Universities of Alabama and Arkansas Each Have Two Truman Scholars for 2016
Public University Honors – May 19
The University of Arkansas and the University of Alabama each have two Truman Scholars for 2016, leading all public universities. Almost half of the 54 Truman Scholars this year are students at public universities, and most are honors students. Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate study. Scholars also receive priority admission and supplemental financial aid at premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling and special internship opportunities within the federal government.
Alabama taps Kentucky administrator to lead graduate school
Birmingham Business Journal – May 18
The University of Alabama has named an administrator from the University of Kentucky the new leader of its graduate school. Susan Carvalho, associate provost for internationalization and interim associate provost and dean of the Graduate School at Kentucky, was named associate provost and dean of the Graduate School at UA. She is scheduled begin her service July 1 and will replace David Francko, who is retiring after holding the position since 2006.
University talent joins newsroom for summer
Anniston Star – May 19
The Anniston Star’s reporting staff has more than doubled this week, buoyed as it is every summer by a slew of student journalists whose bylines have already begun appearing in print and online. This year, five interns from the University of Alabama’s Community Journalism program temporarily join The Star’s ranks. Two other student journalists, one each from Jacksonville State University and Auburn University, also will spend the better part of their summers writing for The Star. “This year, we’ve got people who are already really experienced,” said Tim Lockette, the veteran statewide reporter tasked with directing the University of Alabama students. “We’re looking forward to some really good work.” All seven students will spend three months interning at The Star, a period which will wrap up a year-long master’s degree program for the five from the University of Alabama. The program is product of a partnership between the university and the Ayers Family Institute for Community Journalism, begun in 2006.
A Packed Daily Schedule Is Good For Your Brain
Tech Times – May 18
Being a busy bee doesn’t have to be stress-inducing. In fact, if your daily schedule is always packed, then you’re doing yourself a favor. Although it is much evident among adults who are 50 years old and older, new research suggests that those who have a busy lifestyle tend to fare better on cognitive function tests than their less busy peers. The Dallas Lifespan Brain study, featured in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, sought to investigate whether a busy schedule would boost cognitive function. To do so, researchers from the University of Alabama and University of Texas in Dallas recruited 330 healthy men and women aged 50 to 89 years old who were assessed based on brain health and cognition, structure and function.
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Calhoun County cities, towns see population decline in 2015
Anniston Star – May 19
Calhoun County’s cities and towns shrank or had stagnant population growth over the last five years, a federal report released today estimates. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anniston was the fastest-shrinking city in the county between 2010 and 2015. Still, few areas of the county saw population growth in the last five years. Some economic experts say steadily shrinking communities can stifle business development … Ahmad Ijaz, economist for the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, said the loss of jobs is the main reason people have left the county in recent years. “Job opportunities are what attract people,” Ijaz said. “If you don’t have job opportunities, it makes it difficult to move into an area.”
New Factors to Measure Pain Catastrophizing
Clinical Pain Advisor – May 18
The long-established ‘Pain Catastrophizing Scale’ takes magnification, rumination and helplessness into account. Researchers at the University of Alabama considered additional measures of negative cognition associated with pain to reach a ‘global catastrophizing measure’.
Free legal clinic Thursday at library
Tuscaloosa News – May 18
A free legal clinic will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday at the Tuscaloosa Public Library’s main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway NE. The clinic is open to low-income Tuscaloosa County residents who face civil legal challenges … The clinic is sponsored by the Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program, working in cooperation with the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, the University of Alabama School of Law and Legal Services Alabama.
Montgomery executives see blue skies ahead
Montgomery Advertiser – May 18
A new survey shows that Alabama business executives are more upbeat about the quarter ahead than any time in the past year, and nowhere are they more confident than in Montgomery. The quarterly Business Confidence Index poll of executives found that optimism rose 2.1 points to a rating of 55.1 statewide based on positive feelings about the state economy. A rating above 50 indicates growth ahead … The survey is conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama.
Finalists named for Harper Lee award
Tuscaloosa News – May 18
The University of Alabama School of Law and the American Bar Association Journal have announced the finalists for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The finalists are “Allegiance” by Kermit Roosevelt, “Pleasantville” by Attica Locke, and “Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo” by C. Joseph Greaves. The 2016 prize will be awarded on Sept. 22 in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress in conjunction with the National Book Festival. The winner will receive a copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird” signed by Harper Lee, who died earlier this year.
Lancia named UA’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Coach
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – May 18
Toronto native and Canadian National Team veteran Adam Lancia has been named head coach of The University of Alabama’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team. Lancia who starred at the University of Illinois from 1999 to 2005 is entering his first collegiate coaching position after winning two gold medals and a silver as a player across three Paralympics.
Tuscaloosa News – May 19
OLLI to hold open house and summer registration
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – May 18
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute or OLLI at The University of Alabama is holding an open house for summer registration. The program provides mature adults with opportunities for intellectual stimulation, cultural development and social interaction. It’s member planned, and member managed. The open house takes place tomorrow, May 19 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
UA visiting law professor on Trump’s short list for Supreme Court nominees
WAFF-NBC 48 (Huntsville) – May 18
A former Alabama Attorney General is among nearly a dozen people Presidential Candidate Donald Trump says he would consider for the U.S. Supreme Court. Federal Judge William Pryor is on a short-list of potential nominees Donald Trump released today. He currently serves as a visiting professor at The University of Alabama School of Law.