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Mark Riedl is associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech and director of the Entertainment Intelligence Lab.

Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents

February 12, 2016 Atlanta, GA

Researchers from Interactive Computing unveil “Quixote” to teach AI positive behavior.

Nancy Parrish, Founder and CEO of Protect Our Defenders and the 2016 recipient of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

Humanitarian Activist to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage

January 14, 2016 Atlanta, GA

Nancy Parrish, who advocates on behalf of victims of sexual assault in the military, will received the $100,000 award

Last year’s Different Games Conference featured three programmatic tracks with 60 speakers and 42 playable games in the arcade. Six Georgia Tech students were among the nearly 300 attendees from more than half a dozen countries who participated.

Georgia Tech Students Launch Different Games Collective to Foster Diversity and Inclusivity in Gaming Community

January 14, 2016 Atlanta, GA

In 2013, Sarah Schoemann, now a doctoral student in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media program, co-founded the Different Games Conference while in graduate school at New York University (NYU) because she saw a need for inclusivity within the gaming community.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and CNN have been working together to study the issues affecting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for newsgathering. Shown in CNN’s World Headquarters are (left) Greg Agvent, senior director of news operations for CNN, and Cliff Eckert, a GTRI senior research associate who’s working on the project. They are shown with an AirRobot AR 180, one of the devices that may be suitable for newsgathering. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

Collaboration with CNN Investigates Use of UAVs for Newsgathering

November 10, 2015 Atlanta, GA

Researchers from the Georgia Tech Research Institute have been working with CNN to investigate the use of UAVs in newsgathering.

Carnegie Corp. Awards $485,000 Grant to Nunn School to Study Nuclear Instability

October 28, 2015 Atlanta, GA

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs receives grant to study how technologies are increasing nuclear instability.

Keynote speaker Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, set the tone for the Seventh Annual Diversity Symposium by stating, "America is in a state of change. Embracing this change is what diversity in the 21st century is all about. Diversity is a value for this country; it isn't limited to an office or a symposium."

Diversity Symposium Focuses on America’s State of Change

September 28, 2015 Atlanta, GA

On September 9, Institute Diversity hosted the Seventh Annual Diversity Symposium, an all-day forum for robust discussions among faculty, staff, and students on issues tied to building and sustaining an inclusive campus community.