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Medical College Expansion to Include UGA
 The University of Georgia would partner with the Medical College of Georgia to expand medical education in Georgia under a plan presented to the University System of Georgia Wednesday. A MCG-UGA health sciences campus on the site of the former Navy Supply Corps School in Athens would have an initial class of 40 students by fall 2010 and expand entering class size to 60 by 2012. The plan, which the Board of Regents will consider Monday, would expand MCG's capacity in Augusta, as well as in Athens, Savannah and Albany, to grow its current med school enrollment of 745 to 1,200 students by 2020. More >
Private Med Schools Growing Capacity
Georgia's private institutions are also expanding to alleviate Georgia's shortage of doctors . Georgia ranks 40th in the nation in physician-to-population ratio.
 > Emory University 's new medical school building allowed a 15 percent increase in the size of the entering medical class, which this fall totaled 133 students. Emory has a total of 480 med students this year. More >
> Mercer University is expanding its doctor of medicine program to Savannah beginning fall 2008, beginning with 30 students and growing to a class of 60. Mercer's medical school in Macon, which accepts only Georgia residents, has 315 students this year. More >
> Morehouse School of Medicine is exploring increasing entering class size over time from the current 52 to 70. The school, now with a total of 286 medical students, has a mission to train minorities to serve underserved populations. More >
> Brenau University plans to announce, at the end of January, the results of a feasibility study for a Brenau medical school. More >
Tech, Emory Develop Quick Alzheimer's Test
 A new device developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University will allow a quick test during a routine checkup to detect the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease. The 10-minute "DETECT" test has accuracy similar to the current 90-minute exam. The device is expected to be commercialized later this year. More >
KSU Honored With National Award for Preparing Grads
Kennesaw State University was one of three U.S. universities honored with a 2008 Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning Outcomes from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The award recognizes KSU's successes in preparing students for the workforce. For example, more than 90 percent of nursing graduates passed licensing exams five years in a row. More metrics on KSU student success >
GRA Venture Capital Fund Proposed
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue's 2008 legislative agenda includes adding $5 million to $5 million in existing funds to create the Georgia Research Alliance venture capital fund. The state's $10 million investment would be matched by private dollars to build a $40 million fund for early-stage financing of businesses formed from discoveries in Georgia's public and private research universities.
UNCF Launches Brand Update at Spelman
 Spelman College today hosted the unveiling of an update to the United Negro College Fund's brand identity, which retains one of the world's most recognizable taglines, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." Students and faculty from Clark Atlanta, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse and Spelman – all members of UNCF and ARCHE – attended the launch. More >
Learning to Be Leaders for MLK Day
One good way to observe Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: Clayton State University will help students learn to be leaders in conflict resolution and mediation training. Students who complete an introductory course will be eligible to serve on a new student peer mediation team.
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Georgia Tech 's enrollment reached an all-time high of 18,000 for fall 2007. Tech attributed the increase to higher retention and more new graduate students.
Tech and UGA were listed among the 2008 Kiplinger's 100 best values in public colleges.
Ten ARCHE-member institution presidents, plus ARCHE President Michael A. Gerber, were named in Georgia Trend' s lists of most influential and notable Georgians. Georgia Sate President Carl Patton was one of three people added to the magazine's Influential Georgians Hall of Fame.
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