Kentucky News - August 16, 2011

State:

• Educators briefed on new academic standards (WEKU.FM)
• U of L gets $4M gift to research eye disease (Business First of Louisville)
• UK wins $14.5 million grant to study carbon capture (Business First of Louisville)
• University of Kentucky gets $14.5 million federal grant (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Construction begins on new BCTC campus; Eastern State Hospital takes shape (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• University of Kentucky gets $19.4 million for coal research (The Courier-Journal)
• UK gets federal grant for clean coal technology (The Daily News)
• DUC renovations planned to start in May 2012 (WKU Herald)
• As Ky. students struggle to meet college standards, higher ed officials offer curriculum help (cnl2)
• Ky. schools revamping wide range of courses (The Daily News)
• WKU, BGTC agreement worthwhile (The Daily News)

National:

• Hearing set on regulating for-profit colleges (The Capital)
• Free 'virtual school' casts statewide web (The Tennessean)