Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Kenneth Knoespel, Professor and Chair of the School of Literature, Communication and Culture, will serve as interim dean of the Ivan Allen College. The announcement was made May 18, 2009 by Georgia Tech Provost Gary Schuster who stated that "Dr. Knoespel's expertise as an administrator and knowledge of the College led to wide support for his appointment." Knoespel officially assumes leadership of the College on July 1, 2009 when current dean, Sue V. Rosser, leaves to become Provost of San Francisco State University.

June 15th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opens a special exhibit at its Global Health Odyssey Museum. "Consequential Matters" is an investigation by Atlanta-based artists of the consequences of urbanization, technology, consumption, indulgence, and globalization. One of the three featured installations is "Smog is Democratic" by School of Literature, Communication, and Culture Assistant Professor Carl DiSalvo and Digital Media PhD student Jonathan Lukens.

Nobel Laureate and School of Public Policy Professor Marilyn Brown is at the forefront of development of the nation's climate policy.

On June 10, Seymour (Sy) Goodman briefed the U.S. House of Representatives’ Science and Technology Committee and Research and Science Education Subcommittee during its hearing on “Cyber Security Research & Development.”�