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• Twenty-five ROTC Members Commissioned in Virtual Ceremonies

  May 27, 2020

  Twenty-five 2020 Georgia Institute of Technology Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) graduates have been commissioned as officers in the United States Armed Forces in separate virtual ceremonies. The ROTC program is housed in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

  

• Omar Asensio Receives NSF CAREER Award

  May 27, 2020

  Omar Asensio, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, has been named recipient of a 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, a prestigious recognition honoring top junior faculty. The award, given out as part of the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program, recognizes faculty "who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."

  

• Health Insurance Shortfalls Could Contribute to Low COVID-19 Test Rates, Study Says

  May 26, 2020

  Lower rates of health insurance coverage were associated with substantially lower levels of testing for COVID-19 in the early days of the outbreak, before testing was made free, according to a new study co-authored by Allen Hyde.

  

• LMC's Jillann Hertel Promoted to Senior Academic Professional

  May 22, 2020

  Jillann Hertel, who has served the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) in numerous capacities since her hire in 2013, has been promoted to the position of Senior Academic Professional. The promotion recognizes Hertel’s significant contributions to achievement of goals in the school’s strategic plan through an array of endeavors.

  

• Forty-two Ivan Allen Researchers Awarded Small Grants

  May 22, 2020

  Forty-two faculty members in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts received various small grants this semester to continue their research and scholarship including work related to Covid-19.

  

• An Extraordinary Time: A Recap of John Tone’s Year as Interim Dean of Ivan Allen College

  May 21, 2020

  John Tone led the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts on an interim basis through a year punctuated by COVID-19 pandemic. He steps down at the end of this month.

  

• Virtual Grad School: Tips for Maintaining your Language over the Summer

  May 20, 2020

  In this blog post, we decided to share our students’ favorite strategies for practicing their language over the summer.

  

• LMC’s Lisa Yaszek Named Regents Professor; SPP’s Marilyn Brown Reappointed

  May 19, 2020

  Lisa Yaszek, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, has been appointed Regents Professor by the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents. Marilyn A. Brown, professor in the School of Public Policy and a Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems at Georgia Tech, who has held a three-year appointment as Regents Professor, has been reappointed for another three years.

  

• Board of Regents Approves Georgia Tech’s New Mission Statement

  May 15, 2020

  The University System of Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) has approved Georgia Tech’s updated mission statement.

  

• School of Modern Languages Faculty Receives DILAC Grants and Denning Seed Awards

  May 13, 2020

  Modern Languages faculty receives multiple awards for Spring 2020

  

• Elizabeth Miller Honored with ‘Creating the Next’ Award

  May 12, 2020

  Elizabeth Miller, director of enrollment and student affairs in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has received the Creating the Next Award for her work on Shadow Day.

  

• Elise Li Zheng Wins HSOC Homer Rice Award

  May 12, 2020

  Congratulations to Elise Li Zheng, the recipient of this year's HSOC Homer Rice Award.

  

• Congratulations to Dr. Renee Shelby

  May 12, 2020

  Renee successfully defended her dissertation, "Designing Justice: Sexual Violence, Technology, and Citizen-Activism." Congrats!

  

• New SGA Executives Start Work for Upcoming Year

  May 11, 2020

  The new group of SGA executives, including vice president Kyle Smith of the School of Public Policy, have begun their terms.

  

• Laura Taylor Selected as Fellow by Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

  May 7, 2020

  The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) has selected School of Economics Chair Laura Taylor as a fellow for her important research contributions and leadership in the field.

  

• Marilyn Brown Appointed Interim Chair of the School of Public Policy

  May 7, 2020

  Marilyn A. Brown has been appointed as interim chair of the School of Public Policy effective June 1, 2020, Ivan Allen College Dean John Tone announced today. Brown will assume the role of interim chair as current chair Kaye Husbands Fealing transitions to dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts on June 1.

  

• Georgia Tech’s Nunn School Announces New One-Year Master of Science in International Affairs, Science, and Technology Program

  May 7, 2020

  The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology is launching a new one-year, 30-credit hour Master of Science in International Affairs, Science, and Technology (MSIAST) program. The program, which will be offered beginning fall 2021, will serve both traditional students and returning professionals interested in issues at the intersection of science and technology and international relations and policy. 

  

• Search Timeline for Georgia Tech’s Next Provost Extended

  May 4, 2020

  The search for Georgia Tech’s next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs is moving forward, with some accommodation for the logistical challenges imposed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  

• COVID-19’s Lessons for Sustainable Development

  May 1, 2020

  Nunn School Professor Brian Woodall has co-authored a paper examining the transportation and sustainable-development related lessons of COVID-19.COV

  

• Nunn School Students Help Brazilian Nonprofits Respond to COVID-19 Food Aid Needs

  April 30, 2020

  Students in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Vertically Integrated Program are working to support programs to deliver food to thousands of Rio de Janeiro residents at risk due to economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

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