USG NEWS:
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-01-29/augusta-area-lawmakers-hear-road-construction-plans?v=1359508423
Augusta-area lawmakers hear road construction plans
By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service
ATLANTA — State transportation officials pledged cooperation and coordination to local legislators Tuesday as the Augusta region begins road projects financed by a new sales tax. Additionally, officials from Georgia Regents University reported that the governor’s proposed budget includes funding for cancer research but not a planned satellite campus in Rome or equipment for the medical-commons building. GRU and transportation representatives met with legislative delegations from Richmond, Columbia and Burke counties in a rare, joint meeting.
www.romenews-tribune.com
http://www.romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/21556271/article-Rome-satellite-campus-of-Georgia-Regents-University-moving-forward?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Rome satellite campus of Georgia Regents University moving forward
by Walter C. Jones, Morris News Service
ATLANTA – Officials from Georgia Regents University asked lawmakers Tuesday to be mindful of future funding needs, including $1 million yearly for a planned satellite campus in Rome.
www.romenews-tribune.com
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/21560700/article-Medical-students-coming-to-Rome-satellite-?instance=article_results
Medical students coming to Rome satellite
by Kim Sloan, Staff Writer
The first eight medical students have been selected to attend the Georgia Regents University satellite campus in Rome, for a program scheduled to begin in July, according to Dr. Leonard Reeves, assistant dean of the Northwest Georgia Clinical Campus.
USG VALUE:
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/jan/29/darton-host-regional-science-and-engineering-fair/
Darton to host Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Staff Reports
ALBANY, Ga. — Nearly 200 area middle and high school students will compete in the 41st annual Darton State College Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Friday.
www.beta.effinghamherald.net
http://beta.effinghamherald.net/section/6/article/20376/
GSU to host three spring Family Weekends
Staff report
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern University will host three Family Weekends this spring. The university’s Office of Orientation and Parent Programs has events scheduled for Feb. 23 and March 9 in Statesboro and April 20 in Atlanta.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/conserving-uga-s-campus-one-grant-at-a-time/article_c8b6e822-69aa-11e2-8fba-001a4bcf6878.html
Conserving UGA’s campus one grant at a time
Katy Roberts
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability awarded $26,000 in grants to seven student projects, out of 30 proposals submitted. The grants, funded by student green fees, are part of the Campus Sustainability Grants Program, which distributes money to a certain number of student projects every year in order to advance the sustainability of UGA and the community.
GOOD NEWS:
www.covnews.com
http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/36660/
Local UGA student gets prized internship
The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has named Caroline Meadors, a native of Newton County, a Yarbrough-Grady intern for spring 2013. She is only one of four selected students to participate in the internship program, which is made possible by the support of Dick Yarbrough, an alumnus of Grady College who currently reaches more than 1.3 million readers in the state of Georgia with his award winning syndicated newspaper column.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-01-29/uga-researches-aiming-bring-warm-led-light-world
UGA researches aiming to bring warm LED light to world
By LEE SHEARER
A University of Georgia research team hopes their new discovery might light up the world. Physics professor Zhengwei Pan, graduate student Xufan Li, research professional Feng Liu and a handful of other scientists worked together to make what they believe is the first phosphor that will allow light-emitting diodes — LEDs — to give off a warm glow.
www.blogs.scientifcamerican.com
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/01/29/hurricane-riding-microbes-make-a-home-at-cruising-altitude/
Hurricane-Riding Microbes Make a Home at Cruising Altitude
By David Biello
Sample a hurricane’s air from a plane high in the stratosphere and, in addition to the expected water and grit, you’ll find an abundance of microbes. …The deep blue sky may even qualify as an ecosystem. “I wouldn’t be surprised if there is active life and growth in clouds,” mused microbiologist Kostas Konstantinidis of the Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the research team, in a press release.
www.wired.com
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/high-atmosphere-microbes/
Skies Full of Life: Microbes May Thrive in the High Atmosphere
BY LIZZIE WADE,
Each year, hundreds of millions of metric tons of dust, water, and humanmade pollutants make their way into the atmosphere, often traveling between continents on jet streams. Now a new study confirms that some microbes make the trip with them, seeding the skies with billions of bacteria and other organisms — and potentially affecting the weather. …The discovery came about when a team of scientists based at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta hitched a ride on nine NASA airplane flights aimed at studying hurricanes.
Related article:
www.popsci.com
Bacteria In Earth’s Atmosphere May Affect Cloud Formation And Climate
Weather can transport microbes long distances, and they can promote the formation of ice and cloud droplets.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/bacteria-chilling-out-earths-upper-atmosphere-might-affect-cloud-formation-and-climate
www.mcknights.com
http://www.mcknights.com/nursing-home-robot-sniffs-out-unwelcome-scents-deodorizes-air/article/278099/#
Nursing home robot sniffs out unwelcome scents, deodorizes air
Some Korean nursing home residents recently welcomed a newly developed robot that can deodorize the air after detecting the scent of soiled diapers. …American nursing home residents are open to robotic assistance, but would prefer human caregiving for bathing and grooming, according to a recent Georgia Institute of Technology survey.
www.onlinetmd.com
http://www.onlinetmd.com/tmd0213-robots-remote-operation.aspx
Easy Guider
Elizabeth Engler Modic
Using a novel method of integrating video technology and familiar control devices, a research team from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a technique to simplify remote control of robotic devices.
www.ciol.com
http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/173669/lucas-group-launches-smb-job-generation-outlook
Lucas Group launches SMB job generation outlook
News | by CIOL Bureau
ATLANTA, USA: Lucas Group, North America’s executive search firm has announced the launch of the SMB Job Generation Outlook market survey. In coordination with Polaris Marketing Research and Dr. Goutam Challagalla, Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business, the SMB Job Generation Outlook evaluates key economic drivers for the Small to Mid-sized American business market and provides timely insight into both recent and planned SMB employment activity.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.wabe.org
http://wabe.org/post/gsu-study-says-georgia-losing-high-paying-jobs-talk-study-editor-carolyn-bourdeaux?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=http%3A//www.georgiaclips.com/current.aspx%3FID%3D86&EM=john.millsaps%40usg.edu&DT=1/30/2013&COBR=16&PID=2&utm_campaign=/
GSU Study Says Georgia Losing High-Paying Jobs: A Talk with Study Editor Carolyn Bourdeaux
A new report from the Fiscal Research Center at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies shows the state lost tens of thousands of “prime” or “premium” jobs in the decade from 2000-2009.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
UGA PRESIDENTIAL FINALIST
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/kyle-wingfield/2013/01/29/uga-makes-a-good-choice-for-its-next-president/
Kyle Wingfield
UGA makes a good choice for its next president
After the passing of journalism professor Conrad Fink a year ago, there’s no one at the University of Georgia I know better than Jere Morehead. I think he’s a terrific choice to be the university’s next president.
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/opinion/20130130Editorial-Wed-MOS
Another insider to get top leadership position in university system
EDITORIAL
When the announcement first came, it was a bit of a surprise. However after the news sunk in, it seemed like no surprise at all.
OTHER EDITORIALS/OPINIONS:
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2013/01/30/emory-president-introduces-new-provost-and-explains-why-its-wiser-to-be-in-the-online-pack-rather-than-leading-it/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Emory president introduces new provost and explains why it’s wiser to be in the online pack rather than leading it
Emory President James Wagner visited the AJC on Tuesday to introduce new provost Claire E. Sterk. Among the topics on the table: Emory’s ventures into the online world.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/thoughts-new-america-foundation-report
Thoughts on the New America Foundation Report
By Matt Reed
The New America Foundation released a wonderful and thought-provoking paper proposing a serious overhaul of Federal financial aid. It’s a lot to digest, and I’ve only had the chance to give it a brief run-through.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university-venus/its-your-thing-how-european-commission-trying-attract-more-women-science
It’s your thing!: How the European Commission Is Trying to Attract More Women to Science
By Curt Rice
Note from the editors: Today we start a new offering on our blog: every few months we will have a theme that we ask guest bloggers to write about for University of Venus. These themed blog posts will run month after month on the last Monday of the month. For January, February, and March, our guest bloggers will be writing about gender equality in science fields, and we’re kicking off our series with a post by Curt Rice, the Vice President for Research and Development at the University of Tromsø in Norway.
It’s your thing!: How the European Commission Is Trying to Attract More Women to Science Dream jobs, 6 reasons science needs you and Profiles of women in science are three of the areas on a website launched last year by the European Commission to encourage teenage girls to consider science as a career—a website called Science: It’s a girl thing!
Education News
www.times-georgian.com
http://www.times-georgian.com/view/full_story/21557538/article-Seabaugh-encourages-residents-to-invest-in-college-savings-plan?instance=TG_home_story_offset
Seabaugh encourages residents to invest in college savings plan
by By Winston Jones/Times-Georgian
Most Georgia parents are aware of the state’s Hope Scholarship as a way to pay for high-performing children’s college expenses, but many don’t know about the Path2College savings plan available to all families.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/50997/
College Leaders Call for Immediate Remediation with Drop-out Crisis
by Cherise Lesesne
In a letter published by the National Commission on Higher Education last week, college leaders recommended that schools begin to research measures on increasing completion rates in order to achieve the national goal of creating a skilled workforce.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/01/29/irs-sees-new-tax-fraud-scam-at.html
IRS sees new tax fraud scam at Southeast colleges, churches
Jacques Couret
Senior Online Editor-Atlanta Business Chronicle
With tax season bearing down, the IRS has a warning about a new refund scam aimed at college students, seniors and church members. The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday said the scam tries to get students to give their personal identification and file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds.
www.diverseeducation.com
U http://diverseeducation.com/article/51001/
United We Dream Welcomes President Obama’s New Vision for Immigration Reform; Will Keep Pushing for Families and Fairness
by Greisa Martinez
Today, President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for immigration reform in a major speech in Las Vegas, stating a commitment to creation of a roadmap to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and pledging to make immigration reform a top priority for 2013.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/30/obamas-immigration-plan-would-expand-stem-visas-fund-science-education-offer-path
Obama’s Immigration Plan
By Libby A. Nelson
President Obama called for comprehensive immigration reform in a Las Vegas speech Tuesday afternoon, including several provisions that could affect American colleges and their students and graduates. The president’s proposed framework for immigration reform joins a Senate proposal that a bipartisan group of eight senators announced Monday.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Congress-Will-Keep-Focus-on/136905/
Congress Will Keep Focus on Higher-Education Issues, Accreditors Are Told
By Eric Kelderman
Washington
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are likely to keep an intense focus on higher-education issues this year as they consider how the federal government should deal with rapid changes in the technology and economics of colleges, senior Congressional staff members representing both parties said on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/30/north-carolina-governor-joins-chorus-republicans-critical-liberal-arts
Another Liberal Arts Critic
By Kevin Kiley
North Carolinians might have seen this coming when they elected Patrick McCrory governor in November. He’s a Republican and the second half of his name is “Rick,” and these days — with Rick Scott in Florida and Rick Perry in Texas — that tends to mean criticism of the liberal arts and flagship universities.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/30/community-colleges-are-good-investment-students-and-taxpayers-report-finds
Spending Money to Make Money
By Paul Fain
An associate degree is typically a cost-effective investment, for both students and state governments, yet community colleges continue to draw the short straw during budget season.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/30/panel-highlights-divisions-higher-education-act-renewal
Panel Highlights Divisions in Higher Education Act Renewal
WASHINGTON — A panel discussion at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference here Tuesday highlighted differences between Senate Democrats and House Republicans as the deadline for reauthorizing the Higher Education Act looms at the end of the year.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-illinois-announces-100-million-gift-to-its-engineering-school/54743
U. of Illinois Announces $100-Million Gift to Its Engineering School
Officials at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced on Monday a $100-million pledge to the institution’s College of Engineering that will support student scholarships and help the college recruit dozens of new faculty members.
Related article:
www.chicagotribune.com
U. of I.’s engineering school to receive $100 million gift
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-u-of-i-big-gift-20130129,0,7173282.story
www.sfgate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Carnegie-Mellon-holds-town-hall-over-stress-4229926.php#ixzz2JSRUQj3M
Carnegie Mellon holds town hall over stress
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carnegie Mellon University is holding a town hall meeting for students and faculty to discuss concerns over the high-pressure culture at the school that emerged after a student committed suicide last month.
www.ecampusnews.com
http://www.ecampusnews.com/safety-and-security/how-penn-state-is-now-a-leader-in-clery-act-compliance/
How Penn State is now a leader in Clery Act compliance
Here’s what other campus leaders can learn from the university’s example
From staff and wire reports
The call came in to Gabriel Gates earlier this month from one of Pennsylvania State University’s branch campuses: A wallet with $10 was missing from a common area in one of the buildings. Did the school have to issue a “timely warning” to students and staff about the apparent theft, the employee wanted to know. Timely warnings are required by a 1990 federal law known as the Clery Act in cases where there is an ongoing threat to the campus community.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/The-NFL-Could-Teach-Colleges-a/136903/
What the NFL Can Teach Colleges About Admissions
An enrollment expert imagines a higher education ‘league’ in which cooperation tempers competition
By Eric Hoover
Colleges could reduce “harmful competition” among them by embracing the National Football League’s spirit of cooperation, a prominent enrollment expert writes in a new paper published by the Center for American Progress.
www.usatoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/01/29/apple-rim-google-iphone-android-samsung/1868775/
Apple still strong on campus, but Android chipping away
Scott Martin and Kenneth Rosen, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — The lust for Apple’s gadgets appears to have cooled across the nation even among the company’s most sought after bumper crop segment: students.
www.ccnewsnow.com
http://www.ccnewsnow.com/school-counselors-say-support-is-critical-to-student-success-jobs/
School Counselors Say Support Is Critical To Student Success, Jobs
Source: Long Beach Business Journal
It’s been said those who fail to plan, plan to fail. That may be harsh, but research has shown students with a clear educational path and career goal are more likely to complete their education than those who are undecided.