Recent HSOC News

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• Victoria Thompson Selected as Chair of the School of History and Sociology

  February 8, 2023

  
  Victoria Thompson has been selected to serve as chair of the School of History and Sociology in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1.

• IAC Faculty Top 2022 Honor Roll

  February 7, 2023

  
  The Center for Teaching and Learning's 2022 roundup features 14 faculty members from Ivan Allen College — the most out of any College at Georgia Tech.

• Lab-Grown Meat Was FDA Approved. Now What?

  January 24, 2023

  
  What exactly is lab-grown meat, and how will it change the way we eat? Bill Winders, a professor in the School of History and Sociology and an expert on the global meat industry, shares what we can expect in coming years.

• Ohamadike and Harper win Best Presentation Awards

  December 19, 2022

  
  Chiagoziem "Zizi" Ohamadike and Emma Harper were named this semester's Best Presentation Award winners at the Fall 2022 HSOC Undergraduate Research Symposium.

• 2022's Top 10 Stories In the Ivan Allen College

  December 16, 2022

  

  Looking back on some of our most-read stories of 2022.

• Third-generation Georgia Tech Graduate Embarks on Museum Career

  December 12, 2022

  
  Before she begins career as a curatorial assistant at the Gibbes Museum of Art, history and sociology student Teresa Muñoz took a moment to reflect on her time at Ivan Allen College and Georgia Tech.

• Researchers and Alumni Aid in $2.6 Million Effort to Restore Salt Marshes in Historic Charleston

  December 7, 2022

  

  What started as a citizen science initiative led by a M.S. HTS alum has led to a $2.6 million National Fish and Wildlife Foundation effort to restore degraded salt marshes in historic Charleston. As part of the project, which is being spearheaded by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, School of Biological Sciences Professor and Associate Chair of Research Joel Kostka will lead a team of researchers to monitor restoration efforts — and to better understand why the marsh died off in the first place.

• Celebrating Kristie Macrakis

  November 21, 2022

  
  Longtime faculty member and espionage expert leaves a lasting legacy at Ivan Allen College.

• After a Storied Career, One Final Project for Nunn School's Goodman

  November 4, 2022

  

  Regents' Professor Seymour Goodman is working to create a new curriculum for School of Cybersecurity and Privacy students. He is one of several Ivan Allen College scholars with appointments in the new school.

• Georgia Tech Launches Semester in D.C. for Students to Explore Career in Public Service

  October 27, 2022

  
  The program offers a fully immersive, semester-long experience in Washington, D.C. available to the entire undergraduate community at Georgia Tech.

• Georgia Tech Researchers Help Promote Hurricane and Disaster Resilience Among Georgia Youth

  September 23, 2022

  
  In a recent presentation at the Smithsonian Institution, Allen Hyde, assistant professor in the School of History and Sociology, discussed his team's work teaching youth in vulnerable communities how to advocate for change.

• Ivan Allen College Researchers Receive Prestigious Regents’ Awards

  August 12, 2022

  

  Three Ivan Allen College faculty members have prestigious Regents' titles.

• Krige Publishes two Books in 2022

  August 3, 2022

  
  The books focus on historical knowledge regulation and the flow of knowledge across borders today.

• School of History and Sociology Begins Search for new Chair

  August 1, 2022

  
  Applications are due by Oct. 1, 2022, for optimal consideration, but the search will continue until the position is filled.

• Prasad Co-Edits Special Issue of Science, Technology and Society Journal

  July 25, 2022

  
  The essays, contributed by authors from around the world, explore changes in science and technology studies due to the Covid pandemic.

• Lecturer Dives Into Local History in New Book on Gwinnett County

  July 21, 2022

  
  Matthew Hild, a lecturer in the School of History and Sociology, co-edited a collection of essays exploring 200 years of history in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

• Two IAC Students Chosen for 2022 BBISS Graduate Fellows Program

  June 30, 2022

  
  The BBISS Graduate Fellows Program provides graduate students with enhanced training in sustainability, team science, and leadership in addition to their usual programs of study.

• Ivan Allen College Instructors Named to 2022 CIOS Honor Roll

  May 27, 2022

  

  Twenty-three instructors across all six Ivan Allen College schools have been named to the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Spring 2022 CIOS Honor Roll.

• Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Zander, Writer and History Professor

  May 10, 2022

  
  Patrick Zander is an associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College and has published books on history and historical fiction.

• HSOC Spring 2022 Awards Roundup

  May 9, 2022

  
  Congratulations to all of the talented students, faculty, and staff in the School of History and Sociology who earned awards and recognition across campus this semester. We're proud to celebrate your achievements!

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