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A group of nursing students in blue gowns in a semi-circle around a man who seems to be an instructor

Health Care November 13, 2024

Kennesaw State and Wellstar double nursing student enrollment

[This article by Paul Floeckher first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission. Photo above by Judith Pishnery] Scholarships and additional faculty are helping fill the need…

Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice L. Saunders and KSU President Kathy S. Schwaig (photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University)

Education August 13, 2024

Wellstar commits $25M to expand partnership with Kennesaw State

Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice L. Saunders and KSU President Kathy S. Schwaig (photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University) The following article and photos first appeared on the…

Education September 20, 2023

Rising number of ‘predatory’ academic journals undermines research and public trust in scholarship

by Eric Freedman, Michigan State University and Bahtiyar Kurambayev, KIMEP University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Taxpayers fund a lot of university research in the…

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Health Care January 9, 2023

More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality

This article by Harris Meyer was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Harris Meyer January 6, 2023 [UPDATED at 7 p.m. ET] Dr. Paul Jeffords and his…

Health Care October 18, 2022

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

by Christina Chung-Lun Wang, University of California, Los Angeles [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, developing…

Climate and Weather July 19, 2022

Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record

By Jessica R. Murfree, Texas A&M University and Natasha Brison, Texas A&M University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At least 50 high school football players…

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Science and Technology April 8, 2022

Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks female colleagues from top jobs

By Jennifer R. Grandis, University of California, San Francisco [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate…

Sports March 12, 2022

Cobb Council’s northwest area council to discuss youth sports in the county

The Cobb Chamber‘s Northwest Cobb Area Council will hold a discussion of youth sports in the county. The details are in the press release reprinted below: ATLANTA (March 11, 2022)…

2021 Elections May 17, 2021

Chris Neill: Libertarian candidate for HD 34 in the special election

By Rebecca Gaunt STEM educator Chris Neill of Marietta is running for the open seat in Georgia House District 34. One of five candidates who qualified, Neill is the only…

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Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

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Uncategorized January 15, 2025

Cobb County announces intent to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

Cobb County announced in a news release (reprinted below) that it intends to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia’s new law created with the passage and signing…

Education January 15, 2025

Kennesaw State, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement partnership will expedite career advancement for educators

[This article by Travis Highfield first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] A new partnership between the Bagwell College of Education and the Georgia Leadership Institute…

Marietta January 15, 2025

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