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• Student Spotlight: Meet HSOC Fourth-Year Micah Maxie

  January 20, 2022

  
  Micah is a transfer student and HTS major with a minor in psychology. "The biggest change I see in myself from my time at Georgia Tech is my awareness of the steps required to initiate change in society," he says.

• Exploring Empathy in Mothers' Decisions to Call Child Protective Services

  January 12, 2022

  
  In a new paper, Assistant Professor Kelley Fong asks why low-income mothers hesitate to contact state services for children in their community, even when they suspect there may be abuse or neglect. Her findings help reframe the conversation in a new way.

• Alumni Spotlight: Marcela Moreno, Transit Technologist

  January 5, 2022

  
  "Public transportation touches on a lot of topics that I am very interested in, such as social justice, environmental sustainability, public health, and generally building better communities," says Moreno.

• HSOC 2021 Year in Review

  December 17, 2021

  
  Get caught up with the top stories, events, media coverage, and more in the School of History and Sociology in 2021!

• Congrats to the Fall 2021 Graduating Class in the School of History and Sociology!

  December 13, 2021

  
  We are proud to celebrate nine bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. students this week!

• What can East Germany Teach us About Environmentalism and Mass Automation? 

  December 10, 2021

  
  Ph.D. student Mario Bianchini is finishing up his dissertation on the history of science and technology in East Germany, where he explored “the state's efforts to build a socialist technological utopia.”

• HSOC Undergraduate Research Symposium Spotlights Environmental History and Community Engagement

  December 2, 2021

  
  Students in the School of History and Sociology presented their capstone research projects on Wed., Dec. 1.

• Bunyak Successfully Defends Dissertation on Migrants, Cats, and Kudzu in Atlanta

  November 24, 2021

  
  History and Sociology of Technology and Science (HSTS) Ph.D. candidate Garrett Bunyak successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on "Invasions: 'Othering' and the Social Control of Migrants, Cats, and Kudzu in Atlanta, GA."

• Food Goes Where it’s Most Profitable — Even When it’s Genetically Engineered 

  November 18, 2021

  
  Rather than developing low-cost foods to help feed the 800 million people suffering from food insecurity worldwide, genetically engineered crops are going toward processed foods and livestock feed. And that has far-reaching consequences.

• Meet HSOC Alum and Epidemiologist Danielle Sharpe

  November 9, 2021

  
  "The coolest part of my work at CDC is the real-world, practical impact to which I get to contribute," says Sharpe. "I get the opportunity to actively influence public health action and directly affect the public health of Americans every day."

• Michney Receives Honorable Mention From the Urban History Association

  November 4, 2021

  
  Todd Michney was awarded an Honorable Mention for the Urban History Association’s Arnold Hirsch Award for Best Article in a Scholarly Journal published in 2020. 

• Undergraduate Q&A: HSOC Society President Katie Marchese

  November 4, 2021

  
  Third-year student Katie Marchese plans to use her double major in HTS and Public Policy to pursue further education in law.

• D'Unger's Father's Passion Lives on at the Georgia Tech Library

  November 3, 2021

  
  HSOC faculty member Amy D'Unger's donation of her father's early sci-fi book collection keeps his passion and memory alive at the Georgia Tech Library.

• The Cultural Myths of the Early Computer (and How They Shape the Conversation Today)

  October 27, 2021

  
  By looking at the early history of personal computers and the myths that rose around them, we can be more critical of messaging from tech and media companies today.

• Alumni Spotlight: Emily Gibson Blevins, Science Policy Analyst at the NSF

  October 12, 2021

  
  Blevins says the coolest part of her job is "having a front-row seat to some of the most exciting scientific discoveries of our time."

• Undergraduate Q&A: Meet HSOC Fourth-Year Yihua Xu

  October 5, 2021

  
  Xu shares what inspired him to study history, technology, and society, the greatest challenge he's overcome at Georgia Tech, and his best advice for new students in the School of History and Sociology.

• HSOC Student Uses Instagram to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation in Peru

  September 27, 2021

  
  With a background in biochemistry, unique insight from her Ph.D. program, and 68,000 followers on Instagram, Alejandra Ruiz-León saw an opportunity to make a difference. Now she is one of the biggest science communicators in her home country of Peru.

• Interdisciplinary Team Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Youth Advocacy and Disaster Resilience

  September 21, 2021

  
  They will use the funds to develop “a creative toolset for education and advocacy,” which they will use to help residents in environmentally vulnerable communities reimagine disaster resilience and advocate for these interventions in their neighborhoods.

• Ruiz León, Randolph, and Singh Honored As 2021 Georgia Tech Faces Of Inclusive Excellence

  September 20, 2021

  
  Alejandra Ruiz León, Sherie Randolph, and Jennifer Singh were honored for their scholarship and research related to diversity equity and inclusion.

• HSOC Faculty in the News: Johnny Smith on 'Closer Look' on WABE

  September 14, 2021

  
  Listen to Associate Professor Johnny Smith discuss the relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X with Rose Scott on Closer Look on WABE.

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