{"665258":{"#nid":"665258","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Economics Chair Laura Taylor Appointed to NASEM Committee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/laura-taylor\u0022\u003ELaura Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Economics\u003C\/a\u003E, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine standing committee on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/our-work\/standing-committee-on-the-use-of-emerging-science-for-environmental-health-decisions\u0022\u003EUse of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group \u0026ldquo;focuses on the premise that environmental health decisions should be based on the best available science \u0026mdash; and that science is constantly advancing. The Standing Committee is leading innovative approaches to address the challenges of translating emerging scientific information to policy decisions that improve public health.\u0026rdquo; For example, a recent workshop explored how to leverage AI and machine learning in environmental health research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaylor will contribute her expertise on policy evaluation and the valuation of natural resources and the environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These workshops will bring together diverse disciplines to learn from each other and explore how new tools can improve decision-making around personal and public health,\u0026rdquo; Taylor said. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m looking forward to working with such an interdisciplinary and accomplished group of scientists, public health experts, and engineers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead more about Taylor\u0026rsquo;s work:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/662897\/helping-measure-impact-pollution-south-metro-atlanta-children\u0022\u003EHelping Measure the Impact of Air Pollution on South Metro Atlanta Children\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/621067\/giving-value-statistical-life-firmer-foundation-new\u0022\u003EGiving \u0026lsquo;Value of a Statistical Life\u0026rsquo; a Firmer Foundation, and a New Name\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Taylor will contribute her expertise on policy evaluation and the valuation of natural resources and the environment. "}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2023-01-30 20:07:55","changed_gmt":"2023-02-09 15:16:16","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665259":{"id":"665259","type":"image","title":"Laura Taylor ","body":null,"created":"1675109521","gmt_created":"2023-01-30 20:12:01","changed":"1675109521","gmt_changed":"2023-01-30 20:12:01","alt":"Laura Taylor ","file":{"fid":"251616","name":"Untitled design (38).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2838%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2838%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":141975,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%2838%29.jpg?itok=Gn3eCVy-"}}},"media_ids":["665259"],"groups":[{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"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\u003EDi Minardi\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Edi.minardi@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dminardi3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}