WSB-TV
Enrollment at Georgia’s public universities declines for second year in a row
By WSBTV.com News Staff
Enrollment at public universities declined slightly for the second consecutive year, according to a release from the University System of Georgia. Total enrollment of the state’s 26 public colleges and universities for this fall semester stands at 334,459 students, according to the release. Although enrollment decreased overall, it grew by 1.2% at research universities but declined in the system’s three other institutional sectors, according to USG’s fall 2022 semester enrollment report. The system considers UGA, Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Augusta University as falling under the research university category. Comprehensive universities fell by 3.7%, state universities were down 5.7%, and state colleges dropped by 2.4%.
WGAU Radio
UGA bucks trend as University System experiences downturn in enrollment
By WSB Radio
Enrollment at public universities declined slightly for the second consecutive year, according to a release from the University System of Georgia. Total enrollment of the state’s 26 public colleges and universities for this fall semester stands at 334,459 students, according to the release. Although enrollment decreased overall, it grew by 1.2% at research universities, while declining in the system’s three other institutional sectors, according to USG’s fall 2022 semester enrollment report. The system considers UGA, Georgia Tech, Georgia State and Augusta University as falling under the research university category. …Overall, USG saw a decrease of 6,179 students or 1.8% across the state.
Tifton CEO
ABAC President Speaks to Bainbridge Rotary Club
Staff Report
Calling Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College “a train that’s on the move,” Dr. Tracy Brundage, the new president of ABAC, spoke to the Bainbridge Rotary Club recently about her vision for the institution. “ABAC is a train that’s on the move,” Brundage said. “That’s why I wanted to leave my native Pennsylvania and move to Georgia. My skill set fits perfectly with ABAC’s mission.”
Gwinnett Daily Post
Georgia Gwinnett College professor of biology promotes inclusion in science through her teaching
By Ken Scar Special to the Daily Post
Latanya Hammonds-Odie knew from an early age that she would impact others. It was a family tradition. “I’m a third-generation college graduate. Sometimes I joke that I had to get a Ph.D. because that’s the only way I could have done better than my parents and grandmothers,” said Hammonds-Odie, a professor of biology at Georgia Gwinnett College. …She joined the GGC faculty in 2009. Since then, Hammonds-Odie has made it her mission to show GGC students — particularly the disadvantaged and those in groups historically excluded from science — the joys and challenges of science. “What drew me to GGC was the diversity of its student population, and its access mission and small class sizes,” she said.
Savannah CEO
Dr. Stuart Tedders of Georgia Southern on Keeping Your Employees Healthy
Dr. Stuart Tedders of Georgia Southern University talks about the benefit to your company of keeping employees healthy.
WALB
Moultrie PD co-responder program gets national recognition
By Fallon Howard
The Moultrie Police Department is getting national recognition for its efforts in community outreach. The Department’s co-responder program will keep counselors on hand to assist the Department, and the collaboration is made possible by the University of Georgia (UGA) Archway. “My role with the corresponding model was to research best practices for the Moultrie Police Department to implement the corresponding model in their community. I’ve spoken with people at CDC have spoken with Department of Public Health to get data to give to all Moultrie,” said Caleb Snead, a student at UGA and data researcher. One of the first to implement this program was the Athens Police Department. UGA Archway wanted to partner with rural areas like Moultrie to provide access to mental health resources.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Arrman Kyaw
The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation, Dr. Christopher Ellis, Natalie Grandison, Dr. Said Sewell, Dr. Johnathan Gaines, Dr. Christopher Ellis, Natalie Grandison, Dr. Said Sewell, Dr. Johnathan Gaines This Institute for Dual Degree Engineering Advancement (IDEA) will build upon and expand the AUCC’s existing Dual Degree Engineering Program (DDEP) which allows students from AUCC schools to attend their school for three years before transferring to an engineering institution for another two. …The AUCC – comprised of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College – has maintained a longstanding 53-year agreement with Georgia Institute of Technology for this DDEP. By the end of the five years, the students earn both a degree from their AUCC school and a bachelor’s in engineering from Georgia Tech, Sewell said.
Gwinnett Citizen
Peace: Working across organizations and faiths to establish harmony
Salina Jivani
Peace. Unity. Hope. These words are part of our daily vernacular when associated with promoting a world filled with harmony. They’re words that elicit inspiration for a world where we can inhabit in concord with and acceptance for one another. But since 2017–and most recently on September 21, in Atlanta, Georgia – they’ve become more than just words. Two organizations—the Rotary Club of Gwinnett County and the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA— commemorated the International Day of Peace with a Peace & Unity program at Georgia Gwinnett College, putting these words into practice to help the community be mindful and intentional about the role we each play in fostering peace and unity. In attendance were members of Gwinnett’s eight rotary clubs, civic and faith leaders, Rotarians, and government and community leaders.
Athens CEO
Former UGA Athletes Honored for Their Business Acumen With The Arch Award Presented by Piedmont Bank
Staff Report
The University of Georgia Athletic Association (UGAAA) and Piedmont Bank are continuing to honor former student athletes who have achieved exemplary business success after their post collegiate and, in some cases, professional sports careers. In its second year, Piedmont Bank’s Arch Award showcases the honoree’s unique stories while at the University and how their experiences prepared them for success in the business world.
Psychiatric Times
Vitamin D Augmentation in Major Depression With Comorbid Vitamin D Deficiency
Brian Miller, MD, PhD, MPH (Dr Miller is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. He is on the Editorial Board and serves as the schizophrenia section chief for Psychiatric TimesTM.)
D for Depression? Researchers performed a 12-week, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D augmentation for major depression with vitamin D deficiency. …There is evidence for abnormalities in vitamin D and its signaling pathways in the pathophysiology of depression.1 Vitamin D is also suggested to play a neuroprotective role through anti-inflammatory effects.2 Pooled findings of the effects of vitamin D supplementation in major depression, however, have been inconclusive.3 The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is high in India.4 Study Conclusions
The authors concluded that vitamin D augmentation did not outperform placebo in patients with major depression and vitamin D deficiency. The 25(OH)D levels were not correlated with (subjective or objective) depression ratings at any time point. The inclusion of patients with vitamin D deficiency was a primary strength of the study. Study limitations included inadequate statistical power to detect smaller effect sizes, and potential issues of unauthorized vitamin D supplementation and medication non-adherence. The negative findings of this study do not preclude the possibility of beneficial effects of vitamin D supplementation in antidepressant non-responders.
MDPI
by Rishabh Agrawal 1,Asoke Dey 2,Sujay Datta 3,Ana Nassar 1,William Grubb 1,4,Bryan Traughber 5,Tithi Biswas 4,6,Roger Ove 4,6ORCID and Tarun Podder 4,6,*
1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Simple Summary
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality among males in the US. Definitive radiation therapy (RT) plays an important role in curative-intent treatment for localized PCa and can be delivered with several different techniques, depending on the availability of resources and patient-specific criteria. With an analysis of the extensive National Cancer Database, this paper investigates trends in utilization, survival probability, and factors associated with overall survival of six common RT modalities utilized for the treatment of PCa patients—stratified by the three risk groups.
Peach Belt Conference
THREE PBC WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAMS ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
Three Peach Belt women’s soccer teams will continue their 2022 seasons as the NCAA released the bracket for the national championship tournament on Monday evening. Columbus State is the #1 seed in the southeast region while Flagler and North Georgia also advanced to regional play. The Cougars will host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Championship this weekend at the Walden Soccer Complex.
CBS News
Georgia voters look beyond the midterms to the next election cycle
By Valencia Jones
Now that the midterm general election is over, voters are looking ahead to the future and the next election cycle. Inflation, abortion rights, and other big issues drew some Gwinnett County voters to the polls for the midterm election. …Georgia Gwinnett College Professor Dr. Matthew Gunning says these high-stakes elections could have far-reaching impacts well into the future, particularly in the U.S. Senate.
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Inside Higher Ed
How Colleges Measure and Prove Their Value
With public doubts escalating about whether going to college is “worth it,” campus leaders and policy analysts discuss steps institutions are taking to show how they help students and society.
By Doug Lederman
Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable, but more are responding with serious efforts to measure and explain their value. A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, examined the data and metrics colleges and universities are using—or should explore going forward—to gauge the value they provide to their students and other constituents.
Inside Higher Ed
Building Inclusion Through Peer Mentoring: Academic Minute
By Doug Lederman
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Northern Kentucky University Week: Melissa Jones, professor of special education, determines how campuses can foster inclusion for students with disabilities.
Inside Higher Ed
Simple Interventions Can Curb Cheating, Study Finds
A new study evaluates how six simple interventions, including quizzing students on academic honesty, appear to have reduced cheating in a computer science course.
By Johanna Alonso
Professors who adopt a slate of simple, proactive classroom measures to address cheating can significantly increase academic integrity among students, according to a new study from the University of California, Riverside, and zyBooks, a digital college courseware platform run by Wiley. The study looked at six “low-effort” interventions—each of which took less than an hour for the professor to prepare and could be easily adapted for other courses—aimed at reducing cheating in an online section of an introductory computer science course in which about 100 students were enrolled.
Higher Ed Dive
Off-campus students lack equitable access to broadband, researchers say
Laura Spitalniak, Associate Editor
Dive Brief:
More than 1 in 8 undergraduate students who live off campus lack consistent access to broadband internet and instead rely on a cellular data plan, a new working paper from University of Florida researchers reported. Access varied greatly by students’ race and location, according to the paper, posted as part of a prepublication series by Brown University’s Annenberg Institute. When broken down by race and ethnicity, the median student’s access to in-home broadband varied by 33.6 percentage points, from a high of 93.3% among White and Chinese students to a low of 59.7% among Navajo students. In North Dakota, 9.4% of undergraduates relied on cellular data, 4.1 percentage points less than the national median of 13.5%. In Mississippi, that share rose to 24.3% of students, a 10.8 percentage point jump over the national median.
Inside Higher Ed
FBI Investigating Student Threat at University of Dayton
By Safia Abdulahi
A student at the University of Dayton was taken into custody this week by campus police after threatening violence on campus, WDTN.com reported. The student, who was not identified by authorities, posted the threat Monday on Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app used by college students and others. The FBI is investigating the threat posed by the student, a bureau spokesperson said in a press release. Another UD student received numerous threats from the student who was arrested stating that a shooting would occur on the campus. One of the threats stated, “I’m going to shoot up this school today at noon. don’t say I didn’t warn you. Marianist first,” according to WDTN. The University of Dayton’s Department of Public Safety sent out an alert to the campus Monday stating that the student was in custody and that a criminal investigation was underway.
Higher Ed Dive
Louisiana to require colleges to report foreign gifts worth $50,000 or more
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
Dive Brief:
Louisiana colleges will need to disclose to the state any gifts and contracts from foreign entities worth $50,000 or more under a law passed earlier this year. The requirement covers public and private institutions, which will also need to share details like the size of donations and the date they received them. Colleges will also need to provide a copy of gift agreements with foreign entities. The law takes effect July 1, 2023. A year after that, an auditor for the Louisiana regent board will begin annually inspecting a random sample of at least 5% of the total donations an institution disclosed during the previous fiscal year.
Cybersecurity Dive
Microsoft finally releases security updates for ProxyNotShell zero days
The company linked a limited set of recent Exchange Server attacks to state-backed threat actors.
David Jones, Reporter
Microsoft finally released security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that were disclosed in late September and led to attacks from a state-linked threat actor. The updates address a server-side request forgery vulnerability, listed as CVE-2022-41040 and the second, identified as CVE-2022-41082, allows remote code execution when the attacker has access to PowerShell, according to Microsoft. Microsoft confirmed there have been limited, targeted attacks using the two vulnerabilities. The server-side request forgery can allow an attacker to remotely trigger CVE-2022-41082, however the attacker needs to be authenticated.
Higher Ed Dive
US Sen. Ben Sasse wins final OK to become next University of Florida president
The state system governing body confirmed the Nebraska Republican despite student and faculty objections over his legislative record.
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse will be the University of Florida’s 13th president after the state system’s governing board signed off on his selection Wednesday, spurning students and faculty critics who found his political views reprehensible. Sasse will take over the presidency in early February after resigning from the Senate. He struck a five-year contract with the university’s trustee board that pays him a base salary of $1 million, as well as benefits like living in presidential housing, with the potential for performance bonuses. It’s a big pay bump for the Nebraska Republican, who earns $174,000 a year as senator. Only one board member opposed his nomination.