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TODAY'S LOCAL
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TODAY'S NATIONAL
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TODAY'S OPINIONS
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LOCAL HEADLINES
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Inside, out, rec
center annex
steps up to
high,
sustainable,
'green'
standards
By Tom Beal. The
glass-walled
addition to the
University of
Arizona's
Student
Recreation
Center across
East Sixth
Street from
Arizona Stadium
is the first
fulfillment of
the university's
pledge to build
certifiably
"green"
buildings.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/325608.php)
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UA gets $3.9M to
battle obesity
By Stephanie
Innes. A
University of
Arizona program
that targets a
serious obesity
problem among
people living
along the
Arizona/Mexico
border has
received $3.9
million from the
federal
government.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/health/325550.php)
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Biosciences need
to keep building
infrastructure
Threatened cuts
to Science
Foundation
Arizona and
research efforts
at the state’s
universities
could seriously
damage the
bioscience
industry’s rapid
growth. The
Arizona Board of
Regents has
approved a $187
million
expansion
project of the
Phoenix
Biomedical
Campus, but it
still needs to
be approved by
the Legislature.
(Inside Tucson
Business:
http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2010/01/15/news/doc4b4f745bc2106972377611.txt)
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PCC official:
School is facing
critical changes
By Becky Pallack.
Pima Community
College is
embarking on a
"very critical
year," said
governing board
member Brenda
Even. The state
has cut its
allocation to
PCC by 30
percent in two
years while the
college is
experiencing
double-digit
enrollment
growth.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/325454.php)
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E.V. colleges
see rising need
for financial
aid
By Michelle
Reese. MCC has
seen a 40
percent jump in
the number of
students filing
FAFSA
applications
compared with
the previous
year.
Chandler-Gilbert
Community
College has seen
a 30 percent
increase in
FAFSA
applications.
(East Valley
Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/149562)
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ASU student
honored with MLK
award
By William
Hermann.
Dominick
Hernandez has
earned ASU's
2010 Martin
Luther King
Servant-Leadership
Award, which is
given to an
outstanding
student who
embodies King's
ideals.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2010/01/18/20100118asumlkday0118.html)
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NATIONAL
HEADLINES
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Pay Rises for
Leaders of
Colleges, Survey
Says
By Jacques
Steinberg. Many
of the nation’s
public
universities
eliminated
courses and
raised tuition
last year, but
the salaries and
benefits of
their presidents
continued to
rise, though at
a slower rate
than in years
past, a new
study has found.
(New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/education/18college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss)
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College
presidents
getting smaller
raises
The recession
has reached the
executive suites
of the nation's
public
universities and
colleges,
putting a stop
to a string of
large annual pay
increases for
school
presidents.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/sports/325623.php)
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New Push in New
York
By Scott Jaschik.
New York Gov.
David A.
Paterson on
Friday proposed
legislation that
would allow the
State University
of New York and
City University
of New York to
set their own
tuition rates
and to consider
differential
tuition policies
by campus or
academic
program.
Further, the
proposal would
allow the
university
systems to keep
any additional
tuition revenues
they generate.
(Inside Higher
Education:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/18/newyork)
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Historic
Declines
By Scott Jaschik.
By any financial
measure, this
fiscal year is a
terrible one for
public higher
education. And
while that's no
surprise to
anyone working
at a state
college or
university, new
national data
document the
extent of the
loss of state
support.
(Inside Higher
Education:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/18/grapevine)
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Proteins That
Might Contribute
to Memory Loss
and Alzheimer's
Disease
Identified
A scientific
group led by the
Translational
Genomics
Research
Institute (TGen)
have identified
three kinases
which may lead
to memory loss
associated with
Alzheimer's
disease. TGen's
collaborators in
the study
included the
Department of
Psychiatry at
the University
of Arizona.
(Science Daily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100115093841.htm)
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OPINIONS
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State is able to
recover, back
education at
once
By Penny
Kotterman.
"Arizona's best
days are still
to come if we
make the right
decisions." That
is what Gov. Jan
Brewer told
Arizonans on
Monday in her
State of the
State address,
and that is a
message I and
other members of
a statewide
alliance of
education
leaders are
sharing as well.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2010/01/15/20100115kotterman16.html)
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