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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 15, 2012
Congratulations to the six Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts students who are recipients of President's Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) for Fall and Summer 2012.
Fall 2012
Casey Aultman (International Affairs/Modern Languages): “Spanish and English Mixing in Social Media.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cecilia Montes-Alcala
Benjamin Belden (History, Technology, and Society): “TRICYCLE and the Pearl Harbor Question: Routine Espionage or a Warning Ignored?” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristie Macrakis
Chelsea Howell (History, Technology, and Society): “The Sociology of Diagnosis: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Singh
Elise Livingston (Literature, Media, and Communication): “EarSketch: Computational hip-hop remixing and sharing as a tool to drive engagement and interest in computing.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Magerko
Kelly Snyder (Literature, Media, and Communication): “Optimizing Project Management of Long Term Projects with Short Term Workers.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Celia Pearce
Summer 2012
Elise Livingston (Literature, Media, and Communication): “EarSketch: Computational hip-hop remixing and sharing as a tool to drive engagement and interest in computing.” Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Magerko
Paige Clayton (Public Policy): "One city, three universities, multiple models of technology commercialization." Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shiri Breznitz