Montgomery built on 3 economic pillars
Montgomery Advertiser – Nov. 14
Four times a year, researchers at the University of Alabama survey the state’s business executives to see how they’re feeling about their prospects in the quarter ahead. Business leaders in the Montgomery area are routinely the most confident in the study, outpacing every other metro area in the state. That’s partly because of an economy built on a trio of sturdy pillars.
Learn where you can get the best look at the supermoon on Alabama’s campus tonight
Al.com – Nov. 14
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy will hold a public viewing of the “supermoon” Monday night at 8-9 p.m. at the Gallalee Hall Observatory on campus. Dawn Williams, an associate professor in UA’s physics and astronomy department, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. prior to the viewing period and will be in charge of the 16-inch reflective telescope that will provide a close-up view of the supermoon.
UA holds viewing of Supermoon
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 14
People are over the moon tonight for the Supermoon. It looks bigger and brighter than it’s been in half a century. The moon is the closest it has been to Earth since 1948. The University of Alabama Department of Physics and Astronomy held a viewing of the larger than life moon through its telescope.
Session addresses evolving role of rheumatology nursing
Healio – Nov. 14
A growing number of nurses are achieving board certification as rheumatology nurses, according to a presentation at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. Sheree C. Carter, PhD, RN, CNS, assistant professor at The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, discussed the criteria required to become certified in this specialty. She addressed the merits of a paper test, but noted it was ultimately decided to go in another direction.
UA presents lecture “Chasing the Ghost Particle”
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 14
You’ve got an amazing chance to get a view of tonight’s Supermoon. The University of Alabama is presenting the lecture “Chasing the Ghost Particle: The Ice-Cube” at 7:15 tonight in Gallalee Hall. It’s about the search for the subatomic neutrino particle. It’s followed at 8 by a public Supermoon viewing in the University’s observatory.
Was Trump the only Republican who could have won this year?
True Viral News – Nov. 15
The conventional wisdom was that almost any of the other 16 Republican presidential candidates could have run better than Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton’s team certainly believed it. Now that Trump is president-elect, not only was his weakness clearly exaggerated … “Mainstream Romney-Ryan conservatism, with its platform of deregulation, free trade and tax cuts isn’t popular with these voters,” said George Hawley, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama, questioning whether it was popular enough in the country as a whole. Hawley made headlines for correctly predicting the presidential results in 48 out of 50 states.
‘Our Tuscaloosa’ exhibit seeks to unite people after a divisive election
Crimson White – Nov. 14
In the wake of an election that often fueled resentment across demographics, some people felt there was a need to remind others of the importance community values. Two women in the Tuscaloosa area, Claire Lewis Evans and Nika McCool, have been inspired to bring people together, and decided to create the “Our Tuscaloosa” exhibit to foster more local unity. Evans is an art professor at the University and is the main facilitator behind “Our Tuscaloosa,” a project dedicated to binding the Tuscaloosa community together through diversity.
Honors Town Hall focuses on marijuana legalization
Crimson White – Nov. 15
The semester’s third Honors College Town Hall meeting opened budding dialogue on the nation’s most hotly contested plant. The Town Hall featured a panel of three – including two UA students and Patricia Todd, District 54’s House Representative for the state of Alabama – discussing marijuana legalization and how it can affect communities. Olympia Karageorgiou, president of Students for Stable Drug Policy, represented one of the student voices on the panel. She advocated that legalizing marijuana was the sensible route for society.
Former Director of Cuban Weather Service visits Tuscaloosa
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 14
Dr. Jose Ruberia is a former Director of the Cuban National institute of Meteorology. He’s actually visiting Tuscaloosa all week long. He wanted to see how we prepare not only for weather disasters, but emergencies that can happen when you least expect it. He got a taste of that tonight at the Alabama Fire College…Dr. Ruberia is sharing his expertise in severe weather, especially with hurricanes, at a series of events happening at The University of Alabama this week.
Drought conditions worsen
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 14
Drought conditions continue to get worse here in Alabama. Now with 100% of our state in a drought cities are starting measures like increased utility prices and burn bans to conserve water and predict wild fires. Some researchers predicted the drought last Spring, and believe it’s caused by El Nino, when trade winds weaken and warm water from the Pacific Ocean flows eastward, and La Nina, or cold event. Lake Tuscaloosa’s reservoir has prevented extreme drought conditions in our area, but some are worried it may not last long. Dr. Sagy Cohen with The University of Alabama says to just use common sense when watering.