UA to partner on study of military veterans committing suicide
Birmingham Business Journal – Dec. 27
The University of Alabama is partnering on a major new study to understand and curb suicides among military veterans. UA researchers are working with America’s Warrior Partnership on “Operation Deep Dive” — a comprehensive look at the risk factors contributing to military veterans who commit suicide, die early or inflict harm on themselves. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is providing $2.9 million for the four-year study. The principal researchers at UA include Dr. Karl Hamner, director of the Office of Evaluation for the College of Education, and Dr. David L. Albright, Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health and associate professor in the School of Social Work.
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UA student organizes monthly concerts at retirement home
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 21
The notes of “Silent Night” and other holiday standards played by a string sextet of University of Alabama students blended with the hum of the holiday celebration Wednesday at the Capstone Village. The residents of the on-campus retirement community, staff and visitors chatted over coffee and juice while the students played beside them. The musical program ended with “Jingle Bells” as the residents clapped and sang along. Doctoral student Trisha Whiteside, who led the string performers, isn’t a student spending a few passing hours at the retirement community during the holiday break. She is their neighbor, living with her husband, Brad, in a third-floor apartment.
University of Alabama Winter Commencement 2017 full list of graduates
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 23
University of Alabama winter graduation exercises were held Saturday, Dec. 16. Full list of graduates include …
University of Alabama’s Civil War story earns national honor
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 25
The University of Alabama’s Opera Theatre won second place in the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition for its earlier world-premiere chamber opera production “Freedom and Fire! A Civil War Story.” The National Opera Association is an organization that promotes excellence in opera education and teaching through its support of a diverse community of opera educators and professionals, according to its website. Paul Houghtaling, an associate professor of voice and director of opera at UA, said the award serves as validation for the original production that operatically tells the tale of UA’s destruction by the Union Army at the end of the American Civil War in 1865.
Realizing the Dream celebration activities set
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 24
The annual Realizing the Dream celebration at the University of Alabama will feature award-winner gospel duo Mary Mary and actor and community activist Danny Glover. The celebration will be from Jan. 12-15 and include a concert, banquet, speakers and a unity day. This year’s theme is Realizing the Dream Through Service to Others. The event, which celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., is hosted by UA, Stillman College, Shelton State Community College and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference …
Migration mayhem in 2017: 9 essential reads
The Conversation – Dec. 21
President Donald Trump did not waste any time pushing strict immigration policies in 2017, as promised during his campaign … However, research on the link between immigration and crime is quite conclusive. Robert Adelman of University at Buffalo and Lesley Reid of the University of Alabama write: “Immigration-crime research over the past 20 years has widely corroborated the conclusions of a number of early 20th-century presidential commissions that found no backing for the immigration-crime connection. Although there are always individual exceptions, the literature demonstrates that immigrants commit fewer crimes, on average, than native-born Americans.”
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For some Democrats, Doug Jones was their first winner, maybe not the last
Al.com – Dec. 25
Meet Calvin Wilborn. He’s 21, from Dothan and a senior at Auburn University. He loves politics, and he just voted for his first winner in U.S. Sen.-elect Doug Jones … Wilborn is already looking at other races and especially those with African-American candidates. He wants more young Democrats motivated, and political scientists like the University of Alabama’s Dr. Richard Fording think he’ll see that and more in 2018. “It could be a one-off in the sense that the Democratic candidate won,” Fording said last week of Jones.
Political News – Dec. 25
UNO researchers scouring fugitive-slave ads to create digital database
New Orleans Advocate – Dec. 23
In 1840, George Shall, proprietor of the City Hotel at Camp and Common streets in New Orleans, was looking for “a yellow boy, named Jack or John Perry.” … “These ads and the sheer volume of them change our understanding. We begin to understand how many people resisted the brutality of slavery on their own,” said Mary Niall Mitchell, 47, who co-directs the Ethel and Herman L. Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at UNO and is one of three historians leading the Freedom on the Move project, along with Joshua Rothman, of the University of Alabama, and Edward E. Baptist, of Cornell University.
Is the First Amendment too broad? The case for regulating hate speech in America
NBCNews.com – Dec. 23
Must we defend Nazis? … Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic of the University of Alabama School of Law reject this conventional wisdom. The two professors have collaborated on numerous volumes about racism and the law, including “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction” (2012).
Euro News – Dec. 23
So soon? Alabama governor’s race primaries should heat up after legislative session
Yellowhammer News – Dec. 26
After one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races in recent memory, don’t expect the governor’s race to heat up for a few months, says one state political science expert. “I think it’s good to have a respite from campaigning right now since we had so much of it during the Senate rate,” Bill Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama, told Yellowhammer News.
After Trump election euphoria, mixed results for Alabama economy
Montgomery Advertiser – Dec. 22
Business confidence in Alabama soared to a never-before-seen level in January after Donald Trump was elected president, with executives here predicting a massive surge in local hiring and growth. What followed was a year of mixed results for the state’s economy … Meanwhile, Alabama executives got less optimistic as the year went on, according to a quarterly survey by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama.
Griffith performs interactive presentation at University of Alabama
Blount County Daily Times (Georgia) – Dec. 24
Blake Griffith, of Maryville, recently presented “Low-Cost Eco-Car Engine Controller Implementation,” an interactive presentation, at the University of Alabama. Griffith is a student in the Computer-Based Honors Program at the university. The presentation demonstrated the goals, outcomes and impact of research he conducted during the fall semester.
Bad Santas and holiday chaos mean the season of Christmas torts is here
The Hill – Dec. 22
Christmas is finally upon us and lawyers will soon be nestled all snug in their beds while visions of contingency cases dance in their heads … According to the National Fire Prevention Association, roughly 200 homes burn each year due to Christmas tree fires, at an annual cost of $14 million. The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety analyzed 10 years of state car crash data and found that the most perilous are the “shopping days before Christmas.”
Local achievements: Dec. 24, 2017
Waco Tribune-Herald (Texas) – Dec. 23
Class acts – Betsy Burton Patterson received her doctorate in nursing practice from the University of Alabama on Dec. 16 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Patterson is from Woodway and attended Midway High School. She is the daughter of Carol Burton Stafford, of Woodway, and John Burton, of Arkansas.
David Shuster Democrats Should Apologize For Smearing Progressives With The Term Alt Left
Seven Vote – Dec. 23
As CNN reported last week experts that is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama say that alt left is just a made up term a slur.
Here Are Some Stories That Prove People Are Being Exceptionally Hilarious And Sweet This Christmas
Buzzfeed – Dec. 24
A tiny santa hat, a dramatic dad, great gifts, hilarious cards, and a whole lot of spirit … Kelsey Hall, a 20-year-old college student at the University of Alabama, followed through with her promise after she told Twitter that if she received 1,000 retweets she would don a VERY spirited costume for the duration of the semester.
2014 Bremen HS Grad Credits Bremen Staff for His Success
Oak Forest Patch – Dec. 22
Jake Zarobsky, a 2014 graduate of Bremen High School, is currently a graduate student at the University of Alabama studying computer science. He developed a software program that is being used by the Salvation Army.
COLLEGE NEWS: December 31
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 31
University of Alabama: Students in the Computer-Based Honors Program in the Honors College at The University of Alabama presented the research they conducted during fall 2017 at “CBH Live 2017,” an interactive broadcast of research projects. . . . University of Alabama graduate students recently achieved recognition in the UA Three Minute Thesis competition. Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition that challenges master’s and doctoral students to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in just three minutes. The competition develops academic, presentation and research communication skills and supports the development of research students’ capacity to explain their research in language appropriate to a nonspecialist audience.
Alabama lawyer reveals Obama demanded loyalty when meeting with U.S. Attorneys—but there’s a twist
Daily KOS – Dec. 29
Joyce White Vance is a University of Alabama Law Professor who is often seen on MSNBC. Appointed by President Obama, Vance served as a U.S. attorney in Birmingham and as federal prosecutor for 25 years. She is also a wife and mother of four. In a tweet Thursday night, Vance expressed her respect for President Obama by sharing a statement he made to his newly appointed US attorneys. In his statement, Obama made it clear who he expected U.S. Attorneys to serve and where their loyalties must lie.
Confederate Statue Of KKK Leader Vandalized With Pink (Photos)
Opposing Views – Dec. 29
A monument to a founding member of the white supremacist organization Ku Ku Klan (KKK) was vandalized by splashes of pink paint in Tennessee. The statue’s owner said he has no plans to remove the new coat of color … “Charleston was a fulcrum moment,” Professor Alfred Brophy of the University of Alabama School of Law told FiveThirtyEight. “The steam with which monuments are coming down has accelerated greatly. There’s more public discussion.”
News Dog – Dec. 29
Tuscaloosa County’s first menorah now on display
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 21
The holiday season in Tuscaloosa County is a little more inclusive this year. After a request from a local Jewish group, the county’s first menorah display has been placed alongside the traditional Christmas tree outside the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. Hardy McCollum, Tuscaloosa County’s probate judge and commission chairman, said the request to place the menorah came from the Chabad group at the University of Alabama.
8 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Go To Alabama
The Odyssey Online – Dec. 26
Home of 16 national championships and the greatest college to exist, The University of Alabama is completely unique and unbelievably excellent. As much as one wants to think they could get the hang of this college life because they are or have attended a different institution… you can’t. However, you can try and I’m going to try and help you out! Here are 8 things only a UA student would understand.
Bragbook for Dec. 29
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Dec. 28
Krystal Wilson of Loganville was named to Chadron State College’s president’s list … Joshua Hunt of Dallas and Cameron Arnold of Milton were part of the team of students from the Computer-Based Honors Program in the Honors College at The University of Alabama who presented the research they conducted at CBH Live 2017.
Conservatism remains relevant among millennials
Yellowhammer News – Dec. 28
Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to West Palm Beach, Florida to attend the Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA (TPUSA). (Kyle Morris is a senior at the University of Alabama, majoring in telecommunication and film with a minor in political science and Yellowhammer News contributor. He also writes for The Daily Caller.)
After record games, Silvertips fall to Giants
Everett Herald (Washington) – Dec. 28
Friday wasn’t going to be like Wednesday. There was no way the Everett Silvertips would be able to replicate their 11-goal onslaught against the Vancouver Giants two days earlier … Former Silvertips forward Brian King was at the game Friday. King played two seasons for the Silvertips and is now a freshman at the University of Alabama where he’s studying engineering and German.
Jew-Hating Politician’s Campaign Shows Spread Of ‘Alt-Right’ Culture
Forward – Dec. 30
Political hopeful Paul Nehlen began his move into the “alt-right” this past fall. First, he was just toying with the internet subculture’s memes and catchphrases and praising white nationalist groups. But by Christmas he had gone full anti-Semite — retweeting white supremacist slogans and reading an author known as the “Neo-Nazi movement’s favorite academic.” … “Nehlen is going all-in as the ‘alt-right’ candidate,” said George Hawley, University of Alabama professor and author of “Making Sense of the Alt-Right.” “It shows how the rhetoric and aesthetics of the ‘alt-right’ are becoming influential in the broader right-wing culture, especially among younger people.”