Kentucky News - November 30, 2011

State:

• Citing spine center success, U of L seeks Bucks for Brains support (Business First of Louisville)
• UK BioPharm Complex opens new floors (The Kentucky Kernel)
• U of L researchers use stem cells to repair heart damage (The Louisville Cardinal)
• WKU honors 90 from Warren high schools (The Daily News)
• Four Bullitt schools receive grants (The Courier-Journal)
• U of L spinal cord research draws $13.7 million in outside funding (The Courier-Journal)
• UK's BioPharm Complex (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• AT&T to sponsor Town and Gown conference at Eastern Kentucky University (The Richmond Register)
• Rural NKY school gets high tech bonanza (Kypost.com)
• Federal grant for Southeast will improve access to thousands of historical items (KCTCS News)
• USGBC awards Gold Certification to Western Kentucky University's Randsdell Hall (The Lane Report)
• Franklin County school launches alternative fuels lab bringing job training, emission reduction (The Lane Report)
• UofL researchers garner $13.7 million for spinal injury research in 2011 (The Lane Report)
• LIBA partners with UofL for A shopping tour of Louisville’s unique, homegrown businesses (The Lane Report)

National:

• MONEY TREE: Plan Would Link College Funding with Performance (Community College Week)
• Measuring Completion (Inside Higher Ed)
• Official Calls for Urgency on College Costs (The New York Times)
• Reaching Outside The Ivory Tower (Wall Street Journal)
• Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition (Education Week)
• Financial aid not always going to neediest college students (Hechinger Report)
• U. Of Utah Graduation Rate Sags In Face Of Poor College Readiness (University Business)
• Colleges' latest thrust in learning: Video games (USA Today)