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Censorship in a China Studies Journal
April 22, 2019
Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages Associate Professor Jin Liu was quoted in the article "Censorship in a China Studies Journal," in Inside Higher Ed, April 22.
Excerpt:
“I admire the two special editors, their courage for speaking out and letting the broader academic community know about this,” said Liu, an associate professor of Chinese language and culture at Georgia Tech. “I think scholars will be more careful to submit their articles to this journal later on.”
The School of Modern Languages is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Inside Higher Ed
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The Navy is starting to put up real money for robot submarines
April 19, 2019
Margaret Kosal, an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was cited in the LA Times article, "The Navy is starting to put up real money for robot submarines."
Analysts say undersea drones could be used for missions once conducted by crewed submarines, while the lack of a crew gives the drones an advantage in conducting “persistent surveillance for activities that might take place in an area where there is concern about underwater mines,” said Margaret E. Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Published in: LA Times
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Rise of the 'Splinternet': Experts Warn the World Wide Web Will Break Up and Fragment as Governments Set their own Rules to Filter and Restrict Content
April 12, 2019
Georgia Tech School of Public Policy Professor Milton Mueller was quoted in the article "Rise of the 'splinternet': Experts warn the world wide web will break up and fragment as governments set their own rules to filter and restrict content," in Britain's Daily Mail April 12.
Excerpt:
Dreams for a connected global internet are increasingly threatened by regulations being brought in by governments around the world, experts have warned. Plans to restrict content are fragmenting the world wide web, a system created with the promise of connecting people by offering universal access to information...
More nation-states are trying to territorialize information flows and assert control of those services,' said Milton Mueller, a Georgia Institute of Technology professor and co-founder of the Internet Governance Project of analysts. The fragmentation could have profound consequences both in terms of economics and human rights, according to Mueller.
The School of Public Policy is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Daily Mail
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The Threat of Nuclear War Is Still With Us
April 10, 2019
Sam Nunn, a Sam Nunn School of International Affairs distinguished professor and namesake, has co-authored "The Threat of Nuclear War Is Still With Us" with George P. Shultz and William J. Perry in The Wall Street Journal.
"The U.S., its allies and Russia are caught in a dangerous policy paralysis that could lead—most likely by mistake or miscalculation—to a military confrontation and potentially the use of nuclear weapons for the first time in nearly 74 years."
Read the full article on The Wall Street Journal.
Published in: The Wall Street Journal
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How Redesigning the Speculum Could Help Us Rethink the Rape Kit
April 9, 2019
Renee Shelby, a Ph.D. candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of History and Sociology, was recently quoted in an article entitled “How Redesigning the Speculum Could Help Us Rethink the Rape Kit” for Vice.
Here's an excerpt:
In the US, what is colloquially known as a “rape kit” hasn’t changed much since it was developed. Officially named for the Chicago police sergeant who helped create it, the “Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit” was unveiled in the late 1970s as a way to collect evidence from a person’s body using swabs, combs, slides, and fingernail clippings.
The School of History and Sociology is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Vice
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21 States to DeVos: Stop Blocking our Efforts to Crack Down on Student-loan Companies
April 9, 2019
Peter Swire, the Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor of Law and Ethics in the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in an article entitled “21 States to DeVos: Stop Blocking our Efforts to Crack Down on Student-loan Companies” for MarketWatch.
Here's an excerpt:
The top law enforcement officials in 21 states are accusing Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education of blocking them from accessing information they say they need to hold student-loan companies accountable for allegedly harming borrowers.
Attorneys general in New Jersey, Washington, Colorado and 18 other states, wrote to DeVos this week, asking her reverse the limitations the Department has placed on the disclosure of student-loan information to state law enforcement agencies. In the past, state AGs probing student-loan companies have been able to access records related to the federal student-loan program held by those companies — which are contractors of the Department of Education — in the course of probes or litigation.
The School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: MarketWatch
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America's Hidden Stories: President Reagan is Stunned by the Scale of Soviet Espionage
April 4, 2019
Kristie Macrakis, associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of History and Sociology, was interviewed for the Smithsonian Channel's documentary "America's Hidden Stories: President Reagan is Stunned by the Scale of Soviet Espionage."
This episode of the series highlights KGB technological espionage against the United States and America's reaction to it.
Watch a clip and find different ways to stream the episode here.
The School of History and Sociology is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Smithsonian Channel
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Do You Speak My Language? You Should
March 29, 2019
The new graduate-level intercultural degree programs offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Modern Languages was recently featured in a New York Times article entitled “Do You Speak My Language? You Should.”
Excerpt:
Some universities have restructured programs to emphasize the ability to work, socialize and research across languages, offering dual degrees in which students’ language education is directly tied to its application in their other fields of study. Georgia Tech, for example, has devised programs aimed at developing language skills that allow them to work more effectively in, and to be more attractive to, international companies and organizations. The University of Rhode Island is offering a program “for students looking to become truly global engineers,” which combines a foreign language degree with one in engineering.
The School of History and Sociology is a unit of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: New York Times
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Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School Names New Leader
March 29, 2019
Adam Stulberg, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was the focus of “Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School Names New Leader." Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 29. A subscription is required to view the article.
The Sam Nunn School is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Russia Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation
March 18, 2019
Mikilus Fabry, associate professor in the Georgia Tech Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was interviewed about the international legal implications of the annexation of Crimea for “Russia Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation.” Talk Media News, March 18.
Excerpt:
Mikulas Fabry, an associate professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology, says the sanctions on Russia that followed are still causing headaches.
“No foreign ship can dock at Crimean ports. No foreign airline can fly into a Crimean airport. The Russian passports that are issued in Crimea are not recognized by the outside world.”
Decades from now, Fabry thinks Crimea could revert back to Ukrainian control, citing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as an example.
Occupied for a half-century by the Soviet Union, most western countries never recognized the occupation and continued to receive exiled Baltic diplomats until independence in the early 1990’s.
He also draws inspiration from Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus, where unyielding sanctions have convinced the population they’ll never earn outside recognition and should instead reunify with the rest of the island.
“I think something like that may well happen in Crimea and Russia more broadly.”
Listen to the broadcast or read the transcript.
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Talk Media News
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Georgia Tech Promotes from within for New International Affairs Chair
March 18, 2019
Adam Stulberg, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was the focus of “Georgia Tech Promotes from within for New International Affairs Chair.” Global Atlanta, March 18.
Excerpt:
Dr. Stulberg is a 20-year veteran of the Nunn school, serving as co-director of its Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy and associate director of Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute, one of the university’s seven interdisciplinary research centers. He was also associate chair for the Nunn school and has been heavily involved in planning and fundraising.
He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on international security, Russia/Eurasian politics and security affairs, nuclear (non)proliferation, and energy and international security. His research has focused on the intersection between energy resources, markets and institutions. He has been praised for taking a practical approach to scholarship, blending theory with real-world applications.
The Sam Nunn School is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Global Atlanta
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Opinion: A bipartisan chance to improve representative democracy
March 15, 2019
Nunn School Chair Joseph Bankoff wrote “Opinion: A Bipartisan Chance to Improve Representative Democracy” which appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on March 15.
Excerpt:
On Tuesday, March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the most important Constitutional cases in 50 years about how we elect our representatives. In 1964, the Court decided Reynolds v. Sims requiring “one man – one vote” to assure that those elected represented people, not real estate. By requiring voting districts with roughly the same number of voters, the Court assured that each citizen’s vote had the same power regardless of where they lived…The issue now is both bipartisan and critically urgent. The partisan paralysis we have suffered for a generation is a direct result of this systemic evil – one that has been gleefully used by both parties. And, as in 1964 – Congress is unable to fix itself.
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is a unit of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Atlanta Journal Constution
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Georgia Tech to Launch Master's Degree in Sustainability This Autumn
March 14, 2019
Saporta Report featured the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy's new Master's in Sustainability degree in the story Georgia Tech to launch master’s degree in sustainability this autumn which ran March 14, 2019.
Excerpt:
The growing demand for leaders in the realm of sustainability is the subject of a new master’s degree program Georgia Tech intends to launch this autumn.
Sustainability experts will be needed to assist Atlanta’s airport, which consumes nearly half of all energy used by the City of Atlanta and is expected to reduce energy waste and increase the use of renewable energy. Credit: David Pendered
The program intends to provide the technical expertise that industry and government are expected to need to comply with sustainability goals and objectives. Students can attend class online or on campus to fulfill requirements of the degree named, Master of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management.
The market for services in the sustainability arena is expected to grow by leaps and bounds in cities including Atlanta. Atlanta is one of nearly 100 cities nationwide the Sierra Club reported in October 2018 to be pursuing sustainability programs.
“The world’s energy economy is undergoing transformational change, and as the public and private sectors strengthen their commitment to green practices, the need will increase for well-trained policy experts able to design, implement, and manage responses to sustainability issues,” Marilyn A. Brown, Regents’ professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in Tech’s School of Public Policy, said in the statement. “This program will provide such leaders.”
The School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Saporta Report
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Vote Next Week Will Decide Future Of Transit In Gwinnett
March 14, 2019
Ronald Bayor, professor emeritus in the School of History and Sociology, was quoted in the “Vote Next Week Will Decide Future Of Transit In Gwinnett” article on the proposed MARTA expansion in an article . WABE, March 14, 2019.
Excerpt:
Gwinnett has voted on MARTA before. In 1971, the idea failed. It went down again in 1990.
“But remember that these counties were largely rural during that time and largely white,” said Ronald Bayor, a professor emeritus at Georgia Tech who taught history, and wrote the book, “Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta.”
In those previous votes, Bayor said even if people didn’t say they were voting against MARTA because of race, they would talk about things like crime, or falling home values.
“What that usually meant was they were afraid of minorities coming into their areas,” he said.
Things could be different with the vote this time around. The demographics of Gwinnett have changed dramatically. The county has gone from being largely white, to having big Latino and black populations.
The School of History and Sociology is a unit of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: WABE
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E.T., Phone Hollywood: Aliens Invade the Movies
March 14, 2019
School of Literature, Media, and Communication Professor Lisa Yaszek was interviewed for the podcast “E.T., Phone Hollywood: Aliens Invade the Movies” by Focus Film's Zoom on March 14, 2019.
School of Literature, Media, and Communication is a unit of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Zoom
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Remembering Al Reinert and 'For All Mankind,' the Precursor to 'Apollo 11'
March 8, 2019
Gregory Zinman, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication, recently wrote an article entitled “Remembering Al Reinert and 'For All Mankind,' the Precursor to 'Apollo 11'” for The New Yorker.
Here's an excerpt:
Viewers still coming back down to Earth after watching “Apollo 11,” Todd Douglas Miller’s new documentary about the spaceflight that first landed men on the moon, might overlook the dedication line in the film’s credits: “For Al and Theo.” “Theo” refers to Theo Kamecke, the director of the nasa-commissioned documentary “Moonwalk One,” from 1972, whose leftover Todd-AO 70-mm. reels of spectators watching the mission launch provided key visual elements for “Apollo 11.” Kamecke died, in 2017, at the age of seventy-nine. “Al” refers to Al Reinert, the director of “For All Mankind,” from 1989, a kaleidoscopic assemblage of Apollo-mission footage narrated by thirteen of the twenty-four astronauts involved.
The School of Literature, Media, and Communication is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: The New Yorker
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Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport
March 6, 2019
Georgia Persons, professor of pubic policy was quoted in “Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport” in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 6.
Excerpt:
But not everyone was convinced new leadership would translate into an improved ethical climate.
If the state gained control of Hartsfield-Jackson, “You’d have different people who make the decision as to who gets the contracts, and you’d have probably different people getting the contracts,” said Georgia Persons, a professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy.“ You wouldn’t solve a problem.”
The School of Public Policy is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Atlanta Journal Constitution
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How Push Messages Change Us
March 1, 2019
Robert Rosenberger, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in an article entitled “How Push Messages Change Us” (Original title “Wie Push-Mitteilungen uns verändern”) in the German publication Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Here's a translated excerpt:
"Distractions are everywhere," warns the meditation app by distracting you from work by push message. "You've already taken 8,000 steps today ," praises the pedometer app when you drag yourself home. "Are you thinking about pizza?" Asks the digital pizza supplier after work. The friendly message from a science magazine: "We hope you have a good day, here's what the climate apocalypse might look like."
The School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: Süddeutsche Zeitung
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The Perils of Chinese Ambiguity: How and Why the US Mistrusts and Misunderstands China
February 28, 2019
Fei-Ling Wang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was recently quoted in an article entitled “The Perils of Chinese Ambiguity: How and Why the US Mistrusts and Misunderstands China” for The South China Morning Post.
Here's an excerpt:
Reclusive Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has recently been taking the limelight and talking to the international media. In an interview with CBS that aired on February 19, he promised that the telecoms company would never spy on the United States and that even if he was required by Chinese law to share customer data with Beijing, he would “firmly reject that”.
The statement sounds genuine, but does not square with what he told foreign reporters at a round table weeks ago, when he said that he loves his country, supports the Communist Party, and that “we must abide by all applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate”.
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: South China Morning Post
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Dollars on the Margins
February 26, 2019
Lindsey Bullinger, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in an article entitled “Dollars on the Margins” for The New York Times.
Here's an excerpt:
IN 2014, Julio Payes was working 80 hours a week at two full-time jobs. A permanent resident from Guatemala who came to the United States on a work visa, Payes labored in Emeryville, Calif., a city of roughly 12,000 residents and almost 22,000 jobs, sandwiched between Oakland and Berkeley. He began his day with the graveyard shift at a 24-hour McDonald’s, where he served burgers and fries from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Afterward he had two hours to rest and shower. Then he’d clock in at Aerotek, going anywhere the temp service sent him between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. To stay awake, he loaded up on coffee and soda. Each job paid minimum wage.
The School of Public Policy is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Published in: The New York Times
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