}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2026-02-25 20:09:25","changed_gmt":"2026-03-20 12:56:26","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679437":{"id":"679437","type":"image","title":"TylerCook.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Cook is a research affiliate at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and assistant program director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ailearning.emory.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for AI Learning\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Emory University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1772050249","gmt_created":"2026-02-25 20:10:49","changed":"1772050249","gmt_changed":"2026-02-25 20:10:49","alt":"Tyler Cook","file":{"fid":"263600","name":"TylerCook.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/25\/TylerCook.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/25\/TylerCook.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10662433,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/25\/TylerCook.jpeg?itok=Klp1uhgX"}}},"media_ids":["679437"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Etess.malone@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"680093":{"#nid":"680093","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Breakbeats to the Dance Floor: How Hip-Hop and House Revolutionized Music and\u00a0Culture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere was a time when artists representing two of America\u2019s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn\u2019t get a look in at the Grammys.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHip-hop and house both have their origins in the 1970s and early 1980s \u2013 in fact, they recently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/the50thanniversaryofhip-hop.com\/\u0022\u003Ecelebrated a 50th\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/dance-party-daley-plaza-40-years-house-music\/\u0022\u003E40th birthday\u003C\/a\u003E, respectively. But it was only in 1989 that an award category for \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/11\/arts\/music\/the-boycott-before-rap-and-resentment-at-the-1989-grammys.html\u0022\u003Ebest rap performance\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d started recognizing hip-hop\u2019s contribution to U.S. music, and house had to wait another decade, with the introduction of \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.awardsandshows.com\/features\/best-dance-recording-289.html\u0022\u003Ebest dance\/electronic recording\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d in 1998.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt this year\u2019s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house artists will be among the most talked about. House duo Justice and Kendrick Lamar, a hip-hop superstar who \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/lists\/best-songs-kendrick-lamar-gnx-album\/\u0022\u003Eincorporates elements of house himself\u003C\/a\u003E, are among those looking to pick up an award. Meanwhile, a nomination for a collaboration between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGK3YVmGZ3Y\u0022\u003EDJ Kaytranada and rapper Childish Gambino\u003C\/a\u003E shows how artists from both genres continue to feed off each other.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jGK3YVmGZ3Y?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd while both genres are now celebrated for their separate contributions to the music landscape, as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/joycelyn-wilson\u0022\u003Escholar of African American culture and music\u003C\/a\u003E, I am interested in their commonality: Both are distinctly Black American artforms that originated on the streets and dance floors of U.S. cities, developing a devoted underground following before being accepted by \u2013 and transforming \u2013 the mainstream.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Pulse of the 1970s\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roots of hip-hop and house music both lie in the seismic shifts of the late 1970s, a period of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/blackout-gallery\/\u0022\u003Esociopolitical unrest\u003C\/a\u003E and electronic experimentation that redefined the possibilities of sound.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kool-herc-hip-hop-50-august-11-1973-1234802035\/\u0022\u003Epioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973\u003C\/a\u003E, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music\u2019s innovators turned to the drum machine to create the genre\u2019s foundational \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/four-on-the-floor-rhythm-explained\u0022\u003Efour-on-the-floor\u003C\/a\u003E dance rhythm.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat rhythm, foreshadowed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TJwcRSClia4\u0022\u003EEddy Grant\u2019s 1977 production of \u201cTime Warp\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d by The Coachouse Rhythm Section, would go on to shape house music\u2019s distinct pulse. The track showed how electronic instruments such as the synthesizer and drum machine could recast traditional rhythmic patterns into something entirely new.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TJwcRSClia4?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis dance vibe \u2013 in which a base drum provides a steady four-four beat \u2013 became the heartbeat of house music, creating an enduring structure for DJs to layer basslines, percussion and melodies. In a similar way, Kool Herc\u2019s breakbeat manipulation provided the scaffolding for MCs and dancers in hip-hop\u2019s formative years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarginalized communities in urban centers like Chicago and New York were at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.designchicago.org\/chicago-home-of-house-at-navy-pier\u0022\u003Eforefront of these innovations\u003C\/a\u003E. Despite experiencing grinding poverty and discrimination, it was Black and Latino youth \u2013 armed with turntables, drum machines and samplers \u2013 who made these groundbreaking advances in music.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor hip-hop, this meant manipulating breakbeats from songs like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWSceMtAjPw\u0022\u003EKraftwerk\u2019s \u201cTrans-Europe Express\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d and \u201cNumbers\u201d to energize \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/us-en\/b-boy-and-b-girl-vs-breakdancer\u0022\u003Eb-boys and b-girls\u003C\/a\u003E; for house, it meant extending disco\u2019s rhythmic pulse into an ecstatic, inclusive dance floor. Both genres exemplified \u2013 and continue to exemplify \u2013 the ingenuity of predominantly Black and Hispanic communities who turned limited resources into cultural revolutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom this shared origin of technological experimentation, cultural resilience and creative ingenuity, hip-hop and house music grew into distinct yet globally influential movements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Message and the MIDI\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy the early 1980s, both genres had found their feet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHip-hop emerged as a powerful voice for storytelling, resistance and identity. Building on the foundations laid down by DJ Kool Herc, artists like Afrika Bambaataa emphasized hip-hop\u2019s cultural and communal aspects. Meanwhile, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grandmasterflash.com\/\u0022\u003EGrandmaster Flash\u003C\/a\u003E elevated the genre\u2019s technical artistry with innovations like cutting and scratching.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy 1984, hip-hop had evolved from its grassroots beginnings in the Bronx into a cultural movement on the cusp of mainstream recognition. Run-DMC\u2019s self-titled debut album released that year introduced a harder, stripped-down sound that departed from disco-influenced beats. Their music, paired with the trio\u2019s Adidas tracksuits and gold chains, established an aesthetic that resonated far beyond New York City. Music videos on MTV gave hip-hop a new medium for storytelling, while films like \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086946\/\u0022\u003EBeat Street\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d and \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086998\/\u0022\u003EBreakin\u2019\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d showcased the features and tenets of hip-hop culture: DJing, rapping, graffiti, breaking and knowledge of self \u2013 cementing its cultural presence, and presenting it to a world outside the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut at its core, hip-hop remained a voice for the voiceless that sought to address systemic inequities through storytelling. Tracks like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five\u2019s \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PobrSpMwKk4\u0022\u003EThe Message\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d vividly depicted the reality of living in poor, urban communities, while Public Enemy\u2019s \u201cFight the Power\u201d and Tupac Shakur\u2019s \u201cKeep Ya Head Up\u201d became anthems for social justice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether these artists positioned hip-hop as a platform for resistance and empowerment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBecoming a Cultural Force\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike hip-hop\u2019s lyrical storytelling, house music focused on the physicality of rhythm and the collective experience of the dance floor. And as hip-hop moved away from disco, house leaned into it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EItaly\u2019s \u201cfather of disco,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.giorgiomoroder.com\/\u0022\u003EGiorgio Moroder\u003C\/a\u003E, showed the way with his pioneering use of synthesizers in Donna Summer\u2019s \u201cI Feel Love.\u201d Over in New York, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/djhistory.com\/read\/larry-levan-and-the-lost-art-of-djing\/\u0022\u003ELarry Levan\u2019s DJ sets\u003C\/a\u003E at Paradise Garage demonstrated how electronic instruments could create immersive, emotionally charged experiences as a club that centered crowd participation through dance and not lyrics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy 1984, Chicago DJs Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/southsideweekly.com\/chicago-legends-debate-the-origins-of-house-music\/\u0022\u003Erepurposing disco tracks with drum machines\u003C\/a\u003E like the Roland TR-808 and 909 to create hypnotic beats. Knuckles, known as the \u201cGodfather of House,\u201d transformed his sets at the Warehouse club into euphoric experiences, giving the genre its name in the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHouse music thrived on inclusivity, served as a safe space for Black and Latino members of the LGBTQ+ communities at a time when hip-hop was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/06\/19\/hip-hop-and-sexuality-is-the-culture-freeing-itself-of-homophobia-14783209\/\u0022\u003Eseverely unwelcoming of gay men\u003C\/a\u003E. Tracks like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qUeMFG4wjJw\u0022\u003EJesse Saunders\u2019 \u201cOn \u0026amp; On\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QAR8cq5Bl94\u0022\u003EMarshall Jefferson\u2019s \u201cMove Your Body\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d celebrated freedom, love and unity, encapsulating its liberatory spirit, as rap music and hip-hop culture embarked on its mainstream journey with songs like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iOKMWSR2Aio\u0022\u003ERun DMC\u2019s \u201cSucker M.C.s (Krush Groove)\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d and Salt-N-Pepa debuted their album \u201cHot, Cool, \u0026amp; Vicious.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs with hip-hop, by the the mid-1980s house music had become a cultural force, spreading from Chicago to Detroit, to New York and, eventually, to the U.K.\u2019s rave scene. Its emphasis on repetition, rhythm and electronic instrumentation solidified its global appeal, uniting people across identities and geographies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EMainstays in Modern Music\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite their differences, moments of crossover highlight their shared DNA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom the late 1980s, tracks like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7v7UiDd7wBA\u0022\u003EFast Eddie\u2019s \u201cYo Yo Get Funky\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hOKpUzUXmWU\u0022\u003EJungle Brothers\u2019 \u201cI\u2019ll House You\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d merged house beats with hip-hop\u2019s lyrical flow. Artists like Kaytranada and Doechii continue to blend the two genres today, staying true to the genres\u2019 legacies while pushing their boundaries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd technology continues to drive both genres. Platforms like SoundCloud have democratized music production, allowing emerging artists to build on the decades of innovations that preceded them. Collaborations, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZrcXTHqQ_c\u0022\u003EDisclosure and Charli XCX\u2019s \u201cShe\u2019s Gone, Dance On\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d highlight their adaptability and enduring appeal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether through hip-hop\u2019s lyrical narratives or house\u2019s rhythmic euphoria, these genres continue to inspire, challenge and transcend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the 2025 Grammy Awards celebrate today\u2019s leading house and hip-hop artists and their contemporary achievements, it is clear that the legacies of these two genres are mainstays in the kaleidoscope of American popular music and culture, having come a long way from back-to-school park jams and underground dance parties. \u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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You probably have a rough idea of how they work. Just type what you want \u2013 \u201ca panda surfing,\u201d \u201ca piece of toast that is also a car\u201d \u2013 and the generative tool draws it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut this glosses over the countless possible iterations of the desired image.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWill the image appear as a watercolor painting or a pencil sketch? How lifelike will the panda be? How big is the wave? Is the toast-car parked or moving? Is there anyone inside of it?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the images are generated, these questions have been answered \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/science\/how-ai-makes-images-based-on-a-few-words\u0022\u003Ebut not by the user\u003C\/a\u003E. Rather, the generative AI tool has \u201cdecided.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOf course, the user can be more specific: Imitate the style of Monet. Make the wave twice the height of the panda. Maybe the panda should look worried, since it isn\u2019t used to surfing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can also pop open an image editor and modify the output yourself, down to the individual pixel. But, of course, drafting detailed instructions and revising the image take time, effort and skill. Generative AI promises to lighten the load. But as every manager knows, exercising control is work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Devil is In the Details\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn all art and expression, power lies in the details.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn great paintings, not every brushstroke is planned \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.harvard.com\/book\/9780593297582\u0022\u003Ebut each is carefully considered and accepted\u003C\/a\u003E. And its overall effect on the viewer depends on all those considered brushstrokes together.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFilmmakers shoot take after take of the same scene, each subtly or radically different. Only a small fraction of that footage makes it into the final cut \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/mono\/10.4324\/9780429506086\/film-editing-edward-dmytryk-mick-hurbis-cherrier-andrew-lund\u0022\u003Ethe fraction that the editors feel does the job best\u003C\/a\u003E. Great artists use their judgment to ensure every detail helps to achieve the effect they want.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOf course, there\u2019s nothing new about putting someone else in charge of the details. People are used to delegating authority \u2013 even about matters of expression \u2013 to marketers, speechwriters, social media managers and the like.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGenerative AI makes a new sort of contractor available. It\u2019s always on call, and in certain ways it is very technically competent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut compared with skilled humans, it has a limited ability to understand what you want. Moreover, it lacks intention, contemplation and the comprehensive mastery of detail that yield great expressive achievements \u2013 or even the comprehensive idiosyncrasy that spawns very unique ones.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAsk ChatGPT for a film script, plus casting and shooting instructions. It will give you neither Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s masterpiece \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068646\/\u0022\u003EThe Godfather\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d nor Tommy Wiseau\u2019s bizarre \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0368226\/\u0022\u003EThe Room\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou could, perhaps, approach a masterpiece, or a true oddity. But to do so, you\u2019d have to exercise more and more time, more and more effort, and more and more control.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Era of \u2018Cheap Speech\u2019\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat generative AI makes possible, above all, is low-effort, low-control expression.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the time I took to write and revise this article, I could have used ChatGPT to generate 200 grammatically correct, well-structured articles, and then I could have posted them online without even reading them. I wouldn\u2019t have had to carefully parse each word and decide whether it really helped me make my point. I wouldn\u2019t have even had to decide whether I agreed with any of the AI-generated write-ups.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is not a merely hypothetical example. Low-quality, AI-generated e-books of ambiguous provenance are already making their way into online vendors\u2019 catalogs \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ai-generated-slop-is-already-in-your-public-library-3\/\u0022\u003Eand into the libraries those vendors serve\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimilarly, using image generators, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-shrimp-jesus-to-fake-self-portraits-ai-generated-images-have-become-the-latest-form-of-social-media-spam-226903\u0022\u003EI could now flood the internet with superficially appealing images\u003C\/a\u003E, dedicating only a fraction of a second to decide whether any of them express what I want them to express or achieve what I want them to achieve.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut in doing so, I would not just be skipping over drudgery. Writing, drawing and painting are not just labor but processes of considering, reviewing and deciding exactly what I want to put out into the world. By skipping over those processes, I surrender that decision-making process to the AI tool.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome scholars argue that the internet has produced an era of \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/book\/9780300274097\/cheap-speech\/\u0022\u003Echeap speech\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d People no longer have to invest a lot of resources \u2013 nor even face the judgment of their neighbors \u2013 to broadcast whatever they want to the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith generative AI, expression is even cheaper. You don\u2019t even have to make things yourself to put them out into the world. For the first time in human history, the ability to produce writing, art and expression has been decoupled from the necessity of actually paying attention to what you\u2019re making or saying.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center \u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Illustration of red maze with small, axe-wielding figure chopping through the walls.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.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\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=455\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=455\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=455\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=571\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=571\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/650810\/original\/file-20250223-32-kltoms.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=571\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\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EGenerative AI allows you to blow through the thousands of little decisions that go into a work of art.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/broken-maze-royalty-free-image\/523566678?phrase=maze%20with%20person%20in%20it\u0026amp;searchscope=image,film\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EC.J. Burton\/The Image Bank via Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhen Intention and Effort Matter\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI suspect that great art, journalism and scholarship will still demand great attention and effort. Some of that effort may even include custom-developing AI tools \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2025\/2\/christies-ai-auction-artist-open-letter\u0022\u003Etailored to an individual artist\u2019s concerns\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut unless people become much better at curation, great work will be increasingly difficult to locate amid the flood of low-effort content, which is also known as \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/side-job-self-employed-high-paid-behind-the-ai-slop-flooding-tiktok-and-facebook-237638\u0022\u003EAI slop\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s appropriate that generative AI becomes more useful the sloppier its users are willing to be \u2013 that is, the less they care about the details.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI could end with some dire prognosis \u2013 that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hollywood-ai-strike-wga-artificial-intelligence-39ab72582c3a15f77510c9c30a45ffc8\u0022\u003Eworking artists and writers\u003C\/a\u003E will \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.politybooks.com\/bookdetail?book_slug=artifictional-intelligence-against-humanitys-surrender-to-computers--9781509504114\u0022\u003Ebe replaced with mediocre automation\u003C\/a\u003E, that online discourse will get even stupider, that people will \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3613904.3642459\u0022\u003Eisolate themselves in personalized cocoons of AI-generated media\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll these things are possible. But it\u2019s probably more useful to offer a suggestion to you, the reader.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen you need an image or a piece of writing, take a moment to decide: How important are the details? Would the process of making this yourself, or working with a collaborator or contractor, be useful? Would it yield a better output, or give me the chance to learn, or begin or strengthen a relationship, or help you reflect on something important to you?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn short, is it worth putting in real care and effort? The answer will not always be yes. But it often will.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArt, writing, films \u2013 these are not just products, but acts. They are things humans make, through a process of thousands of little decisions that encompass what we stand for and what we want to say.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo when it comes to art, expression and argument, if you want it done right, it\u2019s probably still best to do it yourself.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --\u003E\u003Cimg style=\u0022border-color:!important;border-style:none;box-shadow:none !important;margin:0 !important;max-height:1px !important;max-width:1px !important;min-height:1px !important;min-width:1px !important;opacity:0 !important;outline:none !important;padding:0 !important;\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/249329\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\u0022 alt=\u0022The Conversation\u0022 width=\u00221\u0022 height=\u00221\u0022 referrerpolicy=\u0022no-referrer-when-downgrade\u0022\u003E\u003C!-- End of code. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/generative-ai-is-most-useful-for-the-things-we-care-about-the-least-249329\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-02-28 19:26:00","changed_gmt":"2026-03-19 13:15:43","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676432":{"id":"676432","type":"image","title":" The creative process involves choices that lead artists to places they couldn\u2019t have imagined. 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Eoneren\/E+ via Getty Images","file":{"fid":"260218","name":"Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-2.27.25-PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/28\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-2.27.25-PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/02\/28\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-2.27.25-PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3971581,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/02\/28\/Screenshot-2025-02-28-at-2.27.25-PM.png?itok=mbY6P_i-"}}},"media_ids":["676432"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/generative-ai-is-most-useful-for-the-things-we-care-about-the-least-249329","title":"Read This Article on The Conversation"}],"groups":[{"id":"658168","name":"Experts"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"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":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Ch5\u003EAuthor:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/john-p-nelson-1458177\u0022\u003EJohn P. Nelson\u003C\/a\u003E, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ethics and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/georgia-institute-of-technology-1310\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EMedia Contact:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eshelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"679708":{"#nid":"679708","#data":{"type":"news","title":" With More Americans Able to Access Legalized Marijuana, Fewer Are Picking Up Prescriptions for Anti-Anxiety Medications","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety. That is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2024.32021\u0022\u003Ethe key finding\u003C\/a\u003E of my recent study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI am an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/ashley-bradford\u0022\u003Eapplied policy researcher\u003C\/a\u003E who studies the economics of risky behaviors and substance use within the United States. My collaborators and I wanted to understand how medical and recreational marijuana laws and marijuana dispensary openings have affected the rate at which patients fill prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications among people who have private medical insurance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/24570-benzodiazepines-benzos\u0022\u003EBenzodiazepines\u003C\/a\u003E, which work by increasing the level of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/22857-gamma-aminobutyric-acid-gaba\u0022\u003Egamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA\u003C\/a\u003E, a neurotransmitter that elicits a calming effect by reducing activity in the nervous system. This category includes the depressants Valium, Xanax and Ativan, among others.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/24692-antipsychotic-medications\u0022\u003EAntipsychotics\u003C\/a\u003E, a class of drug that addresses psychosis symptoms in a variety of ways.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/9301-antidepressants-depression-medication\u0022\u003EAntidepressants\u003C\/a\u003E, which relieve symptoms of depression by affecting neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. The most well-known example of these is selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/depression\/in-depth\/ssris\/art-20044825\u0022\u003ESSRIs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe also included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/23271-barbiturates\u0022\u003Ebarbiturates\u003C\/a\u003E, which are sedatives, and sleep medications \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/consumer-updates\/taking-z-drugs-insomnia-know-risks\u0022\u003Esometimes called \u201cZ-drugs\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 both of which are used to treat insomnia. In contrast to the other three categories, we did not estimate any policy impacts for either of these types of drugs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe find consistent evidence that increased marijuana access is associated with reductions in benzodiazepine prescription fills. \u201cFills\u201d refer to the number of prescriptions being picked up by patients, rather than the number of prescriptions doctors write. This is based on calculating the rate of individual patients who filled a prescription in a state, the average days of supply per prescription fill, and average prescription fills per patient.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENotably, we found that not all state policies led to similar changes in prescription fill patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5Vsm_Daexg?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 effects of benzodiazepines on the brain have to do with their ability to bind to the receptors of the neurotransmitter GABA.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy it Matters\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2021, nearly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/mental-illness\u0022\u003E23% of the adult U.S. population\u003C\/a\u003E reported having a diagnosable mental health disorder. Yet only 65.4% of those individuals reported receiving treatment within the past year. This lack of treatment can exacerbate current mental health disorders, leading to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mental-health\/about\/index.html\u0022\u003Eincreased risk for additional chronic conditions\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarijuana access introduces an alternative treatment to traditional prescription medication that may provide easier access for some patients. Many state medical laws allow patients with mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/procon\/medical-marijuana-debate#ref395545\u0022\u003Euse medical cannabis\u003C\/a\u003E, while recreational laws expand access to all adults.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur findings have important implications for insurance systems, prescribers, policymakers and patients. Benzodiazepine use, like opioid use, can be dangerous for patients, especially when the two classes of drugs are used together. Given the high level of opioid poisonings that also involve benzodiazepines \u2013 in 2020, they made up \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/research-topics\/opioids\/benzodiazepines-opioids\u0022\u003E14% of total opioid overdose deaths\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 our findings offer insights into potential substitution with marijuana for medications where misuse is plausible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Still Isn\u2019t Known\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur research does not clarify whether the changes in dispensing patterns led to measurable changes in patient outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is some evidence that marijuana acts as an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1089\/can.2017.29009.dpi\u0022\u003Eeffective anxiety treatment\u003C\/a\u003E. If this is the case, moving away from benzodiazepine use \u2013 which is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/neurolint13040059\u0022\u003Eassociated with significant negative side effects\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 toward marijuana use may improve patient outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis finding is critical given that about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.ps.201800321\u0022\u003E5% of the U.S. population\u003C\/a\u003E is prescribed benzodiazepines. Substituting marijuana has the potential to result in fewer negative side effects nationwide, but it\u2019s not yet clear if marijuana will be equally effective at treating anxiety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur study also found evidence of a slight \u2013 albeit somewhat less significant \u2013 increase in antipsychotic and antidepressant dispensing. But it\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1257\/jel.20211635\u0022\u003Enot clear\u003C\/a\u003E yet whether marijuana access, particularly recreational access, increases rates of psychotic disorders and depression.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile we found that, overall, marijuana access led to increased antidepressant and antipsychotic fills, some individual states saw decreases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is a lot of variation in the details of state marijuana laws, and it\u2019s possible that some of those details are leading to these meaningful differences in outcomes. I believe this difference in outcomes from state to state is an important finding for policymakers who may want to tailor their laws toward specific goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/us\/topics\/research-brief-83231\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EResearch Brief\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E is a short take on interesting academic work.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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It has different names, including core curriculum or distribution requirements, depending on the college or university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is also sometimes called liberal education, including by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/trending-topics\/what-is-liberal-education\u0022\u003EAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities\u003C\/a\u003E, which describes it as providing \u201ca sense of social responsibility, as well as strong and transferable intellectual and practical skills.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe liberal label can be fodder for conservative groups who argue that today\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ncfamily.org\/general-education-could-be-getting-a-makeover-at-public-universities\/\u0022\u003Egeneral education is part of an indoctrination\u003C\/a\u003E into higher education\u2019s purported left-leaning belief systems. Some other \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/education\/report\/liberal-educations-antidote-indoctrination\u0022\u003Econservatives support\u003C\/a\u003E general education as a concept but want more emphasis on so-called traditional values and less on cross-cultural understanding. These initiatives position general education and college as a space for ideological battles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ritter.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Escholar of historical connections between literacy and social class\u003C\/a\u003E, I know that general education was designed to provide opportunity for all students without regard for their political preferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675235\/original\/file-20250618-56-kqchqs.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675235\/original\/file-20250618-56-kqchqs.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022A young Black man is sitting in front of students in a lecture hall, gesturing as they smile\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe value of a college education can be shaped by political affiliation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/professor-engaging-with-students-during-university-royalty-free-image\/2190479100?phrase=college%20education%20for%20all\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003Ebernarddobo\/iStock via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Education for All\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEighty years ago, a group of Harvard University faculty created what many colleges and universities still follow as a template for general education. This plan was outlined in the book \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/generaleducation032440mbp\u0022\u003EGeneral Education in a Free Society\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarvard\u2019s plan \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/president\/speeches-faust\/2009\/remarks-by-drew-gilpin-faust-at-the-general-education-launch-event\/\u0022\u003Ewas meant for all students\u003C\/a\u003E, including veterans studying under the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/about-gi-bill-benefits\/\u0022\u003EGI Bill\u003C\/a\u003E, and others we today refer to as first generation, where neither parent had a college degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education made college more accessible to students who were not becoming doctors or lawyers but who also wanted careers outside the vocational trades. It helped make college a place for educating all citizens, not just students of socioeconomic privilege.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExpanding access to higher education was central to the 1947 special report \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acct.org\/advocacy\/legislative-priorities\/college-promise-resources\u0022\u003EHigher Education for American Democracy\u003C\/a\u003E, commissioned by President Harry Truman. The goal was to provide a foundational education for all, especially in math and science. But the report, commonly known as the Truman Commission Report, also included disciplines that help students understand the world \u2013 such as writing and communication, literature, psychology and history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purposes of general education are central to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/where-the-public-sees-value-in-higher-ed?sra=true\u0022\u003Etwo competing views of college\u003C\/a\u003E today, views that I also hear expressed by students and parents I\u2019ve met in my 28 years as a professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne view of college is of an on-campus experience \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/articles\/q-and-a-how-strengthening-liberal-education-can-help-college-students-become-good-citizens\u0022\u003Esteeped in the liberal arts\u003C\/a\u003E that holistically prepares students to live in a functioning democracy. These benefits are seen as worth the time and costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other view is of college as a sum of career-focused credentials that can begin and end anywhere, not specific to one college campus. These benefits are completely financial, to be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/13\/your-money\/college-degree-investment-return.html\u0022\u003Egained via the cheapest, quickest means\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth of these views are informed by national perspectives that further divide citizens on higher education as a whole, such as Vice President \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/fact-check-yes-vance-once-030000127.html\u0022\u003EJD Vance\u2019s 2021 statement\u003C\/a\u003E that \u201cthere was a wisdom in what Richard Nixon said approximately 40, 50 years ago. He said, and I quote, \u2018The professors are the enemy.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth these groups of Americans, however, hope that obtaining a college degree \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5342479\/survey-college-degree-associate-bachelors\u0022\u003Ewill pay off for graduates\u003C\/a\u003E who find employment and reach a standard of living better than their parents\u2019 generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the first group, general education is critical to developing the whole student for jobs and life. For the latter, it is an expensive obstacle to it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot surprisingly, these views on education and college often correspond to political party identification and whether a person attended college themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA July 2023 Lumina Foundation and Gallup Poll showed that only 36% of Americans have a \u201cgreat deal\u201d of confidence in higher education, with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/646880\/confidence-higher-education-closely-divided.aspx\u0022\u003Esignificant partisan differences\u003C\/a\u003E between the 20% of Republicans who have this confidence, the 56% of Democrats and the 35% of independents who have it. There are also measurable differences between those who have earned a postgraduate degree and those who have not.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/679651\/original\/file-20250711-56-pey607.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/679651\/original\/file-20250711-56-pey607.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022A student wearing a hooded sweatshirt slumps over a textbook.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo cut costs, more students are searching for ways to complete general education requirements before they begin college. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/preparing-for-finals-is-hard-work-royalty-free-image\/186575695?phrase=students%20studying%20hard\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003EPeopleImages\/E+ via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EQuestioning Value\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs college costs continue to rise in 2025, families are struggling \u2013 even taking on payment plans for everyday purchases, also known as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/20\/business\/economy\/pay-later-credit-debt.html\u0022\u003Ephantom debt\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 to make ends meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education represents about a third of the requirements of a bachelor\u2019s degree and most of an associate degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those who see college as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/gen-z-graduates-college-poll-2064531\u0022\u003Ewaste of money\u003C\/a\u003E, general education courses are a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/mje\/2022\/04\/19\/the-deadweight-loss-of-college-general-education-requirements\/\u0022\u003Ecalculable loss on future income\u003C\/a\u003E. In the past two decades, this \u2013 and the increasingly competitive admissions process for college \u2013 has contributed to a tenfold increase in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/18\/us\/college-board-ap-exams-courses.html\u0022\u003Elow-income students who take Advanced Placement courses\u003C\/a\u003E and a 50% increase since 2021 in the number of students in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/education-policy\/edcentral\/unpacking-dual-enrollment-benefits-barriers-and-opportunities-for-expansion\/\u0022\u003Edual-credit coursework\u003C\/a\u003E. Both programs allow students to complete general education-equivalent courses for free while still in high school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComplete College America, a nonprofit advocacy group that works with states to increase college completion rates, supports these moves by students and parents, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/completecollege.org\/momentum\/\u0022\u003Eclassifying general education\u003C\/a\u003E under \u201cgateway courses\u201d to be completed \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther groups promote \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/credentials\/\u0022\u003Estackable units\u003C\/a\u003E of credit toward college degrees. This push to complete general education requirements \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/about-ap\/ap-a-glance\/discover-benefits\u0022\u003Ebefore entering college\u003C\/a\u003E is gaining momentum, despite studies that show Advanced Placement classes, and exams, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/rethinking-the-goals-of-high-school-rigor-three-experts-weigh-in-on-the-ap-program-and-college-board\/\u0022\u003Efavor and benefit mostly white, middle- to upper-class students\u003C\/a\u003E because these students tend to have more time and resources to devote to AP coursework and also take multiple exams in order to earn college credit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675236\/original\/file-20250618-56-fr5sxd.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675236\/original\/file-20250618-56-fr5sxd.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022Students sit on steps talking to each other on a sunny day.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor college students, general education can offer benefits beyond career attainment. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/university-students-hanging-out-in-campus-royalty-free-image\/1759999680?phrase=college%20future%20happy\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003Eferrantraite\/E+ via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUnderstanding the World\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile arguments for streamlining college and its costs are evergreen, foundational lessons taught across fields of study are as relevant in 2025 as they were in 1945. The U.S. faces \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dziblatt.scholars.harvard.edu\/challenges-democracy\u0022\u003Ethreats to its democracy\u003C\/a\u003E, is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/focus-areas\/artificial-intelligence\u0022\u003Enavigating rapid advances in technology\u003C\/a\u003E, and is adapting to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/59697\u0022\u003Epopulation shifts\u003C\/a\u003E that will change how its residents live and work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education gives students broad foundational knowledge that can be used in a variety of careers. By design, it teaches an understanding of the world outside one\u2019s own and how to live in it \u2013 a core requirement for a functioning democracy.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/lm\/brief-history-department-energy\u0022\u003Emost interesting and diverse agencies\u003C\/a\u003E in the Federal government.\u201d Its annual budget of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-06\/doe-fy2024-budget-in-brief-v5.pdf\u0022\u003Eroughly US$50 billion\u003C\/a\u003E supports some \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/trumpadministration.archives.performance.gov\/energy\/\u0022\u003E14,000 employees and 95,000 contractors\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe secretary of energy advises the president on energy policy and guides energy and nuclear weapons production initiatives. As researchers who study \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=KgIcD3cAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Eenergy efficiency\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=0bP6RhYAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Enational security\u003C\/a\u003E and who work with the Energy Department, we have seen that its secretary needs to be able to think long-term and make strategic decisions, sometimes with incomplete information. A good grasp of science, engineering and energy technology is helpful, as are the abilities to lead a large organization and to work with Congress.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EScientific Research and Development\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Energy Department\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/office-science\u0022\u003EOffice of Science\u003C\/a\u003E supports a large portion of basic U.S. scientific research, including fusion energy, particle physics, chemistry and material science. Together with the agency\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/office-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy\u0022\u003EOffice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy\u003C\/a\u003E, the agency manages a research portfolio with a budget of roughly $12 billion \u2013 nearly as large as that of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the other major federal funder of basic research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany energy secretaries have made their greatest marks by supporting and directing research. For example, during the first Trump administration, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/person\/rick-perry\u0022\u003ERick Perry\u003C\/a\u003E recognized potential cyber-terrorism risks to U.S. energy infrastructure and supported research in artificial intelligence. This led to the creation of the agency\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/ceser\/office-cybersecurity-energy-security-and-emergency-response\u0022\u003EOffice of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/steven-chu-resigns-us-energy-secretary\u0022\u003ESteven Chu\u003C\/a\u003E, who led the department from 2009 to 2013 under former President Barack Obama, initiated the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-e.energy.gov\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Research Projects Agency\u2013Energy, or ARPA-E\u003C\/a\u003E, a division that focuses on new, cutting-edge energy innovations at stages too early to attract private-sector investment. ARPA-E projects have led to the creation of over 100 new companies and to over 1,000 patents on a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-e.energy.gov\/about\/our-impact\/2023-impact-card#\u0022\u003Ewide range of energy technologies\u003C\/a\u003E, including hybrid-electric aircraft, carbon dioxide capture from the air and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-e.energy.gov\/impact-sheet\/smart-wires-geni\u0022\u003Eimproved electricity transmission\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost recently, during the Biden administration, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/person\/jennifer-m-granholm\u0022\u003EJennifer Granholm\u003C\/a\u003E focused on working with business and industry to deploy clean energy technologies in support of U.S. climate goals. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/remarks-delivered-secretary-jennifer-granholm-new-industrial-revolution-clean-energy\u0022\u003EThis effort\u003C\/a\u003E has included offering grants, loans and rebates, filling gaps in supply chains, and promoting domestic manufacturing of components such as advanced batteries and solar panels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4oMAhpdCIXA?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\u003EDuring the Biden administration, the Energy Department offered large-scale grants and loans to promote domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies, such as advanced batteries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EResearch Payoffs\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuch of the research that the Energy Department funds can take years to produce results with commercial applications, but it has had some notable successes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince the late 1970s, the agency has invested significantly in shale oil research. Combined with additional research and development by private energy companies, the Energy Department helped develop \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thebreakthrough.org\/issues\/energy\/us-government-role-in-shale-gas-fracking-history-a-response-to-our-critics\u0022\u003Efracking and horizontal drilling\u003C\/a\u003E. These technologies have revolutionized petroleum and natural gas production and made the U.S. the world\u2019s largest \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=61545\u0022\u003Eproducer of oil\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/264101\/world-natural-gas-production-by-country\/\u0022\u003Enatural gas\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnergy Department funding supported the commercialization of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/led-lighting\u0022\u003ELED lights\u003C\/a\u003E, which are highly efficient and long-lasting. It also has enabled breakthroughs in other \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/catalog\/10165\/energy-research-at-doe-was-it-worth-it-energy-efficiency\u0022\u003Eenergy-efficient technologies\u003C\/a\u003E, solar and wind energy production, battery technology, and geothermal and wave energy. The agency provides critical support for research on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/fusion-energy\u0022\u003Enuclear fusion\u003C\/a\u003E, which promises to be a clean and abundant source of energy, although it is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nuclear-fusion-could-one-day-be-a-viable-clean-energy-source-but-big-engineering-challenges-stand-in-the-way-237544\u0022\u003Efar from commercialization today\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere also are large swaths of U.S. energy policy that the Energy Department doesn\u2019t control. For example, leases and permits for energy production \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/\u0022\u003Eon public lands\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.boem.gov\/\u0022\u003Ein federal waters\u003C\/a\u003E are awarded by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/\u0022\u003EDepartment of the Interior\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ferc.gov\/\u0022\u003EFederal Energy Regulatory Commission\u003C\/a\u003E, an independent agency, controls the siting of oil and natural gas pipelines and interstate electricity transmission lines. Another independent agency, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/\u0022\u003ENuclear Regulatory Commission\u003C\/a\u003E, licenses and regulates the nuclear power industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, energy secretaries often champion broad strategies that overlap with the mission and authority of other federal departments and agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ENuclear Weapons and National Security\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Energy Department\u2019s other mission \u2013 developing and maintaining nuclear weapons \u2013 is steered by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/national-nuclear-security-administration\u0022\u003ENational Nuclear Security Administration\u003C\/a\u003E, a semi-autonomous agency within the department. Organizationally, the NNSA is the great-grandchild of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.osti.gov\/opennet\/manhattan-project-history\/Events\/1945-present\/med_45-46.htm\u0022\u003EManhattan Engineer District\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 the post-World War II incarnation of the Manhattan Project that developed the first U.S. atomic weapons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNSA is headed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/person\/jill-hruby\u0022\u003Ean administrator\u003C\/a\u003E who also serves as undersecretary of energy for nuclear security, a Senate-confirmed position. When the energy secretary\u2019s background is in domestic energy \u2013 like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/libertyenergy.com\/about\/leadership\/\u0022\u003Eoil executive Chris Wright\u003C\/a\u003E, President-elect Trump\u2019s choice to head the agency \u2013 the leader of the NNSA is likely to be especially influential on national security issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOf the Energy Department\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/national-laboratories\u0022\u003E17 national laboratories\u003C\/a\u003E, three \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/\u0022\u003ELos Alamos\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sandia.gov\/\u0022\u003ESandia\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.llnl.gov\/\u0022\u003ELawrence Livermore\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 are officially overseen by the NNSA. Others receive significant NNSA funding and play roles in maintaining the U.S. nuclear arsenal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNSA also oversees \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nnss.gov\/about-the-nnss\/\u0022\u003Eexperimental and testing facilities\u003C\/a\u003E and other sites involved in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/us-nuclear-weapons-stockpile\u0022\u003Edesign, production and testing of nuclear weapons\u003C\/a\u003E. It is responsible for storing and securing warheads that are not deployed at military installations, and for dismantling retired warheads.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA separate office, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/em\/office-environmental-management\u0022\u003EEnvironmental Management\u003C\/a\u003E, oversees the cleanup of nuclear research and production sites, some of which have contamination \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/lm\/about-us\u0022\u003Edating back to World War II\u003C\/a\u003E. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-03\/doe-fy2024-budget-in-brief.pdf\u0022\u003Elargest environmental cleanup program in the world\u003C\/a\u003E, it consumes about $8 billion annually \u2013 one-sixth of the agency\u2019s entire budget. It handles large amounts of radioactive wastes, spent nuclear fuel, excess plutonium and uranium, and contaminated facilities, soil and groundwater.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNSA plays a critical role in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/nonproliferation\u0022\u003Epreventing the spread of nuclear weapons\u003C\/a\u003E and the materials and technologies needed to make them. It is part of the intelligence community with deep technical expertise, and responds to nuclear and radiological threats globally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, the NNSA designs and supports the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/powering-navy\u0022\u003Enuclear reactors that propel Navy ships and submarines\u003C\/a\u003E around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistorically, the NNSA administrator has had a great deal of autonomy. Most administrators bring deep technical and policy expertise to the job. Some are retired Navy or Air Force officers who have worked with nuclear weapons or naval propulsion systems. Others are researchers with long tenures at Department of Energy laboratories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAging Weapons, Sites, and Workers\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next energy secretary and NNSA administrator will face major technical, economic and management challenges. The NNSA has been working for years to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/nuclear-weapons-and-forces-sustainment-and-modernization\u0022\u003Emodernize nuclear weapons production infrastructure\u003C\/a\u003E, which is aging and underfunded. At the same time, the Energy Department is working with the Defense Department to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/10\/10\/opinion\/nuclear-weapons-us-price.html\u0022\u003Eupdate U.S. nuclear weapons and strategic nuclear forces\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 bombers, ballistic missiles and submarines \u2013 to deter threats from other nations. This effort \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fas.org\/publication\/nuclear-weapons-2024\/\u0022\u003Ecould cost up to $1.7 trillion\u003C\/a\u003E over several decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VTQ8yZSyrC0?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\u003EReplacing aging Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles is just one component of a large-scale modernization of U.S. nuclear forces.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany of the NNSA\u2019s major modernization projects are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-23-104402\u0022\u003Eover budget and years behind schedule\u003C\/a\u003E. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently reported that the NNSA \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-24-106342.pdf\u0022\u003Eneeds to improve its program management practices\u003C\/a\u003E in order to control costs and successfully execute these expensive initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe incoming administration will also have to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022-Nuclear-Posture-Review.pdf\u0022\u003Erecruit and sustain a highly skilled workforce\u003C\/a\u003E for nuclear security programs. Many retirement-eligible employees have already left the agency. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rand.org\/content\/dam\/rand\/pubs\/research_reports\/RRA1200\/RRA1227-1\/RAND_RRA1227-1.pdf\u0022\u003EMore will exit\u003C\/a\u003E over the next four years, often drawn by private-sector salaries and perceived better working conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the Energy Department touts its high-tech laboratories and research facilities, the agency\u2019s people are equally critical to its mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story is part of a \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/us\/topics\/cabinet-profile-168416\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eseries of profiles\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E of Cabinet and high-level administration positions.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Read the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-watts-to-warheads-secretary-of-energy-oversees-big-science-research-and-the-us-nuclear-arsenal-245993\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoriginal article\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, tested and maintained the nation\u2019s nuclear weapons, and the Energy Research and Development Administration.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, tested and maintained the nation\u2019s nuclear weapons, and the Energy Research and Development Administration."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-01-17 16:15:19","changed_gmt":"2026-03-19 13:12:36","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676053":{"id":"676053","type":"image","title":" The Energy Department recently finished modernizing the B61-12 nuclear bomb, extending its service life by at least 20 years. 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Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EMedia Contact:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eshelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"686647":{"#nid":"686647","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Women\u2019s Soccer Sets Sights on Atlanta","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2028, Atlanta will be home to a yet-to-be-named National Women\u2019s Soccer League team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nwslsoccer.com\/news\/nwsl-awards-expansion-franchise-to-atlanta\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eannounced Nov. 12.\u003C\/a\u003E The announcement comes at a time when soccer is building momentum in Atlanta and across the U.S. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf history tells us anything, it\u2019s the right place at the right time.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis team steps into a void,\u201d said Declan Abernethy, lecturer in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of History and Sociology\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to see women\u2019s soccer be valued as a commercial spectacle and exciting for fans in Atlanta.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta holds a place in women\u2019s soccer history as host of the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the U.S. Women\u2019s National Team won its first gold medal \u2014 the introduction to women\u2019s soccer for many Americans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince then, the soccer ecosystem has expanded exponentially, in Atlanta and beyond. Atlanta United began playing in 2017, winning the MLS Cup in its second year as a franchise. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Business of Soccer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArthur Blank, who owns Atlanta United and the Atlanta Falcons and purchased the rights for the new women\u2019s team, paid $165 million for this expansion team. Just two years ago, that cost was nearly a third. The total investment will ultimately be more than $330 million. But as Abernethy points out, the purchase price and timing show that this is a serious endeavor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt shows Blank is a smart business owner \u2014 he\u2019s willing to invest in doing things the right way,\u201d said Abernethy, who has studied and published about both Atlanta United and the U.S. Women\u2019s National Team. \u201cIn five years, this team could be a leader in how it is run and how it spends money. We have such a strong legacy of professional women\u2019s soccer in Atlanta and so much youth talent, it could get very competitive.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy Atlanta Is Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not the first time a women\u2019s soccer team has made its home in Atlanta. The Atlanta Beat played at Georgia Tech\u2019s Bobby Dodd Stadium in the early 2000s, and the Atlanta Silverbacks Women followed.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince those attempts, Atlanta has welcomed a professional men\u2019s team in Atlanta United, along with its ATL UTD 2 reserve team and extensive youth development programs. A $50 million contribution from Arthur Blank is helping build a new home for U.S. Soccer south of the city in Fayetteville with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/ntchq\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s hitting at this opportune time with the U.S. training facility, sparks of excitement for the men\u2019s national team, a strong run by the women\u2019s national team with players from Atlanta, and six World Cup games being hosted in Atlanta next year. It could have a nice impact on the soccer ecosystem here,\u201d said Kirk Bowman, Regents\u2019 Entrepreneur and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBowman also points to the culture that has grown from Atlanta United and the infrastructure that supports it. Team flags adorn houses, the BeltLine and MARTA connect in-town fans to a downtown stadium that is surrounded by new development at the Gulch \u2014 not to mention a growing pool of legacy soccer players around the metro area, and the surrounding perennial success of ACC women\u2019s soccer teams. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou\u2019ve now had cohort after cohort of female soccer players of all ages, and families with mothers and daughters who have played soccer and are eager to go to games,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they brand it correctly, there\u2019s a lot of enthusiasm and a built-in audience that loves the game.\u201d The WNBA also had record-high viewership last year, with its most-watched game garnering nearly 3 million viewers, demonstrating the increasing popularity of women\u0027s professional sports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team also enters an open market for fans, without another professional women\u2019s team nearby. Abernethy notes that it takes time to build economic success and fandom, and with more than 50 years of women\u2019s soccer now played, it may have finally hit its stride.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2028, Atlanta will be home to a yet-to-be-named National Women\u2019s Soccer League team, announced Nov. 12. The announcement comes at a time when soccer is building momentum in Atlanta and across the U.S. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In 2028, Atlanta will be home to a yet-to-be-named National Women\u2019s Soccer League team, announced Nov. 12. 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(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/2025\/11\/atlantas-new-nwsl-team-has-an-mls-playbook-to-follow\/\u0022\u003EAbbey Cutrer\/AJC\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1764600073","gmt_created":"2025-12-01 14:41:13","changed":"1764600141","gmt_changed":"2025-12-01 14:42:21","alt":"Arthur Blank and NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman announce an Atlanta soccer franchise ","file":{"fid":"262800","name":"SVXRBCMFHJHPFCK2K2JQYK3YO4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/12\/01\/SVXRBCMFHJHPFCK2K2JQYK3YO4.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/12\/01\/SVXRBCMFHJHPFCK2K2JQYK3YO4.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5687311,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/12\/01\/SVXRBCMFHJHPFCK2K2JQYK3YO4.jpg?itok=1-JeCqYq"}}},"media_ids":["678728"],"groups":[{"id":"658168","name":"Experts"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"688998":{"#nid":"688998","#data":{"type":"news","title":"William Winders Named Associate Dean for Faculty Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/63559f51-f83a-5e2d-a859-40c0242295e9\u0022\u003EWilliam (Bill) Winders\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of History and Sociology (HSOC), has been appointed associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe replaces Alasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, who has served as interim associate dean since April 2024. Winders will collaborate with human resources and the faculty affairs team this summer to ensure a smooth transition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBill\u2019s deep experience with faculty issues and his devotion to shared governance and non-tenure track faculty make him an exciting addition to our College\u2019s leadership team,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Regents\u2019 Professor, and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology. \u201cI\u2019d also like to express my appreciation to Alasdair Young for his excellent work as interim associate dean over the past two years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs associate dean for faculty development, Winders will advise the dean, the college\u2019s executive leadership team, and department\/school chairs on matters related to faculty affairs. He will also support the needs of the faculty community and provide resources, mentorship, and leadership that promotes advancement of tenured, tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and research faculty, as well as research and teaching postdoctoral fellows.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWinders has many years of experience in administration, leadership, and the Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) process. In HSOC, he served as the director of undergraduate studies from 2008 to 2014 and the director of graduate studies from 2014 to 2020. He has also served on HSOC\u2019s RPT committee since 2009 and currently serves as the chair of the HSOC RPT Committee. He also serves as the Georgia Tech representative to the University System of Georgia Chief Academic Officer Advisory Group for Sociology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWinders has chaired several faculty search committees and was involved in shaping and conducting the annual evaluation process for faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA political sociologist, Winders\u2019 research focuses on national policies, social movements, and inequality in a global context. His courses include Introduction to Sociology, Food and Society, Sociology of Development, and Social Movements. In addition to many journal articles and book chapters, he has written two books and co-edited one book. He is currently working on two projects aimed at producing book manuscripts \u2013 one examines the global meat industry and the other focuses on global food crises in historical perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/63559f51-f83a-5e2d-a859-40c0242295e9\u0022\u003EWilliam (Bill) Winders\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of History and Sociology (HSOC), has been appointed associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"William (Bill) Winders, professor in the School of History and Sociology (HSOC), has been appointed associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2026-03-17 18:39:32","changed_gmt":"2026-03-18 13:13:55","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679660":{"id":"679660","type":"image","title":"Bill-Winders-Associate-Dean.jpg","body":null,"created":"1773772778","gmt_created":"2026-03-17 18:39:38","changed":"1773772778","gmt_changed":"2026-03-17 18:39:38","alt":"Bill Winders headshot on decorative background","file":{"fid":"263843","name":"Bill-Winders-Associate-Dean.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/17\/Bill-Winders-Associate-Dean.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/17\/Bill-Winders-Associate-Dean.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1186719,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/17\/Bill-Winders-Associate-Dean.jpg?itok=P3E-kxHg"}}},"media_ids":["679660"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"688364":{"#nid":"688364","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Students Merge Analytics and Public Policy to Build Legislative AI Tool","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKeeping pace with the rapid movement of state and federal legislation is a high-stakes challenge for organizations and policymakers. 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 surface what\u2019s relevant, explain why it matters, and provide clear citations to the original bills so teams can make informed decisions with confidence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech alums have built an AI-agent-driven tool to track legislation with extensive help from the Data Science and Policy Lab in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two Georgia Tech alums have built an AI-agent-driven tool to track legislation with extensive help from the Data Science and Policy Lab in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-02-18 17:31:10","changed_gmt":"2026-02-23 01:39:56","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679342":{"id":"679342","type":"image","title":"demoDay-sign-founders-169.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPolitheon co-founders Daniel Forcade and Hannah Bodnar at the CREATE-X Demo Day in August 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1771436259","gmt_created":"2026-02-18 17:37:39","changed":"1771436259","gmt_changed":"2026-02-18 17:37:39","alt":"Politheon co-founders Daniel Forcade and Hannah Bodnar stand in front of a lighted sign reading \u0022Demo Day\u0022 at the CREATE-X Demo Day in August 2025.","file":{"fid":"263491","name":"demoDay-sign-founders-169.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/18\/demoDay-sign-founders-169.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/18\/demoDay-sign-founders-169.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1692209,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/18\/demoDay-sign-founders-169.jpg?itok=NMFxh_RQ"}}},"media_ids":["679342"],"groups":[{"id":"583966","name":"CREATE-X"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022michael.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":""}},"688376":{"#nid":"688376","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Alumna Goes for Graphic Design Gold With Team USA","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPreparation and execution \u2014 two factors that can lead to gold medal performances by the athletes of Team USA in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Those same factors help Team USA\u2019s graphic designers, including Georgia Tech alumna McLain Broussard, to seamlessly share unforgettable moments from the Games with fans around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom crafting the winter-themed design language for Team USA\u2019s social media feeds a year in advance to prepping graphics for the events still to come, Broussard and her team strive to have all the necessary elements at their fingertips so they\u2019re able to execute their vision for a gold medal moment or capture a historic performance as it plays out on the world stage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA former Georgia Tech cheerleader, Broussard found her passion for graphic design while helping to manage the team\u2019s social media account. She changed her major from computational media to literature, media, and communication, and when she stepped onto the field one Saturday and saw her design being worn by students in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, she knew she\u2019d found her path.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I just remember seeing all of those shirts I designed and thinking that this is a feeling I\u2019m going to hold onto forever,\u201d she said. \u201cGeorgia Tech taught me so much about time management and about what drives me. It was at Tech that I realized I loved celebrating passion, and not just my own. I love working in sports because I get to share athletes\u2019 stories and make them accessible to everyone. With the Olympics, especially the Paralympics, I\u2019m so proud to elevate the hard work that these athletes do behind the scenes and share that with fans.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating from Tech in 2020 and spending time with Georgia Tech Athletics as a postgraduate intern, Broussard spent a year with the University of Missouri football program before joining Team USA. She was hired as a full-time contractor in 2024 before the Paris Summer Olympics and stayed on to become one of the team\u2019s three graphic designers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a cheerleader, Broussard knew what resonated with fans, but as a designer, she has found other ways to measure success in place of the roar of a live crowd. She recalls a graphic of hers posted during the Paris Games, highlighting Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, that was shared by President Joe Biden, as well as Barack and Michelle Obama.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHaving her graphics go viral or reach a high-profile audience, she finds, \u0022are the moments that reignite my passion each day,\u0022 she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Milan Cortina Games continue through Sunday, Feb. 22, and the Paralympics take place March 6 \u2013 15, so there are still more graphics to be created. But Broussard\u2019s favorite graphic from the Games thus far, reaching over 50,000 likes on Instagram, celebrates snowboarder Chloe Kim for becoming the first woman to medal at three straight Olympics in the halfpipe event. Another of her favorites showcases the U.S. Biathlon team in various stages of competition, and while it has a unique look, Broussard says design is about trusting her instincts and finding ways to differentiate their graphics from other teams.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe may end up with five versions of the same graphic while trying to figure out how to make it work. I am a Georgia Tech graduate at heart, so my math guided me on the composition of the biathlon graphic. But knowing the brand so well and knowing where to push it is one of my favorite parts about working in sports,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work continues after the closing ceremony of the Paralympics, as Broussard\u2019s team will immediately begin preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech graduate and former Yellow Jacket cheerleader, McLain Broussard is guiding the visual identity for Team USA as a graphic designer.   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This position supports the needs of the faculty community and provides resources and leadership that promote the advancement of tenure-track, tenured, non-tenure-track, and research faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYoung has extensive experience in faculty affairs, specifically as chair of his School\u2019s Promotion and Tenure Committee, chair of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u2019 Promotion and Tenure Committee, and as the College\u2019s representative on the provost\u2019s Promotion and Tenure Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYoung will continue to co-direct the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies and serve as the director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy. He held a Jean Monnet Chair (2012-15), was chair of the European Union Studies Association (2015-17), and was co-editor of \u003Cem\u003EJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies\u003C\/em\u003E (2017-22).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining Georgia Tech in 2011, he taught at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and held research posts at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYoung has written five books, including \u003Cem\u003ESupplying Compliance with Trade Rules: Explaining the EU\u2019s Responses to Adverse WTO Rulings\u003C\/em\u003E (Oxford University Press, 2021), and has co-edited 15 other volumes. He has published almost a score of refereed journal articles \u2014 including in \u003Cem\u003EGlobal Environmental Politics\u003C\/em\u003E, the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Common Market Studies\u003C\/em\u003E, and others\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u2014 and more than 40 book chapters.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named interim associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 1. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Alasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named interim associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 1. 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It was about mastering time itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMidway through her doctoral studies in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ethe School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E, Zhao\u2019s commitments expanded in two demanding directions: she became a mother and a business co-owner with her husband. Suddenly, time for research became a particularly precious commodity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter becoming a mother, my available working time each day became extremely limited \u2014 sometimes only two hours,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zhaoyuchen8877\/?locale=en_US\u0022\u003EZhao\u003C\/a\u003E said. \u201cI had to become very efficient and focused with the time I had.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was within those tight constraints \u2014 balancing the rigors of entrepreneurship and parenthood \u2014 that Zhao developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biovr.tech\/\u0022\u003EBioVR\u003C\/a\u003E, which looks to reimagine how humans interact with technology. The technology is at the heart of Zhao\u2019s other startup.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovating from the Inside Out\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhao\u2019s research moves beyond the standard handheld controllers and head-tracking used in many virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. 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Running a business while pursuing a degree prevented her from staying in an \u0022academic bubble.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Running a business opened my eyes to another path \u2014 how research can connect to real societal needs,\u0022 she said. \u0022Becoming a mother also reshaped my values. It reminded me that health and family relationships should never be taken for granted.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext Steps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhao is now headed to Yale University, where she will work as a postdoctoral associate and continue her research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore she goes, however, she has advice to other Georgia Tech students facing similar juggling acts: success is built on sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I learned that physical and mental health are the foundation of everything,\u0022 she said. \u0022No matter how many tasks you have, try not to panic or rush. 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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. 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However, to accommodate the new focus on tech governance, a European security course previously taught during the study abroad will be folded into the Transatlantic Relations course (INTA 3223\/6833).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat will free up space for a new technology governance class taught by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/1f6a6f21-01fa-5e42-88d2-83a7cd378f57\u0022\u003EPotz-Nielsen\u003C\/a\u003E and Roberts: Global Politics of Technology (INTA 3044\/8803).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The added focus on technology governance taps into some of the biggest challenges future policymakers will face,\u201d said Potz-Nielsen. \u201cWith tech woven into almost every part of our lives and digital markets booming, understanding the roles that governments can \u2014 or should \u2014 play in regulating technology tackles fundamental questions about privacy, security, and fairness.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents participating in the program will visit centers of European power, influence, and culture, including Metz, Strasbourg, and Paris in France; Brussels; The Hague and Amsterdam in the Netherlands; and Bucharest, Romania, where students will visit Romanian military headquarters, research firms, and cultural sites. 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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. This is a proud day for Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech celebrated the naming of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy on Nov. 13.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech celebrated the naming of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy on Nov. 13."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-11-17 14:21:05","changed_gmt":"2025-11-17 14:55:04","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678641":{"id":"678641","type":"image","title":"josh-carter.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EJosh Carter, grandson of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, speaks at the ceremony celebrating the naming of Georgia Tech School of Public Policy for the late president and first lady.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1763389367","gmt_created":"2025-11-17 14:22:47","changed":"1763389367","gmt_changed":"2025-11-17 14:22:47","alt":"A man in a blue suit and yellow tie speaks at a podium","file":{"fid":"262699","name":"josh-carter.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/17\/josh-carter.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/17\/josh-carter.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":329155,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/11\/17\/josh-carter.jpg?itok=TIGoN_Iw"}}},"media_ids":["678641"],"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":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"680901":{"#nid":"680901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Launches New Space Policy Center ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe space around Earth is central to life on the surface, encompassing myriad economic, technological, political, and even military considerations that affect the lives of millions. A new center devoted to space policy in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs seeks to support the School\u2019s increasingly robust research and teaching in the area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Space is becoming an increasingly important domain for our economy and our national security in the United States, as well as worldwide,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mariel-borowitz\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Nunn School and director of the new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/node\/89\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Policy and International Relations\u003C\/a\u003E, which holds its first event next week in Washington. \u201cThis center can be a hub that brings researchers together and makes progress on these key research issues.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center, which counts six Nunn School researchers among its initial faculty, seeks to advance research in space governance, space security, and the development of space programs internationally, as well as in areas related to international cooperation and diplomacy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESpace Research at Georgia Tech\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlready, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENunn School\u003C\/a\u003E researchers are tackling a variety of interdisciplinary space policy projects, including work on the value of satellite data to improving life on Earth, papers assessing space program developments in China and the Middle East, the international political dimensions of developing a global navigation system for the Moon, creating fair rules around access to resources in space, and understanding just what conflict in space might look like.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir work reaches across the Georgia Tech campus. For instance, the School partners with four other schools across three colleges to offer a graduate certificate in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/graduate-certificate\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAstrobiology\u003C\/a\u003E, and with the College of Engineering, the College of Sciences, and the Scheller College of Business on a graduate certificate in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/graduate-embedded-certificate-space-entrepreneurship\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESpace Entrepreneurship\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Center will also complement the work of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESpace Research Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E, announced last year and slated to transition into an Interdisciplinary Research Institute this year, according to Adam N. Stulberg, Sam Nunn School Chair and Professor in the Nunn School.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith researchers pursuing answers to difficult space policy, security, and governance questions from viewpoints and backgrounds as varied as aeronautics, astrophysics, emerging technologies, and political science, we\u2019re embodying the interdisciplinary spirit that will help drive new discoveries that could make humanity\u2019s future in space, and here on Earth, more productive and peaceful,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/adam-n-stulberg\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStulberg\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Rubin, a Nunn School associate professor affiliated with the new Center, said Georgia Tech and the Nunn School are in a unique position to surge forward as a widely recognized center for space policy research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFew universities can match Georgia Tech\u2019s leadership in both scientific research and space policy. That\u2019s the distinction we are building on,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/lawrence-rubin\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERubin\u003C\/a\u003E, a Middle East expert with U.S. Defense Department experience who has studied the rise of regional space programs in that part of the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother affiliated researcher, Assistant Professor R. Lincoln Hines, said Georgia Tech is already a great place to study space policy, and the Center will only make it better.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/Lincoln-Hines\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHines\u003C\/a\u003E, who studies China\u2019s space program, noted that students have access to training in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and opportunities to engage in applied research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. They can also learn from respected researchers who also have practical experience in the field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, Borowitz is widely cited in the media on space policy issues, has testified before Congress, and is currently tasked part-time to the U.S. Office of Space Commerce, where she is working on a project to move space debris tracking to a civilian agency from the Department of Defense. Another Center affiliate, postdoctoral researcher Thomas Gonz\u00e1lez Roberts, will soon start an appointment at the International Telecommunications Union as an academic in residence studying how satellite operators follow international rules.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCompared to other universities, we already have one of the largest concentrations of scholars on space policy and security,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/thomasgr\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERoberts\u003C\/a\u003E said. \u201cOur research footprint and real-world impact is expanding, and our interdisciplinary program has extraordinary competitive advantages for students seeking a career in this field.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ELearn More\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Nunn School and the Center will officially launch programming for the Center on March 11 with events in Washington, including a discussion on the future of space policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bkHYvZ3trIOKcfQ\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edinner\u003C\/a\u003E discussing the challenges of space traffic management, and an event for Georgia Tech alumni in Washington.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Center, visit its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cistp.gatech.edu\/node\/89\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new Center seeks to expand the Nunn School\u0027s strengths in space policy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The new Center seeks to expand the Nunn School\u0027s strengths in space policy."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-03-04 22:19:13","changed_gmt":"2025-11-07 16:37:57","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676710":{"id":"676710","type":"image","title":"Nunn School Space Policy Center","body":null,"created":"1743174303","gmt_created":"2025-03-28 15:05:03","changed":"1743174303","gmt_changed":"2025-03-28 15:05:03","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"260532","name":"space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":440569,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/28\/space-policy-center-image-2.jpg?itok=k5-Z6LU5"}}},"media_ids":["676710"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"194767","name":"go-cspir"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"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":""}},"686133":{"#nid":"686133","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Remembering Robert Wood and His Half Century of Service to Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Robert Wood always dressed up for the first day of class. It was, his colleagues say, his way of showing his respect for the students who came to him to learn about classical literature and film.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis dedication to students even extended to learning Italian so that he could better teach a class called \u201cThe Age of Galileo.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor ten \u2018generations\u2019 of Tech students, Bob brought news of Dante and DaVinci and Galileo and Shakespeare and exposed them to the masterworks of classical Hollywood,\u201d said LMC Associate Professor \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=2ahUKEwjxrJmjrdaQAxWZGtAFHcUVG9oQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2F27382066-1009-5fee-a226-3aa9ed46f823\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1PEJ-4vyz4-9C-iOtPsjTu\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EBlake Leland\u003C\/a\u003E, who worked with Wood for nearly four decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood, a poet and scholar who retired as an associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) in May 2025 after 50 years of service with Georgia Tech, passed away recently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe will be missed,\u201d Leland said. \u201cI will miss him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood, who had a Ph.D. in English and a master\u2019s degree in mathematics, arrived at Georgia Tech in 1974 after two years as a math instructor at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA poet and specialist in Renaissance drama, the science and culture of the renaissance, and film and television, he was the author of books including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www1.bucknell.edu\/script\/upress\/book.asp?id=2311\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESome Necessary Questions of the Play: A Stage-Centered Analysis of Shakespeare\u0027s \u0027Hamlet\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ethe 2014 Georgia Author of the Year award-winning book of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EThe Awkward Poses of Others;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.finishinglinepress.com\/product\/alms-for-oblivion-by-robert-e-wood\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlms for Oblivion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and a chapbook \u2014 a short book of poetry \u2014 called \u003Cem\u003EGorizia Notebook.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis poems were published in outlets including \u003Cem\u003EBlue Fifth Review, Jelly Bucket, Jabberwock Review, Sojourn,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand\u003Cem\u003E Prairie Schooner.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, he taught classes ranging from English Composition to Shakespeare to Intro to Film to Theater Production. He also helped establish LMC\u2019s Film Studies program, recalled his retired colleague, Professor Emeritus \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=2ahUKEwiFy4-brtaQAxXl5ckDHR_gMNcQFnoECCIQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fe228f90e-a028-5666-9e00-8e0f8e519773\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1u8ZqPp_7jctcit5HxDx8T\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EJay Telotte\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe two spent many hours together, lugging heavy projection equipment to other buildings with enough space for film screenings, Telotte said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnd when, as often happened, we encountered technical problems \u2014 a sound system not working, a screen that wouldn\u2019t go down, a projector bulb suddenly blown, or even an auditorium or projection booth that was locked when it wasn\u2019t supposed to be \u2014 Bob would typically entertain the student audience with his wealth of jokes while I went looking for help,\u201d Telotte said. \u201cMy sense, and probably that of many students as well, is that his other calling was neither drama nor poetry, but stand-up comedy, at which he was very good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor years, Wood and other LMC faculty members met regularly as a writing group they called the \u201cNot Dead Yet Poets Society.\u201d Some members collaborated on a book of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EOn Occasion: Four Poets, One Year.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe was a generous and thoughtful reader of poetry and often found just the right word needed to turn a poem on its head,\u201d said \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=2ahUKEwjR1OejrtaQAxUu78kDHYfOIVoQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flmc.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fjc-reilly\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw29MniaisuVZlg-LxDFUd97\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EJC Reilly\u003C\/a\u003E, director of creative writing curricula in LMC. \u201cHe was kind and funny in a quiet, snarky way, and he made me \u2014 all of us \u2014 a better writer. \u201c\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETravis Denton, associate director of Poetry@Tech, called Wood \u201ca staple in the Atlanta poetry community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt Bob made a huge impact on his many students over the years, sharing his love of poetry, and he served as a force and advocate for the craft in the School,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/travis-denton\u0022\u003EDenton \u003C\/a\u003Esaid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood was one of the first faculty members Professor Carol Senf met when she joined the faculty in what was then Georgia Tech\u2019s English Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBob never failed to charm and delight though his wit was sometimes so subtle that it snuck up on me,\u201d Senf said. \u201cAppropriately for a Shakespearean, he was a true Renaissance man. A teacher who genuinely loved his students, he was also a very fine poet, and a connoisseur of art, music, and film.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\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=2ahUKEwj37aO0rtaQAxWT4ckDHSg-M9oQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fcarol-senf\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw3DFTpVPehfQZ48Eru9b9VU\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003ESenf\u003C\/a\u003E said Wood adored his family, evident in a series of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peacockjournal.com\/robert-e-wood-thora-and-the-philosophers-the-early-years\/\u0022\u003Epoems\u003C\/a\u003E inspired by his granddaughter:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENo footprint mars\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eher lunar wondering,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethe first philosophy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are terrible beauties as Yeats has shown us, but the beauty of a child\u2019s first exploration of the world renews us all,\u201d Wood \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtvault-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/mpearson34_gatech_edu\/Documents\/AppData\u0022\u003Ewrote\u003C\/a\u003E in a \u201cWriter\u2019s Statement on Beauty\u201d published with the poems. \u201cMy Thora poems began when I heard a speaker quote Aristotle as saying, \u2018Philosophy begins in wonder.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReilly said she\u2019s grateful Wood left behind such a trove of poetry and other writing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am heartbroken that he\u2019s gone, and I\u2019m really going to miss him,\u201d she said. \u201cHe left us way too soon, but he lives on in his poems, and I keep them close.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert Wood served Georgia Tech in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication for 50 years.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Robert Wood served Georgia Tech in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication for 50 years."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-11-03 15:58:46","changed_gmt":"2025-11-03 18:35:22","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678518":{"id":"678518","type":"image","title":"robert-wood-memorial-image.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERetired Associate Professor Robert E. Wood passed in October 2025. He retired in May 2025 after 50 years of service to Georgia Tech. 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The Engineering Space Policy Lab is led by led by Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/thomasgr\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Gonz\u00e1lez Roberts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E a member of both the Nunn School and Guggenheim School faculties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEPSL is a policy-impact laboratory, dedicated to creating domain-informed, data-driven tools for outer space decision-makers,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be taking on this work with our world-class students here at Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more, read the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/10\/georgia-tech-engineering-space-policy-lab-debuts\u0022\u003Efull story\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new Lab will is a collaboration of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The new Lab will is a collaboration of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-10-27 16:23:07","changed_gmt":"2025-10-27 16:25:36","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678455":{"id":"678455","type":"image","title":"space-satellitte-rs.jpg","body":null,"created":"1761582203","gmt_created":"2025-10-27 16:23:23","changed":"1761582203","gmt_changed":"2025-10-27 16:23:23","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"262480","name":"space-satellitte-rs.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/27\/space-satellitte-rs.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/27\/space-satellitte-rs.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":616057,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/27\/space-satellitte-rs.jpg?itok=wde08YYX"}}},"media_ids":["678455"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"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:monique.waddell@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMonique Waddell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["monique.waddell@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"685971":{"#nid":"685971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dhongde Named President-Elect of International Economic Measurement Association","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShatakshee Dhongde, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of economics at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been named treasurer and president-elect of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iariw.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInternational Association for Review of Income and Wealth\u003C\/a\u003E (IARIW). The association, founded in 1947, is one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations in its field.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored and humbled to be selected as the president-elect of the IARIW and follow in the footsteps of the distinguished scholars who have led the association in the past,\u201d said Dhongde. \u201cI hope to serve the association by increasing its impact and attracting more younger scholars to the field of economic measurement.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe association, which has members in 80 countries, is dedicated to advancing understanding of income and wealth, particularly ways of measuring and analyzing national income, income distribution, and systems of economic and social accounting and their use for policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDhongde serves on the editorial board of the association\u2019s flagship journal, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/14754991\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EReview of Income and Wealth\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. She also has presented papers and organized sessions at many of the association\u2019s conferences. In March 2025, she presented a paper on multidimensional inequality among the elderly in the United States at a special conference organized by the association in Tokyo. In her new role, she is helping organize the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iariw.org\/39th-iariw-general-conference\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E39th IARIW General Conference\u003C\/a\u003E, which will take place in Brussels, Aug. 24 \u2013 28, 2026. The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, Oct. 31.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Serving a well-known international association in this new role, will help bring greater visibility to the School of Economics at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Dhongde. \u201cI am encouraging my colleagues to participate in IARIW\u2019s conferences as they attract scholars from many different fields in economics around the central idea of economic measurement.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShatakshee Dhongde, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of economics at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been named treasurer and president-elect of the International Association for Review of Income and Wealth.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Shatakshee Dhongde, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of economics at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been named treasurer and president-elect of the International Association for Review of Income and Wealth."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-10-23 19:54:28","changed_gmt":"2025-10-23 19:57:40","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678442":{"id":"678442","type":"image","title":"Shatakshee Dhongde, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs","body":null,"created":"1761249275","gmt_created":"2025-10-23 19:54:35","changed":"1761249275","gmt_changed":"2025-10-23 19:54:35","alt":"a headshot photo of Shatakshee Dhongde","file":{"fid":"262465","name":"Shatakshee-Dhongde.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/23\/Shatakshee-Dhongde.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/23\/Shatakshee-Dhongde.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":24754,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/23\/Shatakshee-Dhongde.jpg?itok=EdwHMkTB"}}},"media_ids":["678442"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"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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I hope that my engagement in the program will enhance my skills to deliver efficient and effective administrative functions to support our academic, research, and service missions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Ivan Allen College is proud to support Will in this exciting leadership development opportunity,\u201d said Amanda Murdie, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u201cHis participation is a reflection of his leadership and dedication to the success of the College, our faculty, and our students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJimerson joins a cohort representing 69 higher education institutions across 31 states and the District of Columbia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESonja Christmas, an associate controller in the Georgia Tech Controller\u2019s Office, was also selected for the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWill Jimerson, college administrative officer for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech, has been selected to participate in the National Association of College and University Business Officers\u0027 Emerging Leaders Program.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Will Jimerson, college administrative officer for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech, has been selected to participate in the National Association of College and University Business Officers\u0027 Emerging Leaders Program."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-10-21 16:19:11","changed_gmt":"2025-10-21 16:23:50","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678401":{"id":"678401","type":"image","title":"Will Jimerson, College Administrative Officer for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts","body":null,"created":"1761063689","gmt_created":"2025-10-21 16:21:29","changed":"1761063689","gmt_changed":"2025-10-21 16:21:29","alt":"a headshot photo of Will Jimerson","file":{"fid":"262421","name":"Will-Jimerson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/21\/Will-Jimerson.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/21\/Will-Jimerson.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":214616,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/21\/Will-Jimerson.jpg?itok=Rq3ASxa8"}}},"media_ids":["678401"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"180928","name":"Will Jimerson"}],"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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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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Charging stations aren\u2019t as prevalent as traditional gas stations, and even if they can be found along the route, they may not be functioning or may already be occupied by other cars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile EV charging locator apps can show drivers where the nearest charger is, they aren\u2019t always accurate enough to show real-time status, such as whether a charger is working and available. How are drivers supposed to hit the road when they aren\u2019t sure where their next charge is coming from? This uncertainty can be enough to deter drivers from purchasing an EV altogether.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew research from Georgia Tech, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that state governments should step in to help. The right policy could inspire data transparency by station hosts, ensuring that EV drivers have reliable networks \u2014 and thus encourage EV ownership. The researchers presented their findings in the paper, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/charger-data-transparency\/\u0022\u003ECharger Data Transparency: Curing Range Anxiety, Powering EV Adoption\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d in September\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EBrookings\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EData Deserts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers conducted a field experiment to discover the extent of the problem. This analysis showed that just 34% of EV charging stations provide real-time status updates across six major interstates in 40 U.S. states. The researchers found 150 to 350-mile stretches without real-time charger availability, longer than the stated range of many EV models. This leaves thousands of miles of highways in a data desert.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe just don\u0027t have real-time data infrastructure necessary to build confidence in the reliability of charging, especially in communities along transit corridors,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/omar-isaac-asensio\u0022\u003EOmar Asensio\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt\u0027s not that the capability isn\u2019t there. It\u0027s that there aren\u0027t clear incentives to encourage EV charging station operators to do the right thing and share the data.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharging Transparency\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGovernment regulation is necessary to improve charging reliability, according to the researchers. State governments could offer funding for charging stations only if the station host agrees to data transparency. A simpler policy proposal would be for all fast chargers on highways to post their real-time status to an application programming interface, where software developers could access it. This approach would provide reliable information on whether a public charger is operational, and it can make government spending more efficient by leveraging network effects. The research team is already collaborating with state governments from Massachusetts to Georgia to discuss how to make this government regulation a reality.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EState governments will also benefit, as EVs can help them close the gap on decreasing carbon emissions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cElectric vehicles are a key strategy for decarbonizing the transportation sector and delivering public health co-benefits, but consumers need to trust that public chargers will work when they need them,\u201d Asensio said. \u201cUntil real-time data disclosure standards are addressed, reliable, widespread adoption will be hard. A data-centric approach can enhance the efficiency of existing transportation investments.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany states, including Georgia, have also supported EV manufacturing. EV brand Rivian \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2025\/09\/17\/rivian-georgia-ev-plant-breaks-ground-5-billion-jobs\u0022\u003Erecently\u003C\/a\u003E broke ground on an assembly plant outside Atlanta. More widespread EV adoption is paramount to making these plants economic successes. 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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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But many Americans today are only vaguely aware that there are enough nuclear weapons globally to destroy the entire Earth many times over.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech Arts, and Spelman College, \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E event on Sept. 16 gave the audience an uncomfortable and unsettling front-row seat to the nuclear threat that hangs largely unnoticed over our daily lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event began with \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E film, an almost hour-long film that combines disturbing and sometimes beautiful archival footage, animation, music, and text to explore the complex cultural and technological impact of nuclear weapons. The film is available streaming on Amazon, Apple TV, Tubi, Roku, and other platforms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the screening, there was a panel discussion with former Senator Sam Nunn, co-chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Smriti Keshari, one of \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s creators; and Rachel Whitlark, a Georgia Tech expert on nuclear proliferation, moderated by WABE host Rose Scott.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen you look at the film you realize that basically this is God\u2019s universe at stake. It\u2019s not winning or losing a war. It\u2019s a question of whether we destroy the Earth. And that means all of us, whether we want to or not, have to pay attention to it,\u201d Nunn said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe panel discussed the need for more public debate and awareness of nuclear threats. Keshari said her team conducted informal interviews with members of the public while working on \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb.\u003C\/em\u003E They were surprised by the number of people who thought nuclear weapons were no longer a real threat and had little knowledge of how many there were and where.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI remember when we were editing the film in Los Angeles, I would drive past the Hollywood sign and I would think \u2018instead of the Hollywood sign, what if there was just a nuclear weapon right here?\u2019 What if, instead of every single weapon being hidden underground or on a submarine, they were above and people could actually see them? We would start having a lot of strong opinions about them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe panel discussed how AI could accelerate nuclear threats. Whitlark outlined how AI\u2019s increasingly intense use of power may ramp up demand for nuclear power across the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can very quickly get from the data needs of AI to the need to power those data centers,\u201d Whitlark said. \u201cOne of the ways we may be doing that is with nuclear energy, and with nuclear energy comes the possibility of nuclear weapons. We need to be thoughtful about that.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpreading awareness among young people of the threat of nuclear war or accidents is particularly important, said Nunn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt may take 20 years but if we don\u2019t do that the dangers we now see and the dangers we saw during the Cold War are going to get much, much worse with the speed of nuclear weapons, the lack of decision time, and the conflict between nuclear powers,\u201d Nunn said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bomb exhibition runs free through Oct. 16 at the Ferst Center and includes student art and a graphic narrative on nuclear close calls.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOlder Americans grew up with \u201cduck and cover\u201d drills, but many today are only vaguely aware that enough nuclear weapons exist to destroy Earth many times over.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Older Americans grew up with \u201cduck and cover\u201d drills, but many today are only vaguely aware that enough nuclear weapons exist to destroy Earth many times over."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-09-24 15:36:38","changed_gmt":"2025-09-24 15:38:11","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678121":{"id":"678121","type":"image","title":"bomb-crop.jpg","body":null,"created":"1758728204","gmt_created":"2025-09-24 15:36:44","changed":"1758728204","gmt_changed":"2025-09-24 15:36:44","alt":"Panelists speaking at the bomb event on Sept. 17, 2025.","file":{"fid":"262106","name":"bomb-crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/24\/bomb-crop.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/24\/bomb-crop.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":33737,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/24\/bomb-crop.jpg?itok=MIFgAK-N"}}},"media_ids":["678121"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.thebombnow.com\/","title":"\u0022the bomb\u0022 Website"},{"url":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/thebombfilm\/221025072?autoplay=1","title":"\u0022the bomb\u0022 Trailer"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"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":""}},"684859":{"#nid":"684859","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Symposium Explores Past, Present, and Future of Academic Freedom ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe United States has enjoyed academic freedom for 110 years \u2014 causing many of us to take it for granted, said Kate Pride Brown, an associate professor in the School of History and Sociology and the organizer of the Academic Freedom and Human Rights Symposium.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBut it was established in the face of threats,\u201d Brown said. \u201cUnderstanding the history of where it comes from and what it means is important.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe full-day Academic Freedom and Human Rights Symposium explores just that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will take place at Price Gilbert Library on Oct. 10 and feature research on how academic freedom began in the United States, as well as challenges and observations from the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Turkey, Mexico, China, Russia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event brings together scholars from Georgia Tech and Georgia State University and will conclude with a keynote address by Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese examples show us that academic freedom is not simply pretty words. It\u0027s a value that is central to any democratic society,\u201d Brown said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen citizens have access to valid knowledge, they can make more informed choices.\u0026nbsp;But better-informed choices may not always conform to what\u0026nbsp;powerful people\u0026nbsp;might like,\u201d she added. \u201cScholars\u2019 fundamental interest is in making sure that knowledge is valid, despite what other interests are at stake. That\u0027s their biggest contribution, and it is where they find their greatest success.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9yml6CrnFJG6U4u\u0022\u003ERSVP to attend\u003C\/a\u003E the Academic Freedom and Human Rights Symposium (lunch will be provided). Speaker topics include:\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Freedom Within the Field of Power \u2014 Kate Pride Brown, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Freedom: History and Fading Future \u2014\u202fDeron Boyles, GSU\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGalileo on Trial \u2014\u202fNick Wilding, GSU\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDoublespeak and Aesopian Language in the Soviet Union \u2014 Nikolay Koposov, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnmasking Rousseau: Victor Klemperer and Academic Freedom in Nazi Germany \u2014 Victoria Thompson, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Freedom in Mexico: A Few Observations \u2014 \u0026nbsp;German Vergara, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIron Curtain, Bamboo Curtain, and the Great Firewall: The Limited Progress in Freedom of Information and Expression in China \u2014 Hanchao Lu, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Censorship and Control in Russia: My Experience at the Siberian Federal University \u2014\u202fEvgeny Tikhonravov, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFrom Campuses to Courtrooms: The Slow Death of Academic Freedom in Turkey \u2014 Kemal Budak, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAuthoritarian Nicaragua and Venezuela: Closing Space for Academic Freedom and Human Rights \u2014 Jennifer McCoy, GSU\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKeynote Address, Protecting Our Freedoms: It\u2019s Not Just Academic \u2014\u202fMichael S. 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It will feature research on how academic freedom began in the United States, as well as challenges and observations from around the world."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2025-09-15 15:50:26","changed_gmt":"2025-09-19 13:01:23","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677995":{"id":"677995","type":"image","title":"campus.jpg","body":null,"created":"1757951433","gmt_created":"2025-09-15 15:50:33","changed":"1757951433","gmt_changed":"2025-09-15 15:50:33","alt":"Georgia Tech campus","file":{"fid":"261966","name":"campus.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/15\/campus.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/15\/campus.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":191497,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/15\/campus.jpg?itok=_Ww3ehAg"}}},"media_ids":["677995"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9yml6CrnFJG6U4u","title":"RSVP "}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"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:k.p.brown@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKate Pride Brown\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["k.p.brown@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684370":{"#nid":"684370","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Event and Exhibit Share Unsettling, Immersive Look at Nuclear Threat","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech Arts, and Spelman College invite you to experience \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thebombnow.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a critically acclaimed immersive film, music, and art installation that puts viewers in the center of the story of nuclear weapons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECombining archival footage, animation, music, and text, \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E offers a visceral, non-linear, and unsettling experience, taking audiences inside the complex cultural and technological realm of nuclear weapons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe installation will kick off its run at Georgia Tech with a screening of \u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E film Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ferst Center for the Arts. The screening will include a discussion moderated by WABE host Rose Scott with special guest Senator Sam Nunn, a global leader in nuclear threat reduction and a Distinguished Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and the film\u2019s creators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conversation will delve into the film\u2019s themes, the urgent relevance of nuclear disarmament today, and how art and keenly crafted policy, in tandem, can provoke change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the kick-off event, the bomb exhibit will run until Oct. 16 at the Ferst Center of the Arts. Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the Sam Nunn School will host a series of other panels and guest lectures themed around various aspects of this topic. Links to those events already announced can be found below and stay tuned for more:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/events\/item\/683847\/reassessing-nuclear-proliferation-global-disarray\u0022\u003E9\/17 - Reassessing Nuclear Proliferation in an Era of Global Disarray\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/events\/item\/683760\/what-future-nuclear\u0022\u003E9\/17 - What is the Future of Nuclear?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit launched at Princeton University in Fall 2024 and has made its way to University of British Columbia, University of Denver, and University of New Mexico. It now arrives at Georgia Tech. Our version of the exhibit also features a powerful graphic narrative of a nuclear close call produced by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey alongside submitted student art that focuses on what the theme \u201cactivism through art\u201d means to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELive performances of the bomb were staged at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Glastonbury Festival, the Sydney Festival, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegister: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/event\/georgia-tech-arts-presents-bomb-symposium\u0022 id=\u0022menur34v\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/event\/georgia-tech-arts-presents-bomb-symposium\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/event\/georgia-tech-arts-presents-bomb-symposium\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech Arts, and Spelman College invite you to experience \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thebombnow.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethe bomb\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a critically acclaimed immersive film, music, and art installation that puts viewers in the center of the story of nuclear weapons.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech Arts, and Spelman College invite you to experience the bomb, a critically acclaimed immersive film, music, and art installation that puts viewers in the center of the story of nuclear weapons."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-09-03 15:47:04","changed_gmt":"2025-09-18 13:13:13","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677882":{"id":"677882","type":"image","title":"bomb.jpg","body":null,"created":"1756914474","gmt_created":"2025-09-03 15:47:54","changed":"1756914474","gmt_changed":"2025-09-03 15:47:54","alt":"bomb installation","file":{"fid":"261834","name":"bomb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/03\/bomb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/03\/bomb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":891294,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/03\/bomb.jpg?itok=G5IObYiW"}}},"media_ids":["677882"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.thebombnow.com","title":"\u0022the bomb\u0022 Website"},{"url":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/thebombfilm\/221025072?autoplay=1","title":"\u0022the bomb\u0022 Trailer"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684965":{"#nid":"684965","#data":{"type":"news","title":"State of the College is \u2018Fantastic,\u0027 New Dean Says","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew Ivan Allen College Dean Amanda Murdie had a simple message in her first address to the IAC community: \u201cThe state of the College, our college, the Ivan Allen College, is fantastic, and it looks like it\u2019s just getting better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurdie offered that assessment at the end of a nearly 40-minute address in which she highlighted the many successes of the College and its faculty, staff, and students over the past year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m so happy with what I\u2019ve seen so far,\u201d Murdie said. \u201cI\u2019m so excited for the future of the college. And I really think we are at the heart of Georgia Tech\u0027s mission.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Ivan+Allen+State+of+the+College+Fall+2025\/1_aat5p2ju?st=170\u0022\u003EView a video of the address\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the successes mentioned by Murdie are the all-time high level of degrees awarded, soaring interest in attending the College, Fall course enrollments that are higher than the Georgia Tech average and, of course, Murdie\u2019s own Ivan Alen Advantage initiative highlighting the high return on investment for liberal arts students at Georgia Tech when compared to their peers at other Georgia public research institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYour return on investment is better if you get your degree here at Tech than if you were to go to a comparable school anywhere else in the state,\u201d she said. \u201cThose students are getting a better return on investment, a better salary one year, five years, and 10 years out if they got their degree at Tech than if they went elsewhere, and this, I think, is really our Ivan Allen Advantage.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also highlighted the School of Economics\u2019 ranking as the No. 1 public university in Georgia for economics students, expansion of the GTDC program, and expanded academic offerings through several new minors, including the Minor in Science, Communication, and Policy and the Minor in the Business of Sports and Entertainment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurdie noted that the College\u2019s research output remains high and touted the success of the School of Public Policy and the School of Economics for reaching their Transforming Tomorrow fundraising goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am excited to be your cheerleader-in-chief for the next year, to share this message both on campus, across the state, and around the world,\u201d Murdie said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe state of the College, our college, the Ivan Allen College, is fantastic, and it looks like it\u2019s just getting better,\u0022 Dean Amanda Murdie said at her first State of the College address.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cThe state of the College, our college, the Ivan Allen College, is fantastic and it looks like it\u2019s just getting better,\u0022 Dean Amanda Murdie said at her first State of the College address."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-09-17 14:08:27","changed_gmt":"2025-09-17 14:52:40","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678039":{"id":"678039","type":"image","title":"Murdie-sotc.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe state of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is \u0022fantastic,\u0022 Dean Amanda Murdie said at her first annual address to the community.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1758118122","gmt_created":"2025-09-17 14:08:42","changed":"1758118122","gmt_changed":"2025-09-17 14:08:42","alt":"Dean Amanda Murdie speaks with an American flag and white Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts banner in the background.","file":{"fid":"262017","name":"Murdie-sotc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/17\/Murdie-sotc.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/17\/Murdie-sotc.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":333585,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/17\/Murdie-sotc.jpg?itok=lcU8paLN"}}},"media_ids":["678039"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"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":""}},"684256":{"#nid":"684256","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Reveals Risk of Widening Divide in Global Health Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s good news and bad news in the world of global health research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe good news is that the gap between what health scientists are studying and the actual worldwide disease burden has narrowed since 1999. 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":""}},"683952":{"#nid":"683952","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Forest Expansion Increases Agricultural Output, New Study Shows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgriculture is the largest cause of deforestation. So, it follows that forest expansion efforts would displace agriculture \u2014 but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/le.uwpress.org\/content\/101\/3\/304\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Enew research\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003ESchool of Economics\u003C\/a\u003E reports that that\u2019s not necessarily the case. And not only that, forest expansion actually increased agricultural output in the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese findings can help governments, policymakers, and conservation organizations more accurately assess the costs and benefits of forest expansion projects in the fight against climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe key policy implication is that there may be co-benefits to using forest expansion as a tool to sequester carbon,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/matthew-oliver\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EMatthew E. Oliver,\u003C\/a\u003E associate professor at the School of Economics and co-author on the paper. Without accounting for them, the net social benefits may be significantly underestimated, the researchers write.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe findings could also suggest alternative paths for aid organizations, Oliver said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDevelopment programs don\u2019t have to be in the form of direct aid. This project was about increasing forest areas, but it also supported the local economy in another indirect way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMain Findings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, written by Oliver and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/dylan-brewer\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EDylan Brewer\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vikrantkkamble.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EVikrant K. Kamble\u003C\/a\u003E at Muskingum University, was published in \u003Cem\u003ELand Economics.\u003C\/em\u003E The project began as Kamble\u2019s Ph.D. dissertation, on which Oliver and Brewer co-advised. They find:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFollowing one of the largest forest expansion programs in Rajasthan, India, agricultural production in the area increased by 24% in the seven to 14 years after planting.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe researchers hypothesize this could be due to increased pollinator activity in the newly forested areas and the 2% increase in rainfall they measured.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhile the 2% increase is statistically insignificant, yields for crops relying on rainfall grew considerably while yields for crops relying on irrigation did not, suggesting a connection between forest expansion, rainfall, and improved agricultural outputs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is some of the first evidence of its kind, and the researchers caution that the results may not hold true everywhere.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, \u201cour task was to rule out a negative impact on agriculture, and the fact that we\u0027re not seeing that and that there could be a positive impact is really strong evidence that we don\u0027t see a reverse trade-off,\u201d Brewer said. \u201cWhen you go back and reforest, it\u0027s not going to eat into agricultural resources.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cIs There a Tradeoff between Forest Expansion and Agriculture?\u201d was published in \u003C\/em\u003ELand Economics\u003Cem\u003E in August 2025. Read more at \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3368\/le.101.3.022924-0020R\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.3368\/le.101.3.022924-0020R\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAgriculture is the largest cause of deforestation. So, it follows that forest expansion efforts would displace agriculture \u2014 but new research from Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Economics reports that that\u2019s not necessarily the case. 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So, it follows that forest expansion efforts would displace agriculture \u2014 but new research from Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Economics reports that that\u2019s not necessarily the case."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2025-08-19 17:37:27","changed_gmt":"2025-08-22 14:09:22","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677738":{"id":"677738","type":"image","title":"Untitled-design--71-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1755625773","gmt_created":"2025-08-19 17:49:33","changed":"1755625773","gmt_changed":"2025-08-19 17:49:33","alt":"stock image of people planting trees in a forest ","file":{"fid":"261672","name":"Untitled-design--71-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/19\/Untitled-design--71-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/19\/Untitled-design--71-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1189146,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/19\/Untitled-design--71-.jpg?itok=DdhGqLGP"}}},"media_ids":["677738"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"140711","name":"environmental economics"},{"id":"602","name":"economics"},{"id":"7546","name":"forest"},{"id":"669","name":"agriculture"},{"id":"2998","name":"India"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"}],"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":""}},"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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That change should help improve continuity and provide for better mentorship opportunities, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/f7a0b486-5836-5882-ae6c-e02584ad3d5d\u0022\u003EMelissa Ianetta\u003C\/a\u003E, Class of 1958 Professor in Communication and executive director of writing and communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese changes reflect our commitment to fostering a culture of strong communication across the Institute, affirm the vital role of writing and communication in the liberal arts, and position the program to further contribute to College and Institute-wide initiatives,\u201d Ianetta said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program offers courses, faculty training, and support services to help members of the Georgia Tech community communicate clearly and effectively in any setting. It is also the home of approximately 45 Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows \u2014 instructors who teach many of the first-year writing courses at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.communicationcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECommunication Center\u003C\/a\u003E provides drop-in support for students \u2014 and now faculty and staff \u2014 seeking to improve their writing, polish presentations, or learn ways to ease the anxiety of public speaking engagements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELMC Chair Kelly Ritter said the changes will help elevate the profile of writing instruction at Georgia Tech at a crucial time, with students and faculty alike navigating with the promise and peril of communicating in the age of AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis transition will bring greater attention to writing research and pedagogy in the WCP as it benefits students of all majors at the Institute, and also faculty teaching writing in their own courses,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/871864cc-b76a-579e-8e68-5c0ae1042115\u0022\u003ERitter \u003C\/a\u003Esaid. \u201cIt also will allow the expert faculty in the WCP a stronger collective voice in shared governance, including the advent of any future initiatives to help sustain and grow writing-related efforts across campus.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe changes follow an update to the program\u2019s curriculum for first-year students rolled out last year. Those \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/676202\/writing-communication-program-enhances-first-year-curriculum\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Echanges\u003C\/a\u003E emphasized more research, idea synthesis, and revised writing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program\u0027s changes will emphasize the importance of clear communication.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Writing and Communication Program\u0027s changes will emphasize the importance of clear communication."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-08-05 15:58:02","changed_gmt":"2025-08-05 19:47:38","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677576":{"id":"677576","type":"image","title":"Writing Program Changes","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program is making changes to enhance communucations instruction for Georgia Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1754409244","gmt_created":"2025-08-05 15:54:04","changed":"1754409244","gmt_changed":"2025-08-05 15:54:04","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"261490","name":"AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":54210,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg?itok=YjGVEdQ-"}}},"media_ids":["677576"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"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":""}},"683492":{"#nid":"683492","#data":{"type":"news","title":" Georgia Tech Alumna Receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award for 2025\u20132026","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2025\u20132026 academic year. The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, provides opportunities for students and professionals to study, conduct research, and teach abroad while promoting mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENethra Rammohan LMC 2021 will serve as an English Teaching Assistant at a preparatory high school in Zurich, Switzerland. With a background in conversational design and a passion for cross-cultural exchange, she looks forward to immersing herself in Swiss culture while refining her public speaking and language learning skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/node\/4111\u0022\u003ERead the full article from the Office of International Education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2025\u20132026 academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2025\u20132026 academic year."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-08-04 15:34:13","changed_gmt":"2025-08-04 15:35:14","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677558":{"id":"677558","type":"image","title":"Nethra-Rammohan---B.S.-LMC--21-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1754321697","gmt_created":"2025-08-04 15:34:57","changed":"1754321697","gmt_changed":"2025-08-04 15:34:57","alt":"Nethra Rammohan headshot","file":{"fid":"261469","name":"Nethra-Rammohan---B.S.-LMC--21-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/04\/Nethra-Rammohan---B.S.-LMC--21-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/04\/Nethra-Rammohan---B.S.-LMC--21-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":771815,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/04\/Nethra-Rammohan---B.S.-LMC--21-.jpg?itok=qC4rTNjC"}}},"media_ids":["677558"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/node\/4111","title":"Read This Article on the Office of International Education Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Brunner\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gbrunner6@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egbrunner6@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683391":{"#nid":"683391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting the Message Across: One Researcher\u2019s Mission to Make Communications Work for Everyone","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMost of the digital environment isn\u2019t designed with all users in mind. 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":""}},"683377":{"#nid":"683377","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Economics Begins Search for New Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe are excited to launch our search for a new chair of\u0026nbsp;the School of Economics at Georgia Tech!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExplore our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/about\/econ-chair-search\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/about\/econ-chair-search\u0022\u003Esearch website\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about the position, and check back for updates throughout the search process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECandidates are encouraged to apply by Oct. 31; however, the search will remain open until the position is filled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the job profile, search timeline, and search committee on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/about\/econ-chair-search\u0022\u003Ethe search website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe are excited to launch our search for a new chair of the School of Economics at Georgia Tech!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We are excited to launch our search for a new chair of the School of Economics at Georgia Tech! "}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-07-30 13:48:36","changed_gmt":"2025-07-30 13:49:17","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":{"677527":{"id":"677527","type":"image","title":"2025-ECON-Chair-Search-16x9.jpg","body":null,"created":"1753883327","gmt_created":"2025-07-30 13:48:47","changed":"1753883327","gmt_changed":"2025-07-30 13:48:47","alt":"School Chair Search School of Economics at Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"261435","name":"2025-ECON-Chair-Search-16x9.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/30\/2025-ECON-Chair-Search-16x9.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/30\/2025-ECON-Chair-Search-16x9.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1098236,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/30\/2025-ECON-Chair-Search-16x9.jpg?itok=0ViCrDMI"}}},"media_ids":["677527"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"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\u003EFor questions or to get in touch, please email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:econchairsearch@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eeconchairsearch@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683353":{"#nid":"683353","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Researchers Aim to Increase Awareness of Emotion AI \u2014 By Letting People Try It","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECan you tell what someone is feeling based on their facial expression?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProponents of emotion AI \u2014 a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes facial expressions, text, voice, and other cues to infer emotions \u2014 say it can do just that.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher Noura Howell, who received an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2024\/06\/howell-nsf-career-grant-emotion-ai\u0022\u003ENSF CAREER award\u003C\/a\u003E to study emotion AI in 2024, said the technology has a number of shortfalls that can lead to inaccurate results. Like generative AI, emotion AI is also subject to bias, and its use raises ethical and privacy concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite these shortcomings, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/noura-howell\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EHowell\u003C\/a\u003E said emotion AI has quietly shaped decisions in areas like hiring, education, mental health, and public safety in recent years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet most people don\u2019t know it exists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowell and Digital Media Ph.D. students Xingyu Li and Alexandra \u201cAllie\u201d Teixeira Riggs in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication are working to change that. They held workshops across Atlanta over the last two months, giving participants a rare opportunity to try emotion AI for themselves \u2014 and then share their impressions, ideas, and concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/07\/researchers-increase-awareness-emotion-ai\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full article.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher Noura Howell and her team held community workshops in July to raise awareness about emotion AI \u2014 a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes facial expressions and other data to infer emotions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researcher Noura Howell and her team held community workshops in July to raise awareness about emotion AI \u2014 a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes facial expressions and other data to infer emotions."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-07-29 14:43:09","changed_gmt":"2025-07-29 14:51:43","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677521":{"id":"677521","type":"image","title":"0L2A0123.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EXingyu Li (left) demonstrates the emotion AI system created for the team\u0027s workshops. 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Meanwhile, the entertainment sector adds $14 billion annually to the state economy and supports more than 40,000 jobs, according to a 2021\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tagedonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2021-Georgia_s-Media-and-Entertainment-Ecosystem-Report.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETAG Media and Entertainment Ecosystem Report\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERichard \u0022Dick\u0022 Bergmark, IM 1975, HON Ph.D. 2022, a former swimming and diving student-athlete who has directed his philanthropy to both academic and athletic initiatives, said he was thrilled to support the program. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy management degree gave me the foundation for my career,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m thankful for both the academic and athletic experiences I had at Georgia Tech. Supporting the next generation is a great way for me to give back.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program requires:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E15 credit hours.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECourses such as:\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESports and Entertainment Marketing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESports and Entertainment Law.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EScience, Technology, and Sports.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA hands-on practicum.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EElectives in digital marketing, revenue analytics, and entrepreneurship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-business-sports-entertainment\/#text\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more about the new program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe collaboration between the Scheller College of Business and the Ivan College of Liberal Arts offers undergraduates a new way to explore new career paths and capitalizes on Georgia Tech\u2019s proximity to sports and entertainment venues and industries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The collaboration between the Scheller College of Business and the Ivan College of Liberal Arts offers undergraduates a new way to explore new career paths and capitalizes on Georgia Tech\u2019s proximity to sports and entertainment venues and industries. 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","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe concept of solar geoengineering \u2014 blocking the sun\u0027s radiation to slow Earth\u0027s warming \u2014 is no longer just the realm of science fiction. In 2023, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ostp\/news-updates\/2023\/06\/30\/congressionally-mandated-report-on-solar-radiation-modification\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. government\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/new-report-explores-issues-around-solar-radiation-modification\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUN\u003C\/a\u003E released reports on the topic. Whether or not solar geoengineering can save the world is up for debate, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.anthonyharding.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETony Harding\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, is contributing to the conversation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarding is an alumnus of the School of Economics and returned to Georgia Tech after a postdoc at Harvard University. He studies the impact of innovative technology on climate change policy and governance, focusing on solar geoengineering. In the eight years he\u0027s been researching it, Harding said it\u0027s the scale of the conversation that\u0027s changed the most: not what the researchers are speaking about, but who they\u0027re speaking to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022A lot of people in the climate policy and academic realms were hesitant to talk about solar geoengineering, and I think that\u2019s starting to change,\u0022 Harding said. \u0022There\u0027s definitely wider acceptance of at least talking about it, and in that way, pathways to having spaces to talk about it and research funds are opening up.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the idea of solar geoengineering picks up steam, Harding invites everyone to join the conversation, starting with learning about what it is, how it works, and whether or not this once-niche proposition really can save the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat is Solar Geoengineering?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe most commonly proposed method of solar geoengineering, which also goes by names such as solar radiation modification or climate intervention, uses sulfate aerosols. When injected into the Earth\u0027s stratosphere, they reflect a small amount of the sun\u0027s radiation \u2014 less than 1% \u2014 and reduce Earth\u0027s surface temperature. This option is the most popular, and the one Harding studies, because we have natural examples, he explained. Volcanoes release sulfates when they erupt, and the largest ones are strong enough to push them into the stratosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022So we have evidence from the past that if sulfate aerosols make it up to the stratosphere, there\u0027s a cooling effect,\u0022 he said. \u0022This natural analog gives us a bit more belief that it\u0027s going to work at least in some of the ways we expect it to in the real world and not just on a computer.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other two types of solar geoengineering researchers consider most seriously are marine cloud brightening to reflect incoming sunlight and Cirrus cloud thinning to let light escape more easily. Each one has pros and cons. For example, marine cloud brightening would only occur over the deepest and darkest parts of the ocean, Harding said, \u0022which would have a non-uniform cooling effect and could lead to certain adverse outcomes. \u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStratospheric aerosol injection has a more uniform distribution and cooling effect that better mimics the warming we\u0027re experiencing. However, it comes with its own concerns, one of which is that the cooling isn\u0027t permanent.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If something happened to stop the deployment of the aerosols, whether it was for political or technological reasons, we would bounce right back and experience a rapid heating that we\u0027ve never experienced before, and could have catastrophic impacts,\u0022 Harding said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat are the Costs and Benefits of Solar Geoengineering?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis question is where Harding\u0027s research makes the most impact. As an economist, he examines the costs and benefits of solar geoengineering to highlight the tradeoffs involved. Harding has published articles on how solar geoengineering could \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/oxrep\/grad044\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eimpact other climate change mitigation policies\u003C\/a\u003E, how it \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-019-13957-x\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eaffects income inequality\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14693062.2022.2091509\u0022\u003Evalue of reducing uncertainty around solar geoengineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Making it clear what the different tradeoffs are around climate policies is super important for informing decision-making,\u0022 he said. \u0022On one side, we have these really, at their core, basic scientific questions around whether solar geoengineering will work and if it can scale up. But it\u0027s also an interesting question from a governance and economics perspective. Solar geoengineering has global repercussions, the decision will affect the entire world. How do we develop governance structures, conversations, and inclusivity to ensure we\u0027re making a choice for the collective good?\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, one of the downsides of using sulfate aerosols for solar geoengineering is negative health effects. But it also has the benefit of preventing temperature-related deaths. So, how do they compare? Harding\u0027s recently submitted paper, which is not yet peer-reviewed, finds that the benefits of reduced deaths outweigh the adverse health effects of solar geoengineering \u0022by at least an order of magnitude \u2014 if not two orders of magnitude,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarding notes that a more comprehensive comparison of risks and benefits is still required, but in the context of the two health impacts he examined, \u201cYes, it\u2019s a concern, and something we should consider, but we need to put it in perspective that the benefits are significantly greater than that negative effect.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhy is Solar Geoengineering Controversial?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUncertain health outcomes? Check. What else makes solar geoengineering so controversial that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solargeoeng.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esome academics want a ban\u003C\/a\u003E on public funding, experiments, patents, deployment, and support for the technology in international institutions?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is a running theme in climate conversations that discussing adaptation policies reduces the focus on cutting emissions, Harding said, and the concerns around solar geoengineering are the same: not just that it will pull research funds from mitigation efforts, but that it will pull attention from dealing with the source of the warming as well. (His 2023 paper \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/oxrep\/grad044\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eexamines this problem.\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough he disagrees, others believe that researching solar geoengineering also makes it more likely that we deploy it, Harding explained. So, for those against the technology, disrupting research efforts to prevent the idea from moving further makes sense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat\u0027s Next?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs with any unfamiliar and emerging technology, questions arise, such as, will this go horribly wrong and destroy the planet? Or, will it be the solution to all of our problems?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Putting my realistic hat on, it\u0027s probably somewhere in between,\u0022 Harding said. \u0022It\u0027s always hard to predict the future, but I can propose what I think is a realistic hope for where it can go.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarding anticipates more research and is hopeful for continued discourse between academics and the public.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The first and most important thing to do is make people aware of this technology and educate them about it,\u0022 Harding said. \u0022We have to understand how general people, outside of policymakers, feel about it \u2014 because that matters a lot.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also wants to see more serious international policy discussions around governing solar geoengineering to prevent a situation where one person or country deploys it independently. Whether it\u0027s a moratorium on its use or another agreement, international guidelines would help legitimize research without fears of a rogue actor, he explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFinal Takeaway\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo package it all up into a neat little tagline, \u0022Solar geoengineering is a really new technology that could alleviate a lot of suffering in the case of climate change. But there\u0027s a lot of uncertainty, and it needs a lot more attention to quell any concerns about catastrophe,\u0022 Harding said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The most salient concern is that we put a lot of faith in solar geoengineering, invest a lot of resources, and slow down emissions cuts because we think we have a silver bullet. And then we get to 2080 and realize it doesn\u0027t work as expected. That\u0027s a very real concern. But the one that receives less attention is if we put solar geoengineering aside and don\u0027t spend the resources investigating it. 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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. 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In our global economy, cross-cultural understanding and competency are highly valued.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School will cover the cost of the ACTFL exams for bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s students in its programs: Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, Global Media and Cultures, International Affairs and Modern Languages, and Global Economics and Modern Languages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ACTFL exams are proctored remotely, giving students flexibility in scheduling.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents minoring in Modern Languages or those outside the major may also take the tests, although they will be responsible for the associated fees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Modern Languages is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech will offer its graduating students the Global Seal of Biliteracy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This fall, the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech will offer its graduating students the Global Seal of Biliteracy."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-06-09 15:31:38","changed_gmt":"2025-06-09 15:36:56","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677205":{"id":"677205","type":"image","title":"The Global Seal of Biliteracy is an internationally recognized certification of language proficiency.","body":null,"created":"1749483271","gmt_created":"2025-06-09 15:34:31","changed":"1749483271","gmt_changed":"2025-06-09 15:34:31","alt":"The Global Seal of Biliteracy logo over a photo of Tech Tower.","file":{"fid":"261080","name":"Biliteracy-Seal.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/09\/Biliteracy-Seal.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/09\/Biliteracy-Seal.png","mime":"image\/png","size":476260,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/09\/Biliteracy-Seal.png?itok=IdcTJfor"}}},"media_ids":["677205"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/students\/global-seal-biliteracy","title":"The Global Seal of Biliteracy: Certified Language Proficiency"}],"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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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? 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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. 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If your first answer is \u201cthe letter \u2018P,\u2019\u201d you\u2019re not alone. Georgia Tech Professor John Lyon, however, traces a much deeper connection between the two disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPoetry was extremely important for the leading minds in quantum physics,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/20db9345-1e19-5699-ad88-9d1a84e7ad2b\u0022\u003ELyon\u003C\/a\u003E, who is a professor of German and the Charles Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Modern Languages. \u201cQuantum physics is the science of the unseeable, the indescribable \u2014 and poetry is at least part of its language.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Lyon, physicists like Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Albert Einstein, and others all had a strong background in the humanities, in literature and poetry. Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger even published his own volume of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EGedichte \u003C\/em\u003E[\u003Cem\u003EPoems\u003C\/em\u003E], in 1949.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut these early 20th century physicists weren\u2019t just conversant in poetry \u2014 they viewed it as essential to their work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNeils Bohr said \u2018When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.\u2019 He and others needed a way to understand and manipulate concepts that are too small to see and beyond the language of our everyday experiences,\u201d said Lyon.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause of its focus on building imagery and helping us make mental connections, says Lyon, poetry helped quantum physicists bridge the gap between existing language and their new ideas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPoetry might be one of the best ways to get at new concepts and thoughts, because it uses words in unusual ways and helps us see the world differently,\u201d said Lyon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWith Apologies to Cats and Physicists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Lyon, one example of stretching language around a hard-to-grasp idea is Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Cat. This thought experiment loosely illustrates the concept of quantum superposition, in which opposing states can exist simultaneously.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine a cat trapped in a box with a vial of poison that may or may not have broken open, killing the cat. Both outcomes are equally likely. You cannot see into the box, nor can you open it (yet). Is the cat alive or dead? From your perspective, it is both \u2014 at the same time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Cat may lack in detail or exactitude, says Lyon, it makes up for by making the impossible a concrete, graspable idea.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, there is no corresponding thought experiment to help us understand quantum entanglement. (Scientists at CalTech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/magazine.caltech.edu\/post\/untangling-entanglement\u0022\u003Egave it a try\u003C\/a\u003E, comparing entangled particles to twins separated at birth.) When two particles become entangled, a change in one is simultaneously reflected in the other, even if they are separated by great distances.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd while poetry and quantum physics may seem to be at either ends of the galaxy, Lyon says themes of superposition, paradox, and entanglement resonate across both.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLudwig Wittgenstein said, \u2018the limits of my language are the limits of my world,\u2019\u201d said Lyon. \u201cBy pushing the boundaries of language, poetry pushes the boundaries of thought.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarly 20th century quantum physicists like Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Albert Einstein, and others weren\u2019t just conversant in poetry \u2014 they viewed it as essential to their work. 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His career-long legacy of seeing talent in everyone and pushing them to be the best version of themselves is a lesson he first learned at home.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My mother instilled in me to be kind to everyone and to see the best in people,\u201d he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson and his older sister were raised during the segregated 1960s in the small east Texas city, Tyler. However, his hometown had two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), underscoring to him the value of educational opportunities. But with football being a large part of Texan tradition, Pearson came of age in a time and place where sports and education collided.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a very macho culture in Texas in general, but particularly in east Texas; it seemed kind of antithetical to be an athlete and then be smart,\u201d explained Pearson. \u201cFortunately, my high school football, basketball, and track coaches held college degrees in math, science, and social studies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose coaches and several other teachers in the school were among the role models who shaped his career path. Pearson was both athletically and academically inclined. He was an honors student on the football, basketball, and track teams. However, his classmates who excelled at sports were not always, he felt, given the opportunity to pursue higher education. This did not sit well with him.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe faculty saw some of us had college potential and motivated and encouraged us to go further. But for the others [students], teachers made the best athletes focus on sports \u2014 and not excelling in courses,\u201d Pearson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe way athletes were often dissuaded from academics inspired him to build a career of making education opportunities available to more people.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAbout 98% of students [from my high school] on the non-college prep track did not attend college. I knew that there were classmates who were very capable but were not encouraged to go to college,\u201d Pearson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo, he wanted to make change enabling more people to realize their full potential. The social change happening in the late 1960s fueled his passion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of activism around the Civil Rights Movement took place at that time. It influenced me to study sociology and economics,\u201d Pearson recalls.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson\u2019s postsecondary education began at Wiley University, depicted in the Denzel Washington film,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Great Debaters\u003C\/em\u003E. After graduating with a bachelor\u2019s in sociology (with honors), he went on to earn his master\u2019s in\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Esociology from Atlanta University (now, Clark Atlanta University). He then earned his Ph.D. in Sociology of Science from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. After his doctoral studies, he engaged in research at the Educational Testing Service for education policy, and at the Office of Technology Assessment in the U.S. Congress where he researched science and technology policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson\u0027s Georgia Tech career began in 2001, when he served as professor and chair of the School of History, Technology, and Society (now History and Sociology) until 2006. He then continued his work as a professor of sociology and was appointed Regents\u2019 Professor in 2022. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Pearson was a faculty member at Wake Forest University from 1980 to 2001, where he held a distinguished appointment as a professor and adjunct in Medical Education at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (now Wake Forest University School of Medicine). He has also served in the U.S. Army, worked for the Social Security Administration, and in private industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a sociologist of science, Pearson has focused his research on the challenges faced by underrepresented groups in science and engineering disciplines, especially at the doctoral level. His work has explored career paths, workforce development, and human resource concerns, resulting in nine books, 49 articles and book chapters, and numerous national and international presentations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, he has taught courses on the sociology of science and technology, education, sports, family, and medicine. Known for his rigorous yet supportive teaching style, Pearson pushes his students to excel while fostering a deep appreciation for the human experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson also believes one of the greatest skills sociologists, engineers, and other STEM-minded students should develop is the ability to effectively communicate orally \u2014 and especially through writing. This belief was reinforced by his longtime friend Maya Angelou, the celebrated poet and author, who also taught at Wake Forest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can get a technical job, but you can\u0027t\u0026nbsp;go\u0026nbsp;very far\u0026nbsp;if you\u0026nbsp;can\u2019t\u0026nbsp;communicate. You have to write reports to the people above you, no matter what your field happens to be,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had graduate students who I kept returning papers to revise, but I found, in the long run, they would thank me because they learned to clearly communicate their ideas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson\u0027s commitment to mentoring is evident in the success of his students, all of whom have produced verified research papers and presented at national and international scientific meetings. He has also involved undergraduate research assistants in all his funded activities, encouraging them to present their work at various forums.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter several decades in education, Pearson is planning to retire in July. When asked what he will remember most about his time at Tech, he says it is the sharing of his knowledge \u2014 especially to first-generation college students or students from rural areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy answer is very solidly the students. I think it\u2019s the diversity of the students and seeing students who are very smart but come from all kinds of class backgrounds,\u201d he said. \u201cSome of my brightest students have come from parts of Georgia that are economically depressed areas.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPearson is considered one of the top researchers in his field of sociology of science and science and technology policy. He has often been one of very few \u2014 if not the only African American professor \u2014 with his level of expertise in the subject. This has fueled his desire to contribute to work that opens doors for underrepresented students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat mattered most to me was that I could continue to make a change,\u201d said Pearson. \u201cDuring my Georgia Tech interview, [then provost] Mike Thomas was honest about the challenges I would face as the first Black school chair. He is the person who convinced me that Georgia Tech was the best place to reach my final goal of improving the lives of students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThomas stayed in touch with Pearson for many years after his retirement from Georgia Tech, and Pearson says his presence had a significant impact on how he spent his time at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlthough Provost Thomas is no longer with us, he continues to inspire me because there is no price one can place on educating the next generation of talent,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuotes From Colleagues:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Pearson is a groundbreaking researcher who has made critical and sustained contributions to the sociological study of scientific careers in STEM and the study of public health. His work has inspired and shaped conversations and policies in higher education, national research agencies, and the White House. As a teacher and mentor, Dr. Pearson is unparalleled, providing students with the tools to achieve scholarly excellence and the opportunities to do work that effects positive change. He is a valued member of our community, and we will miss him.\u201d \u2013\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EVictoria Thompson, Professor and Chair, School of History and Sociology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Pearson was the most influential teacher I had at Georgia Tech. His insights and the rigor he expected from me pushed me past a surface-level understanding of social science work \u2014something few of my peers in computing were able to access. The capacity in social sciences that he taught me set me apart from other computing researchers, helping me secure interviews for faculty positions at several top-tier institutions. His involvement went far beyond what a faculty member would normally provide a Ph.D. student from a different College.\u201d \u2013\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBetsy DiSalvo, Professor, School of Interactive Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Pearson\u2019s impact is difficult to quantify because it extends beyond conventional academic advising. He embodies what it means to be a true mentor, champion, and leader in higher education. He never sought to impose his own research agenda onto me, nor did he relegate me to a subordinate role within his work. Instead, he prioritized intellectual independence, ensuring that I was well-informed, critically engaged, and equipped with the necessary skills to develop and articulate my own scholarly voice. Dr. Pearson understood the unique potential of each of his students and actively created pathways for us to lead \u2014 not just to participate but to establish ourselves as subject matter experts, whether through collaborations with the National Academies, authorship of book chapters and journal articles, or strategic engagement in national and global scholarly networks and STEM initiatives \u2014 all experiences I had as his graduate student.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u2013\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sybrina Y. Atwaters, Academic Professional, Office of the Provost\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would not be a professor if it\u0026nbsp;weren\u2019t\u0026nbsp;for Dr. Pearson. His mentorship, both inside and outside the classroom during my time at Georgia Tech, provided me with the essential guidance needed to navigate the complex path of higher education. Dr. Pearson offered a concrete path toward graduate studies by making me aware of invaluable summer research opportunities. Throughout my graduate school years and now as a professor, he has remained a trusted advisor \u2014 a constant source of sage wisdom and encouragement.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u2013\u003Cstrong\u003E Laurence Ralph, William D. Zabel \u201958 Professor of Human Rights, Princeton University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenowned sociologist earns Georgia Tech\u0027s highest faculty award.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Renowned sociologist earns Georgia Tech\u0027s highest faculty award.\u00a0 "}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-04-29 14:10:14","changed_gmt":"2025-04-29 14:16:28","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676984":{"id":"676984","type":"image","title":"willie-pearson.jpg","body":null,"created":"1745936160","gmt_created":"2025-04-29 14:16:00","changed":"1745936160","gmt_changed":"2025-04-29 14:16:00","alt":"Willie Pearson headshot","file":{"fid":"260841","name":"willie-pearson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/29\/willie-pearson.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/29\/willie-pearson.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":412564,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/04\/29\/willie-pearson.jpg?itok=SZvRMwaH"}}},"media_ids":["676984"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julian.hills@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulian Hills\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"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":""}},"681896":{"#nid":"681896","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Celebrates 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts celebrated students, faculty, and alumni at the 11th Annual\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/community\/distinguished-alumni-awards\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Distinguished Alumni Awards\u003C\/a\u003E on April 17.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe cocktail hour and awards ceremony at the Georgian Terrace recognized graduates from each of the six Schools in Ivan Allen College and the three ROTC units. This year\u2019s winners have forged exceptional careers in public health, policy, business, and the Armed Forces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe event also included the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards, honoring a standout graduate student, undergraduate student, and faculty member, as well as the Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award, celebrating extraordinary contributions to the College\u2019s advancement, reputation, and mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E2025 Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis year\u2019s recipient of the Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award is\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAmy Phuong, a 2005 graduate of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E and a 2014 MBA from the Scheller College of Business. Among Phuong\u2019s many contributions to the Atlanta community is a clear dedication to her alma mater \u2014 she served as student body president in her senior year, is the chair of the Ivan Allen College Advisory Board, and has volunteered with the Nunn School and Georgia Tech Alumni Association boards, as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winners come from many backgrounds and careers but have one important thing in common: a dedication to service, leadership, and excellence in their fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAir Force ROTC: Maj. Gen. Kelly K. McKeague (Ret.)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. Industrial Engineering 1981, M.S. Industrial Engineering, 1987\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMcKeague has served as director of the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency since 2017, overseeing efforts to account for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts. He leads research, recovery, and identification operations worldwide, ensuring the fullest possible accounting for families and the nation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArmy ROTC: Brig. Gen. Tom Blackstock (Ret.)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. Civil Engineering, 1987\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOver 38 years of service, Blackstock served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, South Korea, Honduras, and the country of Georgia. He remains active in the Georgia Tech ROTC Alumni Network and the Ivan Allen College Alumni Leadership Team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENavy ROTC: Maj. Gen. Larry Taylor USMC (Ret.)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. Industrial Management, 1962\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn 2008-09, Taylor served as a State Department contractor in Iraq, managing a program for Civilian Police International. He is active with the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, the USO Council of Georgia, the Reserve Forces Policy Board, and the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Greater Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Wylder\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. Economics, 1973\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWylder was a member of the first class to graduate with Economics degrees at Georgia Tech. Now retired, he worked with SunTrust Bank, Hewlett-Packard, PwC, and Microsoft during his career.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilson A. (Arnie) Garrett\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. History, Technology, and Society, 2024\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGarrett is a retired Air Force systems analyst with decades of experience in information technology. After failing to complete a computer science degree in 1982, Garrett returned to Georgia Tech after his retirement to earn a degree from the School of History and Sociology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJessica Cox\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. International Affairs, 2000\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECox serves as director for defense plans and policy at the U.S. Mission to NATO, where she is responsible for advocating U.S. defense policy within the NATO alliance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMolly Heacock\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EB.S. 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Since retiring she has provided executive coaching to more than 500 professionals.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E2025 Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESanghyun Han\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a Ph.D. student in International Affairs, Science and Technology. He specializes in emerging technology, statecraft, international security, and political economy. He co-founded the STAIR (Science, Technology, And International Relations) workshop and was a research assistant at the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJinxia Loo\u003C\/strong\u003E is an undergraduate student majoring in History, Technology, and Society and minoring in Computer Science. They are a committed member of the Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, involved with undergraduate research and first-generation student initiatives, and have served as the president of Georgia Tech\u2019s Asian American Student Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJanet Murray\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis the Distinguished Professor of Digital Media in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. She is a pioneer researcher and teacher in women\u2019s studies, digital humanities, interaction design, and game studies. Throughout her career, Murray has focused on how changes in cultural narrative can expand our understanding of what it means to be human. Her best-known work is\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECongratulations to our 2025 winners!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe cocktail hour and awards ceremony at the Georgian Terrace recognized graduates from each of the six Schools in Ivan Allen College and the three ROTC units. This year\u2019s winners have forged exceptional careers in public health, policy, business, and the Armed Forces.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The cocktail hour and awards ceremony at the Georgian Terrace recognized graduates from each of the six Schools in Ivan Allen College and the three ROTC units. 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At the recommendation of Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera, the Georgia Board of Regents approved the naming at its April 16 meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Carter family is a true gem of Georgia, demonstrating what can be accomplished through a focus on public service, resilience, and a desire to improve the human condition,\u201d said Cassidy Sugimoto, Tom and Marie Patton Professor and School Chair in the School of Public Policy. \u201cWe are grateful to have the opportunity to honor the Carters for their work since the founding of the Carter Center in 1982, focused on preventing and resolving conflicts, enhancing freedom and democracy, and improving health.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am grateful to the Carter family, the Carter Center, and the Georgia Tech alumni and donors who supported this naming,\u201d said Cabrera. \u201cThe Carter School will contribute to preserving the memory of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter\u2019s extraordinary life of public service and will inspire and develop new generations of public leaders committed to Progress and Service.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJimmy Carter, who attended Georgia Tech as a student in 1942, received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Service and Progress at Georgia Tech in 2002 and the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage at Georgia Tech in 2017. The School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, named for former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. Allen who was known for his transformative urban leadership and socially and ethically conscious action.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure always to be associated with the Ivan Allen family in any way. We\u2019ve been close to the family for a long time,\u201d said Jimmy Carter at the award event in 2017. \u201cIn every respect, my heart is with Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMayor Allen was a beacon of light for Jimmy and for me and so many others actually in our whole country, standing up for what was good and what was right,\u201d said Rosalynn Carter at the 2017 award event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy partnered with the Carter Center on the two-year naming process, and Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were engaged and personally supportive.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cMy family and I are honored by Georgia Tech\u2019s naming of the School of Public Policy after my grandparents,\u0022 said Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. \u0022Georgia Tech was extremely important to my grandfather, and I am so glad that this institution chose to celebrate my grandparents\u0027 decades-long partnership of service.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech always held a special place in President and Mrs. Carter\u0027s hearts. In fact, Mrs. Carter kept a Georgia Tech blanket draped across a chair in her office at The Carter Center \u2014 a sweet reminder of her very favorite Tech student \u2014 and it still sits there today,\u0022 said Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander. \u0022Georgia Tech played a formative role in their lives and it helped shaped their policy perspectives from the Governor\u0027s mansion to the White House and beyond. It is only appropriate that the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy will now bear their names.\u0022\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe School of Public Policy in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts educates leaders who can ethically address societal problems through policy processes and generates knowledge that contributes to sustainability, creates a more equitable society, and serves to enhance innovation at the intersection of science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Public Policy will be named the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy in honor of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Public Policy will be named the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy in honor of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-04-16 13:46:44","changed_gmt":"2025-04-17 19:11:46","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676851":{"id":"676851","type":"image","title":"carter-spp-naming.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discuss some of the ways The Carter Center has been waging peace and fighting disease to build hope for millions around the world in September 2018 in Atlanta, Ga.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1744811213","gmt_created":"2025-04-16 13:46:53","changed":"1744811213","gmt_changed":"2025-04-16 13:46:53","alt":"Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter sitting at a table in front of an audience with a blue Carter Center step and repeat banner featuring the Carter Center logo in white behind them.","file":{"fid":"260696","name":"carter-spp-naming.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/16\/carter-spp-naming.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/16\/carter-spp-naming.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1549202,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/04\/16\/carter-spp-naming.jpg?itok=NRLvm8jw"}}},"media_ids":["676851"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/","title":"Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2024\/12\/remembering-jimmy-carter","title":"Remembering Jimmy Carter"},{"url":"https:\/\/features.iac.gatech.edu\/carter-legacy","title":"Reflecting On the Carter Legacy"}],"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":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"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":""}},"681632":{"#nid":"681632","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Event Explores Role of the Humanities in a Technology-Focused World","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA few years ago, Carnegie Mellon University began offering courses on a single subject taught by an interdisciplinary roster of faculty members.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring one such \u201cGrand Challenges\u201d course on climate change, taught by an engineer, a rhetorician, and a politician, students concluded that it wasn\u2019t the science that was interesting, said Richard Scheines, dean of CMU\u2019s College of Humanities and Social Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey could see that the action was really on the humanities and social science side,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheines spoke at \u201cThe Future of the Humanities at Georgia Tech: A Workshop,\u201d an event organized by liberal arts school chairs at Georgia Tech and held on April 4 at the Technology Square Research Building. The event explored ways leading universities, including Georgia Tech, are reshaping the humanities for our technological age.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty presented some of their groundbreaking research. Meanwhile, scholars from CMU, MIT, the University of Texas-Austin, the University of Kansas, and Virginia Tech, alongside representatives from funders such as the American Council of Learned Societies and Schmidt Sciences, discussed ways to empower humanities and social science research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe consensus? In an age of unparalleled anxiety about the accelerating march of technology \u2014 particularly artificial intelligence \u2014 finding ways to foster interdisciplinary collaboration intentionally is crucial. So, too, is the need to clearly articulate the inherent value of the humanities and social sciences and to help employers identify candidates with the right kinds of skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cStudents are told not to pursue a degree in English because it doesn\u0027t lead directly to a career. The humanities don\u0027t teach job readiness, they say. And that\u0027s fine. People are allowed to be wrong,\u201d said Allegra Smith, an assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA key consideration in enhancing humanities and social sciences research and employment outcomes, panelists said, is ensuring buy-in from across campus for interdisciplinary research that recognizes the unique value humanities and social sciences scholars and graduates can bring.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, MIT recently created a new humanities center after years of trying. Agustin Rayo Fierro, dean of MIT\u2019s School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, said the participation of MIT\u2019s engineering dean was crucial.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cForging a coalition with the other sides of the Institute really allowed us to do things at a scale that we could not have otherwise,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe center is hardly insular: staff intentionally reached out to faculty from across campus looking for potential connections. The result? An avalanche of 47 applications seeking $6.7 million in support against $2 million in available funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt CMU, Scheines\u2019 college is using seed grants to help faculty in STEM fields pair up with humanities and social sciences scholars who are \u201clooking for interesting problems to apply them to.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPaul Quigley, director of the Center for Humanities at Virginia Tech, agreed that making humanities central to campus collaboration is key.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the things I think you can do is to make the humanities center... well known on campus as the place to come for people who are seeking collaborators,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJames Shulman, vice president and chief operating officer of the American Council of Learned Societies, said he sees another avenue for success: finding ways to make universities increasingly relevant to the communities where they are located.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUniversities embedded in their communities, and working with their communities, people are going to care, and employers are going to care,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I that\u2019s where our clearest path to being valued again is.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, helping faculty in the sciences and engineering, prospective students, and their parents understand the value of the humanities and social sciences is key, Smith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Most of it comes down to something that the humanities do best: changing narratives,\u201d Smith said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Future of the Humanities at Georgia Tech: A Workshop\u201d explored ways leading universities, including Georgia Tech, are reshaping the humanities for our technological age.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022The Future of the Humanities at Georgia Tech: A Workshop\u201d explored ways leading universities, including Georgia Tech, are reshaping the humanities for our technological age."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-04-07 18:40:25","changed_gmt":"2025-04-07 20:46:40","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676782":{"id":"676782","type":"image","title":"humanities-event-image-rs2.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ESpeakers from Georgia Tech and other leading universities spoke on the role of the humanities in an increasingly technology-focused world.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1744058736","gmt_created":"2025-04-07 20:45:36","changed":"1744058736","gmt_changed":"2025-04-07 20:45:36","alt":"Audience members listen to a presentation in an auditoriium.","file":{"fid":"260620","name":"humanities-event-image-rs2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/07\/humanities-event-image-rs2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/07\/humanities-event-image-rs2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":359864,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/04\/07\/humanities-event-image-rs2.jpg?itok=4-BYhm_L"}}},"media_ids":["676782"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"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":""}},"681410":{"#nid":"681410","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two Ivan Allen College Faculty Named AAAS Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts scholars are among seven Georgia Tech faculty chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for its 2025 class of fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey are Margaret E. Kosal, an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Juan D. Rogers, professor and associate chair in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/juan-rogers\u0022\u003ERogers\u003C\/a\u003E was selected for his contribution to \u201cthe development of new models and tools for impact assessment of R\u0026amp;D programs.\u201d Kosal was chosen for her work helping develop \u201ctestable frameworks to explore the relationships between science, technology, and security and to explain their impacts on geopolitics,\u201d according to the AAAS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1848, AAAS says it is the world\u2019s largest general scientific society. It seeks to advance science through programs that include science policy as well as education and public engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis year\u2019s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,\u201d said Sudip S. Parikh, the organization\u2019s chief executive officer and executive publisher of \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E journals. \u201cAt a time when the future of the scientific enterprise in the U.S. and around the world is uncertain, their work demonstrates the value of sustained investment in science and engineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKosal\u2019s work focuses on explaining the intersection of emerging science and technology and security, especially in the areas of reducing threats from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the relationship of emerging science and technology and geopolitics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy research is driven by scholarly, theoretically grounded discourse and discovery; by a commitment to bridging the academic\/scholarly-policy gap; and by a dedication to advancing and championing research by students and young scholars that bridges the physical, life and social sciences, and engineering,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003EKosal\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m honored and humbled to be selected as a fellow and look forward to further work bridging across disciplines,\u0022 Kosal said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERogers\u2019 work addresses the\u0026nbsp;design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies that focus on science and technology, especially the\u0026nbsp;uses of science and technology to address special social or economic needs. He has developed models for the evaluation of research and development processes and a framework for public expenditure reviews, including public policy functional analysis, evaluation of the impacts of R\u0026amp;D policies and scientific research, and technology transfer and diffusion policies for science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel honored and humbled to be recognized for my research work by AAAS,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is very rewarding to see that others find value in my contributions and, at the same time, feel responsible for communicating the importance of the research enterprise in today\u0027s world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERogers and Kosal join five other Georgia Tech faculty in being selected for the honor this year. AAAS also chose Krista S. Walton and Chaouki T. Abdallah in the College of Engineering, Wilbur Lam and Anant Madabhushi in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Daniel I. 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This includes four in the Ivan Allen College: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/diana-hicks\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E, retired Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/cheryl-leggon\u0022\u003ECheryl Leggon\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aaron-levine\u0022\u003EAaron Levine\u003C\/a\u003E, all in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the other Georgia Tech recipients, see the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/27\/aaas-honors-seven-georgia-tech-researchers-lifetime-fellows\u0022\u003Ecampuswide announcement\u003C\/a\u003E. 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What partnerships and funding opportunities can help us grow? 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In the last 40 years, the processes and regulations governing international trade have become more organized and structured. Now countries create trade agreements to establish standards for which countries can freely trade without tariffs and other barriers. However, these agreements aren\u2019t always permanent. New \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/roie.12792\u0022\u003Eresearch\u003C\/a\u003E from Georgia Tech can predict the stability of trade relationships between countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Economics\u003C\/a\u003E Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/tibor-besedes\u0022\u003ETibor Besedes\u003C\/a\u003E, there are two broad types of trade agreements: shallow and deep. Shallow agreements, such as reducing tariffs, are straightforward. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;a trade agreement between the U.S. and its northern and southern neighbors is shallow because it focuses on reducing tariffs. Conversely, a deep agreement is more comprehensive and involves integration between countries\u2019 economic systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOften in deep agreements, countries start to harmonize standards; for example, car emission regulations are identical across all the countries signing the agreement, which makes it easier for goods to travel between borders,\u201d Besedes said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe European Union (EU) is a textbook example of a deep agreement. The EU countries\u2019 level of integration extends to their basic currency, ensuring all EU members use the euro and making trade easier.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing the United Nations commodity trade database and Baier and Bergstrand\u2019s trade agreements database \u2014 some of the most comprehensive datasets in the field \u2014 the researchers created a mathematical model to determine whether trade depth affects stability. The results were surprising. While both deep and shallow agreements result in less stable relationships, the effects of shallow agreements are larger than deep ones. Though both types of agreements allow firms to experiment in international trade because costs are reduced, those experiments often fail and create some instability that can lead to dissolution. Think of Brexit, when the U.K. left the EU in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShallow agreements reduce the cost of trading,\u201d Besedes noted. \u201cWhen a country signs a trade agreement, it reduces tariff rates. 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Here are a few of their recent contributions:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia and Communication: Science Fiction\u2019s Innovation Role\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScience fiction fans have long known that the genre\u2019s best artists imagine a range of possible futures by carefully studying and logically extrapolating from the scientific and social trends of their own historic moment. A special \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/special-issue\/100ZWTMG8DH\u0022\u003Eedition\u003C\/a\u003E of the journal \u003Cem\u003ETechnovation,\u003C\/em\u003E co-edited by Regents\u2019 Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Yaszek\u003C\/strong\u003E (Literature, Media, and Communication), examines how the genre, sometimes known as \u201cSF,\u201d now \u201chas transcended its traditional entertainment function to become a significant resource for strategic foresight, ethical deliberation, and organizational creativity.\u201d The research pieces included in the journal \u201cargue for the incorporation of SF into interdisciplinary research agendas and organizational practices, stressing that its transformative potential hinges on addressing the ethical, cultural, and power dynamics that shape real-world outcomes.\u201d Yaszek\u2019s co-authored introduction is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.technovation.2025.103172\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.technovation.2025.103172\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHealthcare Policy: Medication Upkeep Among Released Inmates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany former prison inmates face difficulties staying on medications for chronic conditions after they return to the community, according to a new\u003Cem\u003E JAMA Network Open\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Estudy co-authored by \u003Cstrong\u003ECici McNamara\u003C\/strong\u003E (Economics). 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This was a great way to gain insight into the broader spectrum of challenges and opportunities that universities face.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe added that most of the people in her cohort are serving in associate or assistant leadership positions, which she said is the perfect time to do a program like this.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe usually think of people approaching executive leadership levels as the target audience for a leadership institute such as this. But it\u2019s also very useful \u2014 if not instrumental \u2014 to have mid-level leaders train this way,\u201d said Dhongde.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cohort will meet for two more rigorous three-day sessions, followed by a graduation ceremony in April. 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Now, the fourth-year Public Policy student is leading a research project on AI and decarbonization technologies.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Cotsman joined the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/datasciencepolicy.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EData Science and Policy Lab\u003C\/a\u003E as a first-year student, \u201cI had zero skills or knowledge in big data, coding, anything like that,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut she was enthusiastic about the work. And the lab, led by Associate Professor Omar Asensio in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy,\u003C\/a\u003E included Ph.D., master\u2019s, and undergraduate students from a variety of degree programs who taught Cotsman how to code on the fly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe learned how to run simple scripts and web scrapes and assisted with statistical analyses, policy research, writing, and editing. At 19, Cotsman was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2772424723000069\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E for the first time. Now, she\u2019s gone from mentee to mentor and is leading one of the research projects in the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel like I was just this little freshman who had no clue what I was doing, and I blinked, and now I\u2019m conceptualizing a project and coming up with the research design and writing \u2014 it\u2019s a very surreal moment,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-02\/Cotsman2_0.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Ashley takes a selfie with a friend in front of a poster presentation at a conference.\u0022 width=\u0022570\u0022 height=\u0022430\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECotsman, right, presenting a research poster on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, another project she worked on with Asensio and the Data Science and Policy Lab.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s the project about?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECotsman\u2019s project. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/appam.confex.com\/appam\/2024\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/53485\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u201cScaling Sustainability Evaluations Through Generative Artificial Intelligence\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d uses the large language model GPT-4 to analyze the sea of sustainability reports organizations in every sector publish each year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe authors, including Celina Scott-Buechler at Stanford University, Lucrezia Nava at University of Exeter, David Reiner at University of Cambridge Judge Business School and Asensio, aim to understand how favorability toward decarbonization technologies vary by industry and over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are thousands of reports, and they are often long and filled with technical jargon,\u201d Cotsman said. \u201cFrom a policymaker\u2019s standpoint, it\u2019s difficult to get through. So, we are trying to create a scalable, efficient, and accurate way to quickly read all these reports and get the information.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow is it done?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team trained a GPT-4 model to search, analyze, and see trends across 95,000 mentions of specific technologies over 25 years of sustainability reports. What would take someone 80 working days to read and evaluate took the model about eight hours, Cotsman said. And notably, GPT-4 did not require extensive task-specific training data and uniformly applied the same rules to all the data it analyzed, she added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo, rather than fine-tuning with thousands of human-labeled examples, \u201cit\u2019s more like prompt engineering,\u201d Cotsman said. \u201cOur research demonstrates what logic and safeguards to include in a prompt and the best way to create prompts to get these results.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team used \u003Cstrong\u003Echain-of-thought prompting,\u003C\/strong\u003E which guides generative AI systems through each step of its reasoning process with context reasoning, counterexamples, and exceptions, rather than just asking for the answer. They combined this with \u003Cstrong\u003Efew-shot learning \u003C\/strong\u003Efor misidentified cases, which provides increasingly refined examples for additional guidance, a process the AI community calls \u201calignment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe final prompt included definitions of favorable, neutral, and opposing communications, an example of how each might appear in the text, and an example of how to classify nuanced wording, values, or human principles as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt achieved a .86 F1 score, which essentially measures how well the model gets things right on a scale from zero to one. The score is \u201cvery high\u201d for a project with essentially zero training data and a specialized dataset, Cotsman said. In contrast, her first project with the group used a large language model called BERT and required 9,000 lines of expert-labeled training data to achieve a similar F1 score.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s wild to me that just two years ago, we spent months and months training these models,\u201d Cotsman said. \u201cWe had to annotate all this data and secure dedicated compute nodes or GPUs. It was painstaking. It was expensive. It took so long. And now, two years later, here I am. Just one person with zero training data, able to use these tools in such a scalable, efficient, and accurate way.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-02\/Cotsman_0.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cotsman posing in front of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC.\u0022 width=\u0022570\u0022 height=\u0022430\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThrough the Federal Jackets Fellowship program, Cotsman was able to spend the Fall 2024 semester as a legislative intern in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy does it matter?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Cotsman\u2019s colleagues focus on the results of the project, she is more interested in the methodology. The prompts can be used for preference learning on any type of \u201cunstructured data,\u201d such as video or social media posts, especially those examining technology adoption for environmental issues. Asensio and the Data Science and Policy team use the technique in many of their recent projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can very quickly use GPT-4 to read through these things and pull out insights that are difficult to do with traditional coding,\u201d Cotsman said. \u201cObviously, the results will be interesting on the electrification and carbon side. 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