Big win for Georgia Tech Mock Trial! The team competed at Nationals in Washington, D.C. and earned a spot among the Top 25 teams in the nation! This marks the 13th time Georgia Tech has achieved this incredible honor.
POL 2101 students presented their final policy projects to Atlanta leaders, including Rep. Sharon Cooper, Sen. Matt Brass, and City of Atlanta Chief Strategy Officer Zaffer Sange.
GT's Voters of Tomorrow (VOT @ GT ) takes home SGA’s Presidential Honor Award! Congratulations to public policy students Alexa Bowman Olay and Lillian Hanson, who launched the initiative four years ago and continue to make an impact.
The Carter School’s Spring Awards Banquet was nothing short of amazing—celebrating the Class of 2026 and honoring outstanding achievements. Congratulations to all those recognized and to everyone who made the night special!
Growth shouldn’t come at the cost of community. Atlanta’s next chapter depends on shared investment, shared ownership, and shared success. Check out David Edwards's thoughts in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: https://t.co/JDESyWixR5
IAC Scholar Spotlight: Sahar Hamkar
A Public Policy major with a minor in Chinese, Sahar says her scholarship has given her the freedom to immerse herself in academics, campus involvement, and new opportunities—without financial worries holding her back.
Congratulations to Justin Biddle on being recognized as part of the GA‑AIM Team, recipients of the Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Impact award. Well deserved recognition for impactful research!
New research from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy finds that widespread EV adoption could lower energy prices by 6%—while strengthening national energy security. https://t.co/v2UAZAaCkw
A major shift in rural housing: the USDA program responsible for 533,000+ affordable rental homes is being phased out. Brian An breaks down what this means in a published article for The Conversation. https://t.co/nYL8LFlyrT
Learn how AI really works—and where it doesn’t—at the AI for Law Continuing Legal Education Event.
Open to practicing attorneys and Georgia Tech students. https://t.co/7zOMSO32Lb
Esha Venkat will receive the 2026 Undergraduate Student Legacy Award!
Esha’s work as a B.S./M.S. Public Policy student with a Global Development minor continues to inspire. https://t.co/FqKWAHDWrh
No more plug-ins? New wireless tech will charge your electric car while you drive. Omar Asensio weighs in on why policymakers are paying attention https://t.co/FMFfX5KAkS
Explore the future of clean, reliable energy with Karl Hausker of the World Resources Institute. From net‑zero emission modeling to electricity market design, this talk brings expert insight to today’s most pressing energy questions.
March 17
1–2 p.m. EST
Strengthening the connection between policy education and practice—our public policy for the public good panel delivered! Huge thanks to the remarkable voices who joined us for this meaningful conversation.
Cassidy Sugimoto and Mary Frank Fox weigh in with The Scientist on new findings showing that research papers with women in key authorship roles face longer peer‑review timelines. https://t.co/YJLBvUxL5m
New research from @GraffMichelle, @sppgatech finds that renters, low-income and Black households are less likely to benefit from smart thermostats and programmed temperature settings that support more efficient cooling and heating in the U.S. https://t.co/RQ9R9MyMLg