UA students kayak for conservation on Black Warrior, Tombigbee Rivers
Trussville Tribune – June 13
University of Alabama students Chris Cochrane of Gadsden, and Collin Williams of Nashville, completed a 340-mile paddling trip, titled “Kayaking for Conservation,” from Tuscaloosa to Mobile to raise awareness about river conservation efforts. The students traveled down the Black Warrior River and the Tombigbee River for 15 days. Cochrane is a recent graduate of Alabama’s environmental science program, and Williams is currently studying marine science. Both students wanted to highlight the importance of freshwater conservation to Alabama’s ecosystem, as well as apply skills that they learned in school to the outside world.
UA students invent SidelinER
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – June 11
A University of Alabama invention called the SidelinER is headed to football field across the country. What began as a senior mechanical engineering project is now changing the game for gametime medical privacy. The SidelinER, a collapsible tent, pops up in seconds to shield players from and medical staff in the event of an injury during a game.
Using mindfulness to lower stress
Medical Xpress – June 14
Many chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, insomnia or heartburn, can be traced to a single common problem: stress. Common advice for fighting stress is to eliminate the stressors, which could mean going to bed early or just saying “no” more often. But that doesn’t address how our brains handle stress hour-to-hour or moment-to-moment, says The University of Alabama’s Dr. Harriet Myers.
UA physician says it’s important to acclimate to the heat now
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – June 10
It seems like the hot weather is here to stay. Here are some tips to help keep you safe in this hot weather. Head team physician for the University of Alabama Dr. Jimmy Robinson says it’s important to get use to the heat right now. If you have to be outside, try to work in the early morning or late afternoon. And if you have to be in the sun around noon, wear light-colored loose fitting clothing, and always wear a hat. Most importantly, stay hydrated.
Anniston’s PCB Battle
KUOW-FM (Seattle, Wash.) (National Public Radio) – June 13
Ellen Spears is a professor at The University of Alabama, who wrote a book on Anniston’s PCB battle. “The jury found the Mon Santo Chemical Company and its corporate partners responsible for suppression of the truth, for negligence, for wantonness, for outrage. Alabama law defines outrage as conduct beyond all possible bounds of decency, atrocious and utterly intolerable in civilized society, and that’s what the jury ruled in one of these cases.”
UA Law School rises in rankings
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – June 10
The University of Alabama’s School of Law continues to climb up the school rankings list. The Top 50 rankings from Above The Law.com placed the school as 26th best in the country. That’s six spots higher than last year.
Attack at Orlando Nightclub is deadliest mass shooting in U.S.
KSL-NBC (Salt Lake City, Utah) – June 13
According to research from a professor at The University of Alabama, only two mass shootings are known to have killed more people. The 2011 attacks at a Norwegian summer camp, and shootings by a lone gunman in South Korea in 1982.
Tuscaloosa vigils honor Orlando shooting victims
Tuscaloosa News – June 13
To Brittany Groves, the gunman’s actions in the Orlando tragedy can be linked to two larger ills in today’s society. “Bigotry loaded the gun in Orlando,” Groves said to a group gathered at the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library on the University of Alabama campus Monday night. “Hatred pulled the trigger.” Dozens of people held a moment of silence outside Gorgas on Monday to hold a candlelit vigil honor the 49 men and women killed Sunday morning during a mass shooting by Omar Mateen at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.
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Alabama cities gather to remember Orlando victims, opportunities to help still available
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – June 13
Are you stuck in Alabama but want to do something–anything–to help after the terror attack in Orlando? There are ways to help from home. One way is to come together in solidarity, prayer and remembrance for those affected … TUSCALOOSA – Monday night in Tuscaloosa, the UA student organizations held a candlelight vigil: Steps of Gorgas Library on University Blvd, 7:30 PM … Glowsticks and flameless candles opnly, per university rules. The Tuscaloosa community is welcome.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 12