Graphene assists in creating lighter car parts
Graphene-Info – April 28
Researchers at The University of Alabama used graphene to fabricate a lighter car hood, as part of an attempt to reduce the weight of a Chevrolet Camaro. The new hood is made of a mixture of graphene and carbon fiber, as opposed to the original hood which is made of aluminum.
Alabama history tour covers Civil War, cotton – not slaves
Associated Press – May 2
Schoolchildren who visit the First White House of the Confederacy learn that its famous former resident, President Jefferson Davis, was leader of a “heroic resistance” who was “held by his Negroes in genuine affection as well as highest esteem.” … And the prevalence of Confederate markers such as the Montgomery museum helps normalize notions of benevolence among slaveholders and distort the realities of the era, said University of Alabama history professor Joshua D. Rothman. “There are a lot of people who still want to hold onto those myths,” he said. “If slavery was evil, then what slaveholders were doing was perpetuating evil. You can’t have it both ways.”
U.S. News – May 2
APR Prison Documentary Wins National Award
Alabama Public Radio – May 2
The Society of Professional Journalists named Alabama Public Radio winner of its national Sigma Delta Chi Award. This prestigious honor is for APR’s documentary on prison and justice reform titled “…and justice for all.” The half-hour program is the culmination of the newsroom’s six month effort investigating problems and issues in Alabama’s prison system. “I am so proud of our Alabama Public Radio news team—but I’m also heartened by the generosity of the listeners who make it all possible,” says Elizabeth Brock, director of the Digital Media Center at the University of Alabama.
Alabama Football: Saban and Ingram finish in the money at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge
Fansided – May 2
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge Tournament was played Tuesday at Reynolds Plantation, outside of Atlanta. Along with the Alabama football team of Nick and Mark, fourteen other college programs participated in the two-man scramble format tournament. The two-man teams included at least one coach. Most coaches were paired with a former player or other celebrity. The tournament raised more than $600,000 that was distributed to the competing teams for scholarships and charities. Nick and Mark shot a team score of seven-under par and earned $50,000 for Nick’s Kids Foundation and University of Alabama scholarships.
University of Alabama adds third day for graduation ceremonies
Chipley Paper (Florida) – May 1
The University of Alabama is adding a third day for spring graduation ceremonies because of the number of graduates. The university is preparing for about 5,300 students to graduate in the spring with about 4,400 planning to walk, bringing the total graduates for the year to 8,000, UA President Stuart Bell said. The ceremonies will be held this weekend in Coleman Coliseum.
GUEST COMMENTARY: We’re burning daylight!
Gadsden Times – May 2
Alabama is burning daylight! In the movie “The Cowboys,” John Wayne’s phrase for not effectively using precious time was “Hurry up, we’re burning daylight.” Across Alabama there are a multitude of communities who aren’t seeing the economic revival that a relatively few cities have experienced. For 2017, The University of Alabama’s Economic Development Academy is focusing its attention on the state’s up and coming economic development professionals, elected local officials as well as key communities that have the ability to become striving communities. (Neal Wade is director of The University of Alabama Economic Development Academy and former director of the Alabama Development Office (now department of Commerce). He can be reached at fnwade@ua.edu.)
Job fair in Tuscaloosa Tuesday
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 2
The Tuscaloosa Career Center, in conjunction with The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce, will host a job fair Tuesday from 1 – 4 p.m. at the McDonald Hughes Community Center in Tuscaloosa. Although the fair is designed to assist participants in UA’s LIFT (Learning Initiative and Financial Training) Program, it is also open to the general public. The LIFT Program is operated through UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and School of Accountancy.
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – May 2
OLLI Program (Live Interview)
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – May 2
We’ve got Amelia and Jennifer joining us this morning to tell us all about Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a year-round, member-led program at The University of Alabama.