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B. J. Davis Rowe, Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy, has been selected to join the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Legislative Committee.

Philip Shapira has been named chair for a new National Academies committee that will examine "21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology." Shapira is Professor in the IAC School of Public Policy and the University of Manchester.

During an October 19th roundtable event at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta emphasizing new research on the economic outlook for Latin America, Kirk Bowman forecasted a cautious outlook for sustainable growth in Brazil.

Douglas R. Hooker, an alumnus of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Public Policy and a member of the IAC Advisory Board, has been appointed Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission.

Marilyn Brown, Professor in the School of Public Policy, is a member of the panel of climate change experts who delivered their final report to Congress on May 9th affirming "strong evidence on climate change" and urging "strong federal policies that establish coherent national goals and incentives, and that promote strong U.S. engagement in international-level response efforts."

Georgia Tech Naval ROTC alumnus, Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr. was nominated May 30 by President Barack Obama for the post of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

International Affairs Professor John Garver presented testimony on China’s Iran policies and their apparent conflict with China’s policy toward the U.S. during the April 13th public hearing of the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission in Washington, D.C.

The federal government's huge investment in science and technology is giving rise to new research that evaluates the impact of nationally-funded R&D programs.  Two Georgia Tech public policy professors are leading researchers in the field and presented this month at a White House conference on the subject.

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 consideration of the future of biodiversity,” says Bryan G. Norton, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in the School of Public Policy.  “Yet debate on the topic has been muted, at best.”

In invited testimony March 24th before the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Dan Breznitz offered a globally informed perspective on the federal government's role in supporting innovation.

President Obama has appointed Willie Pearson, Professor of Sociology in the School of History, Technology, and Society to serve on the newly reestablished Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

School of Economics Professor Thomas D. Boston was a key presenter during the Black Enterprise Economic Forum held at The Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. January 28th.

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."

Seymour Goodman, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, delivered keynote addresses at premier domestic and international cyber security conferences this summer.

School of Public Policy Professor Marilyn Brown has been appointed a review editor for submissions to the influential in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Seymour Goodman, Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs has been appointed to the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council of the National Academies.

“My personal mission is going to be how to make energy efficiency a banner investment for TVA,” said School of Public Policy professor and energy/climate policy expert Marilyn Brown in an interview with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.  Brown said that serving as a voice on the TVA board for an aggressive approach toward energy efficiency is her top priority.  "Nuclear is for eight to 10 years from now,” she said. “Efficiency pays off right away.”

In observance of the Martin Luther King holiday, Nightly Business Report teamed up with "Black Enterprise" magazine to present a special edition, American Dreamers, (January 21). Focusing on the minority entrepreneurial experience, the program featured Thomas "Danny" Boston, Professor, School of Economics.

School of Economics Professor, Thomas D. Boston, delivered two rounds of testimony in September before separate House and Senate Committees.