Georgia Tech School of History and Sociology

News and events from the School of History and Sociology (HSOC) at Georgia Tech 🐝 On a mission to #explorethepast #engagethepresent and #definethefuture

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Georgia Tech is launching a new Business of Sports and Entertainment minor, offered by the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts https://t.co/BJAwCIfFRk

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Helen Anne Curry is exploring how seemingly simple data practices led to the consolidation of significant power & authority in agricultural development. https://t.co/6qIa6yOTfg

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When Declan Abernethy isn't successfully defending his research on The United States Women's National Soccer Team, he's leading the Charles R Drew Charter School to win the GHSA Boys Soccer State Championship, becoming the first boys @apsupdate soccer team to win a state title

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IAC Legacy Award Winner Jinxia Loo's "Race-Conscious and Race-Neutral College Admission Policies: Impact on Asian Americans" is featured in The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, exploring Asian Americans in college admissions debates. https://t.co/6VxTkykCaB

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Thanks @TechHSOC @gtalumni @DrEmilyGBlevins!

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Bill Winters offers insight for Reuters' "Black US farmers brace for impact amid tariffs turmoil." https://t.co/SjI4DU5WaS

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Commencement Profile: Jacob Young - I want to thank everyone at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and HSOC for their support over the last six years. I'm looking forward to using the skills I developed and the expertise I have gained from my time in these programs

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Congratulations to Melvin Kranzberg Professor, Helen Anne Curry, Faculty Excellence in Research recipient. She focuses on the history of technology, agriculture, and botany, and has been a research powerhouse since arriving from Cambridge University in 2022. Congrats, Helen!

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Commencement Profile: Morgan Kang - I’ve enjoyed my time at Tech surrounded by amazing friends, faculty, and staff, especially everyone at Georgia Tech School of History and Sociology (HSOC), most of whom I’ve gotten to know closely as an HTS major and a student intern

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Congrats to Jennifer Singh, recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Interdisciplinary Activities Award. A medical sociologist whose research focuses on health inequities in childhood autism, she is a leader on issues of neuroscience and society

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This year's Distinguished Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Academic Faculty was presented to Christopher Lawton! His desire to make the humanities relevant to students is exceptional. Lawton has strong CIOS scores, ranking among the highest 30th percentile (mastery level)

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Germán Vergara is an environmental historian. His forthcoming chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Global Animal History examines animal agency — the ability to learn and adapt — in wild wolves. https://t.co/yt4L6YBGIi

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"American Evangelicals and the Imaginary Realm on Global Radio, 1920–70," a chapter by Timothy Stoneman, appeared in Making Media Futures: Machine Visions and Technological Imaginations, published by Routledge. https://t.co/cTNDyMdjbb

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Jennifer Singh appeared on @wabenews to discuss her autism research and work on the documentary “Navigating Autism in Communities of Color. https://t.co/jC5bSmEakY

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Congratulations to Morgan Kang for winning the Academic Excellence Award for Graduating Seniors. Morgan has been on the Faculty Honor’s four times and received the HSOC Bellon Scholarship for achievement, research, and personal integrity. He also served as HSOC Club President

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Congratulations to Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award Winner Jinxia Loo, B.S. History, Technology, and Society. VP of finance with Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Loo takes special focus on advocacy for Asian and Asian American issues, as well as first-gen student initiatives

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Willie Pearson Jr., Regents’ Professor in the School of History and Sociology, receives Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award: https://t.co/GbhdKaizmL

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Congratulations to DAA recipient Wilson Arnold Garrett, HTS 2024. Garrett is a retired Air Force systems analyst with decades of experience in the IT industry. His work has taken him to several global locations such as Panama, England, and Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/veyRFWjzhW

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The Georgia Tech Ethics Bowl Team participated in the 20th Annual Archaeology Ethics Bowl, which was held during the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Denver. The team included: Justin Bowen, Sanjay Damodaran, Aurora Flegel, and Nicholas Whaley

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Commencement Profile - Jinxia Loo: I have loved my time within HSOC and the amazing professors I've met who taught me, mentored me, and inspired me. The most important lesson I've learned is to listen and learn from each other. Empathy and open-mindedness are so important!