UA unveils new ad campaign
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
The University of Alabama chose its 2016 football season opener on Saturday to unveil a new campaign meant to promote the stories of success and excellence from all aspects of the university. The “Where Legends are Made” campaign, which was developed over the spring and summer, was launched with a TV spot during the game between the Crimson Tide and the University of Southern California.
Birmingham Business Journal – Sept. 5
Associated Press – Sept. 3
Washington Times – Sept. 3
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Sept. 5
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 4
Houston Chronicle (Subscription) – Sept. 4
UA students help flood victims in Baton Rouge
WVLA-NBC (Baton Rouge, La.) – Sept. 4
Rivalries aside for now, students from The University of Alabama are spending their holiday weekend in Baton Rouge, helping people recover from that flooding. 50 students will join counterparts from LSU to remove furniture, carpeting and drywall from those damaged homes.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Sept. 4
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CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Sept. 3
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Fox 29 (Baton Rouge, La.) – Sept. 1
Crimson White – Sept. 6
UA students to help Louisiana flood victims during Labor Day weekend
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 1
University of Alabama student Maggie Chapman, along with about 50 other students and staff members with the University’s Center for Service and Leadership, are traveling to Louisiana over Labor Day weekend to help in flood cleanup in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “I want to go to Baton Rouge because I think that people who are in need, need people that care and love,” Chapman explained to WBRC. She felt the need to do something after her parents drove through Louisiana during the flood and describing what they saw in floodwaters. “And they were saying caskets were floating down roads and I was just heartbroken,” Chapman said.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Sept. 1
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NBC 48 (Huntsville) – Sept. 1
MyArkLaMiss.com – Sept. 3
COLLEGE NEWS: University of Alabama area honors list for Summer 2016
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
PRESIDENTS LIST – Alabama – Alabaster: Brooke E. Patton; Anniston: Samone Lashay Thompson; Arab: Nathaniel Wayne Joyner, Alexander Braxton Tankersley; Ariton: Kaylee S. Carter.
University of Alabama senior representing US in Rio this week
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
Shelby Baron was working a freshman move-in shift on Aug. 12 when she got a call from her national wheelchair tennis coach, Dan James. “He said, ‘Do you want the good news or the bad news?’” Baron said. “I thought I was in trouble, so I asked for the bad. He said, ‘We didn’t order you any clothes, but the good news is you’re going to Rio.’ At first I didn’t believe it.” Aug. 12 is Baron’s birthday, and one the Hawaii native will never forget. Baron, a senior at the University of Alabama, will represent Team USA at the Paralympic Games, which open on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UA’s Center for Advanced Public Safety provides DUI data for Labor Day Weekend
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 2
This Labor Day weekend there will be more eyes on the road with drivers. The message from officers is have fun, but don’t drink and drive. In Alabama last year, nearly 17,000 citations were handed out. 206 of those were for DUI. 91 involved crashes with suspected drunk drivers, and two people died in those accidents. Those numbers are according to The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety.
ABC 9 (Columbus, Ga.) – Sept. 3
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Police Watching for Drunken Drivers Over Labor Day Weekend
The Junior College Newspaper – Sept. 3
The increased enforcement is part of the “Drunk Driving, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national initiative, which began August 19 and concludes Monday. Washington State Patrol troopers will be out in force this Labor Day weekend to ensure travelers arrive safely to their destination … Ninety-one involved crashes with suspected drunk drivers and two people died in those crashes, according to the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety. He said it is critical drivers pay attention while on the road.
BP bill has narrow window
Florence Times Daily – Sept. 3
Lawmakers will go into the final three days of a special session Tuesday to address the use of money from the settlement of an oil spill lawsuit against British Petroleum. There is, however, little optimism of any agreement among legislators. Much of the split is along geographical lines. At stake is road construction, debt payment and filling a funding gap in Medicaid. “The people most affected by the BP oil spill feel they need to get a generous portion of it,” said Bill Stewart, retired professor of political science at the University of Alabama. “But Medicaid, as we all know, helps the sick and poor among us. They need money.”
Local Paralympians hoping for local and international notice
Fort Wayne News Sentinel (Ind.) – Sept. 3
Everyone competing in the Paralympics in Brazil over the next two weeks knows they are an inspiration because of the challenges they have overcome. They’d really like to be seen as something more … Anyone who has seen Arambula play basketball has no doubt he’s a true athlete — an amazing one, in fact. When he was 13 years old, Arambula started playing wheelchair basketball with the Turnstone Flyers and earned a scholarship to the University of Alabama, where he led the team to a national championship.
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in University of Alabama to Expand Economic Resource Center
EDA.gov – Sept. 2
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to expand the UA Economic Development Resource Center that provides economic development outreach services to businesses, governments and citizens of Alabama. “Ensuring that our universities have the modern infrastructure they need to provide vital services to local communities is critical to create new jobs and attract private investment,” said Secretary Pritzker. “EDA’s investment to expand the university’s economic development resource center will support the state’s growth of emerging industry clusters.”
Virtual sandbox offers UA students a unique experience
Crimson White – Sept. 2
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is now home to a new and riveting piece of technology that is changing the way people learn about topographical maps and hydrological processes. The so-called “virtual sandbox” was built by Sagy Cohen, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama, and was funded through the National Science Foundation for his research on global rivers … The Davis group from the University of California is credited with the general design and the programming of the software. There are only a couple of dozen virtual sandboxes spread throughout the world, but that number is increasing rapidly. According to Cohen, The University of Alabama has the only virtual sandbox in the state.
Elephant population plunges due to poaching
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 3
Africa’s elephant population is decreasing dramatically due to poaching, plunging by more than 140,000 between 2007 and 2014, according to a study published last week …”This is something we’re very much aware of which is why we started the organization,” said Tide for Tusks co-founder Reata Strickland. “Being members of the UA community and with our mascot being an African elephant, we felt like we should do what we could at home and that’s to raise awareness and let people know what’s happening to these beautiful animals.” . . . “There should not be any ivory trade. There should be a global ban,” Strickland said. “Many conservation groups are calling for a global ban on the trade of ivory to stop it.” She’s hoping that Elephant Awareness Week, set for Sept. 19-24 on the University of Alabama campus, will help spread the word about the dangers of buying ivory.
14 Amazingly Decorated Dorm Rooms That Just Might Blow Your Mind
Buzzfeed – Sept. 3
We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us how they decorated their dorm rooms. Here are their gorgeous responses … No. 13: “Tutwiler Hall, University of Alabama.”
Former Miss Trussville spreading awareness about Hunger Action Month
Trussville Tribune – Sept. 2
Cassidy Jacks, Miss Iron City 2017, has spent the last few years developing her service initiative, “Feed a Soul, Fill a Heart.” Jacks has been working to fight the hunger epidemic across Alabama and across the country, which has led her to partner with several previously established organizations in order to start her own campaign, “Snacks for Sacks.” … Jacks is a graduate of Springville High School and a current senior at the University of Alabama. She previously represented Trussville in the Miss Alabama Pageant, and will be representing the Greater Birmingham in the Miss Alabama Pageant next June.
Rick Bragg, four other longtime media professionals to receive Auburn Journalism Honors awards
Alabama News Leader – Sept. 6
It’s all over but the shouting for author Rick Bragg and four other veteran media professionals who will receive 2016 Auburn Journalism Honors awards Sept. 9. Pulitzer Prize winner Bragg joins David Housel, former Auburn athletics director; sports journalist Phillip Marshall; longtime news reporter and Auburn journalism faculty member emeritus Gillis Morgan; and Ken Hare, former editorial page editor and managing editor for the Montgomery Advertiser, as this year’s honorees.