Outreach overdrive: University of Alabama robotics team goes the extra mile for young student
Alabama News Center – June 21
For the past eight years, the University of Alabama’s Astrobotics team has fared well in the various categories of NASA’s annual Robotic Mining Competition. But while it placed first in areas such as team spirit, presentation, communications, mining, autonomy and even first overall for four years, the outreach award proved to be elusive for this competitive team. After not placing in the outreach category last year, the team redoubled its efforts this year. Four members of the 60-person team didn’t just meet the criteria by conducting meaningful outreach to engage others in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); they decided to go a bit further by changing one boy’s life. Justin is a 5-year-old at the University of Alabama’s RISE school, which works with children with physical disabilities. He was born with a rare condition that resulted in shortened limbs. Justin cannot walk. To get around, he must roll or be pushed in a stroller.
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Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Online – June 4
Brett Vangorden, of Lancaster, was a member of a team of students from The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences to win a Bronze Pencil in the One Club’s Young Ones College Competition in spring 2017. The students were selected for honorable mention in the Young Ones Client Pitch Competition. The Young Ones College Competition highlights great student work from around the world, awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze pencils to the top student work in advertising, design and interactive. Of the Young Ones competition’s 70 finalists from 16 countries, only 24 finalists won Pencils.
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Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News – June 20
University of Alabama graduates Two Abilene residents graduated from the University of Alabama during its spring commencement — Sarah Beth Yates, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; and Blake Young, bachelor of arts.
Southgate (Michigan) News-Herald – June 20
Daytona Beach (Florida) News-Journal – June 20
The Morning Journal (Ohio) – June 21
York (Pennsylvania) Dispatch – June 21
Oswego County (New York) Today – June 21