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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 28, 2014
Summary Sentence:
Four students of the Ivan Allen College (IAC) were awarded prizes in the second annual IAC paper competition, part of the annual Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference sponsored by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Association.
Full Summary:
Four students of the Ivan Allen College (IAC) were awarded prizes in the second annual IAC paper competition, part of the annual Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference sponsored by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Association. The prizes included monetary travel awards funded by IAC dean Jacqueline Royster’s office.
GTRICFour students were awarded prizes in the second annual Ivan Allen College paper competition, part of the annual Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference (GTRIC) sponsored by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Association. The prizes included monetary stipends for travel funded by the dean's office.
First Place: Kelechi Uzochukwu (Public Policy)—“The Effects of Neighborhood Constructs on Childhood Obesity: Understanding Racial and Spatial Disparities”
Second Place: Johann Weber (Public Policy)—“Policy Analysis of Open Streets Programs as Policy Tools.”
Third Place (tie): Gloria Ross (History, Technology, and Society)—“Mapping the Development of Atlanta’s Food Deserts from 1980 to 2010” and Matt Cox (Public Policy)—“Too Rich to Care? Following Carbon Emissions in 100 US Metropolitan Areas”
"Congratulations to these outstanding graduate students on their success in this endeavor!" said Professor Carol Colatrella, IAC associate dean for graduate studies. "This competition would not have been possible without the many IAC faculty members who volunteered to review the submitted papers and the Student Advisory Board members who organized the paper presentations."
