City of Fairhope, Baldwin County EDA and the University of Alabama partner to bring new Technology Village to Baldwin County
Al.com – Sept. 28
The City of Fairhope and the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance will soon have a new vehicle to empower their tech entrepreneur community. Both have entered into an agreement with the University of Alabama to create “Hatch,” a downtown business resource hub that will provide guidance and links to statewide resources for tech entrepreneurs in the early stages of forming a start-up company.
Alabama Power Intern Works To Make Her Dream A Reality
Public – Sept. 28
Katie Wright is building on four terms as a co-op student to continue her growth with Southern Company as a part-time intern … Katie knew she couldn’t achieve this goal on her own, so she applied for the University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association Scholarship to help fund her education. ‘With the help of the National Alumni Association Scholarship, I received my degree to work toward my dream job as an engineer at Southern Company,’ Katie said.
TWITTER A HOTBED OF ANTI-VACCINE SENTIMENT, FINDS CU BOULDER STUDY
Global News Connect – Sept. 29
Anti-vaccine view is alive and flourishing in amicable media, with California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania display a many disastrous tweets of any states, according to a new five-year CU Boulder study … For the study, published in a Oct emanate of Social Science and Medicine, Vargo and co-author Theodore Tomeny, an autism researcher with University of Alabama, combined a machine-learning algorithm to inspect some-more than a half-million tweets from around a nation between 2009 and 2015.
Westword – Sept. 29
The GOP’s Big Problem Is Big Money
The American Prospect – Sept. 29
Republican leaders are reeling from their primary loss in Alabama and the demise of their health-care bill, but they have only themselves—and their big donors—to blame … GOP governors and voters actually now broadly support Medicaid’s expansion, says Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama, who noted that attacks on Obama resonate less with GOP voters now that he is no longer president.
Students learn of educational opportunities at college fair
Stillwater News Press – Sept. 28
Approximately 2,000 high school students from 13 area schools got the chance to get questions answered by representatives from roughly 50 colleges during a College Fair Thursday at Stillwater High School … Joseph Walker, a recruiter with the University of Alabama, said he has been visiting high schools in Oklahoma for three years and decided to included Stillwater this year. “I’m working to increase the number of Oklahoma students,” Walker said.
Diverse Reverse Career Fair attracts more employers
Crimson White – Sept. 28
The Career Center hosted their most successful Diverse Reverse Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 27, attracting more employers than ever before. This is the Career Center’s third year putting on this event in conjunction with Hispanic Latino Heritage month.