{"69206":{"#nid":"69206","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Technology and Law  Task Force Makes Progress","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA collaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory University in the areas of law and technology is on its way to becoming a reality. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe partnership stems from one of the 10 institutional strategic initiatives, set forth last year, that grew out of Tech\u2019s new strategic plan. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDuring the strategic planning process, one issue that kept coming to the forefront was the connection between technology and law,\u201d said Marie Thursby, co-chair of the initiative\u2019s task force. \u201cLaw is not part of Tech\u2019s core mission, but it plays a large role in the development and commercialization of technology. We have already built a strong relationship with Emory, so exploring the expansion of our partnership in these areas became a priority.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA task force that includes four Tech members and four Emory members was formed to research a potential law\/technology degree program. Tech team members include Thursby, professor in the College of Management; Mark Allen, Regents\u2019 Professor and executive director for the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology; Ty Herrington, professor in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture; and Bruce Stiftel, chair of the School of City and Regional Planning. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group met several times last spring to discuss potential degree programs and hopes to provide a formal proposal to senior leadership at both institutions by the end of fall semester. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have focused on programs at the graduate level but will continue to investigate the possibility of some joint bachelor of science\/juris master or juris doctor programs,\u201d Thursby said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.durham@carnegie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant vice president. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA collaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory University in the areas of law and technology is on its way to becoming a reality.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A collaboration between Georgia Tech and Emory University in the areas of law and technology is on its way to becoming a reality."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-08-05 15:42:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:52","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/vision\/","title":"Georgia Tech Strategic Vision"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13924","name":"law and technology strategic initiative"},{"id":"13925","name":"Marie Thursby"},{"id":"167488","name":"strategic plan"}],"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:lynn.durham@carnegie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Durham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the President\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}