{"633993":{"#nid":"633993","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Letter to Our Community","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOver the past few weeks, the global coronavirus pandemic has affected our way of life \u0026ndash; our physical and mental wellness, families, and society. I hope that you\u0026rsquo;re staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nI\u0026rsquo;m inspired by our Georgia Tech community, which has united to help those on the frontlines of this crisis. Whether it\u0026rsquo;s partnering with Coca-Cola to create \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgiaTech\/status\/1244697558217359367?s=20\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E50,000 surgical shields for hospitals\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2020\/03\/31\/truckloads-personal-protection-equipment-donated-healthcare-workers\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Edonating truckloads of personal protective equipment\u003C\/a\u003E, we\u0026rsquo;ve come together to make a difference in these difficult times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn IPaT, we\u0026rsquo;re also \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/ipat-faculty-share-covid-19-insights-and-expertise\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esharing our insight and expertise\u003C\/a\u003E to help address the challenges we\u0026rsquo;re seeing and experiencing in our health care system, economy, at work, and in the now virtual classroom. In the past two weeks, we\u0026rsquo;ve been part of a large team transforming large conferences to virtual reality experiences,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;connecting those coordinating moving hand sanitizer supplies from Atlanta sports stadiums to Atlanta hospitals. Much of our work focuses on the most vulnerable in this crisis: healthcare workers on the frontlines, older adults with early-stage Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s isolated at home, and children and families struggling to make distance learning accessible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLooking forward, we will continue to build new partnerships and initiatives that tackle the myriad of challenges stemming from this once in a century pandemic. While we still have many weeks and months ahead that will test our resolve, I\u0026rsquo;m confident that we\u0026rsquo;ll continue to persevere. #WeCanDoThat\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStay safe. Stay well. Stay connected.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth Mynatt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nExecutive Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Over the past few weeks, the global coronavirus pandemic has affected our way of life \u2013 our physical and mental wellness, families, and society. I hope that you\u2019re staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2020-04-01 21:54:09","changed_gmt":"2020-04-01 23:46:18","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633997":{"id":"633997","type":"image","title":"IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt with MyCEP tablet application","body":null,"created":"1585784717","gmt_created":"2020-04-01 23:45:17","changed":"1585784717","gmt_changed":"2020-04-01 23:45:17","alt":"IPaT Executive Director Beth Mynatt with MyCEP tablet application","file":{"fid":"241239","name":"beth-mycep.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beth-mycep.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beth-mycep.png","mime":"image\/png","size":4405726,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/beth-mycep.png?itok=vqG3Ju_Z"}}},"media_ids":["633997"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}