University of Alabama Honors First African-American Student
Yellowhammer News – Sept. 18
The University of Alabama honored a legend in Civil Rights history on Friday, as it unveiled the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker. The ceremony held on the lawn of Graves Hall highlighted several keynote speakers, including UA President Stuart R. Bell and distinguished alumna Marian Accinno Loftin.
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Researchers find new path to promising Parkinson’s treatment
Medical Xpress – Sept. 19
Three researchers at The University of Alabama are part of work that is leading to a new direction for drug discovery in the quest to treat Parkinson’s disease. Findings from the study are published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, with the UA researchers among the co-authors. “This provides real evidence for a long-sought mechanism, and, simultaneously, it provides a good rationale for a different path for drug discovery,” said Dr. Guy Caldwell, University Distinguished Research Professor in biological sciences. “This path and these ideas have been out there. This paper really brings it together and supports the evidence for those ideas.”
UA professor ranked #1 on Rate My Professor
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 18
The Rate My Professor app includes more than 1.7 million professors, but UA Criminal Justice professor Doug Klutz was named number one in the nation. It was a normal day in the office for Professor Klutz, that is, until he checked his email. The news came as a surprise to Klutz, but when I asked some of his former students, they weren’t surprised at all. One student even contributed to Klutz’s five-start rating.
Former ‘Bama band member joins grandson on field
MSN – Sept. 18
Fay Black joined her grandson for one more performance in the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band.
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Tokyo to Tuscaloosa: Japanese scholar studies life insurance at the Capstone
Crimson White – Sept. 19
While some students cross the Black Warrior River to get to The University of Alabama, one visiting scholar crossed the Pacific Ocean to do the same. From Tokyo to Tuscaloosa, a rising employee of a prominent Japanese insurance company recently began his scholar in residence program at the University.
Small business diversity summit Tuesday in Tuscaloosa
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 19
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama’s Minority Business Council will host the third annual Small Business Diversity Summit Tuesday at the Bryant Conference Center on the University of Alabama campus.
NBC 10 (Albany, Georgia) – Sept. 19
Study showing 70 years of progress for LGBTQ students raises concerns about Trump agenda
Medical Xpress – Sept. 19
The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students on college campuses over the past 70 years is concerned that for the first time since 1944, that trend may be reversing … “The gradual acceptance and affirmation of LGBTQ people in mainstream society are inextricably linked to increasingly progressive social policies for LGBTQ people and more positive perceptions of campus climate in higher education,” says study author Jason Garvey, assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at the University of Vermont, who co-authored the article with graduate students Laura A. Sanders and Maureen A. Flint from the University of Alabama.
Public – Sept. 19
Library expo to showcase new databases, research tools
Crimson White – Sept. 18
What: The Second Annual Library Expo will give company representatives the opportunity to demonstrate new databases. Who: Any member of the University of Alabama community is welcome to attend and learn more about new products that can help them in the future.
Risky move by Trump in Alabama perplexes supporters, pundits
AL.com – Sept. 19
Trump shook up Alabama’s special Senate election with a Tweet Saturday announcing he’ll stump in Huntsville this weekend for incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, who is viewed as the preferred candidate among the Senate establishment. . . . Added William Stewart, a professor emeritus of political sciences at the University of Alabama: “Yes, there is risk for Trump. There is never a dull moment with this president.”
Diseases of Poverty Identified in Alabama County Burdened by Poor Sanitation
Circle of Blue – Sept. 19
In the poorest sections of the American South researchers are finding hookworm, dengue fever, and other parasites and viruses that are more commonly associated with developing countries or, in the United States, with the early years of the 20th century. . . . Failing septic systems and the use of straight pipes are not confined to Lowndes County, but the extent of the problem is largely unknown. According to Mark Elliot, a University of Alabama researcher, there have been only two rigorous, county-level studies in the United States to establish how many households have failing septic systems or straight pipe discharge. Both studies are more than a decade old.