November 20, 2008

Better Music Through Technology
Georgia Tech is pushing the boundaries of musical creativity through technology. This month, Tech launched a Center for Music Technology to explore how we create, perform, listen to and buy music. Departments across the campus are collaborating on challenges that can't be addressed by just one discipline. For example, a master's student in the College of Architecture's music technology program might do coursework in electrical and mechanical engineering, industrial design or mathematics. Researchers, students and alumni are:
> using music to help the visually impaired experience movement in zoos;
> reinventing the way people learn to play piano;
> building better musical instruments; and
> creating software that transforms cell phones into musical instruments.
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Helping Students Attend College During Downturn
Acknowledging the economic downturn's impact on students and their families, Agnes Scott College this week announced new financial aid programs for students and its smallest percentage increase in tuition and fees in 35 years.The tuition announcement comes earlier than usual to help families plan their finances.  More >

Georgia State Economist Sees More Job Losses 
U.S. economic growth will begin to turn positive in late 2009, but job losses will continue until "proper recovery" in 2011, Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center Director Rajeev Dhawan said yesterday in his forecast for the nation. He expects Georgia's unemployment rate to climb from 6 percent in 2008 to 7.5 percent in 2009 to 8 percent in 2010. More >

KSU Preserves Bartow Homestead
Kennesaw State University has accepted a gift of "In the Valley," the 56-acre Bartow County homestead of Georgia author and World War I correspondent Corra Harris. KSU will preserve the historic home and property north of Cartersville and offer tours for students and the public. KSU students will conduct research in the archaeological, environmental, social and literary history of the site. More >

Know Your Trees
The University of West Georgia's 645-acre campus is designated an arboretum, with specimen and ornamental trees for study, shade and habitat. A new UWG Arboretum Tree Walk guide now helps visitors and students learn more about the landscape. More >

The Thrill of Discovering "Wonderful Things"
Emory University's Carlos Museum chronicles the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb through 50 photographs from a collection that captured the world's imagination. The "Wonderful Things" exhibit is at Emory through May 25. Emory is also presenting "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" at the Atlanta Civic Center. 


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Photo credits: Emory University, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Kennesaw State University, University of West Georgia.