Odds and Ends: A Chat About Change
CURRENTS Article Paul Heaton, director of the CASE Center for Community College Advancement, talks to Jeff Selingo, vice president and editorial director at the Chronicle of Higher Education, about the debate over the value of a college degree, the future of higher education, and the death of the press release.

The Future Is Here
CURRENTS Article Research universities have banded together to create Futurity.org, a website that aggregates their research in the form of accessible, engaging news stories.

General News Writing: Duke University - Gold Medal
Best Practice One goal of Duke University’s Office of News & Communications is to inform the public about the scholarly work taking place on our campus, and in doing so increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of the contributions made by Duke’s faculty, staff and students.

Research, Medicine, and Science News Writing: Stanford University School of Medicine - Gold Medal
Best Practice Stanford University School of Medicine's Office of Communication & Public Affairs wants reporters to know about stories that represent a clear advancement in medical science, that reflect Stanford’s leadership in a particular field of study and that have broad public appeal. When they find stories that fit these criteria, they work hard to write engaging news releases that put the research findings in a larger context — for instance, how it might relate to finding a cure for a particular disease, or how it sheds light on a national policy issue.

Research, Medicine, and Science News Writing: University at Buffalo/SUNY - Silver Medal
Best Practice A major focus in the The University at Buffalo's Office of News Services and Periodicals is increasing the visibility of the university as one of the country's premier public research universities. This is accomplished in several ways, the primary one being the strategic placement of stories about accomplishments of UB researchers in the news media.

AdvanceWork: Eyes Are the Prize
CURRENTS Article Half of the 10 most popular science and technology press releases distributed by EurekAlert! in 2003 were generated by colleges and universities. The senior program associate for EurekAlert!, the online news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, says that catchy headlines and compelling news are most likely to capture readers’ attention. Top releases in 2003 came from the University of Utah, Imperial College London, the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of Washington.