Lost Southern Voices festival returns to focus on overlooked writers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – March 19
Most readers are familiar with the work of William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams and Flannery O’Connor, but what about George Moses Horton? Caroline Miller? Or John Ridge? … Trudier Harris, a professor of English at the University of Alabama, will present “The Darkest Child” by Delores Phillips, a novel about a young African-American girl growing up in Bakersfield, Ga., in 1958.
Group CBT and Education May Improve Chronic Pain Among Low-Literacy Patients
Practical Pain Management – March 19
Recent clinical practice guidelines emphasized the role of nonpharmacologic and evidence-based alternatives to pain medications, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) … To make the CBT and EDU materials more accessible, researchers lowered the literacy level of the patient workbooks to a fifth-grade reading level by “removing all ‘fancy’ words or technical jargon,” lead author Beverly E. Thorn, PhD, professor emerita of psychology at the University of Alabama, told Practical Pain Management.
New Guidelines on High Blood Pressure
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 8
Dr. Paul Whelton says high blood pressure is often preventable, and these new guidelines are a way to help people do that, and to help them take control of their health. Dr. Whelton led the group that developed these new American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines, and he recently spoke to medical professionals here in Tuscaloosa.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – March 13
2018’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry
Wallet Hub – March 19
Gun sales have been down since Donald Trump won the White House. And while that’s good news to some, it could be a bad sign for state economies relying heavily on the firearms industry. By one estimate, guns contributed more than $51 billion to the U.S. economy and generated over $6.5 billion in federal and state taxes in 2017 … Adam Lankford, associate professor in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama.
Lessons of My Lai massacre still resonate
Stars and Stripes – March 19
Fifty years ago, on March 16, 1968, around 200 U.S. soldiers from Charlie and Bravo companies burst into a Communist-dominated area in South Vietnam known to GIs as “Pinkville.” In less than four hours, more than 500 Vietnamese civilians — including elderly men, women and children — were dead in the villages of My Lai 4, Binh Tay, Binh Dong and My Khe 4. (Howard Jones is University Research Professor of History Emeritus, University of Alabama, and the author of “My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent Into Darkness.”)
UA Theatre and Dance Department to present Dance Alabama (Live interview)
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – March 19
The University of Alabama’s Dance Program is gearing up for their bi-annual concert “Dance Alabama.” The choreography is completely made up by students, and from what I hear, the show is always amazing. We’ve got the “Dance Alabama” president Alexia Acebo joining us now. She is a perfomer and choreographer.
COLLEGE NEWS: March 18
Tuscaloosa News – March 18
University of the South (Sewanee) Local residents were named to the Dean’s List at the University of the South (Sewanee) in Sewanee, Tenn., for the fall 2017 term. To be eligible, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.625 on a 4.0 scale … University of Alabama: Destiny Montgomery of Tuscaloosa came in second place in the Poly-Sci team in The University of Alabama’s Global Health Case Competition.
Canon USA supports furthering education
The Recycler – March 19
President of Canon Solutions America, Inc., Peter Kowalczuk, recently spoke to MBA students in The University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business. He delivered a talk on the importance of business development and what it takes to be a successful leader in today’s ever-changing business landscape.
What They Think – March 20
NBC 7 (Lake Charles, Louisiana) – March 19
Fox 29 (West Palm Beach, Florida) – March 19
New York Latino News – March 19
Alabama organization offers free tax filing, volunteer opportunities
Crimson White – March 19
As April 15 draws near, UA students have begun to do their taxes. For the majority of the University, this poses more of a chore; out-of-state students must gather paperwork from home addresses, juggle returns from multiple states and calculate what they owe … Megan Bailey, the curriculum development director at the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, said SaveFirst is a signature program of the Alabamian nonprofit Impact America that offers free tax preparation to families who make less than $52,000 each year, and individuals who make less than $20,000.