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Georgia Tech Poet Ilya Kaminsky Named Finalist for National Book Award

October 7, 2019

Ilya Kaminsky, a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been named a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry.

Inspirational Figures Poster Series launches during Suicide Prevention Month in Skiles CoLab

September 18, 2019

Featuring public figures who have a history of struggling with mental illness, the series consist of artistic posters displaying the people alongside relevant quotes illustrating their individual experiences.

Class Notes: Literature and Medicine

September 16, 2019

Literature and medicine might seem like separate worlds with little in common. But Narin Hassan, Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, is interested in exploring their intersection.

LMC Professor Anne Sullivan Awarded Best Paper For Research On Pokémon, Let's Go

September 9, 2019

LMC Assistant Professor Anne Sullivan was awarded Best Paper for work on “But Does Pikachu Love You? Reproductive Labor in Casual Hardcore Games.”

The Poetry of Waffles

September 5, 2019

The friendly yellow Waffle House sign has been a source of comfort and artistic inspiration for Karen Head through the years. Recently, Head was appointed as the official Waffle House Poet Laureate — she even has the nametag to prove it. This fall, she’s fulfilling her new role by driving across the state of Georgia and sharing her passion for poetry and arts with high school students in far-flung counties, telling them about her own circuitous path to a meaningful career, and convincing them that they should go to college.

Georgia Tech Poet Ilya Kaminsky Awarded Prestigious Academy of American Poets Fellowship

September 5, 2019

Dr. Ilya Kaminsky, the Bourne Chair in Poetry and director of Poetry @ Tech, was awarded the prestigious Academy of American Poets Fellowship. The Award places him in the company of such giants of American poetry as Robert Frost, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Tracy K. Smith who are past recipients of the Fellowship.

Firefighters Have Mixed Response to Wearable Tech for Emergency Work

September 4, 2019

A new study from Georgia Tech Digital Media faculty and students shows how advanced computing tech worn by firefighters impacts the nature of work for emergency responders, and how front-line firefighters and their commanders view its usefulness.

Ivan Allen College Strides Boldly Ahead Under Jacqueline Royster’s Leadership

August 27, 2019

Jacqueline Jones Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, concluded nine years of dynamic leadership on August 31, closing her term as the Ivan Allen Jr. Dean’s Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology. A leading scholar at the intersections of rhetorical, literacy, women’s, and cultural studies, she will remain on faculty in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication completing research and continuing also to work with undergraduate interns on her Building Memories project until she retires in August 2020.

Ivan Allen Faculty and Students Receive GVU and IPaT Research and Engagement Grants

August 22, 2019

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty and students are recipients of research and engagment grants for 2019 - 2020 from Georgia Tech's GVU and Institute of People and Technology (IPaT).

AI 'Performers' Take Center Stage and Get Creative with People in Public Spaces

August 12, 2019

Digital Media professor Brian Magerko's team are seeking to improve “artificial intelligence literacy” and give people opportunities to engage directly with AI systems in order to understand the potential and capabilities of the technology.