{"653896":{"#nid":"653896","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Public Policy Year in Review","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt was a big year for the School of Public Policy (SPP), full of milestones and accomplishments across the school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/645534\/ivan-allen-college-selects-cassidy-sugimoto-lead-school-public-policy\u0022\u003Ewelcomed\u003C\/a\u003E Cassidy R. Sugimoto as the Tom and Marie Patton School Chair this year. We also hosted several expert panels \u0026ndash; the Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory facilitated the Georgia \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/646473\/climate-energy-policy-laboratory-cepl-hosts-solve-climate\u0022\u003Econversation\u003C\/a\u003E of the event Solve Climate by 2030, the School teamed up with Drawdown Georgia to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/647849\/school-public-policy-hosts-panel-discussion-biden-administration-climate\u0022\u003Ediscuss\u003C\/a\u003E the Biden Administration\u0026rsquo;s climate change and clean energy priorities, and data scientists from around the country \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/651875\/experts-discuss-algorithmic-bias-school-public-policy-panel\u0022\u003Egathered\u003C\/a\u003E to discuss mitigating algorithmic bias. We also continued our Meg and Sam Flax Lecture Series with \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/653416\/flax-lecture-series-event-highlights-sustainability-research-public-policy\u0022\u003EResearch to Action: Three Climate Solutions for Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; featuring some of our graduate students and recent alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the SPP community were \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/press\u0022\u003Efeatured in\u003C\/a\u003E publications such as \u003Cem\u003ENBC News\u003C\/em\u003E, The\u003Cem\u003E Wall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EWalletHub\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School and its members both presented and received awards this year. Marilyn Brown, Regents Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/651097\/brown-wins-world-citizen-prize-environmental-performance-award\u0022\u003Ewon\u003C\/a\u003E the World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. The Data Science and Policy lab \u0026ndash; helmed by Assistant Professor Omar Asensio \u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/647380\/school-public-policy-team-wins-diplomacy-examine-role-accelerating-green\u0022\u003Ewon\u003C\/a\u003E a bid from the State Department\u0026rsquo;s Diplomacy Lab to research how AI can be used to accelerate adopting green energy. Finally, the Law, Science, and Technology program launched the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/653157\/ivan-allen-students-receive-inaugural-aacken-awards\u0022\u003EVan Aacken Awards\u003C\/a\u003E to help aspiring law school students offset the costs of applying.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe were also incredibly proud to award nearly 50 degrees this year across our bachelor\u0026rsquo;s, master\u0026rsquo;s, and Ph.D. programs in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/647219\/school-public-policy-spring-summer-graduates\u0022\u003Espring\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/node\/181\u0022\u003Efall\u003C\/a\u003E Commencement ceremonies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, it was another banner year for SPP research. Our faculty landed articles in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/652178\/public-policy-chair-authors-nature-commentary-predatory-journal-publishers\u0022\u003ENature\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/651370\/rooftop-solar-increases-electricity-raising-questions-utilities\u0022\u003EEconomic Inquiry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/652976\/combined-heat-power-platform-clean-energy-systems\u0022\u003EApplied Energy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, among others. More research is highlighted below.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur top ten news stories from the year were:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/643583\/ivan-allen-college-faculty-provide-insight-what-expect-from-biden\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College Faculty Provide Insight on What to Expect from the Biden Administration\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/648863\/ivan-allen-college-announces-executive-leadership-team\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College Announces New Executive Leadership Team\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/645534\/ivan-allen-college-selects-cassidy-sugimoto-lead-school-public-policy\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College Selects Cassidy Sugimoto to Lead the School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/649070\/national-academy-publishes-study-showing-georgia-could-halve-carbon\u0022\u003ENational Academy Publishes Study Showing How Georgia Could Halve its Carbon Footprint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/643350\/school-public-policy-study-shows-artificial-intelligence-beat-human-experts\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy Study Shows Artificial Intelligence Can Beat Human Experts in Discovering Attitudes on Electric Vehicle Charging\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/643998\/rebuilding-civic-square-panel-discussion-puts-focus-importance-quality\u0022\u003E\u0026#39;Rebuilding the Civic Square\u0026#39; Panel Discussion Puts Focus on Importance of Quality Discourse\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/652277\/public-policy-class-examines-building-equitable-cities-through-urban-policy\u0022\u003ENew Public Policy Class Examines Building Equitable Cities through Urban Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/652125\/questions-voting-with-richard-barke\u0022\u003E5 Questions on Voting with Richard Barke\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/647589\/georgia-tech-study-finds-more-snap-retailers-rural-areas-lowers-rates-child\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Study Finds More SNAP Retailers in Rural Areas Lowers Rates of Child Maltreatment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/648252\/meet-school-public-policy-chair-cassidy-sugimoto\u0022\u003EMeet School of Public Policy Chair Cassidy Sugimoto\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy wishes everyone a happy and safe new year and looks forward to continuing to work in 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERelieve some of the year\u0026#39;s highlights and top stories.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Relieve some of the year\u0027s highlights and top stories."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2021-12-22 14:45:39","changed_gmt":"2021-12-22 15:14:39","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653894":{"id":"653894","type":"image","title":"School of Public Policy 2021 Year in Review","body":null,"created":"1640184108","gmt_created":"2021-12-22 14:41:48","changed":"1640184108","gmt_changed":"2021-12-22 14:41:48","alt":"The School of Public Policy logo, text \u0022Year in Review,\u0022 a honeycomb design, and a giant 2021 all overlaid on top of a navy to gold gradient.","file":{"fid":"248040","name":"Georgia Tech School of Public Policy 2021 Year in Review.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Georgia%20Tech%20School%20of%20Public%20Policy%202021%20Year%20in%20Review.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Georgia%20Tech%20School%20of%20Public%20Policy%202021%20Year%20in%20Review.png","mime":"image\/png","size":811842,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Georgia%20Tech%20School%20of%20Public%20Policy%202021%20Year%20in%20Review.png?itok=0YDX7XPF"}}},"media_ids":["653894"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"171542","name":"year in review"},{"id":"98261","name":"new year"},{"id":"187483","name":"2021"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}