UA In the News – Oct. 28-30, 2017
UA In the News is a daily summary of articles about The University of Alabama that have appeared in print, online and broadcast media outlets. These summaries, headlines and links are copied exactly as they appeared in the media source. For more UA In the News, see https://www.ua.edu/news/category/news-center/ua-in-the-news/. If you have questions, please contact Chris Bryant (chris.bryant@ua.edu) or Taylor Bryant (taylor.bryant@ua.edu) in the UA Office of Strategic Communications.
University of Alabama Tops Fundraising Record
U.S. News – Oct. 28
The University of Alabama says it has had its best year ever for fundraising. A statement from the university says it took in more than $120 million in gifts and pledges during the 2016-2017 fiscal year. That surpasses the previous record of more than $116 million in 2012. The school says money this year came in from more than 58,000 donors. The university received 14 gifts that exceeded $1 million.
Florence Times Daily – Oct. 28
Decatur Daily – Oct. 28
Moulton Advertiser – Oct. 28
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 28
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 28
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Oct. 28
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Oct. 28
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Oct. 28
West Plains Daily Quill (Missouri) – Oct. 28
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Oct. 28
Bristol Herald Courier (Virginia) – Oct. 28
WLOX (Biloxi, Mississippi) – Oct. 28
NBC 3 (Chattanooga, Tennessee) – Oct. 28
WAFF 48 (Huntsville) – Oct. 28
Fox 10 (Mobile) – Oct. 28
LMT Online (Texas) – Oct. 28
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Oct. 28
New Haven Register (Connecticut) – Oct. 28
Clay Center Dispatch (Kansas) – Oct. 28
Fort Bend Herald (Texas) – Oct. 28
Bryan Eagle (Texas) – Oct. 28
UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles
Informed Infrastructure – Oct. 28
Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa is the first city in Alabama to install the technology that will collect data for research used to decrease travel time, reduce vehicle crashes and lay the groundwork for future self-driving vehicles. “We expect significant advances in the U.S. transportation system during the next 10 years, made possible through many of the technologies currently being tested in Alabama,” said Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, executive director of The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies.
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 29
Roadshow of hate: Travelers fuel rallies
New York Times – Oct. 29
White nationalist and provocateur Richard Spencer had left the University of Florida on Oct. 19 when the day’s most serious trouble erupted just beyond the campus … “My general take is that the number of people who are highly motivated and dedicated to this stuff are relatively small in number,” said George Hawley, who teaches political science at the University of Alabama and is the author of a recent book about the alt-right. “But the ones who are and have the capacity to do so are willing to make long trips.”
Longview News-Journal (Texas) – Oct. 29
Headlines Press – Oct. 29
Global Financial Market Review – Oct. 29
‘Attention seekers’ cost the NHS £1.7 million a year
Gears of Biz – Oct. 29
Attention seekers’ who pretend to be ill are costing the NHS £1.7million a year, official figures reveal. The number of hospital beds taken up by patients with fake disorders has more than trebled in the past decade, according to NHS Digital statistics. Each faker is estimated to cost the NHS between £800 to £900 a day … Dr Marc Feldman, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama, added: “Before you’d have to go to medical libraries and read up on the illnesses you were going to fabricate. And then you would have to go and fake the symptoms so you would have to be a good actor.”
Tuscaloosa farms find profits through pumpkins
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 28
When the wind begins to blow cool, as heat-softened greens of summer fade and metamorphose to crisp golds, reds and browns, moms, dads and kids pile in the family truckster for an annual market pilgrimage, to squabble over the best-possible holiday centerpiece … For one of its busiest times, Ingram Farms hires seasonal help, three people this year, among them University of Alabama student Peyton Wright. “This is the sweetest work environment,” Wright said. “Everyone is excited about Halloween.”
COLLEGE NEWS: October 29
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 29
University of Alabama – The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the annual Jack Davis Professional Achievement Awards during recent homecoming activities on campus.
X-IO adds Reginald Hyde to board of advisors
Innovationews – Oct. 29
X-IO Technologies today announced Reginald Hyde, executive director of the University of Alabama Cyber Institute and former deputy undersecretary of defense for Intelligence and Security for the U.S. Department of Defense, has joined the company’s board of advisors.
Alabama’s Senate special election: You may never see it done like this one again
Al.com – Oct. 29
The campaign to fill Alabama’s Senate seat has had all the elements of a political carnival with appearances from the president, current and former vice presidents, political personalities and celebrities … “We can’t afford these special elections which generally attract only a small number of voters,” said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political sciences at the University of Alabama.
Honoring our fallen
Hoover Sun – Oct. 27
The Spanns came to Busby’s Tuscaloosa art studio about half a dozen times as Busby worked on the bust, making sure it was as close to Spann’s likeness as possible, Busby said. Spann’s bust is now on display at the University of Alabama Office of Veterans and Military Affairs in Tuscaloosa and likely will be moved to Auburn, where Spann went to school. Since completing Spann’s bust, Busby has finished two more, including one of Andrew Hand, an Army specialist killed in action in Afghanistan in July 2010.
Parent Teacher Leadership Academy held at UA
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 27
Teachers and parents from West Alabama schools met at The University of Alabama earlier this week to discuss some ways to work together to make sure the students have their very best.