Three Easy Steps to Eat a Night Easier
Tribune Timur (India) – June 26
Are you among those who often have trouble sleeping at night, even though you are tired of the activity for eight hours? … “Make sure the activities in the room just to rest and make out with her husband. Therefore, other activities in the room can manipulate the brain to be more difficult to rest,” said Kenneth Lichstein, PhD., Director of the Sleep Research Project at The University of Alabama, USA.
Making the Grade for June 27
MRT (Midland, Texas) – June 26
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two Midlanders have been named to honor rolls for the spring semester at the University of Alabama. McKenna Smith was named to the President’s List and Brennan Lee was named to the Dean’s List.
Glasgow Daily Times (Kentucky) – June 26
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Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph – June 26
You’re a C+ Leader – Now What?
Rep Man – June 26
The Betsy Plank Center at the University of Alabama has long been seen as one of the true sources of thought leadership in our industry. Their most recent report shows a yawning gap between how industry leaders perceive themselves versus the rank-and-file reporting to them. A special shoutout to Bill Heyman, the Babe Ruth of executive recruiting, who helped spearhead this seminal report.
Where Do Gerontologists Fit on Interdisciplinary Teams?
Pyschology Today – June 26
The premise of interdisciplinary teams assumes that no isolated discipline can meet the multiple, complex care needs of patients, particularly older adults’. Reflecting this, definitions of interdisciplinary team work emphasize it as a dynamic, clinical process—involving two or more health professionals with complementary backgrounds and skills—sharing common health goals and exercising concerted effort in assessing, planning, or evaluating patient care. (Christina M. Pierpaoli, MA, is a third-year graduate student in the Clinical Geropsychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama under the mentorship of Dr. Patricia A. Parmelee.)
Gadsden reorganizing Industrial Development Authority
Al.com – June 27
The City of Gadsden is reorganizing its Industrial Development Authority in a move that city officials said would have direct effects on the city’s ability to attract industry … Gadsden formed the IDA about 30 years ago, but the reorganization came about after recommendations from the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. Guyton said the changes will “better reflect the growing needs of community, employers and other stakeholders.”
Students see success at Girls State
Shelby County Reporter – June 26
High School students choose from many summer opportunities and obligations—especially as they prepare to begin senior year. PHS junior and senior counselor Laura Cochran does a thorough job of prepping students to use their pre-senior year summer wisely encouraging college visits. While many students make college visits during the summer, a few are invited to spend several days on college campuses to participate in leadership programs such as the American Legion Auxiliary Alabama Girls State gathering hosted by the University of Alabama each June.
NEWS ANALYSIS: WHAT IS THE ALT-RIGHT MOVEMENT?
Baptist and Reflector (Tennessee) – June 26
The term alt-right was first used by former conservatives, but the movement itself is not a conservative movement, Carter said, quoting University of Alabama professor George Hawley … “The modal alt-right person is a male, white millennial; probably has a college degree or is in college; is secular and perhaps atheist and not interested in the conservative movement at all,” Carter quoted Hawley from a Washington Post article.
Groomed for the moment: MSU student fulfills childhood dream to be Miss Mississippi
Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, Mississippi) – June 26
Starkville native Tanner Fant earned second runner-up at last week’s Miss Mississippi pageant … Competing as Miss Meridian, the 20-year-old University of Alabama junior said she was excited to compete for the first time at the state level. “I didn’t have to earn second runner-up to be happy with the outcome,” Fant said.