Kentucky News - February 17, 2012

State:

• Rowan opposes UPike effort (Bowling Green Daily News)
• University Hospital to search for new partners (Courier-Journal)
• Dale Moss | Hanover blends business, majors (Courier-Journal)
• House passes bill to raise dropout age to 18 (Courier-Journal)
• Groups target textbook prices to rein in college costs (Courier-Journal)
• Campus-themed Internet memes go viral (Courier-Journal)
• 3 counties named "Work Ready" (Cincinnati.com)
• Ky residents could get help for business ideas (Cincinnati.com)
• House approves bill to raise dropout age to 18 (Herald-Leader)
• AP NewsBreak: UK, deaf fan settle suit (Herald-Leader)
• UK commercialization VP Len Heller to retire (Herald-Leader)
• Reality Day teaches students about life (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Grant funds ACT rewards program in Carter (Daily Independent)
• Kids and brain-altering meds: Doctor says we don't really know long-term effects (Kentucky Post)
• ‘What’s best for kids’ more than a phrase (Morehead News)
• YPAL and UofL College of Business to host MBA information session (Lane Report)
• Beshear awards first Work Ready Communities certification to three Kentucky counties (Lane Report)
• CPE announces Common Core Standards forum to draw national audience (Lane Report)
• Collegiate athletic conferences generate billions (Business First of Louisville)
• Drop Out Bill Passes in House (WEKU)
• Tax Incentives Could Mean Job Creation (WEKU)
• Proposal to Expand Preschool Eligibility (WEKU)
• Beshear Promotes Preschool Expansion Plan (WEKU)
• WKU watching social media sites for language (WKU Herald)
• Student denied a needed service (The Northerner)
• Defense fights to appeal indictment (The News)
• University celebrates ESL grads (The News)
• New benefit fund expands resources for grant writers (The News)

National:

• Survival Factor (Inside Higher Education)
• The New MCAT (Inside Higher Education)
• Medical-Admissions Test to Look More Broadly at Who Will Be a Good Doctor (The Chronicle)
• Gender Equity on Science Faculties Might Have to Wait a Century, Study Finds (The Chronicle)
• 60 Ways to Leave a Flagship, With a Degree, Sooner (The Chronicle)