AYSPS News

AYS students named Urban Fellows

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:02:29 EST

Ten students from the Andrew Young School were chosen to participate in the prestigious 2011-2012 Urban Fellows Program hosted by the College of Law's Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth.

Criminal Justice and Social Work join the Andrew Young School July 1st

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:11:29 EST

Georgia State University's International Studies Program creates online tax research tool

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:05 PM

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance awarded Carl V. Patton Award

Thursday, June 30, 2011 3:07 PM

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student organization was awarded the 2011 Carl V. Patton President's Award for Community Service and Social Justice.

Inaugural Symposium on the Public Sector's Financial Future

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:55 PM

On June 2nd, 2011, the Department of PMAP and the Fiscal Research Center hosted "Tragedy (Or Not?) of the Commons: Have State and Local Governments Over Committed to Pensions, OPEB, and Debt?"

AYS Celebrates Spring 2011 Graduating Class

Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:19 PM

On Friday, May 9, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies celebrated its Spring 2011 graduating class with a recognition ceremony at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

Smithsonian unveils portrait of Andrew Young

Monday, May 09, 2011 11:28 AM

2011 Honors Day

Monday, May 09, 2011 2:20 PM

Each year, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies hosts an Honors Award celebration to honor students' special achievements, fellowships, and scholarships.

Dr. Shelby Frost receives Sparks Award

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:06 PM

Named for Dr. George McIntosh Sparks, the university's first president, the Sparks Awards were first presented by the Georgia State Alumni Association in 1985.

2011 Andrew Young School Awards

Friday, May 06, 2011 11:21 AM

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies has selected six individuals to receive annual awards this year.

AYS Faculty Awarded Fulbrights

Friday, April 22, 2011 4:03 PM

Dr. Spencer Banzhaf Receives the GSU Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award

Friday, April 22, 2011 2:10 PM

Career Opportunities in Government & Policy

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:19 PM

A career fair focusing on opportunities in Government & Policy will be hosted by the school on Friday, April 8th, from 1-4 p.m.

Andrew Young Papers open for research

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:03 PM

Andrew Young receives Emmy for Lifetime Achievement

Friday, May 06, 2011 11:20 AM

The Board of Trustees of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) voted unanimously to honor former Ambassador Andrew J. Young with a prestigious Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Report shows Georgia 49th in total state tax revenues per capita in FY2010

Friday, March 04, 2011 3:53 PM

A new Georgia State University report shows how Georgia’s tax structure has evolved over time and changes in the state and local tax burden per capita.

3rd Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors (AMERB)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:04 PM

Andrew Young School and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) to Host 3rd Annual Meeting on the Economics of Risky Behaviors (AMERB) in Bonn, Germany, April 15-17, 2011.

AYS co-hosts Crime Policy & Research Symposium March 10th

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:01 PM

Experts on the intersection of crime and economics will be at the Andrew Young School on Thursday, March 10, to speak at the first Symposium on Crime Policy and Research.

7th Annual W.J. Usery Distinguished Lecture - 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:36 PM

Robert M. Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, will present the 7th Annual W.J. Usery Distinguished lecture at the AYS on April 15 at 2 p.m.

New Atlanta Case Studies Examine City Operations and Policies

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:04 PM

Expert analysis puts eight functions of the city's administration under the microscope.

University of Vigo, Spain, awards Martinez an honorary doctorate

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:04 PM

The places you'll go

Friday, February 11, 2011 4:32 PM

M.P.A. candidate Bethany Davis is in Washington, D.C. this February with the Department of State.

AYS Celebrates Fall 2010 Graduating Class

Friday, February 11, 2011 4:31 PM

AYS Hosts Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:16 PM

The Experimental Economics Center (ExCEN) and Department of Economics hosted Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom at an AYS faculty event on November 19.

AYS Students teach Atlanta Public School students about Banking on our Future

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:53 PM

AYS student volunteers represented the PMAP Community Network, American Humanics, and the Economics Department Graduate Students Association.

DeGroff Wins NASPAA Dissertation Award

Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:32 PM

Alumna Amy S. DeGroff, (Ph.D. in Public Policy '09), received the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration's (NASPAA) Annual Dissertation Award competition.

Georgia Health Policy Center turns 15

Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:35 AM

Georgia State University's Georgia Health Policy Center will reach a milestone this fall, its 15th anniversary.

NIH awards $1.2 million to GSU for study on discharge decisions at hospitals

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:00 PM

An AYS professor and an Emory University surgeon have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a joint research project to study discharge decisions at hospitals.

USDA awards grant to AYS professor to study childhood obesity dynamics

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:04 PM

AYS professor Rusty Tchernis has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to look at the obesity trends from childhood to adolescence.

Census Bureau to Open Research Data Center in Atlanta

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:53 PM

The AYS helped to land the Census Bureau's Atlanta Research Data Center,which is the government's highest-level business, social and health statistical data warehouse.

Blueprint for Health

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 1:39 PM

Holly Avey, senior research associate at the Georgia Health Policy Center and lead GSU researcher, makes recommendations on how transportation, environment, land use and housing can impact health.