Economic report projects lower growth in Alabama this year
Gadsden Times – July 26
Alabama’s economy is expected to grow 1.9 percent in 2016, while the state’s businesses remain relatively cautious about hiring, according to a midyear report released by the University of Alabama’s Center for Economic and Business Research. The expected growth for 2016 is slightly lower than the 2.4 percent seen in 2015.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 26
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – July 26
WDAM 7 (Moselle, Miss.) – July 26
Crimson White (print edition only) – July 26
Strings camp teaches value of arts education
Tuscaloosa News – July 26
Elaina Blankenship drew a bow across the strings of her violin, sounding out the notes of the “Star Wars” theme song. She has been playing the violin for seven years, but she said there is always more to learn. Elaina, 11, is one of 17 students participating this week in the University of Alabama Community Music School summer strings camp at the Alberta School of Performing Arts, 2700 University Blvd. E. The one-week camp consists of 10 middle school students and seven high school students who act as their mentors.
Washington Times – July 26
Parenting Styles Have Long-Term Impact on Career Success
Business News Daily – July 26
A study recently published in the journal Human Relations revealed that the way your parents treated you as an infant — whether they let you “cry it out” or rushed to comfort you when you were in distress — influences your workplace behavior and relationships today … Those people who didn’t view parents as a source of support are categorized as either having anxious or avoidant attachment, the research said. Peter Harms, one of the study’s authors and an assistant professor at the University of Alabama, said anxiously attached people genuinely want to be loved, but they are nervous that the important people in their lives won’t return their affection.
Univ. Blvd. reopens into campus in Tuscaloosa
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – July 26
The University of Alabama has completed a major road improvement project on University Boulevard. The road opened back up to traffic on Monday after phase one of a multi-million dollar road improvement project was complete.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 26
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – July 26
WDAM 7 (Moselle, Miss.) – July 26
University engineering students tackle real-world needs with game-changing ideas
Electrical Engineering – July 25
With a growing demand for problem-solving technology, the pressure is on for engineering students to be industry-ready upon graduation. To aid in student readiness, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) hosted the TI Innovation Challenge Design Contest in North America, where future engineers were tasked with using TI technology to create solutions tackling challenges faced by our world today … 3. Third place: Matthew Bries and Nagaraj Hegde from the University of Alabama brought home this distinction for SmartStep a device that uses a TI Bluetooth® low energy CC2540 wireless MCU to wirelessly monitor a user’s activity through the insole of their shoes, which is displayed to the user through a smartphone app the team developed. The SmartStep is 99 percent accurate in detecting when a user is sitting or standing, two activities that are difficult for many commercially-available activity trackers to distinguish.
UA program to address mental health issues
Crimson White – July 27 (print only)
The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Mental Health recently announced an $8 million contract that will focus on establishing a program to treat both substance abuse and mental health.
Masculine Traits Look Good on Female Candidates
Pacific Standard – July 26
As Hillary Clinton knows all too well, women face unique challenges when running for high political office. Voters expect them to embody strength and competence — qualities they instinctively associate with men. Yet if they’re too hard-edged, they are perceived as insufficiently warm and engaging … “Female candidates gain little from emphasizing feminine stereotypic strengths” such as compassion and caring, writes University of Alabama political scientist Nichole Bauer. “Female candidates still have to manage their gender to downplay feminine stereotypes, and play up masculine stereotypes.”
Summer Pell Grants may be reinstated
Crimson White – July 27 (print only)
An $8 billion surplus in the Pell Grant program could be put towards reinstating summer Pell Grants next year thanks to research done by the University’s Education Policy Center, director Steve Katsinas said last Tuesday. In a presentation to the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club, Katsinas outlined the importance of summer Pell Grants can have on the state economy.
Expert on Munchausen by proxy says allegation in Conleys’ case is “more dramatic than I’ve ever heard before”
Mass Live – July 27
Marc Feldman, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama, has studied Munchausen by proxy cases for 25 years. Also called medical child abuse, Munchausen by proxy describes a third party making another person ill or exaggerating their symptoms to obtain unnecessary medical care. Usually, it involves a parent and a child.
‘The EDGE’ business center continues to grow
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 26
Dozens of small businesses in west Alabama have gotten a helping hand over the past four years. It is thanks, in part, to a partnership between the University of Alabama and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. “The EDGE” started in 2012 and educators say it is great for students to get hands-on experience. “I’m excited about having that kind of lab process around entrepreneurship,” Program Specialist Tommie Syx said.
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – July 26
The Palm Beach Reporter – July 26
WTOC 11 (Savannah, Ga.) – July 26
Curator travels to ocean floor to conduct experiment
Crimson White – July 27 (print only)
A UA professor is beginning his ninth research expedition to the dark depths of the ocean on Thursday. Kevin Kocot, assistant profession in the department of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology at the University of Alabama Museum of Natural History, will join 21 other marine scientists from universities across the nation.
UA releases insurance guide for homeowners
Crimson White – July 27(print only)
The University of Alabama’s Insurance Information Research Center released a guid on Wednesday with the intention to help homeowners on the Gulf Coast make informed decisions on purchasing insurance and making preparation for weather-related disasters.