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  • 2013 William H. Read Award
  • May 1, 2013
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    Each spring, the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech presents the William H. Read Award to a Public Policy student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and initiative. William H. Read, Esq., was the Southern Bell Professor of Communications Policy and Chair of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech. Professor Read was instrumental in advancing major telecommunications legislation in Georgia. His career exemplified leadership and engagement in public policymaking.In spring 2013, ... read more
  • CACP/Wireless RERC Inclusion in the FCC Report to Congress
  • April 25, 2013
  •  February 2013 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report to Congress entitled Legal and Regulatory Framework for Next Generation 911 Services, in which the Wireless RERC was cited and referenced throughout the document. In preparation of the report, the FCC issued a Public Notice that sought public comments on the issues related to the legal and regulatory infrastructure needed for the transition from legacy 911 to Next Generation 911 (NG911). The Wireless RERC is ... read more
  • Paul Baer in NYT blog titled as "Leak of Climate Panel Drafts Speaks to Need for New Process"
  • December 16, 2012
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     A comment of Paul's got upgraded into the body of NYT's Dot Earth blog."A WikiLeaks-style Web dump of drafts of the 2013 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides fresh evidence that the organization’s policies and procedures are a terrible fit for an era in which transparency will increasingly be enforced on organizations working on consequential energy and environmental issues. … Paul Baer, a climate policy analyst at the Georgia Institute of Technology and ... read more
  • Public Policy Course Embraces Problem Solving
  • December 4, 2012
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    Destiny Cobb stepped outside of her comfort zone when she enrolled in a philosophy and public policy class on the topic of neuroethics — and she couldn’t be happier that she did.“Typically, I‘ve avoided these types of topics, because there’s always a gray area,” said Cobb, a second-year biomedical engineering major. “I took this classbecause I am interested in neuroscience.While I think lectures and labs are necessary to establish a broad knowledge base, it’s been nice to go ... read more
  • Prof’s Interest Led to Creation of Research Area
  • December 3, 2012
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    It all started in high school — that’s when Mary Frank Fox became interested in groups, organizations and societies.“I remember as a 17-year-old, I became interested in whether a student’s social stand­ing at my school was influenced by his or her parents’ standing in the community,” said Fox, the ADVANCE professor in the School of Public Policy and co-director of the Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology. “With help from a teacher, I actually conducted a study ... read more
  • Merry Hunter Hipp on the whip team of the 2012 Republican National Convention
  • November 1, 2012
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    Her participation in Georgia Tech’s Georgia Legislative Internship Program in the office of Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers – a Tech alum – along with stints as a communications intern in Governor Nathan Deal’s office and later as a legislative aide to Sen. Rogers, served to deepen Merry Hunter Hipp's political passion. That passion led her to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in August: serving on the whip team of the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) with the RNC page ... read more
  • Jennifer Clark discussed the reinvention of regional economies as high tech engines for growth at SSTI
  • November 1, 2012
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    School of Public Policy Associate Professor Jennifer Clark discussed the reinvention of regional economies as high tech engines for growth at the 16th SSTI Annual Conference held in Atlanta October 29-30.Clark recalled that when she first arrived at Georgia Tech in 2005, “my students were very focused on university economic development issues like tech transfer, entrepreneurship, commercialization models, venture capital, etc. There was very little talk about jobs. Now, students are ... read more
  • SPP Student's Start-up is Part of Chile's Innovation
  • November 1, 2012
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    An innovative start-up founded at Georgia Tech is among the organizations highlighted in 'The Economist' as examples of Chile's rising status as a go-to destination for entrepreneurial endeavors. Tubing Operations for Humanitarian Logistics (TOHL) installs pipelines by helicopter in regions where underground piping is made difficult by terrain or community factors. TOHL members include Travis Horsley, an alumnus of The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Public Policy and a Public ... read more
  • Modern Elections Start in Plato’s Cave: Klein brings 2,000 year-old insights to new technology
  • November 1, 2012
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    A few weeks back, Hans Klein was a personal witness to the power of political persuasion.“My nine-year-old daughter said in the most amazed tone of voice, ‘President Obama wrote me an email,’” he recalled.The associate professor in the School of Public Policy knew that his daughter’s email address must have landed on some list targeted by campaigns and other groups (“she also receives American Express applications”), but he couldn’t bring himself to burst her bubble. He told her ... read more