UGA PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/uga-insider-sole-finalist-to-be-next-president/nT8cW/
UGA insider sole finalist to be next president
By Laura Diamond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The next president of the University of Georgia will be an insider with extensive knowledge of the state’s flagship university. Jere Morehead, the university’s current provost, was named the sole finalist Monday following a national search. He will replace Michael Adams, who is stepping down June 30 after leading the college for 16 years.

www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/01/28/uga-insider-morehead-tapped-as.html
UGA insider Morehead tapped as finalist for school president
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is looking inside The University of Georgia for the flagship institution’s next president. Jere Morehead, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UGA, was named Monday as the finalist to succeed retiring UGA President Michael Adams.

Related articles:
www.chronicle.com
U. of Georgia Insider Is Named Sole Finalist for Presidency
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-georgia-insider-is-named-sole-finalist-for-presidency/54719

www.washingtonpost.com
University of Georgia provost Jere Morehead named sole finalist for school president
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/higher-education/university-of-georgia-provost-jere-morehead-named-sole-finalist-for-school-president/2013/01/28/6a0c3f3e-6987-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html

www.onlineathens.com
Morehead named finalist for UGA presidency
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2013-01-28/morehead-named-finalist-uga-presidency

www.redandblack.com
Sole UGA presidential search finalist Jere Morehead has ‘unmatched’ experience
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/administration/sole-uga-presidential-search-finalist-jere-morehead-has-unmatched-experience/article_6c465f30-698e-11e2-80f7-0019bb30f31a.html

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/students-fans-react-to-jere-morehead-named-as-uga-president/article_d03402cc-6989-11e2-81d3-001a4bcf6878.html
Students, fans react to Jere Morehead named as UGA President sole finalist

www.macon.com
UGA names provost as lone finalist to succeed Adams
http://www.macon.com/2013/01/28/2333457/uga-names-provost-as-lone-finalist.html

www.athens.patch.com
Search Committee Taps Provost Jere Morehead to Be UGA’s Next President
The search took the committee members back to the UGA campus.
http://athens.patch.com/articles/provost-jere-morehead-tapped-to-be-uga-s-next-president

www.foxnews.com
University of Georgia provost Jere Morehead named sole finalist for school president
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/28/university-georgia-provost-jere-morehead-named-sole-finalist-for-school/

www2.whit.com
University of Ga. provost sole president finalist
http://www2.whlt.com/news/2013/jan/28/university-of-ga-provost-sole-president-finalist-ar-5462950/

www.startribune.com
University of Georgia provost Jere Morehead named sole finalist for school president
http://www.startribune.com/nation/188709681.html?refer=y

www.therepublic.com
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d606b45403c0460fab66c01af0fac700/GA–Presidential-Finalist-UGA
University of Georgia provost Jere Morehead named sole finalist for school president
By PHILLIP LUCAS Associated Press
ATLANTA — The University of Georgia has named one of its longtime administrators as the sole finalist to be the school’s president, state officials said Monday. The Georgia Board of Regents will make the final decision on whether to hire Jere Morehead, who is a provost and the school’s vice president for academic affairs. Officials must wait a minimum of five days before meeting to discuss a final decision and it is unclear when the next board meeting will be held, Board of Regents spokesman John Millsaps said.

USG NEWS:
www.valdostadailytimes.com
http://valdostadailytimes.com/blazersblog/x1633466141/VSU-No-move-to-Division-I-in-future
VSU: No move to Division I in future
Ed Hooper
The Valdosta Daily Times
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University’s athletic department has become a constant reminder of what a winning tradition looks like. …While no athletic department in the state of Georgia is publicly funded, the Board of Regents has appointed a special subcommittee to look at all future changes, including increasing expenditures in intercollegiate athletics.

GOOD NEWS:
www.usnews.com
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2013/01/28/national-universities-where-most-accepted-students-enroll?s_cid=rss:national-universities-where-most-accepted-students-enroll
National Universities Where Most Accepted Students Enroll
Take a look at the yield rates for these ranked institutions.
By KATY HOPKINS
The average prospective college student is applying to more schools than in previous years, according to the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC). …Georgia Southern; University of Georgia; Georgia State University; Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-01-28/ga-biomedical-industry-lobbies-capital
Ga. biomedical industry lobbies for capital
By WALTER C. JONES
ATLANTA — Executives from Georgia pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies met with state lawmakers Monday to push for various initiatives designed to provide money for research companies. …While the trade group may not be seeking a direct handout, it is seeking funding for the state’s research universities and the Georgia Research Alliance.

www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/a-healthy-conversation/2013/01/georgia-regents-university-gets-167m.html
Georgia Regents University gets $1.67M for leukemia research
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Regents University cancer researchers are expanding the reach of an algorithm that could keep 30 percent of patients with a rare but deadly form of leukemia from dying within the first month of diagnosis. The GRU Cancer Center and Dr. Anand Jillella, associate cancer center director for Clinical Affairs at the university’s Medical College of Georgia, have received a $1.67 million grant from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to expand the project in Georgia and South Carolina.

www.valdostadailytimes.com
http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x2056596946/VSU-professor-studies-weight-loss-in-rural-areas
VSU professor studies weight loss in rural areas
Brittany D. McClure
The Valdosta Daily Times
…Dr. Myron Faircloth, professor of adult gerontological nurse practitioners and doctor of nursing practice at GNG Family Medicine, grew up in South Georgia and noticed the obesity epidemic in the United States, especially in rural areas, in particular, of Georgia. Through his doctoral project, Faircloth began examining not only the food culture in the South, but also the complexity of popular diets.

www.designnews.com
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=258091&itc=dn_analysis_element&dfpPParams=ind_182,industry_gov,aid_258091&dfpLayout=blog
Researchers Teach Robots Deception by Mimicking Squirrels
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Squirrels aren’t exactly the first thing that come to mind when you think of withholding the truth, but researchers have used the bushy-tailed creatures to teach robots to do exactly that. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology at the behest of the Office of Naval Research have developed technology that can allow robots to deceive each other, much in the same way squirrels do when trying to protect their hidden acorns.

www.nature.com
http://www.nature.com/news/high-flying-bacteria-spark-interest-in-possible-climate-effects-1.12310
High-flying bacteria spark interest in possible climate effects
Microbes found at extreme altitudes could influence precipitation and cloud density.
Helen Shen
Ravaged by arid winds and ultraviolet rays, some bacteria not only survive in the upper atmosphere but might affect weather and climate, according to a study published on 28 January in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In one of the first attempts to explore atmospheric microbiology at high altitude, researchers analysed air samples from a six-week hurricane-research mission by NASA in 2010. A total of 314 different types of bacteria were collected in air masses around 10 kilometres above the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the continental United States. Although the scientists trapped only a small amount of material, bacteria accounted for around 20% of all particles — biological and non-biological — a higher proportion than in the near-Earth atmosphere. … “One of the next challenges is to figure out the role of these organisms,” says Konstantinos Konstantinidis, an environmental microbiologist at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and one of the study’s authors.

Related articles:
www.npr.org
Bird, Plane, Bacteria? Microbes Thrive In Storm Clouds
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/29/170459317/bird-plane-bacteria-microbes-thrive-in-storm-clouds

www.news.sciencemag.org
Microbes Survive, and Maybe Thrive, High in the Atmosphere
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/microbes-survive-and-maybe-thriv.html

www.usnews.com
Can Bacteria in Clouds Influence Global Weather Patterns?
Georgia Tech scientists have found living micro-organisms five miles above Earth’s surface
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/28/can-bacteria-in-clouds-influence-global-weather-patterns

www.science360.gov
http://science360.gov/obj/video/7a23253e-f635-4a41-b6a8-42b7f6acc4cc/nsf-science-now
NSF Science Now
A NSF Science Now video features Georgia Tech research by Professor Ayanna Howard on a device called “Access4Kids.”

www.mnn.com
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/infrared-photos-reveal-yellowstones-dark-side
Infrared photos reveal Yellowstone’s dark side
Using high-res heat vision, a scientist and a photographer are shedding new light on Yellowstone — and hoping to inspire new scientists in the process.
Russell McLendon
Yellowstone National Park is an eye-catching place, full of sweeping vistas, diverse wildlife and vivid geology. …But thanks to a nature photographer from Montana and a geoscientist from Georgia, the park has begun to reveal itself in surprising new ways. Using state-of-the-art infrared cameras, the duo — along with a team of collaborators from the Georgia Institute of Technology — is documenting Yellowstone in high-resolution heat vision instead of visible light, uncovering a layer of beauty that few, if any, humans have ever seen.

www.healthnewsdigest.com
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/World_40/Malaria-Consortium-Launches-Website-Linking-Institutions-Projects-Faculty-in-19-4-million-NIH-contract.shtml
Malaria Consortium Launches Website Linking Institutions, Projects, Faculty in $19.4 million NIH contract
By Staff Editor
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA—A unique malaria systems biology website launched this week will inform the public, scientists, teachers, students and journalists about malaria research and will create new collaborative opportunities for researchers worldwide. …The MaHPIC is led by Emory University and includes research partners at the University of Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2013/01/28/one-finalist-for-uga-president-jere-morehead/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
One finalist for UGA president: Jere Morehead
Sounds like the University of Georgia has a new president:

www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2013/01/28/as-georgia-bleeds-high-paying-jobs-can-education-provide-a-salve/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
As Georgia bleeds high-paying jobs, can education provide a salve?
Are the architects of Georgia’s education policies paying close enough attention to the vicissitudes of the state’s job market? Should they be? Should education policy track job market shifts?

www.ledger-enquirer.com
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/01/28/2361528/education-funds-are-taking-some.html
Education funds are taking some curious detours
Two recent news items are unrelated to one another, except that they both involve Georgia, education and large sums of money. In both cases, Georgians aren’t likely to approve of the way that money is being spent. …Some eyebrow-raising money handling was also reported in another quarter, namely the Georgia Lottery Corporation that funds the HOPE scholarship and pre-K classes.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/01/29/essay-importance-class-size-higher-education
Class Size Matters
By Stephen L. Benton and William H. Pallett
In October, during the final 2012 U.S. presidential debate, the topic of class size came up within the context of global competitiveness. Although the candidates were mainly arguing the benefits of small classes in K-12 education, the issue deserves attention within higher education.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/law-policy-and-it/critique-bill-rights-and-principles-learning-digital-age
Critique of ‘Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age’
By Tracy Mitrano
Last week this document created quite a storm of controversy. Comments trended toward two themes: a growing backlash to all the attention that MOOCs are getting at the expense of so many on-going distance learning initiatives already in place and the thought that it is old wine in new bottles.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university-diaries/insider-moocs
INSIDER MOOCS
By UD
Everybody – but everybody – is over the moon about MOOCs. The latest thing is Tom Friedman and fellow biggies at Davos hyperventilating about them. UD has a MOOC, on poetry, and although it’s relatively small (2,000 rather than 200 billion students), it has earned her a modest acclaim. She is currently preparing a new MOOC, on the novels of Don DeLillo.

Education News
www.saportareport.com
http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/01/clark-atlantas-enrollment-spells-trouble-for-financing-venture-of-invest-atlanta-cau/
Clark Atlanta’s enrollment spells trouble for finance venture for student housing by Invest Atlanta, CAU
Posted in David Pendered
Deteriorating conditions at Clark Atlanta University may force a company that’s comprised of Atlanta’s development arm and CAU to close, according to the latest audit of Invest Atlanta. According to bondview.com, ADA/CAU Partners, Inc. already is in technical default of bonds it issued for more than $50 million to finance the construction of student housing. …On the other hand, the credit rating of Kennesaw State University was reported in November as solid investment grade. Moody’s cited KSU’s enrollment of about 22,000 and other factors.

www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/us/politics/science-workers-focus-of-second-bipartisan-immigration-plan.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0(Subscription
Skilled Science Workers at Focus of Second Senate Proposal on Immigration
By JULIA PRESTON
As one bipartisan group of senators released its blueprint on Monday for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration laws, another group in the Senate was ready to present a proposal addressing one dysfunctional aspect of the system: a shortage of visas for highly skilled immigrants working in science and technology fields.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/50980/
All 23 Florida Four-year Colleges OK $10K Degrees
by Associated Press
MIAMI — Gov. Rick Scott says all 23 state colleges offering four-year degrees in Florida have accepted his $10,000 tuition challenge. The Republican governor made the announcement at Miami-Dade College on Monday.

www.money.msn.com
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=3d0bb159-69d9-4e49-8c74-1f9347ecfd9b
Are colleges teaching the wrong skills?
Nearly half of all graduates end up in jobs that don’t even require a higher education. The ‘bartender with a bachelor’s degree’ trend will continue for years.
By Bruce Kennedy
Does having a college degree make you more competitive in the job market? If you’re a recent college graduate, not necessarily.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professors-say-technology-helps-in-logistics-rather-than-in-learning/41777
Professors Say Technology Helps in Logistics, Not Learning
By Jake New
With PowerPoint presentations, YouTube videos, and online portals, technology is playing an increasingly important role in college classrooms and lecture halls. But are those technologies improving learning?

www.upi.com
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/01/28/Parents-paying-tuition-linked-to-lower-GPA/UPI-82031359412650/
Parents paying tuition linked to lower GPA
MERCED, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) — U.S. college students who get their education paid for by parents may not study as hard, but they have better odds of graduating, a researcher says.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/29/profit-woes-means-less-work-adjuncts
Digital Pink Slips
By Paul Fain
One of the big draws of online education is that it can be easily untethered from the traditional semester schedule, with online universities often offering new classes 52 weeks a year. But while they are convenient for students, and profitable for institutions, rolling starts for classes can mean flimsy job security for the adjunct professors who teach them.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/29/yale-takes-time-reflect-evaluate-jumping-moocs
Not Rushing Into MOOCs
By Alexandra Tilsley
News of universities partnering with massive open online course providers has become commonplace, which is why Yale University stands out for what it’s not doing: rushing.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/29/colorado-shifts-focus-state-grant-affordability-completion
Fewer Bucks, More Bangs
By Kevin Kiley
Colorado higher education doesn’t have the money to get exactly what it wants. So it’s trying to buy something else. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved Tuesday a new state financial aid distribution policy that will increase financial aid awards when students meet certain credit milestones and eventually decrease awards if students do not graduate in a timely manner, among other changes.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/29/new-america-paper-financial-aid-calls-changes-loans-pell-grant-tax-credits
A Financial Aid Overhaul
By Libby A. Nelson
The latest white paper from a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded effort to rethink the nation’s financial aid system argues for a near-total overhaul — shoring up the Pell Grant, reducing the amount many students and parents can borrow, and using federal aid to encourage colleges to better serve students from low-income backgrounds.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/29/many-students-opt-colleges-spend-more-nonacademic-functions-study-finds
The Customer Is Always Right?
By Scott Jaschik
Faculty members and pundits regularly criticize colleges for investing scarce resources in facilities or athletics rather than making academic spending the priority. Think about all of those articles about campus spending on climbing walls, or the latest trend in luxury dormitories (nap pods are in).

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/29/shared-governance-feud-california-continues
Shared Governance Feud in California Continues
The new chancellor of California’s community colleges, Brice W. Harris, has written in opposition to a legal challenge to the system’s shared governance structure.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/29/bipartisan-push-immigration-reform
Bipartisan Push for Immigration Reform
A blueprint for an eventual overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, announced Monday by a bipartisan group of eight senators, would ease the path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants and award green cards to foreign students who graduate with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/29/fund-raisers-predict-return-pre-recession-levels
Fund-Raisers Predict Return to Pre-Recession Levels
College and university fund-raisers predict that giving to their institutions grew by an average of 5.5 percent in 2012, according to a twice-annual survey by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/29/100m-engineering-u-illinois
$100M for Engineering at U. of Illinois
The Grainger Foundation has pledged $100 million for engineering programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.