{"234321":{"#nid":"234321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute joins Georgia Tech\u2019s Policy Partners","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOver the summer the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute was invited to join the Georgia Tech Policy Partners. Known as Policy@Tech, this is a consortium of Georgia Tech\u2019s policy research centers and consists of Georgia Tech faculty who have served in administrative or policy positions within government or who have participated in government advisory committees above the peer-review level. Its goal is to increase Georgia Tech\u2019s policy impact by shaping state and national discussions on critical global challenges and catalyzing Tech faculty\/student interaction with decision makers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is an honor for GTMI to be a part of this prestigious group of policy influencers,\u201d said Dr. Wang, executive director, GTMI. \u201cI look forward to working hand in hand with the other Policy Partners, as well as state and national representatives, to improve policies affecting manufacturing and technological innovation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27857","created_gmt":"2013-09-04 16:50:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:49","author":"Tracy Heath","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETracy Heath\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-5562\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tracy.heath@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}