Research by a faculty member hired under the Next Generation Program’s predecessor, the Second Century Initiative (2CI), shows that the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the learning gains of metro Atlanta’s students.
Public Health Professor Gerardo Chowell, a faculty member of the university’s Second Century Initiative (2CI), the predecessor to the Next Generation Program, has been quoted in local media regarding novel coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic and is creating updated coronavirus incidence forecasts.
Timothy Lytton, a Distinguished University Professor of Law and a Second Century Initiative scholar, has been quoted widely in recent stories about a decision by the Supreme Court to reject an appeal in a case stemming from the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Families of the victims sued a gun manufacturer, Remington Arms, and the company attempted to have the suit dismissed under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005. The Supreme Court’s move allows the case to move forward in the Connecticut state court system.
Timothy Lytton, a Second Century Initiative and Distinguished University Professor at Georgia State, has been recently quoted in many articles regarding current issues going on in the realm of legal liability.
Second Century Initiative scholar Erin Fuse Brown, an Associate Professor of Law and member of the Georgia State College of Law’s Center for Law, Health and Society, recently spoke to National Public Radio (NPR) about the philosophical issues surrounding hospitals which file lawsuits against patients for unpaid bills.
Second Century Initiative Associate Professor and former attorney for the Food and Drug Administration Patricia J. Zettler was recently quoted by Regulatory Focus over a recent Justice Department memo asserting that the FDA does not have jurisdiction over drugs or devices intended for use in the death penalty, such as sodium thiopental.
As outbreaks of E. coli and other pathogens in produce and other foods continue to be problematic in the United States, a Second Century Initiative (2CI) faculty member at Georgia State University is taking a full look at the American food safety system.
Timothy Lytton’s new book, Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety (University of Chicago Press, 2019), evaluates food safety efforts all the way back to the 1800s to combat pathogens that can cause deadly foodborne illness outbreaks — infected milk, tained meat and biohazardous leafy vegetables, among others. These outbreaks led to scientific and technological advances, but problems persist.
A reporter with WXIA-TV in Atlanta talked to Second Century Initiative Associate Professor Erin Fuse Brown, of Georgia State University’s Center for Law, Health & Society, about how repealing the Affordable Care Act could eliminate pre-existing coverage and coverage for some young adults.
A Second Century Initiative (2CI) faculty member recently talked to Bloomberg about the legal gray area that online drug startups like “Hims” and “Kick” are wading into.
