The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Medical research in Georgia to expand with $73.7 million in funding
By Shelia Poole
“The mantra of this has always been more treatment to more people more quickly.”
A consortium of Georgia academic institutions will receive more than $73.7 million to expand clinical trials and medical research to improve healthcare access, with a goal of greater equity for diverse populations. The National Institutes of Health awarded $58.6 million to the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance with an additional $15.1 million added from participating colleges and universities. Both are over a five-year period. Members of the Georgia CTSA are Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, along with partners that include Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Yes! Weekly
Autobell® Car Wash Awards 2022 Academic Scholarships to Team Members
For the 2022-23 academic year, AutobellCar Wash awarded scholarships totaling $158,250 to assist with college tuition to 84 team members in the Carolinas, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. The recipients were selected for their academic diligence and accomplishments, productive extracurricular activities, and civic engagement. “We’re an employer of choice for so many high school and college students because of our flexible hours that allow students to put education and school activities first,” said Katie Sens, Autobell Director of Human Resources. “Each year, we’re inspired by our young team members’ talent, work ethic, and community involvement.” …The 2022 Autobell Scholarship recipients by region and their chosen colleges are:
Metro Atlanta, GA
Christian Bryce Conner of Suwanee, GA, attending Georgia Gwinnett College
Michael Hernandez, Lawrenceville, GA, Georgia College & State University
Jaimie Jordan, Suwanee, GA, University of North Georgia
Patrick Kryszczak, Alpharetta, GA, Georgia College and State University
Daniel Maldonado, Marietta, GA, Kennesaw State University
Nicholas Sutton, Kennesaw, GA, Georgia Southern University
Georgia Trend
Attracting students to banking
by Patty Rasmussen
Finding qualified workers is the number one challenge facing companies across sectors, but it can be doubly difficult for companies located in rural regions of the state. When every company is attempting to attract the most talented workers, how can smaller companies in dynamic industries like finance compete with their larger counterparts? What can community banks, often located in rural areas of the state, do to differentiate themselves and to capitalize on local talent in an increasingly tight job market? John McNair, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association (CBA) of Georgia, latched onto an intriguing idea. After learning that most in-state students graduating from college moved back to their hometowns, he encouraged CBA members to participate in local campus career fairs to meet students seeking internships, full- and part-time employment. …Starting in 2019, CBA began participating in campus career fairs around the state including the University of Georgia (Athens), Georgia Southern University (Statesboro), Georgia College (Milledgeville), Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw) and others. Students have shared their resumes and often learn about jobs on the spot. …The CBA also partners with the Georgia Fintech Academy, a talent development initiative working to bring diversity into the fintech industry, using the career fair strategy to educate students about community banking.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3 possible candidates for Georgia Tech athletic director
By Ken Sugiura
While Georgia Tech fans are wondering who might be the next football coach of the Yellow Jackets, the question that school officials have to first answer is who the athletic director will be. School President Ángel Cabrera and interim athletic director Frank Neville are leading the search, with the assistance of Parker Executive Search. With the intent of making the hire in time to allow the new athletic director to observe at least the end of the football season, the search is expected to be concluded by Nov. 1 and certainly could wrap up sooner, according to a person familiar with the situation. …Three possible candidates are Army AD Mike Buddie, Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb and former Auburn AD Allen Greene. While their fitness for the first two qualifications is a more subjective matter, all three have been a part of winning football programs in their histories.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
‘My People’ compiles a lifetime of reporting on the Black experience
By Leah Tyler
Racial economic disparity and voter access among Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s topics.
It would be easy to proclaim Charlayne Hunter-Gault a trailblazer and leave it at that. The Emmy-winning journalist made her mark early when she became the first Black female student to desegregate the University of Georgia. Shortly thereafter, she became the first Black reporter to hold a staff position with The New Yorker. But her commitment to break barriers didn’t stop there. Embarking on a mission to write “about Black people in ways they were rarely portrayed anywhere in the media — in their full humanity,” Hunter-Gault has compiled highlights from her 60-year career into a powerful and urgent collection titled “My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives.”
Savannah Tribune
Marius L. Davis is a Savannah, Georgia native, and a 2006 graduate of Savannah State University (SSU) where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications with a focus in Public Relations and Advertising and a minor in Africana Studies. In 2015, Davis earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Communication and Leadership from Armstrong State University. …He currently serves his alma mater, SSU as a professional advisor and adjunct instructor.
Metro Atlanta CEO
Label Source Announces Senior Executive Leadership Changes
Staff Report
Label Source today announced senior executive leadership changes as part of its robust progressive management model. Effective immediately, Christopher Geeslin Jr., Vice President of Sales, will assume the role of President. Company founders Chris Geeslin, Sr. and Michael P. Wrigley will retain the roles of CEO and Chief Operating Officer respectively. “Christopher has done a fantastic job serving as Vice President of Sales and has played an instrumental role in our Company’s tremendous growth and financial success,” said Michael Wrigley. “It’s now time to expand his role with an opportunity to lead our company as we continue to grow with new locations in the region.” A graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration-Finance, Geeslin, Jr. began at Label Source in 2014 and has served in production, shipping, operations, sales, and administrative roles before being promoted to President.
yahoo!
Juanita Baranco Honored by Southern Company in This Year’s Evening of Excellence
It was our pleasure to honor this year’s Evening of Excellence Honoree Juanita Baranco. Juanita served on Southern Company’s Board of Directors and is the co-founder of Baranco Automotive Group, one of the first African-American-owned car dealership in metro Atlanta. At Southern Company, our commitment to equity is not just in our words but our actions. Juanita’s leadership through educational advancement, economic development and services are the actions moving us boldly forward towards equity. …She was appointed by Governor Zell Miller to the Board of Regents and in 1995 became the first African-American woman to chair the board.
WGAU Radio
Healthcare information session today at UGA
By Tim Bryant
A healthcare information session is on tap for today at UGA, underway at 5:30 this afternoon in the University of Georgia’s Orkin Hall. It’s hosted by the University’s Office of Undergraduate Student Services and Corporate Relations and the Terry College of Business.
From the University of Georgia master calendar…
…HCA Healthcare has more than 190 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient locations across the United States the U.K. HCA’s Information Technology Group runs HCA’s innovative and complex project portfolio of $2.5 billion. The Project Management Center drives these initiatives. Through the recruitment of Project Management Assistants, the Project Management Center is training and growing future Project Managers and Healthcare IT leaders.
Statesboro Herald
Voter registration deadline Tuesday; in-person early voting begins Oct. 17
Poll worker shortage vanishes as recruits train for action
Al Hackle/Staff
Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the deadline to register to vote – or update your address and other registration information – for Georgia’s Nov. 8 general election. Three weeks of early voting opportunity, including two Saturdays, will begin Oct. 17. Throughout Georgia, the ballot includes a race of national importance for the U.S. Senate, as well contests for governor and seven other statewide offices, plus decisions on two state constitutional amendments and two state referendums. …The elections suite at the County Annex will also be the one location in Bulloch County open for the entire 17 days of in-person early voting opportunity, but two other early voting locations, including one on the Georgia Southern University campus, will open for a few select days.
MSN
Continuous stress linked to death rates from cancer? HERE IS what study claims
Zee News
The wear and tear on the body caused by chronic and lifelong stress can raise the risk of death rates from cancer, according to experts. That wear and tear, called allostatic load, refers to the cumulative effects of stress over time. “As a response to external stressors, your body releases a stress hormone called cortisol, and then once the stress is over, these levels should go back down,” said Dr. Justin Xavier Moore, an epidemiologist at the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Cancer Center. “However, if you have chronic, ongoing psychosocial stressors, that never allow you to ‘come down’, then that can cause wear and tear on your body at a biological level.” Investigators, led by Moore, performed a retrospective analysis of more than 41,000 people from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES, collected between 1988-2019.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UGA freshman arrested, accused of making threats on Yik Yak
By Caroline Silva
A University of Georgia student was arrested after police said he made threats on a social media app Saturday. Freshman Stuart Harris was charged with terroristic threats after the GBI provided information to UGA police shortly before 10 p.m. that the 18-year-old from Virginia posted threats on Yik Yak, police said. According to an incident report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the threats indicated an “intention to engage in violence.” Police were able to trace the social media threats back to Harris and he was located Saturday evening at his Brumby Hall dormitory, the report states.
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Higher Ed Dive
Florida colleges work to recover from Hurricane Ian
Bethune-Cookman University’s campus remains closed this week, while the state’s public universities are at different stages of operation.
Laura Spitalniak, Associate Editor
Florida colleges are at different stages of recovery after Hurricane Ian hit the state with heavy rain, storm surges and winds just shy of a Category 5 storm. Some institutions are holding classes, while others are unsure when they will be able to welcome students back to campuses that closed before Ian arrived. Here’s a rundown of how a handful of the state’s institutions are doing. In anticipation of the storm, Bethune-Cookman University, a historically Black nonprofit institution in Daytona Beach, issued a mandatory campus evacuation, canceling classes Sept. 26 and temporarily switching to asynchronous remote learning. Now, university leaders are assessing the damage. They have not yet set a return date for students and faculty. The campus will remain closed at least through the end of the week. …The University of South Florida, in Tampa, fared better. It resumed classes Oct. 3, with missed exams and assignments to be rescheduled at a later date. The residence halls at both its Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses are open, and students have 24/7 access to mental health services, either in person or online.
Inside Higher Ed
Missouri State to Cut $5 Million From Academic Budget
By Josh Moody
Citing falling revenue, Missouri State University president Clif Smart announced Monday that the university will cut $5 million from its academic budget for the upcoming 2024 fiscal year. Smart made the budget cut announcement in his annual state of the university address, noting that Missouri State has experienced a decline in enrollment and a dip in retention leading to missed revenue projections, according to coverage of the event by The Springfield News-Leader. “We budgeted flat enrollment. In other words, we budgeted the same number and same mix of students for this fall as we had last fall,” Smart said. “And we didn’t measure up to that.”
Higher Ed Dive
More than half of ABA-accredited law schools accept the GRE for admissions
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
Dive Brief:
A total of 100 American Bar Association-accredited law schools now accept the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, for admissions. This represents more than half of the 199 law schools the ABA accredits, according to ETS, the company that administers the GRE. ETS presented the changes in the admissions landscape as a milestone for the GRE. Those will help bolster diversity among law school applicants, the company said, echoing a common argument among those who want entrance exam requirements loosened.
Inside Higher Ed
Survey: College Admissions Due for a Digital Upgrade
Colleges’ digital outreach to prospective students via social media, text messages and email has proven effective, a new report says. But many admissions professionals struggle to extract stories from imperfect data.
By Susan D’Agostino
“The pandemic really pushed us into an era where we realized the necessity of technology,” Cassie Cunningham, assistant director of admissions at the University of Akron, said of her institution’s efforts to adjust its communications strategy for engaging prospective students. Today, many colleges have favorite digital channels for communicating with prospective students, including those that elevate social media (70 percent), text/SMS (67 percent) and email marketing (63 percent), according to a new survey of 150 university leaders published by Mongoose, a company focused on college and university admissions and communications. Such outreach has proven effective, these leaders say. But many struggle to extract stories from data produced by imperfect platforms and to communicate the return on investment that digital admissions tools deliver. For example, an enhanced text messaging program helped the University of Akron cool summer melt—students who commit but do not show up—according to the study. Many of the text messages required only a thumbs-up or thumbs-down emoji in response. But that immediacy and spontaneity made a difference, Cunningham said.
Inside Higher Ed
Responding to Criticism, Publisher Reinstates Blocked Ebooks
Wiley, after scrambling fall courses by withdrawing more 1,380 ebooks, now says it will restore access to the course materials. Its short-term solution leaves many librarians unsatisfied.
By Susan D’Agostino
Wiley, a publisher that scrambled fall courses at many institutions with its late-August withdrawal of approximately 1,380 digital books from a large subscription collection used by many libraries, has reversed course and now says it will restore access to the ebooks “as soon as possible.” Once the books are reinstated to ProQuest Academic Complete, the multidisciplinary subscription collection, they will remain there through June 2023, according to a statement on the company’s website from Matt Leavy, executive vice president and general manager at Wiley.