USG NEWS:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2014/09/26/state-eyes-launch-of-georgia-film-academy.html?ana=sm_atl_ucp56&b=1411656559^15536321
State eyes launch of ‘Georgia Film Academy’
Ellie Hensley
Staff Writer- Atlanta Business Chronicle
The University System of Georgia is considering the launch of a Georgia Film Academy to educate workers for the state’s booming movie business. The Georgia Film Academy would unite film-related programs at the University System’s schools with those of the Technical College System of Georgia. The University System has launched a study that will assess workforce needs, the schools’ existing programs and the number of students entering the programs.

www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/us/georgia-colleges-prohibiting-tobacco-but-questions-about-enforcement-linger.html?_r=0
Georgia Colleges Prohibiting Tobacco, but Questions About Enforcement Linger
By ALAN BLINDER
ATHENS, Ga. — Amid carefree talk of starting lineups, one public notice to the Sanford Stadium crowd on a recent Saturday stood out: Beginning Oct. 1, the University of Georgia will be among the academic institutions in this state that prohibit tobacco products from its campuses. At the 31 public colleges and universities that make up the University System of Georgia, smoking will be forbidden. The use of chewing tobacco could lead to a penalty. And even products that “simulate the use of tobacco,” including e-cigarettes, are scheduled for banishment. But of all the questions that complement the new regulations, the one that seems to loom largest here centers on the extent to which the University of Georgia should enforce the ban.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/looming-campus-tobacco-ban-aimed-at-improving-health-education/article_18fd7522-4446-11e4-a05d-001a4bcf6878.html
Looming campus tobacco ban aimed at improving health, education
Gabe Cavallaro
The University of Georgia hopes to promote health and education as it implements a campus-wide tobacco and smoke-free policy Oct. 1, said Tom Jackson, UGA vice president of public affairs. “We don’t want people to think that this is an enforcement sort of action, it’s more of an education campaign to help people who are smoking learn how to quit,” Jackson said. The tobacco ban is a system-wide policy that was passed in March by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and will take effect on more than 30 public college and university campuses, according to a previous Red & Black article.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2014-09-29/fanning-institute-dedicate-lamar-dodd-painting-donation-today
Fanning Institute to dedicate Lamar Dodd painting donation today
By UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
A ceremony dedicating an original Lamar Dodd painting will be held 2 p.m. today at the Fanning Building on the University of Georgia Campus. The painting is a gift to the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development from Sibyle Fanning Jenks in honor of her parents, J.W. Fanning and Cora Lee Fanning. The Institute is named for J.W. Fanning, who was UGA’s first vice president for services. He made significant contributions to agriculture, the university and leadership development across the state.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2014-09-27/uga-toughens-policies-sexual-violence-starts-new-website-women
UGA toughens policies for sexual violence, starts new website for women
By LEE SHEARER
Policy changes, a toughened stance on discrimination and harassment, and a new web portal for women should make the University of Georgia a more welcoming place for women, say university administrators. UGA officials announced this month a “Women’s Resources Initiative” to make it easier for women to find and get services they might need, ranging from crisis counseling for sexual or domestic violence to health services and volunteer opportunities.

GOOD NEWS:
www.covnews.com
http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/56264/
GPC named Military Friendly School
For the fourth year in a row, Georgia Perimeter College has earned the Military Friendly School designation from GI Jobs.com. The label reflects the college’s efforts to provide educational opportunities to U.S. veterans, active-duty troops and their families. The 2015 Military Friendly Schools list was released Sept. 23 and can be found at militaryfriendlyschools.com.

www.boston.com
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/2014/09/26/mit-ranks-high-for-students-and-staff/y3tGtZxQujDcwVJAeFtfFJ/story.html
MIT Ranks High for Students and Staff
By Eleanor Cleverly
MIT dropped to No. 12 on the 2014 annual Glassdoor employee satisfaction survey, Top 25 Universities to Work For. Ranked No. 7 in 2013, MIT remains the only Boston university representing the area’s academic mecca. Harvard University was absent for another year, yet Ivies Princeton, Cornell and Yale, which ranked No. 4, No. 5, and No. 8 respectively, were featured. Brigham Young University ranked No. 1, up from No. 3 last year… A suite of technical universities made Glassdoor’s Top 25, including Carnegie Mellon University (No. 2), Virginia Tech (No. 9), Georgia Institute of Technology (No. 22)

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-perimeter-partner-to-increase-graduation-rates/article_533e2b78-4694-11e4-aaed-0017a43b2370.html
UGA, Perimeter partner to increase graduation rates
Katelyn Umholtz
A partnership between the University of Georgia at Griffin and Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta was officially recognized Sept. 17, a move that may help more college students graduate. Doris Christopher, assistant vice president for academic affairs and director of academic programs at UGA-Griffin, said advisers help students create a path that will prepare them for their transfer from GPC. “The partnership enables the two institutions to advise students as to which degree programs are available for transfer, which courses to take and opportunities for students to seek guidance, advisement and direction from both the sending and receiving institutions,” Christopher said. “The partnerships allow greater interaction between the program coordinators and advisement counselors as well as others at the institutions.”

www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/education/20140928Education-Briefs
Education Briefs
UWG and WGTC sign agreement (4th article down)
The University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College signed a new articulation agreement that allows both institutions to provide educational opportunities for currently enrolled and potential students. The agreement was signed by Dr. Kyle Marrero, UWG president; Mr. Steve G. Daniel, WGTC president; Mr. Pat Hannon, WGTC vice president for Academic Affairs; and Dr. J. Micheal Crafton, UWG provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

www.college.usatoday.com
http://college.usatoday.com/2014/09/22/top-ranked-colleges-for-a-major-in-social-work/
Top ranked colleges for a major in social work
By: Carly Stockwell
The field of social work is a popular choice for students who want to make a difference in other people’s lives. A major in social work prepares you to work in this field by exposing you to the study of mental health, social issues, and counseling for individuals and groups. …Social work programs at these top universities are highly ranked due to their excellent student outcomes. …10. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: ATHENS, GA.

www.13wmaz.com
http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/milledgeville/2014/09/26/georgia-college-mister/16286623/
Georgia College launches Call Me MISTER
Elise Brown, WMAZ
One university in Central Georgia is trying to increase the numbers of African American male teachers. It’s through a program called “Call Me MISTER.” Senior Brandon Crockett is ready to make his mark on the world. The education student plans on teaching math to kids.

www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2014/sep/26/georgia-gwinnett-college-professor-honored-with/
Georgia Gwinnett College professor honored with University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award
By Keith Farner
LAWRENCEVILLE — For the fourth time in Georgia Gwinnett College’s six-year history, a professor has been honored with the Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award. This time it was Dovile Budryte, a political science professor who joined the school in 2007.

RESEARCH:
www.oconeeenterprise.com
http://www.oconeeenterprise.com/news/article_0786a710-43fa-11e4-8686-939f4449a46a.html
Iron Horse Farm new research site
GREENSBORO—The Iron Horse Farm just outside Oconee’s border with Greene County will be a world-class facility with world-class research, said Bob Shulstad.
Scott Angle, dean of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, called Shulstad “a real estate mogul” for his role in the recent exchange of land. His real job is associate dean of research for the college.

www.growingalabama.com
http://growingalabama.com/news/2014/09/uga-researchers-find-peanut-skins-would-add-antioxidants-peanut-butter/
UGA Researchers Find Peanut Skins Would Add Antioxidants to Peanut Butter
By Calvin Powell, University of Georgia
The United States produces about 3 million metric tons of peanuts per year. Nearly 60 percent of that production goes into peanut butter, according to Ruthann Swanson, University of Georgia associate professor of foods and nutrition. About 1.2 billion pounds of peanut butter are available for consumption annually. What happens to all the peanut skins? “They’re discarded as waste, which is a shame because peanut skins are high in antioxidants, specifically phenolics, and dietary fiber,” said Swanson, a member of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) faculty.

www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2014/sep/27/georgia-southwestern-university-group-hopes-to/
Georgia Southwestern University group hopes to help Muckalee crayfish fend off invasive species
Tom Lorenz says Creole painted crayfish places native Flint River crayfish in peril
By Stephen Snyder
AMERICUS — Ask any scientist and he or she will till you “crayfish” are observed for research and “crawfish” are meant for low country boils. Tom Lorenz, an assistant professor of biology at Georgia Southwestern State University, and four senior seminar students are studying “crayfish” this semester from the Flint River and local creeks. Some of their early findings indicate that a certain species native to Southwest Georgia, the Muckalee crayfish, could be in trouble.

www.chattanoogan.com
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/9/26/285188/Groundbreaking-For-Sewanee-Constructed.aspx
Groundbreaking For Sewanee Constructed Wetlands Research Station
Officials from the University of the South today broke ground on a new wetlands research station in Sewanee. The wetlands research station is in partnership with the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and the Sewanee Utility Board. The project was made possible by a $590,000 grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.

www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/fishing-club-supports-environmental-education/nhSxB/
Fishing club supports environmental education
By Jimmy Jacobs
For the AJC
One might expect the main focus of an angling club to be centered on getting together and going fishing. The Coosa Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter in Rome seems to defy that logic.
This group of northwest Georgia anglers do spend their fair share of time on the water, but equal or greater effort goes into conservation and education as well. …Another project established a research and scholarship endowment at the Warnell School of Forestry at the University of Georgia. That effort has received more than $20,000 so far.

www.hlntv.com
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/09/25/fido-project-dogs-technology
What if dogs could talk?
By Jennifer Hauser
Could your dog speak to you through technology? Dr. Melody Moore Jackson, the director of the Animal Computer Interaction Lab at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, says that we’re closer than ever to finding a way for your pet to talk to you. Jackson is heading the project called FIDO or Facilitating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations, which helps trained service dogs use technology to communicate with their humans. While the project is intended for service dogs at this point, Jackson says she’s trained her bichon frise to use the technology and she could easily see it coming to your home in the future. Georgia Tech has also taught dogs to successfully use a touchscreen that would open a door so your dog could let itself in and out to use the potty.

www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/business/2014-09-27/improving-economy-boosting-plant-profits-not-rd
Improving economy boosting plant profits, not R&D
By WALTER C. JONES
As the economy gets better, Georgia manufacturers are seeing profits and exports grow, but they’re waiting before plowing more money into research or new technology, according to a recent survey by Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University. Profits rose an average of 13 percent between 2012-14. Of those polled, 84 percent are profitable. The survey of 504 manufacturers from various industries showed that average research-and-development investment as a share of sales fell from 3.92 percent to 3.66 percent in the last two years ago. Compared to a similar survey in 2012, fewer firms are investing in new technology developed by others, such as robotics or additive manufacturing, which is also known as 3-D printing.

www.wired.com
http://www.wired.com/2014/09/technologies-dominate-2022/
Which Technologies Will Dominate in 2022?
BY DEJAN MILOJICIC, IEEE
Predicting the future is hard and risky. But predicting the future in the computer industry is even harder and riskier due to dramatic changes in technology and limitless challenges to innovation. At the beginning of my term as 2014 president of IEEE Computer Society, with help from more than a dozen technology leaders, we set out to survey 23 potential technologies that could change the landscape of computer science and industry by the year 2022… The report represents insights from a strong community of technology leaders from around the world. Hasan Alkhatib of SSN Services LLC; Paolo Faraboschi of HP Labs, Spain; Eitan Frachtenberg of Facebook; Hironori Kasahara of Waseda University; Danny Lange of Microsoft; Phil Laplante of Pennsylvania State University; Arif Merchant of Google; Karsten Schwan of Georgia Tech; and myself conceived the report and wrote many sections.

www.gmanetwork.com
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/381384/scitech/science/fish-are-turned-off-by-the-smell-of-algae-study-shows
Fish are turned off by the smell of algae, study shows
By MACY AÑONUEVO
Smelling good pays off for coral reefs too. Researchers have discovered that coral larvae and juvenile fish looking to settle down use chemical cues coming from the resident corals and algae on a reef to “smell” their way to a healthy neighborhood and actively avoid reefs in bad shape. This discovery has great implications for coral reef restoration, as the mere closure of degraded reefs to fishing (by turning them into Marine Protected Areas or MPAs) may not be enough to encourage the settling of new fish and corals—particularly if there are enough algae to keep them away outright. This study was conducted by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Zayed University and published in the journal Science.

www.news.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-baxter-robotic-co-worker-191311507.html
Meet Baxter, your new robotic co-worker
Recent leaps in computer processing speeds and sensing capabilities have given rise to new possibilities for how robots can work in concert with people.
By Noelle Swan
Nestled into a suburban industrial park, one of Vanguard Plastics’s most dependable employees methodically toils away inside the 22,000-square-foot factory day and night. Baxter, as he’s known, is highly focused, remarkably consistent, and tireless. Perhaps his best feature is his ability to work with others. However, Baxter isn’t quite like any of his co-workers. He’s a $25,000, 300-pound robot from Boston-based Rethink Robotics. But Baxter isn’t really like the other industrial robots at this factory in Southington, Conn., either. Unlike the other machines at the plastics maker, Baxter works right alongside his human co-workers… “There is clear evidence that people are able to bond with robots,” Matarić says. She points to a 2010 Georgia Tech study that showed that owners of iRobot’s Roomba vacuum become emotionally attached to their vacuums – naming them and even refusing to accept replacement vacuums if they break. “What’s to say a robot couldn’t be a companion for people who are truly lonely?” she asks.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2014/09/28/should-georgia-tech-students-be-held-to-the-same-hope-gpa-requirement-as-other-students/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Should Georgia Tech students be held to the same HOPE GPA requirement as other students?
Should there be a lower standard for retaining the HOPE Scholarship for students at Georgia Tech? Over the last year, I have met several Tech students who lost HOPE because their average fell below the requisite 3.0 to 2.8. I tell kids there are four essentials to doing well in college and grad school; don’t miss any classes, keep up with the reading, take good notes and review the material nightly. However, you can adhere to that advice at a tough schoo like Tech and still not make dean’s list.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/MOOC-U-The-Revolution-Isnt/149039/
MOOC U: The Revolution Isn’t Over
By Jeffrey Selingo
Three years ago, this headline appeared in The New York Times: “Virtual and Artificial, but 58,000 Want Course.” We all know the rest of the story. When the artificial-intelligence class at Stanford University started that fall, 160,000 students in 190 countries had signed up, touching off MOOC mania on campuses around the world. Massive open online courses were heralded as the invention that would disrupt higher education’s expensive business model and would become the next big innovation in the tech world. By the end of 2012, the Times declared it “the year of the MOOC.”

Education News
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-s-college-enrollment-declines-for-the-second-straight-year/86771
U.S. College Enrollment Drops for 2nd Year in a Row, Census Bureau Reports
by Andy Thomason
College enrollment dropped by 463,000 students from 2012 to 2013, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Wednesday. It is the second year in a row that college enrollment dropped nationally. According to the statistics, a 10-percent enrollment drop at two-year colleges fueled the overall decline. Enrollment at four-year colleges grew by 1 percent.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67062/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=c0164991148b4173928a600c5defee9d&elqCampaignId=415
University of Southern California Inviting Neighbors Over for Education
by Catherine Morris
Sierra Williams is one of more than 3,000 new freshmen at the University of Southern California this fall. She is majoring in biomedical engineering, and, if the technical track doesn’t work out, she says she plans to become a doctor. Where Williams stands out from the majority of her peers is her familiarity with the campus. That’s because she has already spent four years in high school taking classes there as a student scholar with USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). “It’s pretty easy to navigate my way through campus,” she said.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67071/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=c0164991148b4173928a600c5defee9d&elqCampaignId=415
Experts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College Students
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
WASHINGTON — Rather than react to perpetual questions about their relevance, HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should be proactive about drilling down deeper into America’s K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a postsecondary education. That was one of the key points made Thursday at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference during a panel discussion about empowering HBCUs and PBIs.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67067/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=c0164991148b4173928a600c5defee9d&elqCampaignId=415
Study: Blacks Less Influenced by STEM Gender Stereotypes Than Whites
by Ronald Roach
Researchers and others examining the challenges African-American women confront in earning college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields may want to consider new research showing that, while Black women are more likely than White women to express interest in STEM majors at the start of their college careers, Black women are less likely to actually complete STEM degrees. In addition, Black women and men are less likely than Whites to subconsciously consider STEM fields as more masculine, according to the research, published online this week in the American Psychological Association journal Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67080/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=519fcf06a71545238fa7844e711e2e5e&elqCampaignId=415
Proponents Push for Creative Methods to Cultivate Interest in STEM
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
WASHINGTON — Even though mastery of math and science is a critical part of the effort to achieve more proportionate Black representation in STEM fields, a bigger part of the equation is to spark student interest in STEM careers. That was one of the key arguments that scholars and practitioners made recently as they critiqued the manner in which K-12 and higher education systems tend to deliver math and science education.

www.accessnorthga.com
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=280034
Brenau president says it’s time to ‘shake things up’ in higher education
By Staff
NEW YORK – Brenau University President Ed Schrader Friday called on U.S. higher education’s academic and administrative leaders to explore development of individually customized programs tailored to specific needs of undergraduate and graduate students as a supplement to traditional college and university degree tracks. Although he conceded that the idea of “bundling” and “unbundling” portions of traditional degree-track programs is not a new concept, Schrader said, “It could be a radical one if it shakes up the way colleges and universities structure their relationships with individual students.”

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/California-Shifts-to-Yes/149057/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
California Shifts to ‘Yes Means Yes’ Standard for College Sex
By Jared Misner
Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation on Sunday that explicitly requires colleges and universities that receive state funds to define consent in students’ sexual encounters in terms of “yes means yes” rather than the traditional “no means no.” Mr. Brown’s signing of the “affirmative consent” bill ushers in a new era in the debate about how to curb sexual assaults on college campuses.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/What-California-s-New/149059/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
What California’s New Sexual-Consent Law Means for Its Colleges
By Eric Kelderman
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday making California the first state to set uniform definitions and standards for both private and public colleges to deal with sexual assaults. The law’s main feature is a requirement that colleges adopt an “affirmative consent” standard, meaning that people must signal they are willingly engaging in sexual activity. In other words, only yes means yes. Here is what the law will mean for colleges:

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/adjuncts-retirements-and-sexual-harassment-survey-campus-hr-leaders
Adjuncts, Retirements and Sexual Harassment: A Survey of Campus HR Leaders
By Doug Lederman
Chief human resources officers overwhelmingly believe their institutions are doing enough to prevent sexual harassment by employees – but are far less confident that higher education in general is doing enough to combat such behavior. HR directors – especially those at public colleges and universities — are growing increasingly concerned about faculty members working well past traditional retirement age, leaving little flexibility for their institutions to hire a new generation of professors.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/What-You-Need-to-Know-About/149005/
What You Need to Know About Yik Yak, an App Causing Trouble on Campuses
By Rebecca Koenig
Anonymous posts on a smartphone application called Yik Yak are facilitating conversations on college campuses, but the dialogue is not always fit for the classroom. Discussions on the app sometimes dredge up racist, sexist, and other degrading content, and students at multiple colleges have been arrested for using Yik Yak to post threats to campus safety.

www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/09/26/apple-and-google-say-theyre-responding-to-massive.html
Apple and Google say they’re responding to massive Shellshock bug
Jason McCormick, Contributor
Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are bolstering their defenses against “Shellshock,” a security flaw in a core component of widely distributed operating systems in personal computers and web servers. Spokespeople with Apple and Google confirmed in separate statements to the Silicon Valley Business Journal Friday that the tech giants are developing patches for the security hole found in Linux’s Bourne Again Shell, often called “Bash.” Bash is used in most Linux and Unix operating systems, such as Apple’s Mac OS X or Red Hat Inc.’s Enterprise Linux servers.