87-Year-Old Woman Set to Graduate College Nearly 70 Years After First Enrolling
NTD TV – May 2
An 87-year-old Alabama woman is set to graduate college almost 70 years after first enrolling. Pat Cassity is scheduled to walk across the stage at the University of Alabama on Friday, May 4, as a graduate. Cassity first enrolled in the summer of 1947 but soon left the school and moved to Alaska.
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – May 1
Anonymous Owner, LLC: Why it has become so easy to hide in the housing market
Las Vegas Sun – May 2
When Sean Hannity, the popular Fox News host, was revealed this month to be a property owner and landlord of considerable scale, it highlighted how opaque the housing market has become … Because the stakes are so high and the spillovers significant, there has always been a public element to private property, said Susan Pace Hamill, a law professor at the University of Alabama who has written about LLCs since the late 1980s. “Should tenants have a right to know who they’re renting from?” she said. “Should cities have a right to know who owns the property? The answer is a resounding yes.”
The Business Times – May 2
San Antonio Express-News – May 1
Laredo Morning-Times (Texas) – May 1
Here’s why Robert Mueller’s questions are very bad news for Jared Kushner
Raw Story – May 1
Jared Kushner has nearly disappeared from the public eye in recent weeks, and one of the most likely explanations as to why is that he is in serious legal jeopardy as a result of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Joyce Vance, a law professor at the University of Alabama, said Tuesday that, based on the New York Times’ recent report about the questions Mueller has for President Donald Trump, his son in law may be in real trouble.
Alternet – May 1
PSAid Contest Engages College Students to Educate on Best Ways to Help Surrounding International Disaster
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 1
The USAID Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th annual Public Service Announcements for International Disasters contest (PSAid) … Infographic: 1. “Your Two Cents” by Abby Cronin, University of Florida 2. “Clothes Are Not One Size Fits All…” by Katie Moston, Anna Loncar, and Taylor Silva, University of Alabama
Crossroads Today – May 1
ABC 7 (Tyler, Texas) – May 1
Fox 8 (New Orleans, Louisiana) – May 1
Tattoos may help fight the common cold
KSTF-CBS (Cheyenne, Wyoming) – May 1
A study from the University of Alabama suggests, tattoos might help boost your immune system.
St. Tammany College Notes for May 2, 2018
New Orleans Advocate – May 2
NORTHSHORE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Registration is open for summer and fall 2018 courses at Northshore Technical Community College … UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: Allyson Lacoste, of Mandeville, and Taylor Sims, of Madisonville, are among the University of Alabama students who were inducted into the Blue Key honor society there on April 6. Blue Key recognizes college students for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership and service.
Rice, UH team preps for massive Antarctic glacier study
Revo Science – May 2
A team of scientists from Rice University, the University of Houston, the University of Alabama and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will participate in an ambitious $25 million study aimed at determining how quickly Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier could collapse.
EurekAlert – May 1
Deborah Abela: Is Technology Ruining Your Child’s Spelling?
Booktopia – May 2
My year 4 teacher, Miss Gray, made everything fun, including spelling. Every Friday afternoon, she would pit the girls against the boys in a race to the blackboard to spell. She knew each team would be desperate to beat the other. She knew we’d become better spellers … Tonya Perry, Ph.D., assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the University of Alabama School of Education, says texting is just another genre of writing. It is up to the parents and teachers to remind youngsters when and when not to use it.