University System News
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http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x250194595/The-state-of-Dalton-State
The state of Dalton State
Despite tight funding, president hopes to grow college
By Christopher Smith
Many people seem to know what’s best for Dalton State College. Some say more parking is needed; others say more dorm rooms or more student activity options are a must. Getting to Dalton State President John Schwenn’s ear doesn’t have much to do with meeting such needs, he said. That’s because very few decisions go forward without approval from the 19 members of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. …Schwenn said he would like more parking, too, and has requested funding from the Board of Regents to help grow Dalton State.
www.ledger-enquirer.com
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/08/19/2643294/csu-to-discuss-golf-facility-plans.html
CSU to discuss golf facility plans
By LARRY GIERER
Anyone interested in Columbus State University’s plans to build a golf facility on University Avenue should attend an open house and information session today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. …Assistant Vice President for University Relations John Lester said on Monday that people can learn all about the project expected to cost approximately $1.75 million. The plan calls for a driving range, short game area, putting area, clubhouse and offices. Alan Medders, CSU vice president for univeristy advancement, said the project will be privately funded and that more than half a million dollars has already been raised.
www.times-georgian.com
http://www.times-georgian.com/news/local/article_e289deaa-091c-11e3-8531-0019bb30f31a.html
Second wolf stolen, recovered
By Colton Campbell/Times-Georgian
A second piece of public art installed to raise money for University of West Georgia scholarships was stolen over the weekend and recovered Monday. Ten days after the first wolf, part of the Howl for UWG project, was stolen from the Carrollton City Hall lawn, police Sunday discovered the fiberglass wolf statue on the Bradley Street sidewalk adjacent to The AMP was missing as well.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/crime/uga-student-found-dead-inside-university-apartment/article_dcedcd9e-088b-11e3-b7d8-001a4bcf6878.html
UGA student found dead inside University Apartment
Jana French
A University of Georgia student was found dead in a University Apartment complex apartment Saturday at 8:42 a.m., according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report. Officers reportedly responded to a call from the deceased’s father who was concerned after his son did not respond to his knocks on the door, even though his son’s car was in the parking lot.
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www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-08-19/uga-uses-grant-consider-e-textbooks-reduce-costs-students
UGA uses grant to consider e-textbooks to reduce costs for students
By UGA NEWS SERVICE
The University of Georgia Center for Teaching and Learning is looking at ways to save students money by offering free e-textbooks for introductory biology courses at UGA through a $25,000 University System of Georgia Incubator grant awarded this summer.
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/aug/19/ggc-students-begin-classes/
GGC students begin classes
By Chris Stephens
LAWRENCEVILLE — More than 9,000 students began the 2013-14 academic year Monday during the first day of classes at Georgia Gwinnett College. The school, which is Georgia’s newest four-year university, saw an influx of traffic and activity as students (new and returning) were buzzing about the first day. …“This school has done a lot of things and it’s only going to serve us better in the future,” he said. “I see GGC being on par with schools like Georgia and Georgia Tech one day. There’s a lot going for them, including sports, activities, class schedules, majors and more.
www.gwinnettcitizen.com
http://www.gwinnettcitizen.com/gc/18-local-news/126-nearly-10-000-students-arrive-for-fall-semester-at-ggc#sthash.fnD8tcjR.dpbs
Nearly 10,000 students arrive for fall semester at GGC
Lawrenceville (August 19, 2013) Georgia Gwinnett College welcomed nearly 10,000 students to campus for the first day of classes for the 2013 fall semester. The college had expected about 9,500.
While this is not a significant increase over last fall’s 9,400 students, the college is preparing for a significant increase next year when its long-awaited Allied Health and Sciences building opens.
www.rockdalecitizen.com
http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2013/aug/19/classes-begin-at-gpc/
Classes begin at GPC
By Michelle Floyd
COVINGTON — Fall classes began at Georgia Perimeter College on Monday, and the Newton campus was filled with students searching for books, catching up with friends and listening to professors. …Enrollment was expected to remain hovered around 2,300 students on the Newton campus, this year. It serves students from Newton, Rockdale, Walton, Morgan and other counties.
www.thecoastalsource.com
http://www.thecoastalsource.com/2013/08/19/ga-southern-students-return-to-class/
Georgia Southern University
If you were in Statesboro Monday and noticed more crowded streets and more activity, that’s because students are back in town. And that means, the campus at Georgia Southern University was also busy. Monday, marked the first day of classes for the fall semester. The enrollment at the Statesboro campus continues to rise, now up over 20,000 strong and one reason that number continues to rise is the atmosphere provided for the students.
www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/category/240221/video?clipId=9215199&autostart=true (video)
Georgia Southern students begin fall classes
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/health/2013-08-19/doctoral-student-works-uga-obesity-initiative-see-how-obesity-effects-work-wages
Doctoral student works with UGA Obesity Initiative to see how obesity effects work wages
By APRIL BURKHART
The idea that obesity leads to health risks is not new information to the public, but the fact that it could result in lower wages in the workplace might be. In his study “Is it better to be overweight in Canada or the United States?,” Michael Kofoed, a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Terry College of Business, hopes to answer the question: Does obesity influence unemployment and wages and, if so, how much money do obese people lose in a labor market that uses an employer-based health insurance system — like the one used in the United States — versus a single-payer system where the government pays for health insurance — like the one used in Canada.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/health/2013-08-19/new-light-sensor-shows-potential-rehabilitating-people-suffering-peripheral
New ‘light sensor’ shows potential at rehabilitating people suffering from Peripheral Arterial Disease
By APRIL BURKHART
In an effort to make the prescription of exercise easier, Jonathan Murrow, a cardiologist and faculty member at the Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership in Athens, signed on to be the principal investigator of a new free American Heart Association-funded study to determine if a sophisticated light sensor used to distinguish which red blood cells are carrying oxygen and which aren’t also can be used to signal when a patient has pushed far enough in their walking regimen before pain hits. The light sensor method was developed by Dr. Kevin K. McCully, a physiologist in UGA’s Department of Kinesiology, to measure oxygen levels in the exercising muscles.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/science_and_health/uga-calls-stem-cell-burger-not-economically-possible/article_1ff74732-0918-11e3-9dd7-001a4bcf6878.html
UGA calls stem cell burger ‘not economically possible’
Matthew Simmons
An innovation in the form of a hamburger grown from stem cells opens the door to new possibilities in food production, but University of Georgia researchers say it may not be practical. On Aug. 5, a press conference in London revealed the world’s first hamburger created from stem cells. The cells were taken from the muscle tissue of a cow.
www.azosensors.com
http://www.azosensors.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=279
Using Helmet Sensors to Measure Sports-related Head Impacts
By Kal Kaur
Sports-related injuries have been given more research attention over the past few years to study how new sensor technology can track helmet impact and its relation to brain injuries. Researchers at Georgia Southern University have used a Helmet Impact Telemetry system as part of their Concussion program to help understand the nature of balance deficits that can persist following recovery from a head impact during sport performance.
www.nbcnews.com
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/apple-app-store-infiltrated-researchers-jekyll-malware-6C10945771
Apple App Store infiltrated by researchers’ ‘Jekyll’ malware
Suzanne Choney NBC News
Apple’s App Store is considered an iron vault when it comes to the security and safety of the nearly 1 million apps found there, but researchers at Georgia Tech said they were able to sneak malware into apps in the store, malware which could then be downloaded onto iPhones and iPads. Their report, “Jekyll on iOS: When Benign Apps Become Evil,” was presented at the USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., last week. Researchers from the School of Computer Science, College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology created a proof-of-concept “Jekyll” app and “successfully published it in the App Store.”
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/08/business-leaders-told-they-need-to-urge-congress-to-pass-immigration-reform/
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Business leaders told to urge Congress to pass immigration reform
The business community will need to take a leadership role for true immigration reform to occur during the next six months. That was the sentiment that former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour shared Monday with the Rotary Club of Atlanta. …Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson said immigration also is a major issue in higher education. “Fifty percent of the graduate students at Georgia Tech are not U.S. citizens,” Peterson said. “Probably the biggest impediment we have is immigration. Our graduate students want to know they can have the opportunity to stay here (after they graduate).”
www.well.blogs.nytimes.com
College Prep, This Time for Health
By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
To me, the strangest thing about my son’s college health forms was that they did not require my signature. From a medical point of view, an 18-year-old is a legal adult. Yes, parents may offer up pithy remarks about who is actually an adult, and in what sense, and who pays the bills. But when children head off to college, responsibility for their health unmistakably shifts. They must take care of themselves, in every sense, and now is the time to talk about how.
www.usatoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/08/19/hazing-death-cornell-column/2674585/
Hazing is never OK: Column
Susan H. Murphy and David J. Skorton
School by school, student by student we have to dismantle this initiation culture.
This month, millions of young Americans are moving into college dorms for the first time. Even before classes start, they’ll be looking to fit into their new academic homes. Along with unprecedented freedom and opportunity will be the hazards of alcohol abuse and the allure of dangerous rituals that some think are merely rites of passage. These freshmen and transfer students can stop hazing in its tracks now by refusing to participate, and by demanding more and better of the groups they aspire to join. They can be part of a growing effort to create better ways for students to come together in socially productive, enjoyable and memorable ways.
Education News
www.globalatlanta.com
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/26437/quick-start-to-help-korean-auto-supplier-expand-operations/
Quick Start to Help Korean Auto Supplier Expand Operations
By Phil Bolton
Georgia Quick Start is partnering with the U.S. affiliate of Seoul, South Korea-based Mando Corp. to prepare 400 new employees to be hired at Mando facilities in Meriwether County. Mando Corp is a global automotive parts supplier that manufactures brake, steering, suspension and driver assist systems. …West Georgia Technical College is a partner in the training agreement, available to assist Mando with ongoing training programs after Quick Start training is complete. Mando has manufacturing in Korea, Japan, China, India, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Brazil and the U.S. Mando is expected to have more than $850 million in sales revenue in the U.S. alone with close to 650 employees currently located in Alabama, Georgia and Michigan.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/20/study-links-high-school-gpa-gender-gap-collegiate-aspirations#ixzz2cVrluLx0
Gender, Jobs and G.P.A.
By Allie Grasgreen
As early as eighth grade, girls are more likely to say they want to go to college and to earn better grades in school because of it, a new study says. The National Bureau of Economic Research working paper set out to account for a relatively recently widened gender gap in secondary school grade point averages. Looking at 8th- and 10th-graders and high school seniors, the researchers searched for correlations between G.P.A. and plans for the future, non-cognitive skills (social skills, motivation, etc.), the family environment, and working while in school. One significant relationship emerged.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/7-in-10-Undergraduates-Get/141193/
7 in 10 Undergraduates Get Financial Aid, New Data From a Major Federal Study Show
By Beckie Supiano
The percentage of undergraduates who use financial aid to help pay for college and the average annual aid amount both went up in the first few years after the economic downturn began, federal data released on Tuesday confirm. Seventy-one percent of undergraduates received some form of aid in the 2011-12 academic year, up from 66 percent in 2007-8, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.
www.politico.com
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/students-college-aid-federal-loans-95690.html
More students than ever rely on federal college aid
By LIBBY A. NELSON
Students and families are more willing than ever to borrow to pay for college and increasingly reliant on federal grants and loans to help with tuition bills, statistics released today from the U.S. Education Department show. For the first time, a majority of undergraduates are receiving some kind of federal financial aid — 57 percent. A higher proportion than ever are taking out loans. But while the federal government gave out more grants for low-income students, colleges continued using their own money on grants for students from wealthier families.
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Federal Aid Tapped by 57% of College Students
Report Cites Big Increase in Use of U.S. Assistance
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323423804579023331986491494.html
www.miamiherald.com
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/18/3571447/colleges-universities-look-to.html
Colleges, universities look to online programs to navigate an uncertain future
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ
Measured strictly by size, the University of Florida’s recent Fundamentals of Human Nutrition class was a resounding success. The class, offered this past spring, was UF’s first foray into the online trend of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. The class was open to anyone interested, from around the world, and more than 69,000 students signed up. For comparison purposes, UF as a university has a total enrollment of about 50,000 a year.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/linkedin-enters-the-college-marketing-fray/45499?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
LinkedIn Enters the College-Marketing Fray
By Lawrence Biemiller
The business-networking behemoth LinkedIn said on Monday morning that it was making a play in global college admissions, unveiling LinkedIn University Pages and welcoming school students as young as 14 as members. The company said the new pages could help colleges build their brands and recruit students who fit what they offer. It said the pages can also help students choose colleges on the basis of the students’ intended careers and, subsequently, help with job searches.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324747104579022640616502338.html
LinkedIn’s Minimum Age Drops to 14 in U.S.
Site Opens to High-School Students on Sept. 12
By EVELYN M. RUSLI
For LinkedIn Corp., LNKD +0.25% the next frontier for the professional-networking site is high school. The social network said Monday it is lowering the minimum age of its membership to 14 years old in the U.S. next month to try to become a go-to resource for college-bound teenagers. LinkedIn is also offering a new feature, “University Pages,” to encourage colleges to build out their profiles on LinkedIn, in the same way that companies currently do.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Terminal-Year-Granted-to/141145/?cid=at
‘Terminal Year’ Granted to Those Denied Tenure Can Be Awkward, if Not Risky
By Robin Wilson
…Like most academics who are denied tenure, Ms. Bishop was granted a final year to stay on at the university. The official reason for the “terminal year,” as it’s known in the profession, is that tenure decisions are often made in the spring, when faculty job openings for the following academic year have already been filled. To give people on their way out enough time to search for another post, almost all colleges pay tenure-track professors to continue teaching and performing research for another year. …But the terminal year, while rarely as treacherous as it proved to be in the Huntsville case, is often a painful and uncomfortable time, both for those who are on their way out and those who remain. Few universities offer guidelines to help lame-duck professors deal with the rejection, navigate their final year in a department that no longer wants them, and chart a future.
www.nytimes.com
Printing Out a Biological Machine
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Not all bioengineers who are using printers in the lab are trying to create tissues or organs. Some are intent on making biological machines. In the laboratory of Rashid Bashir, head of the bioengineering department at the University of Illinois here, researchers have made small hybrid “biobots” — part gel, part muscle cell — that can move on their own. The research may someday lead to the development of tiny devices that could travel within the body, sensing toxins and delivering medication.