Kentucky News - May 15, 2012

State:

• Tobacco may hold key to cutting Parkinson's disease risk (The Courier-Journal)
• $600K grant helps UK buy 18 high-tech pianos (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Transylvania University says freshman class growing by 28 percent (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• More private colleges offering tuition discounts (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• 1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education (KyPost.com)
• Historic Hopkinsville, Ky., library gets funding for restoration (The Leaf Chronicle)
• UK rural health center presents research projects at national meeting (The Lane Report)
• Transy attracts most academically talented, diverse entering class in its history (The Lane Report)
• UK rural health center presents research projects at national meeting (The Lane Report)
• Boone County Teachers Forgo Raises To Prevent Staff Cuts (WBKO)

National:

• State Student-Aid Grants Should Focus on Completion, Not Just Merit, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Public Gets Glimpse of Science Standards (Education Week)
• To Develop Student Entrepreneurs, Colleges Incubate Their Ideas (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Illinois Bill Would Ban Use of Search Firms in Hiring at Public Universities (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Slowly, as Student Debt Rises, Colleges Confront Costs (The New York Times)