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Georgia Tech student group issues demands in wake of shooting
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-student-group-issues-demands-wake-shooting/GxiUJYWOQI4gLReDtpFV7J/
Eric Stirgus The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of Georgia Tech students on Thursday unveiled a list of several changes they want campus administrators to make in the wake of Saturday’s fatal shooting of a student by a campus police officer. The Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance’s demands include: …The alliance is planning an Oct. 5 rally on campus focused on the demands and plans for peaceful, non-violent demonstrations in front of the office of Tech’s president, G.P. “Bud” Peterson.
www.valdostadailytimes.com
EDITORIAL: Police held to same standard
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-police-held-to-same-standard/article_33d2e3c5-e2ad-5b66-a041-a1b5c8b55014.html
Once again Valdosta Chief of Police Brian Childress has shown he is a man of integrity and that his department will be held to the highest standards. When an officer was involved in a traffic accident, driving without his lights on, he was ticketed. It was the right thing to do. Police must never be regarded as being above the laws which they are charged to enforce.
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South Georgia college to unveil plaza named after Jimmy Carter
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/south-georgia-college-unveil-plaza-named-after-jimmy-carter/wq00N86Vzoo6tWFgm3wmlK/
Eric Stirgus
Georgia Southwestern State University has a dedication ceremony set Friday for a plaza named after former President Jimmy Carter. Carter attended the university in 1941 and 1942. The former president and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, also an alumni of the university, are scheduled to attend.
www.albanyherald.com
ABAC economic impact nearly $370 million
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College sees 12 percent impact increase in two years
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/abac-economic-impact-nearly-million/article_0999b6bb-c164-55b4-a091-cd92094df6c6.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1506081616&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
From Staff Reports
TIFTON — A study conducted by the University of Georgia has found that Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College had an economic impact of nearly $370 million in Fiscal Year 2016, ABAC officials say. The study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and sanctioned by the University System of Georgia set the impact an just under $369.9 million. That was a 12.1 percent jump from FY 2014. The study determined the impact of the entire University System on the state’s economy was $16.8 billion. ABAC President David Bridges said there were several factors that led to the more than $40 million growth in economic impact that the Tifton college experienced over the two-year period. “The enrollment at ABAC has increased in three of the past five fall semesters at ABAC,” Bridges said. “That kind of growth is not happening at other colleges and universities in South Georgia. “The number of students pursuing bachelor’s degrees on our campus has jumped from 41 in 2008 to about 2,000 today. That’s a significant increase.”
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www.growinggeorgia.com
ABAC Economic Impact on South Georgia Climbs to $369,874,664
http://growinggeorgia.com/news/2017/09/abac-economic-impact-south-georgia-climbs-369874664/
www.wsbtv.com
Inspection uncovers serious safety problems at Georgia State Stadium
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/inspection-uncovers-serious-safety-problems-at-georgia-state-stadium/612721667
by: Nicole Carr
An inspection report obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows the majority of sprinkler systems, and the fire pump that services them, are either non-existent or they don’t meet safety standards at Georgia State University’s stadium. The report contains hundreds of sprinkler recall, replacement and installation recommendations. It was completed on Aug. 4 by an inspector with Advantage Fire Sprinkler Company, Inc., a Dacula-based fire protection agency. The university said it was still issued a conditional Certificate of Occupancy by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, clearing the way for football fans to attend Panthers games. On Thursday, the university told Channel 2’s Nicole Carr that they inherited a number of building issues through the recent sale of the stadium, formerly Turner Field. That $30 million sale was facilitated by the Fulton County Recreation Authority in January.
www.wtoc.com
GSU students participate in ‘It Can Wait’ program for distracted driving
http://www.wtoc.com/story/36424217/gsu-students-participate-in-it-can-wait-program-for-distracted-driving
By Dal Cannady, Reporter
Georgia Southern University students got a dramatic reminder on Thursday to stay focused when driving. Hundreds of them got behind the wheel via virtual reality and saw what happens as a result of distracted driving. A program by AT&T called ‘It Can Wait’ showed them all the dangers that can happen when they’re texting or doing other things on their phones.
www.thewestgeorgian.com
UWG Holds Women’s Self Defense Classes
By Itunu Aromolaran
The University of West Georgia is offering women’s self defense classes as part of the Rape Aggression Defense. The five-week self defense classes will focus on what is needed in order to keep women safe on campus and everywhere they go. “The thing I hope to teach the students is self-confidence in themselves,” said Lt. J. Michael Keener, Patrol Division and Evening Watch Commander for the UWG Police. “The techniques taught in the class are effective but you have to be confident in yourself to successfully implement them.” …“We currently offer one course per semester, but additional classes are offered on request to groups who are interested,” said Lt. Keener. “We have taught courses for sororities, faculty, staff, and community groups.” The history of this self-defense class dates all the way back to 1980, then making its first appearance at UWG in 2003.
www.wgauradio.com
UGA FACULTY AWARDED $3.2 MILLION NIH GRANT TO DEVELOP VACCINE PLATFORM
http://www.wgauradio.com/news/local/uga-faculty-awarded-million-nih-grant-develop-vaccine-platform/0iXyesbP0ov7jlPaJC61cI/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=55b8940d88-eGaMorning-9_22_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-55b8940d88-86731974&mc_cid=55b8940d88&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
Athens, Ga. – Researchers in the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to develop a vaccine platform that will optimize vaccine development and administration. UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor M. Stephen Trent, along with associate professor Jeff Hogan and postdoctoral fellow Shawn Zimmerman, have developed the Surface Antigen/Adjuvant Vaccine Engineering, or SAAVE, platform that engineers the surface of bacterium to be a vaccine. This will allow a vaccine to be administered as an oral probiotic, which will improve efficiencies and create a versatile, interchangeable platform designed to help fight multiple infectious diseases. The grant, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will allow for the full development and expansion of the SAAVE platform, building on Trent’s research with engineered lipopolysaccharides (LPS) as adjuvants, a key part of making vaccines more effective.
www.chronicle.augusta.com
AU researcher teams up to explore cancer drug therapy
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-09-21/au-researcher-teams-explore-cancer-drug-therapy
By Tom Corwin Staff Writer
Now that a drug therapy for cancer has been approved using the same technique they are seeking to perfect, Dr. Zihai Li and Dr. Yukai He said the excitement in their field is palpable. “It’s very hard to sleep most days,” joked Li, the chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Medical University of South Carolina, as He of Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University laughed. The doctors spoke Thursday at the Second Southeast Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy & Inflammation Research Retreat at AU about their collaboration, which grew out of a similar conference two years ago. …The field took a great leap forward last month when the Food and Drug Administration approved a specific CAR T-cell therapy to treat pediatric acute lymphoblastic lymphoma.
www.phys.org
Smart staffers: Why educated areas are good for business
https://phys.org/news/2017-09-smart-staffers-areas-good-business.html?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=55b8940d88-eGaMorning-9_22_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-55b8940d88-86731974&mc_cid=55b8940d88&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
by Matt Weeks
The key to a thriving business may be the educational level of non-executive employees, according to new University of Georgia research. Specifically, highly educated employees provide higher quality financial data and are associated with improvements in key areas of business practice, such as mandatory disclosures and management forecasts. “We find that when companies are located in a place where the workforce is highly educated, they produce better accounting information,” said John Campbell, an associate professor of accounting in UGA’s Terry College of Business and one of the study’s authors. “The employees don’t have to be experts in accounting, but if they see something that doesn’t look right, they’re more likely to say something about it and tell their superiors about it.” Non-executive employees play a large role in generating and reviewing accounting reports, meaning that they could be best positioned to catch errors or fraud, Campbell said.
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Just Like Obama Did?
Secretary DeVos has criticized the previous administration for shifting federal policy without appropriate public input. Critics say she’s poised to do just that with new Title IX advice.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/22/advocates-warn-against-immediate-changes-campus-assault-policies?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=febfd74db8-DNU20170922&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-febfd74db8-197515277&mc_cid=febfd74db8&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Andrew Kreighbaum
With Department of Ed set to unveil as soon as today new advice to colleges and universities on Title IX compliance, critics see Secretary Betsy DeVos poised to make shift on federal policy without appropriate public input — a charge she leveled at the Obama administration.
www.insidehighered.com
Obama Alums Launch Coalition to Challenge DeVos
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/22/obama-alums-launch-coalition-challenge-devos?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=febfd74db8-DNU20170922&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-febfd74db8-197515277&mc_cid=febfd74db8&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Andrew Kreighbaum
A group of former Obama administration officials is launching a legal aid effort to assist students who are defrauded or suffer from discrimination. The organization, called the National Student Legal Defense Network, will work with state attorneys general and other advocacy groups to bring lawsuits on students’ behalf, according to the Associated Press. The AP and The Washington Post reported the group’s launch.
www.diverseeducation.com
Innovative Strategies for HBCUs Proposed at CBC Conference
http://diverseeducation.com/article/101973/?utm_campaign=DIV1709%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20SEP22&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
WASHINGTON — A range of solutions and strategies — from the adoption of new business models to one-on-one mentoring from African Americans who’ve attained C-Suite positions — emerged Thursday at the inaugural HBCU “braintrust” of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference. The jam-packed marathon discussion — convened by U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams, (D-North Carolina), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus — featured seven HBCU presidents, a number of representatives from corporations that partner with HBCUs, and several students who recounted how their respective HBCU experiences exceeded their expectations. As with just about any discussion of HBCUs, substantial tension arose over whether HBCU leaders should even indulge in conversations that question the relevancy of HBCUs. But it was hard to dodge the relevance question in light of the fact that it came from April Ryan, the noted CNN commentator who served as moderator for the portion of the event that featured HBCU presidents. “That’s almost the wrong question,” shot back Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, president at Tennessee State University. Glover said HBCUs have long created “new business models” by achieving great results with scarce resources.