News coverage validates the meaningful work being done here. It brings the perspectives of Georgia State people onto the public agenda, and it helps to build recognition of our university regionally, nationally and internationally. This compilation of news clips from the Office of Public Relations and Marketing Communications highlights some of the most prominent recent stories that focus on or include Georgia State. Some of the story links below are only accessible with a subscription. To request an electronic copy of an article, email gsudigest@gsu.edu.
THE NEWS YORK TIMES
A Surprisingly Simple Way To Help Level The Playing Field Of College Admissions
Jonathan Smith, assistant professor of economics, in an article about why high school students, especially low-income ones who want to go to college should take the SAT early and often.
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THE NEWS YORK TIMES
3-D Printed Gun Blueprints for Sale After U.S. Court Order, Group Says
Timothy Lytton, a law professor who has written a book on gun litigation, in an article about a Texas-based group a U.S. federal judge had barred from issuing blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns on the Internet.
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THE WASHINGTON POST
Students Are Dropping Out Of College Before Even Starting.
Here’s How Educators Are Trying To Stop The Trend.
Georgia State highlighted in an article about how educators are combatting the problem of summer melt, the term used when enrolled freshmen don’t show up to campus in the fall. The article discusses how summer melt sidetracks an estimated 10 percent or more of college plans nationwide and hits teenagers from low-income families harder than others.
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CNN
‘Pandemic’ Of Inactivity Increases Disease Risk Worldwide, WHO Study Says
Walter R. Thompson, associate dean and a professor of kinesiology and health, in a story about how one in three women and nearly one in four men do not exercise enough to avoid common diseases.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Georgia State Graduates More African-American Students Than Any Non-Profit University, Report Says
A report on Georgia State graduating more African-American students than any nonprofit university in the nation, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. The story also ran on WSB-TV.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/USA TODAY
Georgia State Scores Late, Edges Kennesaw State 24-20
A report on the Georgia State football team’s 24-20 win over Kennesaw State in its season opener on Aug. 30 at Georgia State Stadium. The victory was also reported on by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox Sports, WSB-TV, CBS-TV and the Gwinnett Daily Post, among others.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED
Mapping The Academic Genome
Georgia State featured in an article about how technology is enabling the rise of precision academics in higher education.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/THE CONVERSATION
Asking Customers To Donate When They Buy Stuff May Be Good For Business
Benjamin Lawrence, the Aziz Hashim Professor of Franchise Entrepreneurship and associate professor of hospitality, in an opinion piece about check-out charity, cashiers asking customers to donate small sums to charity while they’re at cash registers, becoming a big business.
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THE CONVERSATION
Meet Haiti’s Founding Father, Whose Black Revolution Was Too Radical For Thomas Jefferson
Julia Gaffield, assistant professor of history, in an opinion piece about Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a Haitian slave turned revolutionary general. Local lawmakers in Brooklyn recently unveiled a street sign showing that Rogers Avenue in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn would now be called Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Criminal Justice Reveals Wide Split In Georgia Governor’s Race
Dean Dabney, criminal justice professor, in an article about how Georgia’s gubernatorial candidates have vastly different plans that will continue to reshape how punishment will be meted out in Georgia’s courts.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Bottoms Releases Summary Of Investigation Into Disputed $40k Payment
Greg Lisby, professor of communications, in a report on the city of Atlanta’s publishing of a three-page summary of the investigation into a controversial payment of luxury airfare to South Africa last year for former Mayor Kasim Reed and several members of his staff.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Home Flipping Once Again On The Rise In Metro Atlanta
Dan Immergluck, professor in the Urban Studies Institute, in an article about how home flipping, the trend of investors buying up homes, making surface improvements, then expecting to sell quickly, is on the rise again.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
MARTA Tries To Fix Capital Program Ahead Of Atlanta Expansion
Joseph Hacker, a transportation planning expert, in an article about MARTA’s scramble to improve oversight of capital projects as it prepares for its biggest construction effort in a generation. Hacker was also in a story on WSB-TV.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Study: Job Growth Should Continue In Georgia This Year
A report on Rajeev Dhawan’s “Forecast of the Nation.” Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center, said solid job growth in Georgia will continue through this year and into the future.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Questions Raised About Atlanta Probe Of South Africa Trip Payment
Jessica Gabel Cino, a law professor, in an article about how former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was not interviewed before an outside law firm provided a city board with the results of its investigation into a $40,000 payment Reed directed to cover luxury airfare to South Africa.
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WXIA-11ALIVE
Finding Hope Over Heroin Along Rough Road To Recovery
A report on Allie Armbruster’s story of recovery and redemption. The second-year law student overcame a decade of heroin addiction and is now pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer. She’s on a mission to transform society’s approach to drug offenders.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
A First: Obamacare Premiums To Decline In Georgia
Bill Custer, director of the Center for Health Services Research, in a story about a proposal by two of the four companies that offer plans on the Affordable Care Act exchange in Georgia, also known as Obamacare, to lower their rates next year from what they charged in 2018. Custer was also quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE
Georgia State Study Finds High Teacher Attrition At Privately Managed Charter Schools
Christine Roch, associate professor of public management and policy, in an article about a study that shows privately managed charter schools have more teacher turnover and attrition than public, tuition-free charter schools.
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-UP
Harry Heiman, clinical associate professor in the Division of Health Management and Policy, in a story about The Affordable Care Act and other public health issues.
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