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  • Georgia Tech Alumnus Named Marshall Scholar
  • November 24, 2010
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    Recent Georgia Tech alumnus Nick Wellkamp has been named a Marshall Scholar and will attend the University of Oxford to pursue a master’s degree in economics.  Wellkamp was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, plans on pursuing a doctorate as well.  “It's a tremendous honor and a dream come true,” said Wellkamp. “The chance to study at Oxford will be exciting, challenging and intellectually enriching. I feel incredibly blessed to get an opportunity like this.” Wellkamp ... read more
  • Recession Makes Innovation More Critical to Georgia Manufacturers
  • October 26, 2010
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    The recession has expanded the business advantages of Georgia manufacturers that compete on the basis of innovation in new or technologically improved products, processes, organizational structures or marketing practices. These innovative companies are more than twice as profitable as firms competing on the basis of low price. That's one conclusion drawn by Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie from their 2010 Georgia Manufacturing Survey, which also found that companies are preparing for post-... read more
  • SPP Faculty are Awarded NSF Grant for Nanotechnology Research
  • October 16, 2010
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    The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.13 million to researchers in the School of Public Policy and the Enterprise Innovation Institute to continue their work as part of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU). Several School of Public Policy faculty and students are (and will be) engaged with CNS-ASU over the next five years of this grant. The Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems Analysis group (Philip Shapira, Jan Youtie - EII, Juan ... read more
  • Philip Shapira - co-editor of the Theory And Practice Of Innovation Policy: An International Research Handbook
  • September 24, 2010
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    Professor Philip Shapira co-edits The Theory And Practice Of Innovation Policy: An International Research Handbook. The Theory And Practice Of Innovation Policy explores the interactions between the practice, policy, and theory of innovation. The goal is twofold: to increase insight into this dynamic process, searching for options to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of both policy and innovative practice, and to identify conceptual or empirical lacunae and questions that can guide ... read more
  • Norton Asks Presidential Commission to Consider Impacts of Synthetic Biology on Biodiversity
  • September 15, 2010
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    Researchers in the emerging field of synthetic biology are going beyond the recombination of genetic material, such as hybrid corn or genetically altered vegetables, to create new material and life forms with no precedents in the natural world. Is that an important difference?  Further, might such synthetic life forms damage efforts to protect Earth’s naturally occurring biodiversity?  “Such questions should be fundamental to formulation of biodiversity policy and ... read more
  • Georgia Tech researchers highlight implications of nanotechnology in new Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society
  • August 17, 2010
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    Georgia Tech researchers are prominently represented among the authors in the newly released Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, published by SAGE Publications, Inc. The Encyclopedia is a landmark international collaboration which reviews and reflects upon a wide range of topics related to the implications of nanotechnology – gauging its promises and risks, assessing the impacts of policy decisions, and communicating the meaning of nanoscience research. Five Georgia Tech faculty ... read more
  • Apply Today for Political Economy and Environmental Research (PEER) Fellowships!
  • August 11, 2010
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    This Fall four undergraduate Political Economy and Environmental Research (PEER) Fellows will participate in a policy research project with Professor Doug Noonan investigating either Open Source Software Policy or Information-Based Environmental Policy. These fellowships are funded by the Charles G. Koch Foundation. The fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis. PEER Fellows will receive a $250/week stipend and be expected to work approximately 15 hours per week. Interviews ... read more
  • Marilyn Brown has been appointed to the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  • June 24, 2010
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    Marilyn Brown has been appointed to the group producing the next assessment report of the IPCC. She will be a Review Editor for Chapter 9 on “Buildings”. The IPCC is the leading body for the assessment of climate change to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences. Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC on a voluntary basis. Because of its ... read more
  • Robert Kirkman released his new book: The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth
  • March 11, 2010
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    Robert Kirkman, Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy, has released his new book: The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth.  It is already on shelves in the UK, and on its way to bookstores in the U.S.  The book should be available here for purchase sometime next month.

    The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth is about the decisions people make that shape the built environment, from the everyday concerns of homeowners and commuters to grand gestures of national policy. Read more.