University System News:   NurseJournalThe White House just committed $35 million to the advanced nursing education workforce By Joelle Y. Jean The White House recently invested $100 million in nursing programs to prevent further shrinking of the nursing workforce. … Some schools that received ANEW program grants announced their plans for the funding: Georgia Southern […]

University System News:   Becker’s Hospital Review Georgia systems combine into 12-hospital entity Marietta-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta University Health System are officially one, effective Aug. 30. AU Health’s three hospitals have joined Wellstar’s nine to create a unified entity. Moving forward, AU Health will be known locally as Wellstar MCG Health — “MCG” […]

University System News: Savannah Morning News Savannah schools and colleges announce closing plans for Hurricane Idalia By Joseph Swartzburt Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, Savannah area residents are planning for a deluge from Hurricane Idalia instead of the last blast of summer. Idalia is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf coast on […]

University System News:   The Augusta Chronicle Augusta University Health, Wellstar merger becomes official in Wednesday signing ceremony By Abraham Kenmore It is official — as of Wednesday morning, Wellstar Health System and Augusta University Health System are unified after months of negotiations. The transaction, formalized in a signing ceremony on the downtown campus for […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Should AI help Georgia students write college admissions essays? While some schools stay quiet, others allow it for tasks such as brainstorming, editing By Vanessa McCray Thousands of high school seniors applying to one of the state’s most selective universities are tackling the same admissions essay question: “Why do […]

University System News: WTOC Georgia Southern University says they are seeing benefits from digital textbooks By Dal Cannady The high cost of textbooks used to be considered as much a part of college life at dorm rooms and dining halls. But Georgia Southern says they and other schools are seeing a benefit from digital downloads […]

University System News: Atlanta News First How much economic impact does the University System of Georgia have? By Jordan Barela The University System of Georgia (USG) has contributed billions of dollars to the Peach State’s economy in the most recent fiscal year, according to a study from the system. In fiscal year 2022, which was […]

University System News: The Georgia Virtue Foundation Awards $2.5M Lifelong Learning Grant, 161 Scholarships to Georgia Southern The National Science Foundation announced a $2.5 million award supporting Georgia Southern University researchers in addressing high-demand workforce needs in information technology and computer science fields. The funded project, “Enabling Lifelong Success in an Information Technology Workforce,” adapts […]

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Collaboration, not competition: How USG leverages resources to prepare students for careers By Rebecca Grapevine – Staff Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle The University System of Georgia established the Academic Innovation Unit to help the system’s 26 public colleges and universities respond to market demands through system-wide collaboration. The unit […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Augusta University contributed nearly $3 billion, 20,000 jobs to Georgia Abraham Kenmore Augusta University generated $2.94 billion for the Peach State economy in 2022, according to a new report from the University System of Georgia. The report totals the impact of the university and AU Health, which between them […]