Prior Second Century Initiative (2CI) Clusters

The following is a brief list, provided for archival purposes, of selected cluster hire proposals for the Second Century Initiative (2CI) as they were originally selected for each round; implementation of each cluster was subject to change.
The Second Century Initiative was launched in 2009 as Georgia State University anticipated its centennial year in 2013. Departments at the university were challenged to propose bold, innovative and interdisciplinary areas of focus to bring top faculty to Georgia State.
Selected hiring rounds were announced annually from 2010 through 2014. Please note: Proposals and programs were continuously evaluated for effectiveness and may have been modified or discontinued. This is a listing of clusters as their approvals were announced during each round and may not reflect the later status of each cluster.
Second Century Initiative Clusters
The Business of Science: Law, Policy and Ethics in the Regulation and Governance of Health and Scientific Businesses
Center for Health Equity Research (CHER)
Chinese Studies
New Media Studies
Diagnostics
Neuroimaging
Workshop in Evidence-based Policy: Solving Society’s Problems through Rigorous Policy Research
Bioinformatics
Atlanta Census Research Data Center
Eliminating Health Disparities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities from Diverse Backgrounds
Exploring and Testing Strategies for Obesity Reversal (EATSFOR)
Health Information Technology
Neurogenomics
Primate Social Cognition, Evolution and Behavior
Stellar Astrophysics and Astroinformatics
Trans-cultural Conflict and Violence
Microbial Pathogenesis
Therapeutics
Neuroethics
Shaping the Future of Cities
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Portfolios of the Atlanta Poor
Big Data and Analytics
Integrating Geographic Information Science, Geovisualization and Community Engagement in the Study of Hazards in Urban Environments
Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Diseases
Translational Immunology
Adult Literacy
Neurobiology of Language
Digestive Biomarkers
Tobacco Product Regulatory Sciences
Archival 2CI Announcements and Cluster Descriptions
Archival press releases which include summary information about clusters that were approved for each round are available at the link here. (opens in new window)