Women CEOs more likely to be targeted by activist shareholders
Phys.org – Oct. 31
Women CEOs are much more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted by activist shareholders, according to research conducted by a team that included two University of Alabama business professors. The study, published this month in the Journal of Applied Psychology, found male CEOs are much less likely than female CEOs to be the target of shareholder activism, and activist investors are more likely to mob female CEOs. Sometimes also called a “wolf-pack attack,” mobbing by investors occurs when multiple activists converge on a firm with or without intentional coordination.
Play portrays Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 31
“CQ/CX,” a play based on the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at the New York Times, will be presented at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Ave. The production is a partnership between Theatre Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama Journalism and Creative Media Department. Performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Each performance will be followed by a post-show discussion about the state of modern journalism with a UA professor.
In Alabama’s prison lawsuit, Republicans find a demon in Southern Poverty Law Center
Al.com – Oct. 31
In the ongoing federal lawsuit involving Alabama’s beleaguered prisons, the Legislature and the Department of Corrections have found a common enemy that they’ve been trying hard to demonize: The Southern Poverty Law Center … William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama and a longtime observer of state politics, said the SPLC is a “convenient target” because it’s a “liberal group.” “Prison funding has never been a high priority under Democratic or Republican governance,” said Stewart. “Prisoners don’t vote so politicians get no gain when they fund them even at minimally satisfactory levels, which we aren’t doing now.”
Ridgefield student news: Syracuse, Bucknell, and St. Lawrence
Ridgefield Press – Oct. 31
Caroline Helen Nethercott, daughter of Brian and Mary Nethercott, has recently become recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Phi … Matthew Keegans of Ridgefield is participating in the University of Alabama’s UA Cooperative Education Program during the fall of 2017. Keegans will be working at KIA.
Terahertz Window Offers Untapped Potential
Photonics Media – Oct. 31
Sandwiched between the infrared and microwave parts of the electro-magnetic spectrum lies the terahertz window — a valuable and largely untapped portion of energy that can reveal a huge variety of unknowns, from hidden weapons and suspicious foreign objects to the thickness of paint and quality of medicine … According to Seongsin “Margaret” Kim, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alabama, terahertz technology has the potential to revolutionize the future and open new opportunities that will benefit society. “Our community needs to be more patient than ever and focus on exciting science that can lead to this revolution coming in the near future,” she said.
Three Minute Thesis competition invites audience to judge
Crimson White – Nov 1
The annual Three Minute Thesis semi-final competition will take place today in 324 Lloyd Hall. Participating masters and doctoral students will be challenged to present their research in a way that can be understood by audiences with no background in their fields, all in under time limit of three minutes. The event is from 1-5p.m. and is free to attend. There will be occupancy for about 75 people, but audience members are welcome to come and experience the three heats beginning at 1 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The 30-plus participants will cover topics ranging from art and art history, geological sciences, physics and astronomy, economics and finance, psychology, social work, computer science and poetry. The top 15 picked from the semi-finals will move on to the finals on Nov. 13th, which will take place in Russell 159.