Center for Advanced Communications Policy

The Southern Surprise: Georgia’s Ascendancy

Georgia ranks second, with graduates earning $19,110 more than the state’s median. Atlanta’s transformation into a southeastern hub for fintech, cybersecurity, and logistics has redefined the regional economy. Major firms like Coca-Cola, Delta, and UPS now share the skyline with a new generation of tech disruptors and private equity firms.

The message for executives: the South is no longer just a low-cost labor region—it’s an emerging nexus of educated, mobile, and upwardly aspirational talent. The state’s investment in public education and business-friendly tax structure is paying dividends in both productivity and innovation.

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CACP's Salimah LaForce, featured in Georgia Tech's "Unexpected Paths" series.

Getting the Message Across: One Researcher’s Mission to Make Communications Work for Everyone | Research Salimah LaForce studies where information systems fail and where they can be improved. Her work helps ensure that people with disabilities aren’t sidelined when it comes to safety, health, and opportunity.

Are you at least 65 years old and live in the Metro Atlanta area? If so, please consider participating in our study, which utilizes virtual reality to explore protective action decision-making during disaster events.

We are seeking older adults to participate in a one-hour lab experiment on disaster preparedness and on your willingness to use technology for disaster preparedness. Participation is voluntary. Participants will use virtual reality headsets three times for up to 8 minutes each time.

You will receive a $50 gift card as compensation after completing the experiment, and an additional $30 gift card upon completing the 6-month posttest follow-up.

To be included, you must:
- Be at least 65 years old
- Able to provide your own consent
- Reside in the U.S.
- Self-identify as having English language proficiency at the 8th-grade level
- Have at least 20/70 vision and an unrestricted visual field
- No diagnosed nystagmus, and no known motion sickness.

When:
- Monday, July 28, 2025 (various times)
- Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (various times)

Where: Georgia Tech Campus Building (details disclosed after you consent)

To sign-up for the study, please contact the study coordinator at [email protected].

Questions?
For State of GA participants, contact Georgia Institute of Technology PI Salimah LaForce [email protected] or 404-385-4614.

This project, PReparing Older Adults: Communicating Threat risk In Virtual Environments (PRO-ACTIVE), is funded by the National Science Foundation Grant # 2425223