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All in the Family Business at Kennesaw State
 Business is tough enough – but add family dynamics, and the equation gets even more complex. Kennesaw State University's Cox Family Enterprise Center has a 20-year track record of helping family businesses with guidance and educational forums. KSU offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the subject and next fall begins an executive MBA for families in business. The center has also built the knowledge base on family business with research on issues such as estate tax and governance. More >
Emory, Tech Work Toward Flu Vaccine Patches
 No pain. Lower cost. Longer shelf life. Maybe even no trip to the doctor. Sounds like a much better flu vaccine. With $11.5 million in new grants from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Emory and the Georgia Institute of Technology will work to develop and assess a skin patch with microneedles to deliver vaccine. This alternative could impart better immunity to disease and reach more people. Individuals might even be able to self-administer the vaccine after receiving it by mail. More >
Biosensor Detects Avian Flu in Minutes
 A new biosensor developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute can detect avian influenza in poultry within minutes. The biosensor is economical, field-deployable and sensitive to different viral strains. Rapid identification of avian flu infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods require several days for results. More >
Pledging 25,000 Hours of Pro Bono Legal Work
For its 25th anniversary, students, faculty and staff at Georgia State University's College of Law are working to donate 25,000 hours of pro bono service. To help instill the spirit of service in its students, Georgia State's law program awards a "with pro bono distinction" to students who complete more than 50 hours during law school. More >
Oglethorpe Students Serve, Lead
Oglethorpe University's Center for Civic Engagement is helping students learn to lead and serve. With the Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program, the center sponsored a Student Leadership Summit last weekend to empower and inspire students for leadership and civic involvement. Also last week, Oglethorpe students volunteered with Operation School Bell, a program that gives K-12 students new school uniforms. They played games to entertain waiting students and helped them choose uniforms.
Politics in Georgia
The University of Georgia Press has released a second edition of Politics in Georgia, including an analysis of the 2006 state elections, a look at the Republican Party's rise in Georgia, and more on public policy issues such as the environment, transportation and economic development. More >
Haunted by the Bard at Clayton State
 Shakespeare's creepiest characters unite in one frightful spectacle for "Supernatural Shakespeare," a free original production set to haunt the Spivey Hall stage at Clayton State University Oct. 13. Other events in the Supernatural Shakespeare Project include a scholarly lecture and a sonnet contest for metro-Atlanta high school students. The winner will take home $100 and have his or her sonnet read during the day's Shakespeare on the Green event. More >
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Photo credits: Clayton State University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Kennesaw State University, University of West Georgia.
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Emory University's Center for the Study of Law and Religion explores the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the role religion has played in shaping law, politics and society. The interdisciplinary center, which offers joint degree programs, celebrates 25 years with a conference later this month on "The Next 25 Years of Law and Religion."
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