On March 21 U.S. News & World Report ran a joint op-ed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker,and Georgia Tech President G. P. "Bud" Peterson on the importance of encouraging young people to consider and prepare for careers in manufacturing. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/03/21/parents-should-encourage-kids-to-work-in-modern-manufacturing

The Washington Post On September 21 The Washington Post ran a joint op-ed by Hunter Rawlings, interim president of Cornell University and former president of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and G. P. “Bud” Peterson, president of Georgia Tech, on research involving both universities that resulted in the receipt of the AAU’s Golden Goose award. The annual award recognizes researchers whose odd or obscure research provides benefits to society. The honeybee research led to more efficient ways to allocate Web-hosting computer servers.

A Public Voice: Association of Public & Land Grant Universities On Feb. 14, President G.P. "Bud" Peterson contributed as a guest blogger for A Public Voice, the electronic newsletter distributed by the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. The blog post highlighted Georgia Tech's commitment to proactively developing new learning and delivery methods including the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMS CS) and the Online Master of Science in Analytics degrees.