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Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

RESEARCH

WHERE DATA AND HEALTHCARE MEET

A critical weakness in hospital administration, poorly timed patient discharges — whether premature or overdue — result in worse health, staggering rates of readmission and financial losses of untold billions. James C. Cox, an economist, is developing an app driven by artificial intelligence to help doctors remedy the problem.

RESEARCH

WHERE DATA AND HEALTHCARE MEET

A critical weakness in hospital administration, poorly timed patient discharges — whether premature or overdue — result in worse health, staggering rates of readmission and financial losses of untold billions. James C. Cox, an economist, is developing an app driven by artificial intelligence to help doctors remedy the problem.

Members of the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. From left to right: Rey Granger, Kayla Duncan, Allison Bantimba and Kera Lamotte.
STUDENT SUCCESS
Graduate students at the School of Social Work engage the public over the ongoing struggle for racial justice as they memorialize Fulton County’s 35 known victims of lynching.
BY SONAM VASHI
Erin Coffman
GLOBAL IMPACT
Airbnb data scientist Erin Coffman (M.A. ’09, Ph.D. ’12) has transformed her company’s culture by making data literacy a priority.
BY TORIE ROBINETTE
Michael Mescon
GIVING
A new endowed chair celebrates the life and work of Michael Mescon, a beloved Andrew Young School faculty member.
BY TAMMIE W. GREEN (M.P.A. ’20) AND JENNIFER GIARRATANO
A fig hangs in the balance.
ATLANTA OUTREACH
Students help develop a new strategy for improving access to quality food through urban agriculture.
BY VICTORIA S. JESSIE

"The world is changing rapidly. As we enter a new digital landscape, governments and nonprofits will need to adapt. That's why our students learn from faculty and leading policy experts committed to researching and developing new tools that aim to advance economic opportunity, human rights and social justice around the world."

Dean Sally Wallace
Dean Sally Wallace
10

College-level research centers and groups conducting policy research in areas such as cybersecurity, cities, health, education, criminology and public finance

13,433

Andrew Young School alumni living in 44 countries and all 50 U.S. states

$42 MILLION +

In total external grants awarded by the school’s top three funders from fiscal years 2013 to 2019

"The world is changing rapidly. As we enter a new digital landscape, governments and nonprofits will need to adapt. That's why our students learn from faculty and leading policy experts committed to researching and developing new tools that aim to advance economic opportunity, human rights and social justice around the world."

Dean Sally Wallace
Dean Sally Wallace
10

College-level research centers and groups conducting policy research in areas such as cybersecurity, cities, health, education, criminology and public finance

13,433

Andrew Young School alumni living in 44 countries and all 50 U.S. states

$42 million +
In total external grants awarded by the school’s top three funders from fiscal years 2013 to 2019

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
14 Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30303

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