Program gives students with intellectual disabilities college experience on UA’s campus
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – May 31
Students with intellectual disabilities are getting the chance to experience what it is like to be a college student. It is part of the University of Alabama’s CrossingPoints’ Summer Bridge Program. Ten students from across the southeast are calling Lakeside East on UA’s campus, home, for the next couple of months. They are taking part in a unique, summer-long, college transition program. “They’re going to go to university classes, they’ll have a few classes that are designed for them, and they’ll do some independent living type things in their dorms, cooking, and laundry, all those types of skills,” said program coordinator, Amy Williamson.
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University of Alabama Press has new director
Tuscaloosa News – May 31
The director of Northern Illinois University Press has been appointed to lead the University of Alabama Press starting Aug. 1. Linda Manning replaces interim director Daniel Waterman. “Linda brings strong experience in the academic publishing world that will be a great asset to the University,” said interim Provost Kevin Whitaker. “She has excellent ideas about developing new directions for the press while building on our already strong reputation. The press serves a key role statewide and nationwide in advancing scholarship and the University’s research mission.”
University of Alabama professor wins Mark Twain Award
Tuscaloosa News – May 31
A professor of English and creative writing at the University of Alabama, has been named the winner of the 2016 Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature. “I feel really good about the award,” Michael Martone said. “It came out of the blue. I had no idea people were thinking about me so that makes it really special.”
Getting a tattoo may boost your immune system
WIVB-CBS (Buffalo, NY) – May 31
A new study published in the “American Journal of Human Biology” by researchers at The University of Alabama finds, receiving multiple tattoos can actually strengthen your immunological responses, potentially making it easier to fight off common infections.
NASA hosts competition for automated mining on Mars
Mining Engineering – May 31
A look at what the future might holding for the mining industry and the future of automated technology was on display during NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where students from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, earned the top award. The annual contest gives students from across the nation the chance to design, build and then operate robotic explorers in a bin loaded with simulated Martian soil called regolith.
Nicole lends distinctive voice to University of Alabama’s Nursing program video
Al.com – May 31
Terri Nicole is known for her versatile and warm voice, and that is exactly what Creative Cayenne was looking for when its creative team selected Nicole to narrate an inspiring promotional video for the University of Alabama’s Nursing Program. The video, The Difference, has garnered more than 8,000 views in just three weeks and can be found at http://tinyurl.com/j6ou4wg.
SME Awards Additive Manufacturing Leaders and Visionaries
WDRB.com (Louisville, Kentucky) – May 31
SME, for over 80 years a leader in promoting advanced manufacturing and developing the workforce, announced its Additive Manufacturing Community Awards at the 26th annual RAPID Conference & Exposition in Orlando … Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award: SME also announced the winners of the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award for “Contact-Free Support Structures for Part Overhangs in Powder-Bed Metal Additive Manufacturing,” written by Kevin Chou, PhD, and Bo Cheng of the University of Alabama, and Kenneth Cooper and Phillip Steele of Marshall Space Flight Center.
Lancaster to attend Girls State
Atmore News – May 31
Bailey Lancaster has been chosen to represent Escambia Academy at the Alabama session of the American Legion Auxiliary Alabama Girls, held on the campus of the University of Alabama, June 5-10.
Law schools with highest bar pass rates
WTOP.com – May 31
For law students, passing the bar exam has always been a difficult challenge. However, recent data suggests that prospective lawyers are having more difficulty now than in previous years. In November 2015, the National Law Journal reported that bar exam pass rates had decreased nationwide … #4. University of Alabama School of Law.