Druid City Garden Project Is Now Schoolyard Roots
Alabama Public Radio – July 6
Since 2010, the Druid City Garden Project has operated teaching gardens in Tuscaloosa city and county elementary schools. The gardens enhance students’ math, science and even English classes – and a University of Alabama study has shown working in the school gardens has not only improved students’ education, but also their eating habits and propensity to eat healthier food options.
Tuscaloosa News – July 6
Area students honored for academic achievements
Jamestown Press (Rhode Island) – July 6
Twenty-one Jamestown residents were among 5,290 undergraduates named to the dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston … Milo DiGasper was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Students must post a minimum 3.5 grade point average to qualify.
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) – July 6
Terre Haute (Indiana) Tribune Star – July 6
Naperville People in the News
Naperville (Illinois) Sun – July 6
University of Alabama: Several Naperville residents graduated from the University of Alabama this spring. Diploma recipients include Brittany Kilian, bachelor’s degree in commerce and business administration; Kelly Presperin, bachelor’s degree in communication and information sciences; Jordan Sandy, bachelor of arts degree; Adam Schaefer, bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Bama Latino Nursing program gets grant
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 5
The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing has been awarded $1.7 million for its Bama-Latino project.
UA Physician discusses heat safety
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 5
When the heat index goes higher than 90 degrees, you should start being a little more cautious if you are working or playing outdoors. The University of Alabama’s Dr. Charles Geno explains what can happen if you stay out in the sun too long.
Veterinary law emerges from the shadows
Capitol Weekly – July 6
A California statute governing blood-banking programs and transfusions for dogs has flown under the radar for the past 7 years, causing private veterinarians to break a law that they did not know existed. (Ed’s Note: Jessica Duncan is a Capitol Weekly intern from the University of Alabama.)
Book World: A definitive work on Marianne Moore and other best poetry to read this month
Frederick News Post (Virginia) – July 5
“New Collected Poems of Marianne Moore” (FSG), edited by Heather Cass White, gives readers a fresh perspective on the legacy of Marianne Moore, considered one of America’s most influential modernist poets. Moore, whose awards included a Pulitzer Prize, was hailed for her precise language, penetrating descriptions and keen observations. She was also known for incessantly revising her poems, much to the dismay of editors who tried to create definitive editions of her selected and collected poems. In this new volume, White, a professor at the University of Alabama, presents what she believes to be the best version of Moore’s work.
From GMS to Carnegie Hall
Geneseo Republic (New York) – July 5
Eight Geneseo Middle School band musicians performed at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on Sunday, June 25. Eight Geneseo Middle School band musicians performed at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on Sunday, June 25. The students appeared at Carnegie Hall as part of the Honors Performance Series … They were under the direction of Dr. Ken Ozzello, director of bands at the University of Alabama.
Local scholarship to help first-generation college students
Dothan Eagle – July 5
A scholarship that will help first-generation students from Coffee County has been established in memory of a 25-year-old Alabama graduate who recently passed away. Taylor Creel Stinson died on June 1 after a severe reaction to antibiotics. Stinson, an Elba native, loved to help people and pursued a career in physical therapy after seeing how it helped a cousin overcome a disability. Stinson’s parents, Joe and Tonya Creel, chose to establish a scholarship fund in her name in lieu of flowers at her funeral. The fund will benefit students in Coffee County who are the first to attend college and will go to the University of Alabama …Currently the family has set up two different ways to contribute to the scholarship fund. The preferred method is to contact the University of Alabama’s Alumni office by going to http://alumni.ua.edu/scholarships and locating the Taylor Creel Stinson fund or by mailing donations to the University of Alabama Alumni Association Scholarship Department, P.O. Box 861928, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486.
Two UA media affiliates win Alabama Associated Press awards
Crimson White – July 6
The Alabama Associated Press honored two University of Alabama media affiliates, Alabama Public Radio and WVUA 23, with multiple awards at an event in late June. Alabama Public Radio, also known as APR, won Most Outstanding News Operation for the sixth year in a row while having two interns win the Best Student Journalism awards. Katie Willem came in first place and Allison Mollenkamp came in second.