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The Daily Tribune-News
GHC’s paramedic to RN program ranked No. 2 on national list
BY DONNA HARRIS
Georgia Highlands College’s nursing program has earned another feather in its nursing cap. GHC’s paramedic-RN program has been ranked No. 2 in the country on the 2019 Best Paramedic to RN Programs list by California-based RegisteredNursing.org, falling just behind the top-rated MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. The bridge program gives paramedics who are looking to expand their careers by becoming a registered nurse the opportunity to receive credit for prior learning and to exempt certain courses in an accelerated curriculum designed specifically for them. “Paramedic to RN programs are popping up all over the country to transition paramedics into the world of registered nursing by building upon the education and experience they already possess,” the website said. “For those pursuing this educational pathway, choosing the best program possible is a high priority. That’s why we have compiled a list of top paramedic to RN programs to help students make the right decision for their future.”
WTVM
Film industry leaders attend exclusive Columbus Entertainment 100 event
By Olivia Gunn
Producers, directors, and film makers from across Georgia in Columbus Wednesday for an exclusive event. The Columbus Entertainment 100 event was made possible by the Columbus Film Commission, Flat Rock Studios, Columbus State University, and Georgia Entertainment News to create a learning atmosphere and to share more about the city. The event also provided an outlet to show that the region is a leading option for filming, gaming, and music companies to consider.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
See one of the Apollo 13 astronauts for free this week in Columbus
By Mark Rice
He was one of the three astronauts on the ill-fated 1970 space mission immortalized in the 1995 film “Apollo 13” — and he will speak this week in Columbus. Columbus State University’s Coca-Cola Space Science Center will host Fred Haise as part of its commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. In conjunction with CSU’s Hunter Lecture series, Haise will speak to the public in University Hall on the main campus Friday, June 21, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Northwest Georgia News
Cobb set to sell business incubator’s site to law firm for $2.1 million
By Jon Gargis
A county-owned facility that became a launchpad for some of Cobb’s emerging businesses is set to change hands to the tune of $2.1 million. On Tuesday night, Cobb commissioners are set to ratify the sale of its 57 Waddell St. property in Marietta to the law firm of Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, which is based on nearby Atlanta Street. The Waddell Street building, which sits on about 0.93 acres near Marietta Square, has been for more than two years the home of IgniteHQ, a business incubator formed through the collaborative effort of Kennesaw State University and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. IgniteHQ began in March 2015 to provide startups and new businesses with resources, advice and a physical space to grow. …The property has been leased by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on behalf of Kennesaw State University and, under a lease amendment also to be ratified Tuesday, will continue to be so through June 30, 2020, even as the law firm takes ownership of the building from the county.
WTOC11
Handful of teachers around GA spending summer in labs, classrooms
By Dal Cannady
A handful of teachers from around Georgia will spend most of their summer in labs and classrooms at Georgia Southern. The teachers are selected to spend the summer as students to pick up on technology they can take back to their classrooms in the fall. Recently, they’ve been working on the components of a solar tracker. It’s just one of the renewable energy sources they examine during the session in the Georgia Southern College of Engineering. Ten teachers get time in one of the state’s best labs to learn new innovations in the STEM disciplines that they can teach in their own schools.
The Red & Black
Person shoots and kills self in UGA parking lot
Sofi Gratas | Editor in Chief and Hunter Riggall | Managing Editor
An unnamed person shot and killed themself in a University of Georgia parking lot on the morning of June 20, the university confirmed today. According to a statement from Greg Trevor, executive director of media communications for the university, the UGA police department received a call at 9:45 a.m. about a gunshot in the lot. After police and other personnel arrived at the scene, the person was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center and was later pronounced dead. The individual was not a student. “It appears the wound was self-inflicted,” Trevor said in the statement, adding that “there is no indication of foul play or an ongoing threat to the public at this time.”
WJCL
Savannah State facing multiple penalties for violating student-athlete eligibility rules
Savannah State University faces several penalties – including vacating tournament records – for violations pertaining to student-athlete eligibility over a 5-academic year span.
By Staff reports
Savannah State University faces several penalties – including vacating tournament records – for violations pertaining to student-athlete eligibility over a 5-academic year span. SSU released a statement Thursday that it has acknowledged to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions violations pertaining to student-athlete eligibility from the 2013-2014 school year through 2017-2018.
WTOC11
SSU acknowledges NCAA infractions, hit with penalties
Tigers fined, placed on probation after Level II infractions
By Jake Wallace
The Savannah State Tigers has acknowledged NCAA infractions regarding student-athlete eligibility from 2013-2018 involving ten Tiger teams. The NCAA says SSU improperly certified 43 student-athletes, with many of the issues stemming from a failure to certify amateurism and progress-toward-degree requirements. The university also allowed two student-athletes with expired eligibility and two nonqualifiers to compete, according to the NCAA. Savannah State says the 10 teams involved are baseball, football, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s cross country, and men’s golf.
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Savannah Morning New
WLTZ
Doull Lands on PING All-America Team
Brooke Kirchhofer
The honors keep rolling in for Columbus State University men’s golfer Jordan Doull as he was selected to the Division II PING All-America Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America Wednesday. Doull earned a spot on the second team becoming one of 25 Division II All-Americans this season.
Eurekalert
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological research
For the first time, researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have used an imaging method normally reserved for humans to analyze brain activity in live agricultural swine models, and they have discovered that pig brains are even better platforms than previously thought for the study of human neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. One immediate potential application is in the study and diagnosis of CTE, a progressive brain disease caused by a series of blunt trauma usually seen in military veterans and NFL football players. Currently CTE can be diagnosed only through an autopsy. The new study strongly suggests that a translational swine model for mapping functional brain connectivity is a promising approach to determine biomarkers or brain signatures that lead to CTE. Using this type of data, doctors would have the opportunity to diagnose CTE while a veteran or athlete is still alive.
Georgia Growing America
ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture Sets Operating Hours for July
The Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village will begin its annual summer operating schedule on July 2. Museum Director Garrett Boone said the Historic Village, Art Gallery, and Museum will be open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in July. Admission will be $7 for adults, $6 for senior adults, $4 for children five to 16 years old, and free to children four and under. The Museum, Art Gallery, Historic Village and Vulcan Steam Train will be open each Saturday in July from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior adults, $5 for children five to 16 years old, and free to children four and under. ABAC students receive free admission with a student ID.
Higher Education News:
Inside Higher Ed
How Dorm Rooms Can Affect Grades
A new study found that slick, apartment-style housing might be aesthetically pleasing but could lower students’ grade point averages.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
Colleges have attempted to woo prospective students in recent years with slick residence halls that are far cry from the minimalist construction styles of the past. And while studies have focused on how living on campus versus off campus can affect students’ attitudes and academic performance, little research has been conducted on how the actual architecture of a building can influence those same factors. A group of researchers that attempted to determine the relationship between student housing and grades outlined their findings in a new study published this month in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. The authors note that some parents believe that apartment-style living spaces — as opposed to the more traditional rooms lined down a single corridor — will benefit their children. But many students find the apartments make them lonely, despite giving them more privacy and space, the researchers wrote. The researchers set out to figure out whether students who lived in traditional campus housing had better grade point averages and a sense of belonging compared to those in apartments.