News and Events
Recent News
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AI in Action: One Student’s Journey to Smarter Sustainability Policy
February 10, 2025
When Ashley Cotsman arrived as a freshman at Georgia Tech, she didn’t know how to code. Now, the fourth-year Public Policy student is leading a research project on AI and decarbonization technologies.
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From Breakbeats to the Dance Floor: How Hip-Hop and House Revolutionized Music and Culture
January 31, 2025
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.
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Smart Thermostats, Code-Switching, Video Help for Patients: Recent Research from the Ivan Allen College
January 13, 2025
Quick summaries of recently produced research from faculty and students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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From Watts to Warheads: Secretary of Energy Oversees Big Science Research and the US Nuclear Arsenal
January 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, tested and maintained the nation’s nuclear weapons, and the Energy Research and Development Administration.
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With More Americans Able to Access Legalized Marijuana, Fewer Are Picking Up Prescriptions for Anti-Anxiety Medications
January 10, 2025
In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety.
Recent Press Coverage
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Georgia Was About to Retire Coal Plants. Then Came the Data Centers.
February 12, 2025
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Higher Education Colleges Rebrand Humanities Majors as Job-Friendly
February 11, 2025
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You Cannot Say That in the $%@! Super Bowl Halftime Show!
February 8, 2025
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Universities Driving Disaster Recovery
February 5, 2025
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Georgia Power Walks Back Coal Closures as Demand From Data Centers, Other Projects Rises
January 31, 2025
Upcoming Events
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DramaTech Presents Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
February 15, 2025, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: DramaTech Theatre
Three kids – Kenny, his sister Edith, and their friend Benji – are all but abandoned on a farm in remotest Middle America. With little adult supervision, they feed and care for each other, making up the rules as they go. But when Kenny’s and Benji’s relationship becomes more than friendship, and Edith shoots something she really shouldn’t shoot, the formerly indifferent outside world comes barging in whether they want it to or not.
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Promotion to Associate Professor and Tenure: Annual Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Workshop
February 18, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Online
The workshops will provide an overview of reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes and guidance to tenure-track faculty members, especially those who are preparing to submit their dossier for review next academic year.
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Student Activism in the Civil Rights Movement
February 19, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Stephen C. Hall Building, Room 102
Explore the pivotal role of Black college students in the Civil Rights Movement with a screening of "Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960–1961)" followed by a Q&A.
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HSOC Spring 2025 Speaker Series: What's Real About Race? Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society
February 24, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Wilby Classroom, Crosland G120 and Online
Sociologist Rina Bliss explores the intersection of science, genetics, and society, challenging misconceptions about race and its impact on research, health, and social structures.
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Promotion to Full Professor: Annual Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Workshop
February 25, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Online
The workshops will provide an overview of reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes and guidance to tenure-track faculty members, especially those who are preparing to submit their dossier for review next academic year.