Education

Emory Professor’s 80th Birthday Celebrated Appropriately at the ‘Infinite Energy Center’ in Duluth

To celebrate his 80th birthday, Jagdish Sheth‘s family collected at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth the evening of Sept. 1. “Celebrating birthdays of 80-year-olds is an Indian tradition,” Rajen Sheth, Professor Sheth’s son, told Global Atlanta. “Not all Indians make it to that age.” Sheth family members traveled from both near and far to Read more

15 From UGA to Broaden Their Horizons With 2018-19 Fulbright Study and Teaching Grants

The University of Georgia announced on Sept. 11 that 15 recipients of Fulbright study and teaching grants will take advantage of disparate programs in countries ranging from Brazil to Vietnam. Six of the 15 have received academic and arts grants and nine will be teaching English. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program with the support of Read more

Asia
Japan

Human and Economic Ties Highlight Georgia-Japan Workforce Development

The extent of Japan‘s ties to Georgia sometimes provides unexpected surprises. Such was the case at the “U.S.-Japan Dialogue” held earlier in September at the Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Academy of Medicine. The seminar supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA focused on Georgia’s workforce and brought together panelists from the Kubota Manufacturing of America Read more

Atlanta International School Doubles Primary School Size, Adds Mandarin Chinese

As it doubles the physical size of its primary school with a new building addition, the Atlanta International School is also adding onto its language programs with a new Mandarin Chinese track. The private school in Buckhead announced Sept. 4 that the new Primary Learning Center, which houses grades K-5, opened as the new school Read more

Asia
Australia

World Affairs Council to Feature Japan-U.S. Relations With Former U.S. Security Chief Who Takes Hard Line on China

With Asia’s political and economic underpinnings in flux, Japan has “stepped out to take the lead” Adm. Dennis Blair told Global Atlanta during a telephone interview related to his upcoming Sept. 5 visit to Atlanta. Mr. Blair is to participate in a midday “fireside chat” with Amb. Charles Shapiro, president of the World Affairs Council Read more

Ghana Women Renew Entrepreneurial Scholarships in Georgia

The Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia is once again accepting applications for a scholarship aimed at furthering the influence of women of Ghanaian origin. The Atlanta-based nonprofit, whose main goal is to outfit maternity wards in the West African country with beds and medical equipment, marked its 10th anniversary last year by reaching into the Read more

Georgia Tech Helps Foreign Firms Explore Investing in the U.S., Atlanta

When Lynne Henkiel kept hearing the same question over and over, she decided it might be more of an opportunity than a distraction. The director of innovation ecosystems at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute is an expert on how communities and universities collaborate build an environment supportive of entrepreneurial growth. She has studied the phenomenon Read more

British Consul General: U.K. Has Deeper Appetite for Engagement With the South

Editor’s note: The below story is based on an arrival interview with new U.K. Consul General Andrew Staunton, who will also be the featured guest at Global Atlanta’s upcoming Consular Conversations luncheon and public interview Aug. 22. Sign up here to eat something and learn something while meeting the South’s top British diplomat. Before taking Read more

IBM Veteran Teaches Marketing Professionals How to Build Digital Playbooks

Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post written by the staff at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. Showing up on Instagram isn’t enough. Marketers must know the nuances of their audience on every digital platform, engage with them effectively on each, and measure where their efforts are working as well as falling short. Read more

The Delta Student Success Center Launches Robinson as the ‘Business School of the Future’

For Robinson College of Business Dean Richard Phillips, glimpses of the future can be seen from as close as the smartphone on the table in front of him or as far away as the horizon seen from a medieval tower. First, the smartphone: “We can now produce, collect, analyze and send information on almost everyone Read more

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