Alabama honors top students for academic achievements
Tuscaloosa News – April 8
The University of Alabama on Friday honored its top students for their academic achievements and leadership during the Honors Day Tapping Ceremony, the culmination of Honors Week. Outstanding student awards were presented to …
Tuscaloosa News (gallery) – April 8
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – April 8
Sen. Richard Shelby speaks at Water Policy Summit
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – April 8
Shelby was in Tuscaloosa at The University of Alabama’s Water Policy Summit. That summit was created in response to changing water management policies and the need to protect the interests of businesses and individuals.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – April 8
Having Tattoos May Mean Your Immune System Rocks
Care2.com – April 10
Anyone who has endured a tattoo session knows the process isn’t exactly a cakewalk. This includes the healing process. Like any other experience that breaks skin, tattoos require a healing period in which the body recovers from the trauma. A new study supports the idea that going under the needle affects our immune system and suggests that inked veterans may have stronger systems than the rest of us … Christopher Lynn, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama and a co-author of the study, says, “My hope is that people with poor immune systems aren’t subjecting themselves to a lot of tattoos, and no, I don’t think it would give them as good a boost.”
Thousands pack downtown for Druid City Arts Festival, Tour de Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News – April 10
A clear sunny day, with temperatures reaching upper 60s, helped draw a record crowd to the seventh annual Druid City Arts Festival on Saturday. A few streets around downtown’s Government Plaza were blocked off for the city’s first “entertainment district,” an experiment in relaxing alcoholic beverage rules for a certain time and place, and drivers were circling blocks seeking nearby parking. . . . BARS was the pun picked by a University of Alabama Law School entry, led by Gaines Brake, interim director of the Elder Law Clinic, who cajoled his wife, Line, and law students Dylan Moore, Dan Berens, Roenika Wiggins, Stephanie Smith and others to pitch in, cooking over hickory on a truck-sized portable grill loaned by federal Judge Scott Coogler. The group only decided to enter Wednesday.
Rocketry Challenge (gallery)
Tuscaloosa News – April 10
Tuscaloosa area middle school sixth graders compete in a rocketry challenge at Hillcrest High School Friday, April 8, 2016. Andrew Scott, a Hillcrest Middle School student, launches his rocket. The rocketry program is sponsored by the University of Alabama’s engineering school and students from UA worked with the sixth graders to teach them the principles of rocketry and help them build their models. The water rockets were propelled by pumping 75 psi of air into the partially filled bottles and then pulling a launch cord.
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – April 8
Finding a balance between interactive and imaginative
Daily Herald (Chicago, Ill.) – April 11
It is becoming more and more commonplace that young children are spending their free time in front of television sets and tablets or holding gaming consoles and mobile phones. Just a decade ago, it was possible to tell whose backyard the neighborhood kids were playing in by the pile of bikes in the driveway. Now, swings don’t get swung, soccer balls don’t get kicked, and knees don’t get scraped from falling on roller blades. But where does it all start? James Ernest, professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Alabama, and some of his colleagues conducted a study in 2014 which found more than 5,000 apps in the Apple app store targeted toward toddlers, and more than 1,000 additional apps geared toward newborns.
Yellowhammer festival promoted sustainability to more than 5,000 attendees
Crimson White – April 9
More than 5,000 people attended Creative Campus’ Yellowhammer festival April 3. Attendees flocked to the Tuscaloosa River Market to promote sustainability, arts, music and give residents a chance to enjoy different vendors and activities. Along with Creative Campus and the River Market, SGA and University Programs helped to host the event. Five different bands, including headliner Sister Hazel, played and popular food chains like Jim ‘N Nicks and Steel City Pops attended the free event.
Crawfish boil held to benefit Secret Meals for Hungry Children
Crimson White – April 9
At the University, the reappearance of warm days and blooming flowers signals another revival: weekend crawfish boils. Almost every spring afternoon students can be found standing around a huge table, talking with friends and enjoying the weather as they work their way through the crawfish, potatoes and corn piled high in front of them. One particular crawfish boil this Sunday will be a little different, however, as it will feed more people than just the ones digging in around the table. Alabama Credit Union and a group of University of Alabama students will team up on April 10 to host Pinch Away Hunger, a crawfish boil to benefit Secret Meals for Hungry Children. The fundraiser will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Innisfree Irish Pub in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Fit2BTide- Gym Etiquette
AudioBoom.com – April 10
Hosts Dr. John Jackson and Whitney Pape of the UA Rec Center discuss gym etiquette, and show correspondent Sheena Gregg, Assistant Director of Student Health Education and Prevention at The University of Alabama, gives commentary on gym etiquette.
Tuscaloosa to hold Druid City Arts Festival
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – April 8
The Druid City Arts Festival kicks off tomorrow. It began as an idea by Creative Campus at The University of Alabama with a goal of celebrating the arts and music community of Tuscaloosa.
COLLEGE NEWS: April 10
Tuscaloosa News – April 10
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA – Equestrian team members Lauren Neibauer, Emma Pennell and Emma Pennell qualified to ride for national championship honors when the team competed at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association zone championship in Savannah, Georgia. The IHSA national championship will beMay 5-8 in Lexington, Kentucky. Team member Alexia Kenney also competed in the zone championship. – Andrew Raddatz of Austin, Texas,; and Jacob M. Robinson of Dexter, Missouri, have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2016-2017. Both are chemical engineering majors. Samantha Dyroff, a chemistry major from Des Peres, Missouri, received an honorable mention. The Goldwater scholarships cover tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 a year. The scholarships are for one or two years.
Capstone Song Initiative promotes UA composers
Crimson White – April 10
WHAT: Capstone Song Initiative. The audience will hear works performed by UA students, faculty and guest artists … The audience will also be able to appreciate “works for the intimate space of the recital hall,” said David Tayloe, assistant professor of voice in the School of Music. “So many composers are focused on dramatic works, and works for the stage that we often forget about smaller mediums.” “People should come to this event to hear new compositions that are accessible, and audience friendly… There will be songs that range from emotional, to hilarious, to uncomfortable, to beautiful. It is not a formal event, rather a relaxed environment for people to explore the works of contemporary composers,” Tayloe said.
UA Advertising and PR students put on ‘Pinch Away Hunger’ event
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – April 10
A team of University of Alabama Advertising and Public Relations students worked together to put on the first ever ‘Pinch Away Hunger’ event.