'Humanizing STEM': Event Highlights Crucial Role of Liberal Arts in Today's World |
Are empathy and ethics as crucial as algorithms and equations? At the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts’ Humanizing STEM event on Sept. 20, scholars and practitioners across disciplines answered with a resounding yes, presenting compelling arguments on how the humanities enrich STEM fields and lead to more thoughtful and inclusive innovation. Check out the event photo gallery.
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Georgia Tech’s Undergraduate Economics Program Ranks No. 21 Among Public Universities Nationally, No. 1 Among Georgia Public Universities |
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Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Faculty Members Named to Summer 2024 CIOS Honor Roll |
Jessica Kim, Andrew Nance, and Ida Yoshinaga in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication were named to the list of honorees, as were Jin Liu in the School of Modern Languages and Juliana Viezure in the School of History and Sociology.
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| Four Long-Term Ivan Allen College Faculty Retire |
Peter Brecke, Seymour E. Goodman, Cheryl Leggon, and David Shook retired from the Ivan Allen College this summer after a combined 113 years of service to the Institute. Their teaching, research, and service work broadly impacted the IAC community, and their presence at the College will be missed.
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| Local Arts and Design Celebration Events Feature Tech Creative Talents |
An upcoming trio of local arts and design events around Atlanta will feature Georgia Tech students and faculty. You are invited to join the Atlanta Design Festival, Atlanta Art Week, and the Atlanta Art Fair, happening concurrently Saturday, Sept. 28 to Saturday, Oct. 6.
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Poetry@Tech Sept. 26 Reading Has Been Postponed |
The poetry reading with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Rigoberto González that was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26 has regrettably been postponed. Please continue to check the Poetry@Tech site for updates as we work to reschedule.
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| Decanally Speaking: Suspicious Minds |
In this installment of "Decanally Speaking," Interim Dean Richard Utz considers the lessons of A Pedagogy of Kindness by Catherine Denial.
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Cassidy Sugimoto (Public Policy) delivered the keynote address at Chulalongkorn University’s conference on “Digital Approaches in Humanities towards Sustainable Human Capital Development” in Bangkok. Her presentation on “The Vital Relationship Between STEM and the Humanities” discussed how digital humanities serves as a template for knowledge production at the intersection of STEM and the humanities.
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Andy McNeil (Public Policy) has been selected for the inaugural Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance IP Leadership Development Program, recognizing his contributions to research, practice, and education in intellectual property.
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Priti Bhatia, director of facilities and capital planning, has been selected to join the Urban Land Institute Atlanta’s Center for Leadership Class of 2025. She will engage with industry leaders to explore urban and infrastructure planning, design and construction, and policies and procedures, as well as how these impact sector planning of Georgia Tech in the context of Atlanta urban planning and development.
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Postdoctoral fellow Thomas González Roberts (International Affairs) spoke at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Outer Space Security Conference in Geneva. He discussed the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Compliance Assessment Monitor, a tool he developed that assesses whether satellite operators around the world are complying with ITU Radio Regulations. The tool is being integrated into the Wayfinder platform developed by Privateer.
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Marilyn A. Brown, Public Policy
The Washington Post
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Marilyn A. Brown, Public Policy
WABE
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Melissa Ianetta, Literature, Media, and Communication
Inside Higher Ed
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Ashley Bradford, Public Policy
Healio
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Casey Wichman, Economics
KDNK
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Casey Wichman, Economics
The Nevada Independent
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Lisa Yaszek, Literature, Media, and Communication
paulsemel.com
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Shows Sept. 27 – 28 and Oct. 3 – 5 at 8 p.m.
Blackbox Theater @ DramaTech, 349 Ferst Dr.
Join DramaTech for its first show of the season, opening this Friday. Orbital Debris is a love story. Scott is an aerospace engineering grad student at Georgia Tech. Claire sells jams she makes from mayhaw berries. After staking out the same flea market every Sunday, their meeting on the other side of Atlanta is entirely random. They don’t so much connect as they collide. Tickets are $10.
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Upcoming Virtual Meetings Oct. 2, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, and Nov. 13, from 1 – 2 p.m.
Thriving Hive is a biweekly virtual forum where Georgia Tech faculty and staff can meet with mental health professionals to discuss ways to support the mental health of students. Attendees can ask general questions, request consultation about a specific concern, and get additional information about mental health topics and resources. Faculty and staff can attend as many sessions as they would like and do not have to stay for the entire meeting. Each meeting is limited to 10 participants, and registration for each meeting will end one week before the session date.
Please note: In order to protect our students’ confidentiality, no personally identifiable student information should be shared in the meeting.
To sign up for an upcoming session, see the full schedule on our website.
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Monday, Oct. 7, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Exhibition Hall | Tickets
Join us for Avant South, a dynamic event that bridges innovation and culture and brings together leading voices in Atlanta’s vibrant media, entertainment, sports, arts, and business communities to discuss how they’re shaping the future.
Dive into captivating panels, get an inside look at cutting-edge technology at the Innovation Showcase, connect with industry leaders and like-minded innovators, and gain insider insights into the visionary plan to make Atlanta a top 5 tech hub in the nation.
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