{"619304":{"#nid":"619304","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech to Launch Master\u0027s Degree in Sustainability This Autumn ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESaporta Report \u003C\/em\u003Efeatured the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy\u0026#39;s new Master\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;Sustainability degree in the story\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/saportareport.com\/georgia-tech-to-launch-masters-degree-in-sustainability-this-autumn\/\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 title=\u0022 Georgia Tech to launch master\u2019s degree in sustainability this autumn\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech to launch master\u0026rsquo;s degree in sustainability this autumn\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which ran March 14, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe growing demand for leaders in the realm of sustainability is the subject of a new master\u0026rsquo;s degree program Georgia Tech intends to launch this autumn.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESustainability experts will be needed to assist Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s airport, which consumes nearly half of all energy used by the City of Atlanta and is expected to reduce energy waste and increase the use of renewable energy. Credit: David Pendered\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program intends to provide the technical expertise that industry and government are expected to need to comply with sustainability goals and objectives. Students can attend class online or on campus to fulfill requirements of the degree named, Master of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe market for services in the sustainability arena is expected to grow by leaps and bounds in cities including Atlanta. Atlanta is one of nearly 100 cities nationwide the Sierra Club reported in October 2018 to be pursuing sustainability programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The world\u0026rsquo;s energy economy is undergoing transformational change, and as the public and private sectors strengthen their commitment to green practices, the need will increase for well-trained policy experts able to design, implement, and manage responses to sustainability issues,\u0026rdquo; Marilyn A.\u0026nbsp;Brown, Regents\u0026rsquo; professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Public Policy, said in the statement. \u0026ldquo;This program will provide such leaders.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/saportareport.com\/georgia-tech-to-launch-masters-degree-in-sustainability-this-autumn\/\u0022\u003ERead the full story here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a unit of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2019-03-15 16:52:14","changed_gmt":"2019-04-02 21:04:41","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"maritime","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/saportareport.com\/georgia-tech-to-launch-masters-degree-in-sustainability-this-autumn\/","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617552":{"id":"617552","type":"image","title":"Marilyn Brown","body":null,"created":"1549654607","gmt_created":"2019-02-08 19:36:47","changed":"1549654607","gmt_changed":"2019-02-08 19:36:47","alt":"","file":{"fid":"235058","name":"Brown Portrait High Res 2018.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Brown%20Portrait%20High%20Res%202018.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Brown%20Portrait%20High%20Res%202018.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1084696,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Brown%20Portrait%20High%20Res%202018.png?itok=uDJJRLdN"}}},"media_ids":["617552"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"180805","name":"master\u0027s sustainability"},{"id":"626","name":"public policy"},{"id":"955","name":"ivan allen college"},{"id":"180806","name":"energy and environment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}