USG e-clips from April 1, 2015

USG Institutions: www.wabe.org Microneedle Patches Could Be The Future Of Vaccinations http://wabe.org/post/microneedle-patches-could-be-future-vaccinations By TASNIM SHAMMA Georgia Tech Professor Mark Praunitz has spent two decades developing microneedle patches. These are very tiny needles that dissolve into your skin to painlessly deliver vaccines against viruses like polio and the flu … Last month, Georgia Tech and Prausnitz’ […]

USG e-clips from March 31, 2015

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Georgia colleges on target to graduate 250K by 2025 http://onlineathens.com/uga/2015-03-30/georgia-colleges-target-graduate-250k-2025 By LEE SHEARER The University System of Georgia is currently on target to achieve a more educated workforce for the state by steadily increasing the number of Georgia college graduates. The goal is to have to 250,000 more college graduates by […]

USG e-clips from March 30, 2015

University System News: www.coosavalleynews.com USG Foundation Raises $1M+ for Needs Scholarships http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np111003.htm CVN News In his opening remarks at the annual Regents` Scholarship Gala held at the College Football Hall of Fame, University System of Georgia Foundation Chair Regent James M. Hull announced that the USG Foundation raised more than $1million-a record-in corporate contributions. Funds […]

USG e-clips from March 26, 2015

University System News: www.gainesvilletimes.com Gainesville native recognized as nation’s top Army cadet Ceremony at Capitol honors UNG’s Strickland http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/108686/ By Kristen Oliver The No. 1 Army cadet in the U.S. is from Gainesville, and Gov. Nathan Deal couldn’t be prouder of the University of North Georgia’s Cadet Capt. Jonathan “Chase” Strickland. “We are very, very […]

USG e-clips from March 27, 2015

USG Institutions: www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey GSU president: All our students share grit, drive of basketball team http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/26/gsu-president-all-our-students-share-grit-drive-of-basketball-team/ In the wake of the extraordinary performance of the Georgia State University basketball team this month, GSU President Mark P. Becker deserves an extended metaphor or two. By Mark P. Becker Down 10 points with […]

USG e-clips from March 25, 2015

University System News: www.mdjonline.com Solve the equation: Leaders say communication key to funding education system http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26538593/article-Solve-the-equation–Leaders-say-communication-key-to-funding-education-system by Brittini Ray ATLANTA — With the Cobb and Marietta school districts having lost a combined $147 million in state revenue in the 2014-15 academic year under the state funding formula, Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell asked the state’s […]

USG e-clips from March 11, 2015

University System News: www.myajc.com President Obama talks college affordability, loan repayment during speech at Ga. Tech http://www.myajc.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/president-obama-talks-college-affordability-loan-r/nkSXm/#69f4e426.3566685.735668 By Janel Davis and Katie Leslie – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out an ambitious plan to reform the student loan industry, unveiling on his visit to Atlanta a “student aid bill of rights” […]

USG e-clips from March 16, 2015

University System News: www.lagrangenews.com Legislative update: Transportation, medical marijuana http://www.lagrangenews.com/news/opinion-opinion_columns/152353965/Legislative-update:-Transportation-medical-marijuana Bob Trammell State representative …Finally, this week the House honored Hogansville native Tom Daniel, the Sr. Vice Chancellor for External Affairs for the University System of Georgia. Tom has had a distinguished and storied career representing the University System of Georgia at the Capitol, and […]

USG e-clips from March 17, 2015

University System News: www.news.vice.com President Obama, VICE, and US Students Talk Student Debt Issues in Roundtable Discussion https://news.vice.com/article/president-obama-vice-and-us-students-talk-student-debt-issues-in-roundtable-discussion By Olivia Becker The biggest financial issue facing young Americans today is not the decline of manufacturing jobs or the housing collapse, but mounting student debt. To tackle this issue, VICE hosted a roundtable discussion, moderated by […]

USG e-clips from March 18, 2015

University System News: www.ajc.com Middle Georgia State College granted university status http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/middle-georgia-state-college-granted-university-st/nkZGy/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Middle Georgia State College will become the state’s newest public university with a status and name change becoming effective on July 1. The state’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the changes during its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The […]