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• New Georgia Tech Study Examines Diversity, Social Mistrust

  July 11, 2019

  

  The study found that social capital increased in counties where one ethnicity dominates, but declined in communities with higher rates of diversity.

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Tour Georgia Communities for Emerging Leaders Program

  July 11, 2019

  

  Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty enrolled in the 2018-2019 cohort of Georgia Tech's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) were given a unique opportunity to visit some of the communities their students call home in a recent tour to Northwestern Georgia. 

• Georgia Tech Professor Conducting First-Ever Economic Impact Study of State’s Bicycling Sector

  May 29, 2019

  

  National Bike Month is about to wrap up, but there is still time to note that Georgia Institute of Technology economist Shatakshee Dhongde is conducting the first-ever project to measure the economic impact of bicycling in the state.

• School of Economics Professor Conducting First-Ever Economic Impact Study of State’s Bicycling Sector

  May 29, 2019

  

  National Bike Month is about to wrap up, but there is still time to note that Georgia Institute of Technology economist Shatakshee Dhongde is conducting the first-ever project to measure the economic impact of bicycling in the state.

• Conference on Challenges in Global Development held at Georgia Tech

  May 7, 2019

  
  An interdisciplinary conference on Challenges in Global Development: A Global-Local Perspective was organized by Associate Professor of Economics, Shatakshee Dhongde. The conference was part of the inaugural Atlanta Global Studies Symposium

• Haigh Angell Elected Undergraduate Student Government Association's Executive Vice President

  May 7, 2019

  
  Haigh Angell, a third year Economics and International Affairs major from Savannah, Georgia has been elected the Undergraduate Student Government Association's Executive Vice President.

• Ivan Allen College Students Win JUMP into STEM Competition

  May 3, 2019

  

  Cade Lawson and Sarah Tinsley, two undergraduate students in the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Economics, have been named winners of the JUMP into STEM national competition in Golden, Colorado for their projects on smart/connected communities and building energy performance, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

• Giving ‘Value of a Statistical Life’ a Firmer Foundation, and a New Name

  April 29, 2019

  

  Laura Taylor’s work helps pin down a more precise estimate for the “value of a statistical life,” which is used as an estimate of the benefit to be derived from proposed regulations designed to reduce the risk of harm, from highway accidents to pollution.

• Shemyakina Selected to Join 2019-2020 Office of Provost’s Emerging Leaders Program.

  April 24, 2019

  
  Olga Shemyakina, Associate Professor in the School of Economics, has been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 cohort of the Office of Provost’s Emerging Leaders Program.

• Ivan Allen College Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Spring Luncheon

  April 18, 2019

  

  On, April 16, 2019, an array of faculty and staff from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts were awarded for their accomplishments, service, and research contributions at the Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon.