University Career Center to host career fair for future educators
Crimson White – Oct. 18
School boards from all over the state of Alabama will be on campus Wednesday to talk with current students about potential careers in education. The University Career Center is hosting its third career fair this semester, this time focused on careers in education.
CrossingPoints helps students with intellectual disabilities adjust to college life
Crimson White – Oct. 18
The adjustment going from your
parent’s house to college is difficult for many, but it can be even more of a
challenge for those born with
intellectual disabilities. That’s where CrossingPoints, a
post-secondary transition program at The University of Alabama, comes in. The
service helps 18-24 year olds who are
cognitively impaired increase their social skills by placing them in real-life situations and allowing them opportunities to meet other people like themselves. The goal is to help students learn to respond to what can happen in the real world and give them a sense of freedom and confidence.
Oceanographer’s lecture sells out
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 18
The free lecture by renowned oceanographer Robert Ballard at the University of Alabama on Wednesday has sold out. Ballard is known for his discovery of shipwrecks such as the passenger liner Titanic and the WWII German battleship Bismarck as well as deep-ocean hydrothermal vents and associated life forms. He is scheduled to talk about his discoveries in the lecture, “Eternal Darkness,” at 7 p.m. in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center on Wednesday.
New study finds voluntary ‘Do Not Sell’ list could reduce firearms suicides
Guns.com – Oct. 18
An Alabama study found that half of those receiving treatment for mental illness, when asked, were in favor of adding themselves to a list of those ineligible to possess firearms. The three-year study, conducted by University of Alabama School of Law Professor Fredrick Vars, a specialist in mental health law, was published in the October Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Researchers found that 46 percent of mental health patients who participated would elect to put their name at least temporarily on a proposed “Do Not Sell List” for firearms.
Office of Student Conduct to host Awareness Matters Walk
Crimson White – Oct. 18
In recognition of this week’s Alcohol Awareness Week, the Office of Student Conduct is hosting an Awareness Matters Walk for students to come together in the fight against alcohol and substance abuse.
UA’s Plank Center Works to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in Public Relations
Bulldog Reporter – Oct. 18
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has created a Diversity and Inclusion Committee to be a catalyst for other professional organizations, to help identify and bridge gaps, and assist organizations seeking to adopt best-in-class practices in the area of diversity and inclusion. Keith Burton, Plank Center chair-elect and principal of Grayson Emmett Partners, has been instrumental in leading the development of the committee and served as its chair.
A Look at the Traditions of the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band
Alabama Public Radio – Oct. 17
When it comes to Alabama’s Million Dollar Band, each week fans get a chance to see the music and marching come together at halftime. Here’s what you don’t see. Football fans take a break during the week after each game. Alabama’s marching band doesn’t. The band practices for an hour and a half every afternoon, but when I arrive an hour early, the field is already coming to life. Every week during football season, these student musicians play “Yea, Alabama” — that’s the Crimson Tide fight song — and they march the same pattern on the football field. It makes you wonder, what keeps these musicians coming back?
Wheel lets researchers measure fruit-fly exercise
Science Daily – Oct. 18
A device called the TreadWheel can be used to study the benefits of exercise on fruit flies, new research suggests. The researchers observed that across all genotypes the gentle TreadWheel exerciser helped to reduce the fruit flies’ weight and increased metabolism, and improved climbing ability.