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Undergraduates Present at International Conference
This month, undergraduate students Sonia Doshi and Amara Rangwala attended the Science & Technology Indicators conference in Granada, Spain. The pair presented on work they did with Cassidy Sugimoto. Their paper was titled “Applying an Intersectional Lens to Author Composition at Women’s Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions in the United States.” The presentation marked the first international conference for both students. The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology funded the work.
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Brad Fain Named Regents' Researcher
The Board of Regents bestowed the title on Fain, the executive director of Georgia Tech's Center for Advanced Communications Policy, at its August board meeting. " I hope to use this opportunity afforded to me to continue to advocate for older adults, children with chronic diseases, and people with disabilities using human systems engineering principles to guide inclusive design." Read more.
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Several School of Public Policy alumni living and working in Washington had a chance to gather with Hans Klein and Milton Mueller in September during the Telecommunications Policy Round Table Conference. Among them were Ishan Mehta, Dhanaraj Thakur, Daniel Castro, Devin Lake, Olivia Stallings, and Sean Fahey.
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Cybersecurity Policy
Hans Klein and Richard Barke arranged for Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to speak to students in the “Science, Technology, and Regulation” and “Internet Policy” classes. They discussed social media regulation, potential responses from industry, and the need for tech- and policy-savvy workers in the field.
Energy and Environmental Policy
Valerie Thomas has a new piece on “The relationship between GDP and biomass energy per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Health Policy
Aaron Levine has a new article, “Navigating Ethical Challenges in the Development and Translation of Biomaterials Research,” in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Information and Communication Technology Policy
Paul Baker and Adina Martinez have a new piece in CXOTech Magazine on “Design Considerations for an Accessible Internet of Things.”
Philosophy and Ethics
Michael Hoffman has a chapter in the newly published Translation Beyond Translation Studies. The chapter is called “Translating Geometrics Into Arithmetic Reasoning as a Case of Negentropic Semiotic Work.”
Policy Analysis
Cale Reeves published a new piece in iScience titled “Information Interventions Can Increase Technology Adoption Through Information Network Restructuring.”
Science and Technology Policy
The School had a strong showing at the Science & Technology Indicators conference. In addition to the presentation by undergraduate students Sonia Doshi and Amara Rangwala (first item above), Diana Hicks delivered a keynote on the information ecosystem. Hicks also presented a paper co-authored with Gordon Kingsley and MSPP student Naseeb Souweidane on “tracking academic contributions to policymaking for autonomous vehicles.” Hicks co-authored a third paper, presented by colleague Silvia Dobre, on “the connection between professional magazines and the research literature.” Cassidy Sugimoto also had co-authored papers at the conference, one on mobility flows for the Taiwanese Yushan Fellows program and a survey of project roles across career stages in the academic workforce.
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Catch up on all the memories from D.M. Smith!
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni from across the country told us about their favorite memories from their time in our home building. Check out the stories, graduation pictures, and more on our Instagram @sppgatech.
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Homecoming Alumni Reception
The Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy invites you to an alumni reception during Georgia Tech's Homecoming week. We'll gather at 6 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the D.M. Smith courtyard at 685 Cherry Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, to reconnect, reminisce, and say so long to D.M. Smith for a while as the building prepares to undergo renovations. RSVP as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the reception, please contact Scarlett Earley or Meenu Mukherji. We look forward to seeing you there!
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