Researcher connects low birth weight, racial identity
Associated Press – July 30
Research points to a link between the significance and meaning blacks attach to their race and mental and physical health. So University of Alabama assistant professor Wanda Martin Burton wondered if racial identity also had a role to play in explaining the persistent disparity between the birth weights among children of black mothers and their white counterparts.
Rock Hill Herald (South Carolina) – July 30
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Why do people keep driving through flood waters?
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 28
Just about every time we have major rain and flooding, we see people who try to plow through flood waters. They eventually get stuck and some have to be rescued. The big question is – why? “Because they want to get home,” Laura Myers said. Dr. Laura Myers is the Director and Senior Research Scientist for the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama.
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – July 28
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US House scraps border tax proposal
Village Sun Times – July 29
House Republicans released their own tax reform blueprint a year ago, and the White House released a one-page outline of priorities it would like to see in tax reform in April … R Street Senior Fellow & University of Alabama professor Lars Powell, said; “research underscored the deep concern that, if not properly structured to exempt financial services transactions, the proposed tax could have caused serious harm to US and global insurance and reinsurance markets.”
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Astronomers prepare for eclipse in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News – July 30
Tuscaloosa will experience a partial solar eclipse when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth in August, and astronomers at the University of Alabama are preparing to help people view the astral phenomenon safely. Dean Townsley, an associate professor in UA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, said the eclipse is expected to be visible in all 48 of the continental United States on Aug. 21.
With BAT Off the Table, Retailers Ready to Advocate for Tax Reform
Junior College – July 30
On Thursday, congressional and administration leaders announced they would remove the Border Adjustment Tax from consideration, and announced an outline for comprehensive tax reform … R Street Senior Fellow & University of Alabama professor Lars Powell, said; “research underscored the deep concern that, if not properly structured to exempt financial services transactions, the proposed tax could have caused serious harm to US and worldwide insurance and reinsurance markets”.
UA students reflect on summer
Daily Mountain Eagle – July 30
Four students from the University of Alabama’s New College and Honors College have spent the past two months in Jasper interning with various organizations. Jenna Minser, Kimberly Oliveira, Brittany Grady and Anastasiya Titarenko shared their experiences at the First Bank of Jasper on Thursday to discuss what they learned during their time in Walker County, prior to their last day in Jasper on Friday.
Trump’s Attacks on Sessions Are Angering His Base in Deep-Red Alabama
Bloomberg – July 29
The poor, black and Democratic neighborhoods of Alabama’s North Birmingham didn’t vote for President Donald Trump, who has spent the past two weeks disparaging and Twitter-torturing Jeff Sessions, the attorney general and former U.S. Senator from their state … The state was the site of a 2015 Mobile rally so big that it became a signature moment in Trump’s unlikely campaign: “He had those huge rallies here and he trampled former Secretary of state Clinton,” said William Stewart, professor emeritus at the University of Alabama and a scholar of Southern politics.
News Dog – July 29
Is There Really a Racial Divide Between North and South?
The American Conservative – July 30
Whether it is primarily due to migration, mass media, federal policy, or the homogenizing effects of global capitalism, the cultural and political differences between the North and South have become less pronounced in recent decades. But it remains unclear just how different Southerners remain from their fellow citizens in other parts of the country. White Southerners’ attitudes on the issue of race remain a question of particular interest and importance. (George Hawley (@georgehawleyUA) is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama.)
UA instructor watches healthcare vote
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – July 30
A University of Alabama instructor stayed awake until the early morning hours watching that vote on the Senate floor. Just last week, University of Alabama Global Studies Instructor Frannie James was arrested in Washington during a healthcare protest. Tonight, she feels relief.
Students in the news
MagicValley.com (Twin Falls, Idaho) – July 30
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama student Thomas Busby Slusser of Rupert, ID (83350), was named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2017. A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring 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).
Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation (EAUMF) Donates to Elmina Urban Health Centre.
Modern Ghana – July 31
After a month of volunteer work with pre-medical students of the University of Alabama in 3 health facilities in the KEEA District, Prof. Thaddeus Ulzen, Chairman of the Board of EAUMF donated 50 maternity delivery kits to the Elmina Urban Health Centre, on behalf of the Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation and Dr. Alex Twum – Boafo of the Kwakwaduam Association of New York. (Prof. Ulzen is Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and part-time Professor at the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast.)
UTHSC’s New Registered Nurse First Assistant Program Only One in Tennessee
Public – July 30
A new Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) program in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is the first in Tennessee, and one of only a few nationally … ‘We have spent a great deal of time exploring the need for this program and developing the curriculum for it,’ Dr. Pace said. Theresa Wadas, PhD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama College of Nursing, is serving in a consultant role.
University of Alabama students head back to Tuscaloosa
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – July 30
Some University of Alabama students are getting an early start for Fall semester by moving back in to off-campus housing in Tuscaloosa…These students are upperclassmen. They’ve been sharing the same housing for several years together, and are getting ready one more time. Three of the four roommates grew up together in Florence, Alabama…UA officials don’t know what Fall semester enrollment will be, but one year ago the University had a record enrollment of more than 37,000 students. The University is not opening any new residence halls this semester.
Lucky will speak at Brown Chapel program
Selman Times-Journal – July 29
Felecia Lucky will be speaking at historic Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church during their annual Faith, Family and Friends Day Aug. 6. . . . In an effort to paint an accurate picture of the region that is often described as desolate, she partnered with the University of Alabama to launch the Black Belt 100 Lenses Project where the culture of the Black Belt was depicted through the eyes of its youth. Through her work, Lucky believes strongly in building stronger community with residents of the community, not for residents of the communities.