University of Alabama researchers trying to learn how police officers react to ‘shoot, don’t shoot’ situations
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer – March 27
Trying to to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations, researchers at the University of Alabama are measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training. According to a report on the school’s website, for the past year, researchers Rick Houser, Dan Fonseca and Ryan Cook have used a mobile electroencephalogram, or EEG, amplifier to measure the brain activity of three law enforcement officers to determine which regions of the brain are active during simulations of potentially high-threat situations.

Bama students teach children how to solve Rubik’s Cube in new class
Tuscaloosa News – March 27
University of Alabama freshman Dawson Tan has loved Rubik’s Cube since he was 12 years old. For Tan, working through the millions of possible combinations the cube puzzle encompasses is challenging and appealing. “When you solve it for the first time, you get hooked because it feels like such a big accomplishment and you want to get faster and faster when you compete,” said Tan, who has competed in national Rubik’s Cube-solving competitions in Washington, D.C.

#BamaCreed Week to celebrate the Capstone Creed
Crimson White – March 27
The University of Alabama will celebrate the principles expressed in its Capstone Creed in #BamaCreed Week this week. “The goal of #BamaCreed Week is to help the UA community consider what it means to live the creed in our everyday interactions, both in person and on social media,” a UA News report said. “It means considering the values that are embedded in the Creed as we go about our daily lives.”

How the Fourth Circuit’s Support for ‘Assault Weapon’ Bans May End Them
The Federalist – March 28
In February, the Fourth Circuit upheld Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Kolbe v. Hogan. The law targeted firearms by name and by reference to cosmetic features (pistol grips, flash suppressors, etc.), and the ability to accept magazines that hold more than 10 cartridges. The broad proscription outlawed many of America’s most popular sporting arms, including AR-pattern rifles. (Matthew Larosiere is a student at the University of Alabama School of Law, pursuing a simultaneous J.D. and LL.M in taxation. Matthew is a Young Voices Advocate.)

Colleges – PS graduates
Watertown Daily Times (New York) – March 27
Dustin Badder, Massena, and Bridget Parks, Potsdam, graduated from Paul Smith’s College on Dec. 11. Eve Whalen, Colton, received highest honors, and Meghan Panowicz, Lowville, received honors for the fall semester at the University of New Hampshire, Durham … Oden Rosenberg, Carthage, was named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

What Is the Alt-right and Has It Made Its Way Into the White House?
USSA News – March 27
In an interview for the Washington Post, George Hawley, a University of Alabama professor who studied the movement, described typical alt-right followers as white millennial men, either in college or with a college degree who are secular, perhaps atheist, and are not interested in the conservative movement at all … The 2016 U.S. presidential election was unprecedented in many ways. Among these was the emergence of a movement known as the alt-right. What many Americans don’t understand is where it came from, who its adherents are and how it is influencing the course of our nation.

Preview: UN Delegate to speak on sweatshop Labor
Crimson White – March 27
UN Delegate Sophorn Yang will be speaking to University of Alabama students about sweatshop labor and the important role they can play in stopping it at an event hosted by UA Students for Fair Labor on Wednesday night.

Preview: Honors College Spring Fling
Crimson White – March 27
The University’s Honors College is hosting a semi-formal dressed event, Spring Fling, for its students on Wednesday night at the Drish House downtown. The event will have food and live music from The Brook and the Bluff, and buses are provided for students attending, running from the Ferguson Center to the Drish House, according to an email sent out to Honors College students.