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Georgia Tech’s Racing Roots

June 5, 2017
Tech has had a century-long love affair with fast cars — in engineering, technological innovation, and for the sheer joy of it.
Smith Awarded North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Book Award

June 1, 2017

Johnny Smith, assistant professor of history in the School of History and Sociology, has been awarded the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Monograph of the Year award for his book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X.
Senior Research Scientist Presents Research at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

May 31, 2017

Nathan Moon, associate director for research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) presented to the Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, on June 6, 2017. This presentation was part of the Board’s 27th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
Applications Open for NEH Funded Object Lessons Workshops: Current Topics for a General Readership

May 31, 2017

In 2017 - 2018, Object Lessons will host four National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes. The workshops will offer guidance and strategies for how scholars and nonfiction authors can write for broader audiences while maintaining intellectual rigor and developing their academic profiles.

The multi-event Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities are being directed by Ian Bogost, Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and professor of interactive computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Christopher Schaberg, associate professor of English, Loyola University New Orleans. They are funded by a grant to Georgia Institute of Technology Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Applicants should apply to a single workshop, below, no later than Friday, June 30, 2017.

Abstract:

Given current scholarship trends in the humanities, shifting expectations for tenure and promotion, and new publishing platforms cropping up for scholars and public intellectuals, this two-week seminar will focus on writing for a general readership — with a focus on contemporary technological subjects. Lectures and practical workshops from the organizers, as well as visiting experts in journalism, publishing (trade and academic), will cover pitching, proposing, and crafting essays and book manuscripts.

The hosts are Ian Bogost and Christopher Schaberg, founding editors of the Object Lessons essay and book series published by The Atlantic and Bloomsbury Publishing. Bogost and Schaberg will draw from their experiences to help participants navigate the new frontiers of academic publishing and increasing pressures on the humanities to make its work legible to broad audiences.
Modern Languages Launches Summer Programs in Senegal and Peru

May 25, 2017

Georgia Tech’s School of Modern Languages celebrated the 25th anniversary of its signature Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) summer work/study abroad programs. Now, the School has further strengthened the opportunities available to students by reintroducing LBAT programs in Peru and Senegal for summer 2017. In total, the School is sending more than 175 students abroad this summer to study in seven different languages. Program locations include China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Senegal, South Korea, and Spain.
Royster Announces National Search for Chair of the School of Economics

May 25, 2017

Georgia Institute of Technology seeks a visionary leader to serve as chair of the School of Economics (SOE) within the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Georgia Tech Research Examines a Government Mandate for Panic Buttons in Mobile Devices and the Need for a Better Answer

May 25, 2017

When walking down an unfamiliar or isolated street you might on occasion take out your cell phone and pretend to talk on it in order to deter any would-be criminals. It turns out this is a universal instinct, one of many that women in New Delhi employ when in public spaces, where they often face pervasive sexist attitudes and violence. This year, a mandate by India’s government goes into effect for cell phone manufacturers to include a panic button on all new devices in an effort to curb increased violence against women.
Kumar Named to the Inaugural Class of the ACM Future of Computing Academy (FCA)

May 25, 2017

Neha Kumar, an assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named to the inaugural class of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Future of Computing Academy (FCA).
Goodman Introduces New Military History Class

May 25, 2017

Seymour Goodman, Regents professor and professor of international affairs and computing will teach a new course on military history in the fall semester.
HSTS Doctoral Student Long Awarded Sam Nunn Security Fellowship

May 24, 2017
Christopher Long, has been selected as a Sam Nunn Security Program (SNSP) Fellow for the 2017 - 2018 academic year.
DILAC hosts 2017 Digital Humanities + Design Symposium

May 24, 2017
Leading scholars from Digital Humanities and Design explored these increasingly convergent fields when the Georgia Tech Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center (DILAC) hosted the 2017 Digital Humanities + Design Symposium on May 4th and 5th.
Came from Nothing: Georgia Tech Student Film Tells Inspiring Story of a Life in Sweet Auburn

May 22, 2017
In January 2017, Nick Tippens and Ali Yildirim were walking through Atlanta’s historic Sweet Auburn District. A bright yellow bicycle with the inscription "come in and hear my story" drew the pair inside a store. And so began a collaboration to film a rem
ROTC Commissions 41 New Officers

May 19, 2017
While pursuing their degrees, many Georgia Tech students also participate in Air Force, Army, or Navy Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs.
Dhongde Presents at International Conference on Research in Income and Wealth

May 18, 2017

Shatakshee Dhongde, assistant professor in the School of Economics, participated in a special conference co-organized by the Bank of Korea and the International Association to Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW).
Georgia Tech Students Brief Military on Disruptive Technology for National Security

May 18, 2017

At the beginning of May, a group of Ph.D. students from across Georgia Tech, all part of the Sam Nunn Security Program (SNSP), travelled to Tampa, Florida to brief U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) senior leadership on disruptive and game-changing technologies for national defense.
Cybersecurity and Global Public Policy: Hans Klein Discusses Policy Implications of the WannaCry Attack

May 16, 2017

In an assessment of the WannaCry cybersecurity attack, Georgia Tech School of Public Policy Professor Hans Klein writes that, “While the specific details of the WannaCry virus are important, the real story is in the big picture. WannaCry is just one event in a larger trend: the conflict between globalization and national governments. Preventing such attacks in the future may involve developing global public policies and global governance institutions that go beyond the nation-state.”
Freshmen Present at Freshman Research Exhibition

May 15, 2017
On Friday April 21, 14 freshmen from the Ivan Allen College presented their research at the College’s inaugural Freshman Research Exhibition.
Applications Open for Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Ph.D. Fellowships

May 15, 2017

Georgia Tech doctoral students conducting research on any cybersecurity research area such as policy, consumer-facing privacy, risk, trust, attribution, or cyber-physical systems are encouraged to apply for the IISP Cybersecurity Fellowship Program.
Rubin Presents Research at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

May 15, 2017
On May 10th, Lawrence Rubin, an associate professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Dr. David Palkki presented their research comparing Iraqi and Syrian chemical weapons use at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) headquarters.
Tech Team Wins Toyota Next Generation Mobility Challenge

May 12, 2017

Team members, including digital media M.S. student, Sally Xia, won summer internships at Toyota and the chance for funding to bring their design to life.