{"663867":{"#nid":"663867","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AGREC Awards $105,000 to 11 Local Projects Addressing Global Issues","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProjects seeking to further U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, examine global health disparities, and enhance global learning are among 11 funded by grants recently awarded by the Atlanta Global Research \u0026amp; Education Collaborative (AGREC).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe projects funded by AGREC\u0026rsquo;s $105,000 in grants for AY 2022-2023 cover several other critical areas as well, including workforce development, healthcare access, language barriers, and cultural history for immigrant, indigenous, and Black communities in greater Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;AGREC supports a robust community of researchers who collaborate in projects that will leave a longstanding mark in the Atlanta area,\u0026rdquo; said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, associate professor of Spanish and faculty co-director of the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC), which includes AGREC. \u0026ldquo;The AGSC is very honored to participate in this collaborative effort.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts participate in AGREC via membership in the AGSC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch teams consist of faculty from at least two AGREC institutions who collaborate with community partners for each project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAGREC is comprised of units from six university partners: AGSC, a consortium of Georgia Tech and Georgia State University; Emory University\u0026rsquo;s Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives; Agnes Scott College\u0026rsquo;s SUMMIT Center for Global Learning and Leadership Development; Spelman College\u0026rsquo;s Gordon Zeto Center for Global Education; and Kennesaw State University\u0026rsquo;s (KSU) Division of Global Affairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince its 2020 launch, AGREC has supported 26 collaborative, interdisciplinary research and education projects with a focus on community engagement and global issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information about AY22-23 funded projects can be found on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantaglobalstudies.gatech.edu\/AGREC\u0022\u003EAGREC website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The community-based projects address healthcare, jobs, and language and cultural issues."}],"uid":"35963","created_gmt":"2022-12-14 18:06:32","changed_gmt":"2022-12-14 20:46:40","author":"kpetty30","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663866":{"id":"663866","type":"image","title":"Global Development","body":null,"created":"1671041140","gmt_created":"2022-12-14 18:05:40","changed":"1671046769","gmt_changed":"2022-12-14 19:39:29","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251297","name":"16x9 cassidy-agrec.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16x9%20cassidy-agrec.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16x9%20cassidy-agrec.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1475460,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/16x9%20cassidy-agrec.jpeg?itok=wO4GWdjL"}}},"media_ids":["663866"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"612000","name":"Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"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\u003EKelly Petty\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ekelly.petty@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}