{"61191":{"#nid":"61191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HTS Visiting Professor to Expand Western China\u2019s Perspective on U.S.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom Chongqing University of Technology (CQUT) in Chongqing City,\nChina,Yan Yang is a visiting professor in the School of History,\nTechnology, and Society\u0026nbsp;for 2010\/2011.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChongqing City is missioned by China\u2019s State Council to be the\nengine for economic, cultural, and social advancement in western China\nand so, explained Yang, \u201cis a new window opened to the west.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYang\u2019s lectures on American history and culture are popular with\nstudents and have led to her twice being recognized with the CQUT\nFavorite Teacher Award. Of her year here Yang says, \u201cI hope to study\nAmerican urbanization deeply and profoundly.\u201d She was attracted by \u201cthe\noutstanding research achievements of professor [and HTS Chair] Ronald\nBayor and the high reputation of Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Atlanta for the past month, Yang says our hot weather doesn\u0027t\nbother her a bit.\u0026nbsp; Chongquing City is the hottest region in China with\nsummer temperatures\u0026nbsp;regularly soaring above one hundred.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nYang holds a master\u2019s from Sichuan International Studies University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom Chongqing University of Technology (CQUT) in Chongqing City,\nChina,Yan Yang is a visiting professor in the School of History,\nTechnology, and Society\u0026nbsp;for 2010\/2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27418","created_gmt":"2010-09-23 16:45:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:27","author":"Lauren Langley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"61189":{"id":"61189","type":"image","title":"Yan Yang","body":null,"created":"1449176308","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:58:28","changed":"1475894533","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:13","alt":"Yan Yang","file":{"fid":"191290","name":"Yan_Yang_200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Yan_Yang_200x300_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Yan_Yang_200x300_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":47119,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Yan_Yang_200x300_0.jpg?itok=214141OM"}}},"media_ids":["61189"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.hts.gatech.edu\/faculty\/","title":"School of History, Technology, and Society"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2518","name":"hts"},{"id":"10734","name":"Yan Yang"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}