University System News:
The Augusta Chronicle
Is Augusta a cyber hub? Study suggests it is Voter records still open to hackers
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-06-15/augusta-cyber-hub-study-suggests-it
Joe Hotchkiss
Wondering when Augusta will become a cyber hub? It already is. That’s one of the findings from an Augusta University study designed to learn what regional employers are looking for when staffing metro Augusta’s current and future cyber workforce. Co-creators of the study shared its major findings Thursday ahead of the full study’s planned release June 26… Because AU already has those degree offerings, Hatcher said that strengthens the school’s ties to the community. “So if you’re coming up, your family lives here and you’re thinking about college, we have those programs in place and were going to grow those programs,” Hatcher said. “You stay here if you’re going into some kind of computer science instead of going to Georgia Tech. We keep you here and we’re more likely to retain you.”
HubGA.com
Kimberly-Clark Continues Commitment to Innovation by Joining Georgia Tech’s Internet-of-Things Research Center
http://www.hubga.com/tag-press-release/kimberly-clark-continues-commitment-to-innovation-by-joining-georgia-techs-internet-of-things-research-center/
Kimberly-Clark has joined Georgia Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT). As a member of this global, non-profit research and development center with a seat on the Executive Advisory Board, Kimberly-Clark will help guide research into the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace that addresses critical societal issues including privacy, trust, ethics, regulation and policy.
Gainesville Times
UNG to add new geospatial technology programs through grant
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/124052/
Norm Cannada
University of North Georgia students should gain more opportunities in the growing field of geospatial technology through a new 3-year $609,739 National Science Foundation grant designed to start two new programs on the Gainesville campus.
WSFA.com
GSU professor to lead fight against eminent domain
http://www.wsfa.com/story/35693471/gsu-professor-to-lead-fight-against-eminent-domain
A court battle will begin Monday in Fulton County Superior Court as many people in a part of Atlanta say they’re being forced out of their homes by the city.
Residents of the Peoplestown section of Atlanta are fighting to save their homes and they’re getting the help of a Georgia State University law professor.
Kwotable.com
Shape-Shifting ‘4D’ Printed Objects Could Pave The Way For Outer Space Structures
http://kwotable.com/2017/06/17/shape-shifting-4d-printed-objects-could-pave-the-way-for-outer-space-structures/
Brian Heater
Eleven years ago, after Karen Handel had been elected as Georgia’s first Republican secretary of state since Reconstruction, Richard DeMillo, head of the Office of Policy Analysis and Research at Georgia Tech, got a call about an important project. The state’s election system, updated with new machines, needed a hard look. “They said: Take a look at our processes, take a look at our technology, and give us your opinion,” DeMillo said. “I assigned some people from our Information Security Center to work on it.” In May 2008, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and Office of Policy Analysis and Research released its report, “A Security Study of the Processes and Procedures Surrounding Electronic Voting in Georgia.” A number of potential problems came up, from the transportation of election machines by prison laborers to password protection of machines and poll-watcher training.
Higher Education News:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Will Michigan’s Free-Tuition Guarantee Change the Game for Low-Income Students?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Will-Michigan-s-Free-Tuition/240385?cid=wcontentlist_hp_latest
J. Clara Chan
Starting in January, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will guarantee free tuition for all in-state undergraduates with an annual family income of $65,000 or less. Many observers cheered the announcement on Thursday, but some higher-education experts greeted it with skepticism. After all, many low-income students receive free tuition through existing financial-aid programs. And what about student fees and living expenses not covered by the plan? Would such a guarantee really make a difference?
Inside Higher Ed
Can Scientists Help End the Teacher Shortage?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/06/19/university-daytons-fixed-net-tuition-price-pans-out
Rick Seltzer
In 2013, the University of Dayton started a new fixed net-price tuition plan, promising most students that their financial aid packages would rise in lockstep with any increases in tuition sticker prices over four years — keeping steady the effective price students pay.