To our readers: Starting with next week's edition, the Dean's Weekly Update will become the Dean's Biweekly Update for June and July. We will resume a weekly cadence in August.
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Harnessing AI to Reduce Food Insecurity in Africa |
Ioanna Maria Spyrou, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Economics, uses AI and machine learning to predict food insecurity in Africa. Learn about the tool she’s developing to help policymakers and community organizations implement timely, targeted hunger interventions.
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School of Public Policy Hires Cybersecurity Industry Leader |
The School of Public Policy has hired Sergio Caltagirone, a senior cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and educator with experience at the National Security Agency and Microsoft, to join its cybersecurity policy faculty.
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Rachel Dean-Ruzicka (Literature, Media, and Communication) received a Transformative Teaching and Learning grant from the Center for Teaching and Learning for her project “Soundwriting: Building Humanities-Oriented Research Skills Through Podcasting.”
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Stéphanie Boulard (Modern Languages) recently gave a keynote at Miami University titled "Portrait of Victor Hugo in Exile: Art, Objects, Politics." Her presentation explored how in exile, alone on his island, Victor Hugo came to embody the resistance confronting the Napoleonic regime.
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Aselia Urmanbetova (Economics) presented at the USG Teaching and Learning Conference at the University of Georgia. She spoke on “Training Doctoral Students to Teach Tomorrow and Beyond” and participated in a panel titled “Transforming Teaching with Experiential Learning in the Classroom.”
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Graduate students Ana Santos and Kashoon Leeza (International Affairs) gave an invited presentation on their project, "The Impact of Innovation: Understanding the Dynamics Driving Regional Innovation Hubs," at the U.S. State Department’s Diplomacy Lab Fair in Washington. Santos, Leeza, and other students completed the project in a course taught by Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Peter Brecke (International Affairs).
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The Georgia Tech Mock Trial team competed in the American Mock Trial Association's National Championship Tournament in April and placed 12th in their division out of 24 teams, leaving with an Honorable Mention. See the team’s Instagram post.
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Brian Y. An (Public Policy)
Globest
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André Brock (Literature, Media, and Communication)
Atlanta Magazine
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Casey Wichman (Economics)
& the West
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Casey Wichman (Economics)
Alaska Public Media
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Casey Wichman (Economics)
WCCO-TV
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Casey Wichman (Economics)
Men's Journal
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Mariel Borowitz (International Affairs)
WSB-TV
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Wednesday, June 12, noon – 12:30 p.m.
Online | Register Here
Join us for the Pediatric Tech Talk Webinar with Lindsey Bullinger, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and a leading expert in child and family health policy. Bullinger's research examines the impact of public policies on child and family health, focusing on low-income families.
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