University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp signs Georgia dual enrollment bill By Eric Stirgus Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp quietly signed a much-debated bill into law this week aimed at reducing how many college courses that high school students can take under the state’s popular dual enrollment program. The changes in House Bill 444 would […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle MCG lab testing 1,000 patients a day to help Georgia know COVID-19 extent By Tom Corwin GEM Lab at Medical College of Georgia is part of a statewide effort to test as many people in Georgia as possible as quickly as possible to help state leaders know the extent […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Augusta ERs see drop in serious illness, poll finds COVID-19 fear keeps patients away By Tom Corwin Augusta Emergency Departments are seeing a drop in patients who would normally show up with heart attacks or other serious illnesses. A new national poll confirms what Augusta doctors suspected that people […]

University System News: The Chronicle of Higher Education Some Colleges Plan to Open in the Fall. Will Students Show Up? By Audrey Williams June As an unprecedented spring semester in the coronavirus pandemic comes to a close, colleges and universities have begun to announce their plans for the fall. For a growing number of institutions […]

University System News: WSB What will college look like next year? Georgia State president looks ahead By Jovita Moore Coronavirus has impacted all of our lives, but it has meant huge changes for college students and those getting ready to go to college. The Georgia State University campus is usually buzzing this time of year […]

University System News: Savannah Business Journal Georgia Southern Student Creates Virtual Graduation By Staff Reports When Rebecca Hooper, a senior marketing major at Georgia Southern University, heard there would be no graduation ceremony at Paulson Stadium this year, she decided to build her own. In Minecraft, that is. On Tuesday, March 17, during spring break, […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp, Southern governors talk coronavirus reopening strategies By J. Scott Trubey, Greg Bluestein and J.D. Capelouto Gov. Brian Kemp is exploring a coordinated effort with other Southern states to jumpstart the regional economy, as some critics push back on government-imposed restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus. Kemp said he spoke Saturday with […]

University System News: WJBF Georgia Governor Kemp taps Augusta University to lead fight against COVID with statewide testing By Staff Reports Thousands of Georgians to be screened through Augusta University app and tested with Augusta University swab technology. On Monday afternoon, Governor Kemp announced that Augusta University technology will be used statewide to help combat […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia to lean into telehealth, web portal in COVID-19 fight By J. Scott Trubey As Georgia eases its shelter-in-place order and reopens some businesses, the state will rely heavily on a smartphone app to lead people to get coronavirus tests and a separate web portal to help track infected persons and isolate […]

Marietta Daily Journal Georgia National Guard opens drive-thru testing site at KSU Staff Report Under the direction of Gov. Brian Kemp, the Georgia National Guard has selected Kennesaw State University to host a new drive-thru site to test Georgians for COVID-19, the university announced in a news release. The testing site, located on the university’s […]