UA Center for Advanced Public Safety to receive grant to study traffic safety data
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – March 8
The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety is getting nearly $140,000 in grant money. It will be used to collect and evaluate traffic safety data as a part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” Campaign. Last year’s survey found that 93 percent of Alabamians were wearing their seat belts during that campaign.
WPMI-NBC (Mobile) – March 8
Adapted Athletics gets new facility
Crimson White – March 8
The idea was concieved of in the fall semester of 2015: a brand new, 27,000 square foot facility assembled specifically for Adapted Athletics. The proposed state-of-the-art, $10 million facility would be is for and will be utilized
strictly by athletes with a disability. It seemed too good to be true. But once construction broke ground last month on the University of Alabama’s brand new Adapted Athletic facility, the dreams of the athletes in the program became a reality.
UA Engineering students recreate 18th century sword
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 8
A group of engineering students at The University of Alabama are recreating history. Students make the replica of a hilt of an 18th center British rappier in the engineering foundry. The sword was supplied to both the British Navy and Infantry and likely traded or given to a member of the Creeks sometime in the early to mid 1700s.
Healthcare careers are in high demand
WALA-Fox (Mobile) – March 8
According to an April, 2016 State of Mobile County Workforce Report by The University of Alabama, registered nurses topped the list of high demand occupations. Healthcare fields are among the most common in the top 50 highest earning occupations.
Undocumented, Unafraid
The Austin Chronicle (Texas) – March 8
Yunuen Alvarado sat motionless at her desk. The 18-year-old undocumented Texas State University student fixed her eyes on a YouTube video showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting members of her Rundberg corridor community in early February … Indeed, several studies show immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born residents. U.S. crime rates have dipped for several years while the number of immigrants has grown, the American Immigration Council noted. Research from the right-leaning Cato Institute, the University of Alabama, and College of William & Mary show similar results, with the latter discovering cities with historically high immigrant populations actually experience reduced crime rates.
Local students honored at Alabama
Times-Enterprise (Thomasville, Georgia) – March 8
A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Laker Lutz News (Tampa, Florida) – March 8
A Brand New You
Progressions – March 8
Just like any healthy relationship, it takes strong communication to make people aware of who you are and what you’re about. What’s your relationship status with your personal brand? If you’re checking the “it’s complicated” box, you’re not alone. (Julia Cione is a senior majoring in public relations at The University of Alabama (UA). She is currently an editorial writer for Platform Magazine, an online student-run publication at UA that is sponsored by The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.)
Feed Your Feed: UA foodies take over Instagram
Crimson White – March 9
A pepperoni pizza pic so cheesy you could take a bite out of your phone screen. A donut snapshot so
scrumptious you find yourself driving to the nearest Krispy Kreme. Endless ice cream images. Etchings of eggs, fry photos for days, tacos on your
timeline. If a picture says a thousand words, a superbly edited food picture says, “You just ate lunch, but now you’re
hungry again!” Forget posting the perfect selfie or snapping another Tuscaloosa
sunset – food is Instagram’s most delicious dominator. From local accounts like Spoon University Alabama to social media megastars like Food in the Air (coming in at 366k followers), food accounts are a popular addition to any feed. The
“foodstagrammer” community is
growing, and it’s easy for any novice with food and a phone to join. Four UA ladies have staked their claim and mastered the art of the food pic.