Fantasy sports: Alabama professor examines why people love them
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 2
He walked into a friend’s house in 1994 and agreed to take part in a game his friends were preparing to play. It was fantasy football…Twenty years later, Dr. Andrew Billings is not only still playing in a league with most of those same friends, he has literally written the book on fantasy football. Billings, who is the Ronald Reagan endowed chair of broadcasting at the University of Alabama as well as director of the Alabama program in sports communication, has co-written “The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games,” which was released on Sept. 9.
UA, community college encourage pursuit of science, math teaching careers
Demopolis Times – Oct. 1
The University of Alabama’s impact on K-12 STEM education will grow over the next five years following the announcement of a $1.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, a national education initiative of the NSF, seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, majors and professionals to become middle and high school mathematics and science teachers.
Kagan to deliver Albritton lecture
Andalusia Star – Oct. 1
Elena Kagan, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will visit The University of Alabama School of Law to deliver the Fall 2013 Albritton Lecture Oct. 4.
University of Alabama tops list of best-value law schools
ABA Journal – Oct. 1
The University of Alabama tops a new list of best-value law schools for the second year in a row. The list by National Jurist is based on tuition, student debt, cost of living expenses, bar passage rates and employment success.
Carbon Capture Roundup: Ion Engineering, University of Kentucky, Eco Power Solutions
Environmental Leader – Oct. 1
Ion Engineering and the University of Kentucky will both receive Department of Energy funding for carbon capture technology. The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy will provide $15 million to support Ion’s CO2 capture 1 MWe pilot project at Nebraska Public Power District’s Gerald Gentleman Station in Sutherland, Neb., the company says. Ion and partners will contribute another $4 million in matching funds bringing the total to $19 million for the 45-month project. In addition to NPPD, partners include the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) and the University of Alabama Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Affordable Health Care Act goes into effect
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 1
The Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare, went into effect today as scheduled, but what does this mean for you?…According to the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences dean Dr. Rick Streiffer, between 40 and 50 million Americans have been without access to health care. He says this act will now allow those to see doctors like a primary care physician. Primary care physicians are important because they are the type of doctors that you can go to as an entry to the health care system. They can take care of the majority of your health care problems. Health insurance exchanges take affect Jan. 1, 2014, but health experts suggest taking your time before purchasing a plan.
2013 Homecoming Court
Crimson White – Oct. 1
A list of the Homecoming queen nominees.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Oct. 1
Students paint the town red
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 1
Students are “painting the town red.” It’s all part of the University of Alabama’s homecoming festivities…painting the town red pairs students with local businesses to paint their store front windows with Alabama slogans and pictures.
Appsbar Recognizes WVUA Weather as the appsbar.com App of the Day
San Francisco Chronicle – Oct. 2
WVUA 7 and WUOA 23 are commercial television stations operated by the University of Alabama in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. The stations have put their weather services on a mobile app that has been released at appcatch.com. The WVUA Weather app has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day award for showcasing how clubs, organizations, and independent artists and publishers can distribute their content through mobile platforms through appsbar.com’s easy-to-use app building template.
Gov. Bentley: Northern Beltline construction to begin in 2014
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 1
Governor Robert Bentley announced Tuesday that construction on the Northern Beltline will begin in 2014. The Northern Beltline will be a 52-mile, six-lane highway connecting I-59 in northeast Jefferson County near Argo to I-459 and I-20/59 in southwest Jefferson County near Bessemer…According to a study by the University of Alabama, the construction of the Northern Beltline will “directly or indirectly support nearly 70,000 jobs” in addition to around 21,000 post-construction jobs.
UA holds grief program
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 1
Community leaders learned techniques in grief therapy at the University of Alabama. It was part of the 30th annual Grief and Bereavement Seminar. University of Memphis Dr. Robert Nei-Meyer was the guest speaker. He shared techniques to help people who are experiencing loss.
Community Service Center offers alternative break options
Crimson White – Oct. 2
The Community Service Center at The University of Alabama is preparing for its alternative fall break in northwest Alabama…Alternative breaks are conducted during an extended period of time off from school such as fall, winter, spring break, MLK holiday and May Interim.
University Programs provides events, opportunities
Crimson White – Oct. 2
Tucked away in the top floor of the Ferguson Center resides a team of faculty and students working to bring various events and experiences to campus. To the University of Alabama community, they’re known as University Programs. University Programs is composed of two boards, one faculty-based and the other student-based, which work to provide programs that connect the student body. At least once a week, the group grants every college student’s wish with a free event.