The Sound of Sports Has Largely Gone Unstudied — Until Now |
A new project in the Sports, Society, and Technology Program in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts — Sound, Sport, and the Digital — asks how the unique sounds of sports shape their place in our society. Matt Ventresca and Mary McDonald (History and Sociology) are leading the project.
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Kosal Helps Lead National Academies Consensus Report on Chemical Terrorism |
Margaret E. Kosal (International Affairs) played a key role in developing a new consensus report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine exploring U.S. strategies to prevent or respond to a chemical attack.
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IAC Faculty Awarded Sustainability Education Grants |
Nine faculty members across the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts received Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation grants in the program's third round of funding. With projects featuring innovative teaching in high-enrollment and core courses, the grants aim to transform instruction using the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
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| July Well-Being Tip Sheet |
Unlock your summer wellness with our latest tip sheet, which offers various activities and practices to enhance your well-being. From outdoor adventures like hiking to mindful reading posts, there's something for everyone. Plus, join our upcoming webinar on sun safety to stay protected during your summer activities.
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Provost's Fund for Excellence in Graduate Studies |
The Provost’s Fund for Excellence in Graduate Studies (PEGS) promotes graduate education at Georgia Tech. The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education is accepting PEGS funding proposals focused on recruiting and retaining graduate students, with a priority placed on projects supporting the Institute's strategic plan initiative on Transformative Teaching and Learning in Graduate Education. Proposals are due by Friday, Aug. 30. For more details, visit the submission site.
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Teaching With Technology Partnership: Call for Proposals |
Partner with the Learning and Technology Initiatives Team to leverage technologies that engage your students and support their success. We invite proposals that look for new and creative opportunities to use technology as well as proposals that seek technological solutions to existing course struggles. Proposals are due by Friday, Aug. 30. Find out more here.
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| Decanally Speaking: "Our Names, Our Selves," by Interim Dean Richard Utz
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Check out the first installment of "Decanally Speaking," a new column by Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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Manho Kang (Economics) gave three presentations in June: “Enlargement of the European Union, Export Competition, and Innovation” at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, “Export Competition and Innovation” at the Korean Economic Review International Conference, and “Environmental Regulation, Induced Innovation, and Greener Transition: Firm-level Evidence” at the Korea Rural Economic Institute – Korea America Economic Association joint conference.
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Max Rosenthal and Justin Burkett (Economics) had their paper, "Statistical Uncertainty and Coarse Contracts," accepted by the Journal of Economic Theory.
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Jancy Ling Liu (Economics) successfully defended her dissertation titled “Essays in Environmental and Energy Economics.” Her dissertation committee included School of Economics faculty Dylan Brewer and Tibor Besedes as committee co-chairs, as well as Casey Wichman and School chair Laura Taylor.
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Anne Sullivan (Literature, Media, and Communication) was awarded a HEVGA fellowship by the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, one of only four given globally each year.
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Victoria Chang, Literature, Media, and Communication
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Gen. Philip Breedlove, International Affairs
Bloomberg
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Casey Wichman, Economics
Resources Radio
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by Jon Lindsay, International Affairs
War on the Rocks
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Friday, Aug. 2, 2 – 3 p.m.
Exhibition Hall, Midtown Ballroom
James J. Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, a Nobel Memorial Prize winner in economics, and an expert in the economics of human development.
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Tuesday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Location TBD | Register here
The Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to our annual Fall Teaching Kickoff for new and returning faculty! Attend sessions that address the most pressing issues as you prepare to meet your students. New faculty can get to know Georgia Tech's supportive community around teaching. Our goal is to help all faculty feel energized, inspired, and ready to begin the new academic year.
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