USG NEWS:
www.businessinsider.com
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-and-the-millennial-market-2013-4#ixzz2Q3amkbde
Walmart Has A New Strategy For Tapping Into The Millennial Market
Megan Durisin
Walmart is opening small versions of its mega-stores on college campuses.
The retailer recently announced its plan to open a new concept store at Arizona State University. The initiative is part of the chain’s new “Walmart On Campus” initiative. A similar store is already open at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and a third is planned at Georgia Tech.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2013-04-09/goats-tackle-invasive-plants-choking-uga-stream-side
Goats tackle invasive plants choking UGA stream side
By LEE SHEARER
For the second straight year, a herd of goats is browsing its way through a tangle of invasive undergrowth hiding a stream on the University of Georgia campus. The hungry goats do a fine job of clearing out kudzu, English ivy, privet and other alien plant invaders alongside Tanyard Creek, but they could use some human help, according to Zach Richardson, the UGA student who conceived the project.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-04-09/uga-professor-pitches-special-tax-district-downtown-athens
UGA professor pitches special tax district for downtown Athens
By NICK COLTRAIN
The University of Georgia professor putting together a master plan for downtown Athens asked the Downtown Development Authority to back a proposed tax allocation district to pay for public infrastructure improvements that come out of its plan. UGA College of Environment and Design Professor Jack Crowley, with student Justin Crighton, pitched the special tax district at the Tuesday meeting. Their proposal would encompass the eastern downtown developments, including the proposed Selig project at about Oconee and East Broad streets and The Standard at Dougherty and Thomas streets.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-04-09/uga-moves-fire-tenured-professor
UGA moves to fire tenured professor
By LEE SHEARER
University of Georgia administrators have moved to revoke the tenure of an art professor for allegedly having a sexual encounter with a student. James Barsness, a nationally known painter, violated three polices of UGA and the state Board of Regents when he had a “public sexual encounter” with a student, according to a statement of the charges against Barsness released Tuesday under an Athens Banner-Herald open records request.

www.statesboroherald.com
http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/49242/
Missing student might have left area
From staff reports
Georgia Southern University Police continue to investigate the case of John David Keeton, a 19-year-old student who has been missing since March 28. University Police Chief Michael Russell released a flier Tuesday morning that has been distributed around campus. Keeton is believed to have traveled to the San Francisco area, according to the flier, and has expressed suicidal tendencies.

GOOD NEWS:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/04/09/georgia-tech-among-top-schools-for.html
Georgia Tech among top schools for post-grad salaries
Jacques Couret
Senior Online Editor-Atlanta Business Chronicle
It truly pays to graduate from Georgia Tech. A new study from NerdWallet ranks the top 25 colleges based on which schools and programs earn students the most money post-graduation. Georgia Tech is the only Georgia school on the list.

Related article:
www.11alive.com
GA Tech graduates make more money
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/287474/3/GA-Tech-graduates-make-more-money

www.nytimes.com

Finding Our Way and Inventing Musical Instruments
By JASCHA HOFFMAN
Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. April 11 and 12. Free. The Guthman competition at Georgia Tech has been compared to the X Prize for musical instruments. This week, inventors from 11 countries will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. The entries include a Ouija-like wooden tablet that emits crackles and yelps, a swiveling microphone stand that can distort a singer’s voice, and a sprawling shantytown of homemade contraptions that channels the rebellious spirit of New Orleans.

RESEARCH:
www.moultrieobserver.com
http://moultrieobserver.com/local/x237741606/Colquitt-County-teachers-help-study-student-interaction
Colquitt County teachers help study student interaction
Staff Reports
The Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE — A generation ago, talking in class was against the rules. Now, four Colquitt County teachers are participating in a two-year study to see if that once-forbidden behavior could actually help kids learn. Early results are promising, according to a press release from the University of Georgia’s College of Education, which is doing the research..

www.thepoultrysite.com
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/28286/study-shows-essential-oils-may-help-control-salmonella
Study Shows Essential Oils May Help Control Salmonella
US – A blend of essential oils (0.05 per cent) in drinking water reduced Salmonella Heidelberg colonisation in the crops of challenged broilers and improved bird performance, report researchers based at the University of Georgia. The essential oil blend used in the study may control Salmonella Heidelberg contamination in crops of broilers when administered in drinking water and therefore may reduce the potential for cross-contamination of the carcass when the birds are processed. That was the conclusion drawn by W.Q. Alali of the University of Georgia and colleagues there and at Southern Poultry Research (Athens, Georgia) and Vytol BioSystems (Oakland, Nebraska).

www.spectrum.ieee.org
http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/robotics/industrial-robots/robots-are-not-killing-jobs-says-a-roboticist
Robots Are Not Killing Jobs, Says a Roboticist
A Georgia Tech professor of robotics argues automation is still creating more jobs than it destroys
BY STEVEN CHERRY
For half a century, we’ve watched as computers, sensors, and robots have eliminated jobs—sometimes entire job categories—but also been responsible for them. Sometimes both. For example, technology created 350 000 telephone operators, only to lose them. By the way, that’s roughly the same number of people employed at—take your pick—HP, Panasonic, or Samsung, plus Intel… Vardi called for a “vigorous conversation” about our robot-filled future. In that spirit, I’ve invited Henrik Christensen to join us today. He’s the KUKA Chair of Robotics at Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. He’s the director of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines there. And he has a more sanguine view of the effects of robotics and automation. He joins us via a long-distance phone call that was dialed without operator assistance.

www.usatoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/06/google-apple-iwatch-glass-jawbone-iphone-nike-microsoft-samsung/1979419/
Computer fashions face social test
Scott Martin, USA TODAY
Brittany Morton used to cringe when her boyfriend would whip out his smartphone over dinner. Imagine what she’ll think when it’s attached to his face as computerized glasses or strapped to his wrist, demanding his attention at every glance. It’s a familiar scene today: romance at restaurants with a gaze across the table to another transfixed — by a smartphone… “We really believe that there’s much more convenient ways of having a computer augment your life than to take a phone out of your pocket,” says Thad Starner (Georgia Tech), technical lead and manager on Google’s Project Glass. Starner is an extreme evangelist for wearable computing.

www.fastcompany.com
http://www.fastcompany.com/3008077/innovation-pipeline/3-d-textured-solar-panels-will-get-test-run-iss
3-D TEXTURED SOLAR PANELS WILL GET A TEST RUN ON THE ISS
OUTER SPACE LABORATORY SET TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM CONFIGURATION
BY: FRED MILGRIM
Georgia Tech professor W. Jud Ready’s “3-D textured solar cells” were recently accepted by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) for a test mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Tech News Daily reported this week. The textured solar cells, made from carbon nanotubes, will head into space sometime in 2014, where they will experience 16 different “sunrises” per day, in order to test a multitude of configurations. The solar cells have already outperformed typical solar panels on earth, but it would require a long period of time to test the various configurations in a terrestrial setting.

www.forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/04/09/investing-in-latin-americas-water-and-sanitation-solutions/
Investing in Latin America’s Water and Sanitation Solutions
Ashoka, Contributor
In recent years, it’s become more common to hear people rattle off the stats that underpin the problem of water—awareness is on the rise. But that doesn’t change the fact that an estimated 2.5 billion people—37 percent of the world’s population—face health risks associated with deficient or absent sanitation facilities, and more than 780 million people lack access to safe drinking water… When disaster struck Chile and Haiti in early 2010, the desire to help spurred a group of engineering students from Georgia Tech to pursue a unique idea for expanding water access to bottom of the pyramid populations. By designing a process that would rely on helicopters to lay durable pipeline and transport water to poor and rural communities—negating the need for underground infrastructure or water trucks—the founders of TOHL managed to create an environmentally friendly water supply solution with a projected 20-year lifespan at, on average, a tenth of the cost.

www.designnews.com
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=261827&f_src=designnews_gnews&dfpPParams=ind_183,industry_alt,aid_261827&dfpLayout=blog&dfpPParams=ind_183,industry_alt,aid_261827&dfpLayout=blog
Researchers Develop Recyclable Solar Cells From Trees
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Since they already absorb energy from the sun and transform it, trees seem like a natural fit for solar-cell technology, which does ostensibly the same thing. Now, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have come up with a way to use a natural material in trees to develop solar cells that pave the way for recyclable, sustainable, and renewable solar-cell technology. To be clear, the part of the cell developed by Georgia Tech College of Engineering Professor Bernard Kippelen and his team that absorbs sunlight and transforms it into electricity is a chemical — specifically, one derived from petroleum chemistry.

www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-clear/weight-loss_b_3021667.html
Feeling Fat? Research Reveals Two Painless Ways to Lose Weight
James Clear
You may think that you decide how much food you eat, but you don’t. A diet study published in the Journal of Consumer Research has discovered two ways that your mind tricks you into eating more (or less) without you knowing it. If you’re looking to shed a few pounds, then understanding these insights could offer a painless way to do it. 1. Let Your Plate Control Your Portion. When it comes to eating less, researchers have long known that a simple way to cut calories is to use a smaller plate. In one experiment, conducted by Brian Wansink from Cornell University and Koert van Ittersum from the Georgia Institute of Technology, it was discovered that a shift from 12-inch plates to 10-inch plates resulted in a 22 percent decrease in calories.

STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.wsbtv.com
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/college-students-carry-gun-holsters-protest-campus/nXHdG/
College students carry gun holsters to protest campus carry laws
ATLANTA — Students at local colleges are participating in a nationwide effort to get lawmakers’ attention on campus gun carry laws. Students at Kennesaw State University in Cobb County and Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta were spotted wearing gun holsters on campus on Tuesday in silent protest of current laws that prevent licensed gun owners from carrying their firearms on campus. Participants said their actions are symbolic of the disarming of law-abiding students.

Related article:
www.cbsatlanta.com
College students protest for guns on campus
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/21924723/college-students-protest-for-guns-in-campus

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-04-09/athens-clarke-county-commissioners-blast-georgia-bill-would-have-allowed-guns
Athens-Clarke County Commissioners blast Georgia bill that would have allowed guns to be carried on UGA campus
By NICK COLTRAIN
Some Athens-Clarke County Commissioner’s blasted a bill that would have allowed guns to be carried on college campuses when local legislators gave post-session feedback Tuesday night. Sen. Frank Ginn, R-Danielsville, was a sponsor of the bill and said his intention wasn’t campus carry, but to bring Georgia gun laws in compliance with South Carolina to allow Georgians with permits to cross state lines without worrying about being in violation of neighboring laws. He said other committees that looked at the bill added those provisions. It was stalled in the final hours of the session but could be revisited next year. He asked for the commission’s opinions on the issue, noting that the state’s flagship university falls in their jurisdiction.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.gpb.org
http://www.gpb.org/blogs/passion-for-learning/2013/04/09/ceismc-offering-free-stem-professional-learning-courses#
CEISMC Offering FREE STEM Professional Learning Courses!
By Patrice Weaver
Our neighbor here in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia Tech, has a place that is dedicated to the enhancement of STEM education for students and teachers. The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) (pronounced like “seismic”) is a partnership uniting the Georgia Institute of Technology with educational groups, schools, corporations, and opinion leaders throughout the state of Georgia.

www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ruth-starkman/professors-for-the-21st-century-team-teaching_b_3046403.html
Professors for the 21st Century: Team-Teaching Toward the PhD at Stanford
Ruth StarkmanAcademic teaching staff, Stanford University
Stanford University’s History Department has developed a collaborative teaching model for its faculty and graduate students that many other history departments across America may want to watch. In 2011 the New York City based Teagle Foundation, an organization that seeks to develop new methods for higher education in the US, awarded the Humanities at Stanford a two-year grant to promote a new form of faculty-graduate collaboration in the classroom that moves beyond the conventional professor and teaching assistant model.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/04/10/essay-russ-castronovo-state-secrets-ben-franklin-and-wikileaks#ixzz2Q3UEawMX
Network Down
By Scott McLemee
“Before the Freedom of Information Act,” Henry Kissinger told a gathering of diplomats in Turkey in March 1975, “I used to say at meetings, ‘The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.’ But since the Freedom of Information Act, I’m afraid to say things like that.”
Not that afraid, obviously.

Education News
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/10/obama-said-propose-market-based-interest-rate-student-loans#ixzz2Q3THHEcm
Interests Diverge on Interest Rates
By Libby A. Nelson
WASHINGTON — At this time last year, rising anxiety about student debt, an intensifying presidential election and the looming prospect of more expensive student loans in the midst of campaign season combined to produce a one-year delay in a long-scheduled interest rate increase for federally subsidized student loans. What a difference a year makes. Now the 12-month reprieve is almost over, and the interest rate for subsidized Stafford loans — which don’t accumulate interest while borrowers are students — is again scheduled to double to 6.8 percent on July 1.

Related article:
www.chronicle.com
Calls Mount for Changing How Interest Rates Are Set on Federal Student Loans
http://chronicle.com/article/Calls-Mount-for-Changing-How/138451/

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Report-Examines-Levels-of-Debt/138455/
Report Examines Levels of Debt for College Dropouts Across Sectors
By Ann Schnoebelen
Many students who leave college without a diploma still have something to show for their time in higher education: debt. Students who first enrolled in college in 2003-4 and had dropped out six years later were saddled with federal student-loan debt equal to, on average, 35 percent of their annual income, according to a report released on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Employers-Want-Broadly/138453/
Employers Want Broadly Educated New Hires, Survey Finds
By Beckie Supiano
Students worried about landing a job after graduation might be attracted to a narrow education that focuses on building their knowledge in one area. But that isn’t enough to help them pursue successful careers, according to the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The group released its latest survey of employers on Wednesday, and it is using the findings to bolster a new compact between college presidents and employers that advocates a broad, liberal-arts education for all.

Related article:
www.insidehighered.com
‘More Than a Major’
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/10/survey-finds-business-executives-arent-focused-majors-those-they-hire#ixzz2Q3TT6C8C

www.ccnewsnow.com
http://www.ccnewsnow.com/community-colleges-to-offer-web-data-on-their-performance/
Community colleges to offer Web data on their performance
Source: LA Times
California community colleges on Tuesday will launch a new tool that provides a snapshot of performance at all 112 campuses, designed to help students pick the right school and push the institutions to improve. The Student Success Scorecard is being touted as one of the most ambitious attempts by any college system to make such key measures as completion rates, retention of students and job-training success accessible to the public and policymakers in an easy-to-use format.

www.tampabay.com
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/in-florida-and-everywhere-else-a-new-day-for-business-schools/2114172
Florida business schools face new accreditation standards
Stephanie Hayes, Times Staff Writer
The business landscape has shifted shape in 10 years. Young people have lived through the Great Recession, seen banks collapse and corporate leaders hauled away in handcuffs. They’ve watched the housing bubble burst, their parents endure layoffs and foreclosures. They’ve entered a world of burgeoning student loans and new technologies. And now, when they go to college for a business degree, their standards of learning will change with the times. …At a meeting Monday in Chicago, AACSB members voted unanimously to change accreditation standards, streamline and add new focuses on innovation, social responsibility and jobs. It marks an end to a two-year period when the agency studied changing business education.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/10/high-risk-drinkers-especially-vulnerable-different-drinking-games-research-says#ixzz2Q3Teve8o
Not All Fun and Games
By Allie Grasgreen
Students – lots of them — are suffering far worse consequences from a game of beer pong than just serious threats to their immune systems. And while students of all demographics play drinking games, participants classified as high-risk – white, male, Greek – are often drawn to the most dangerous ones, new research suggests. “This is something that still – 35 years after “Animal House” – is an issue that we don’t understand fully its impact,” said Joseph LaBrie, a co-author of a study published this month in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/top-news/1-arrested-in-stabbing-at-houston-area-college/nXG57/
Student charged in Texas college stabbing attack
By JUAN A. LOZANO
The Associated Press
CYPRESS, Texas — A student who told police he’d fantasized for years about stabbing people to death was charged Tuesday with carrying out a building-to-building attack at a Texas community college that wounded at least 14 people, many of whom were stabbed in the face and neck, authorities said. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 20-year-old Dylan Quick used a razor-type knife, and that he told investigators he’d been planning the attack at the suburban Houston campus for some time.

Related article:
www.diverseeducation.com
Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Spree
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52492/#

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/10/australian-universities-say-they-groan-under-weight-government-regulation#ixzz2Q3TyaeoV
The ‘Dead Weight’ of Red Tape
By John Ross for The Australian
One day after a report criticized the heavy burden that government regulation puts on Australia’s universities, the federal regulatory agency gave higher education leaders prime evidence of the “dead weight of regulation” crushing the sector. The Group of Eight universities said that completing the Tertiary Education Standards and Quality Agency’s “Quality assessment on third-party arrangements” would require at least a month of a senior executive’s time at each university.