University System News
USG NEWS:
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/politics/first-shutdown-in-washington-in-years-potential-long-term-effect/article_d29ebc40-2a50-11e3-8e88-001a4bcf6878.html
First shutdown in Washington in 17 years, potential long-term effect on UGA
Emily Kopp
Dollars for some federal departments and programs dried up Tuesday at midnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a continuing resolution to avert a partial government shutdown. … The government shutdown won’t cancel classes, and UGA isn’t likely to see any major effects of the decision. “The impact of a shutdown by the federal government depends on its length,” wrote Claire Suggs, senior education policy analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute in an email interview. “In the short-term, the effect would likely be limited.”
www.myajc.com
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-states-kell-hall-to-be-torn-down/nbDZw/?icmp=ajc_internallink_textlink_apr2013_ajcstubtomyajc_launch
Georgia State’s Kell Hall to be torn down
BY KRISTINA TORRES – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
The old yellow building has served as Atlanta’s first parking garage, a saw mill, the city symphony’s rehearsal space and the first permanent building on Georgia State University downtown campus.
Now Kell Hall, like so much of the city’s history, has one last mission: the wrecking ball.
Related article:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/10/02/gsu-announces-central-campus-lawn.html
The “Concrete Campus” will soon get more green.
www.statesboroherald.com
http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/53732/
2 more arrests in GSU campus robbery
BY Holli Deal Bragg
Georgia Southern University Police arrested two additional suspects Tuesday in a robbery reported to have occurred Sunday at Freedom’s Landing. This brings the total to five suspects arrested.
GOOD NEWS:
www.independentmail.com
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2013/oct/03/georgia-state-launch-biomedical-science-center/
Georgia State to launch biomedical science center
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia State University’s president says the school plans to launch the Georgia State Institute for Biomedical Sciences in January. President Mark Becker made the announcement Wednesday in his annual State of the University address. Key areas will include inflammation, immunity and infection, microbial pathogenesis, oncology, therapeutics and diagnostics. He says the university is also planning to introduce a campus-wide entrepreneurship program to help students start their own companies.
www.romenews-tribune.com
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/23749481/article-UWG-recognized-nationally-for-comprehensive-mental-health-program-?instance=home_news_lead_story
UWG recognized nationally for comprehensive mental health program
CARROLLTON, Ga. – Today, the University of West Georgia announced it has been awarded the JedCampus Seal from The Jed Foundation, a leading organization working to promote emotional health and prevent suicide among college and university students. The Seal recognizes schools that exhibit comprehensive mental health promotion and suicide prevention programming on campus. The Seal is part of the Foundation’s JedCampus program, the first nationwide program to facilitate a school’s ability to assess and enhance their mental health support system from a campus-wide perspective.
www.timeshighereducation.com
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT
Top 100 universities for Engineering and Technology
The 2013-2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankings’ Engineering and Technology table judges world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The ranking of the world’s top 100 universities for engineering and technology employs 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments. … #11 Georgia Institute of Technology
www.forest-blade.com
http://www.forest-blade.com/news/community/article_64c6929e-2abc-11e3-b347-0019bb2963f4.html
EGSC disc golf course selected as Collegiate Disc Golf Championship Qualifier
East Georgia State College’s Disc Golf Course, named Piney Woods, has been selected to be a 2013 National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship Qualifier. Being a select event means EGSC officials will award two first round seed qualifications to the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship. Those qualifications will be awarded to the two highest finishing schools that have not already qualified. The Georgia Collegiate Disc Golf Open at EGSC’s Piney Woods is scheduled for October 5, 2013.
USG VALUE:
www.globalatlanta.com
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/26520/uga-increasingly-active-in-central-and-west-africa/
Africa Calls on UGA Ag Expertise
By Phil Bolton
As the University of Georgia pursues an agricultural development program in the Central African nation of Gabon, it looks forward to renewing its efforts in Mali, according to Scott Angle, the dean of the university’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
RESEARCH:
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/financial-mental-depression-coincide-uga-researchers-say/article_9168b9b0-2b13-11e3-8cb3-001a4bcf6878.html
Financial, mental depression coincide, UGA researchers say
By Emily Kopp
Recessions affect more than financial health. So argue two University of Georgia professors in a study published in the national academic journal, the Journal of Health Economics, albeit not in those exact words. … The data suggests that bleak unemployment numbers affect the mental health of unemployed and employed people alike.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-10-02/uga-study-explains-how-firms-should-handle-bad-news
UGA study explains how firms should handle bad news
By UGA New Service
… In the past, managers have been hard-pressed to respond appropriately. But new research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and published in the Journal of Marketing Research shows that two in-house tools can influence the effects of news reports on stock price.
www.popsci.com
http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/how-human-do-we-want-our-robots-look?dom=PSC&loc=topstories&con=how-human-do-we-want-our-robots-to-look
How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?
That depends on who you are, and what the robot’s for.
By Colin Lecher
Let’s say you’re getting a robot butler. (Congratulations on your purchase, future-dweller!) You can choose between three models for your new Jetsons-style Rosie robot: a clearly robotic machine, maybe even a cutesy one, like Wall-E; a more humanoid, personish ‘bot, like the android from Metropolis; or a robot that looks just like a real human being. Which do you pick? A new study from Georgia Institute of Technology’s Akanksha Prakash and Wendy A. Rogers answered that question for you.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.accessnorthga.com
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=266298
Deal: Ga. should be OK during government shutdown
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA – Gov. Nathan Deal says he’s confident the state will weather the shutdown of the federal government without disruption as long as it’s resolved by the end of the month. Deal told reporters Wednesday that most of Georgia’s programs are funded with state money, and reiterated that entitlement programs funded by the federal government will continue.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.usatodayeducate.com
http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/campuslife/viewpoint-i-took-an-online-class-and-i-loved-it-and-you-should-take-one-too
Viewpoint: I took an online class … and I loved it (and you should take one, too)
By Nenad Tadic
I signed up for a Semester Online course recently. And I was little hesitant. I had never taken a course online. Of course, I spend a ton of time online. I watch videos, I Skype, I read books — all of the elements of an online course, really… I can now see why Udemy and MOOCs like Coursera are creating a buzz. In our increasingly “busy” lives, we want to pursue as many opportunities as we can without having their qualities devalued and online courses allow us to do that. Georgia Tech sees it that way too: it offers an entire masters program that you can earn through MOOCs.
www.economist.com
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/economist-explains
Will MOOCs kill university degrees?
by N.L.
… An editorial explains that there are over 500 MOOCs being offered by more than 100 well known, and accredited, university brands. All are offered without charge. The combination of quality courses offered by brand-name universities, good online learning technology and the wide availability of broadband links has allowed distance learning to come of age. But will MOOCs kill university degrees?
www.forsythnews.com
http://www.forsythnews.com/section/72/article/20314/
Libraries have evolved but still hold charm
By Adlen Robinson Columnist
Did you grow up, as I did, visiting the public library with your mother and siblings? I have always enjoyed libraries and books in general. As a little girl, I loved picking out piles of books, finding a cozy spot in the children’s section, and reading for what felt like hours. … I recall how librarians of that era were, for the most part, spot-on with the stereotype. In today’s fast paced, almost frantic feeling world, our libraries are all wonderful places where you can go to relax (or work) and your children can develop a love of books and all things having to do with the library. We are lucky to have four fantastic facilities in our county.
Education News
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56432/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=cfda0885cc834a24b55706a928a5af7b&elqCampaignId=62#
Experts Find Increased Default Rate on Student Loans Troubling
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
When the U.S. Department of Education released new data this week showing that the three-year default rate on federal student loans had increased from 13.4 percent to 14.7 percent, Zakiya Smith, a former senior education policy adviser for the Obama White House, said she became “alarmed.”
www.businsessweek.com
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-02/caltech-tops-world-university-rankings-for-third-straight-year
Caltech Tops World University Rankings for Third Straight Year
By Oliver Staley
The California Institute of Technology is the world’s top-ranked university for the third consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, as U.S. schools hold seven of the first 10 spots.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/03/departments-under-threat-few-majors-physicists-say-value-isnt-reflected-numbers#ixzz2gewQex00
Small Ain’t All
By Colleen Flaherty
If physicists ask some of the biggest possible questions about the nature of the universe, can a university exist without a physics department? A growing number of institutions think so, either cutting or combining programs. Citing budget concerns and low numbers of majors, the University of Southern Maine is the latest institution to consider eliminating its physics major.
www.nytimes.com
Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science?
By EILEEN POLLACK
Last summer, researchers at Yale published a study proving that physicists, chemists and biologists are likely to view a young male scientist more favorably than a woman with the same qualifications. Presented with identical summaries of the accomplishments of two imaginary applicants, professors at six major research institutions were significantly more willing to offer the man a job. If they did hire the woman, they set her salary, on average, nearly $4,000 lower than the man’s. Surprisingly, female scientists were as biased as their male counterparts.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/03/government-shutdown-curbs-academic-research-many-levels#ixzz2gewf9ZeA
Locked Out of the Library
By Michael Stratford
…In addition to forcing the closure of government buildings where research is conducted — such as the Library of Congress and presidential libraries — the shutdown was also cutting off access to myriad electronic resources on which many researchers depend. Websites that were not operational included those of the Library of Congress, the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Science Foundation, the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Education Department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences.