Alabama researcher to work on Navy program
Associated Press – May 26
A teacher at the University of Alabama is getting more than $500,000 to conduct research with the U.S. Navy. A statement from the school says Andrew Lemmon, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will receive the money over three years for his work with the Office of Naval Research. Lemmon is working to help advance technology in the Navy’s plan for constructing ships over the next three decades. That includes a potential shift to methods that would allow ship propulsion and other systems to be powered from a common system, reducing the total amount of power needed. Lemmon is one of 31 recipients through a naval program for young inventors. More than 340 people applied.
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UA’s SummerTide has become a beachside tradition
Tuscaloosa News – May 27
SummerTide’s made itself at home in Gulf Shores’ George C. Meyer Performing Arts Theatre for 15 years now, and beach residents and visitors alike have come to anticipate the University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance’s five-week professional run. “There are definitely a lot of repeats,” said Miranda Therkelsen, who’s about to start her third summer there. “It’s a really small theater, but word has spread throughout the community. So if people come once, they tend to come every year.”
What It’s Like To Be Jewish At The University Of Alabama
Odyssey – May 27
Alex Koplin, a native of Macon, Georgia, remembers going to Hebrew school on Wednesdays and Torah study on Sunday mornings every week. He went to Jewish summer camps for 12 years and was raised in a conservative family in a small Jewish community. Even though the Jewish population in Alabama may not be as large as in New York or California, he had no problem finding the Jewish community at the University of Alabama. “When I came to visit during my senior year of high school, I knew some people in ZBT and a couple girls that were Jewish at Alabama,” Koplin said. “I started to realize there were definitely a lot more Jewish people here than I thought there would be.”
University of Alabama wins fourth straight championship — in robotics
Alabama News Center – May 27
University of Alabama students who competed in a NASA robotics contest came away with the top prize again, making it four straight years for the team from UA to win. Alabama Astrobotics took the top prize at the NASA Robotic Mining Competition, besting student teams from more than 50 other institutions in the challenge to build a robot capable of navigating and excavating simulated Martian soil, or regolith. Made up of about 65 students from across eight disciplines including engineering and computer science, Alabama Astrobotics is the only team to win more than once in the nine-year history of the NASA contest, placing first in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and, now, 2018.
Payday loans not just a poor person’s issue
Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald – May 26
A team of researchers led by faculty at the University of Georgia found that payday loan borrowers often come from middle- and higher-income households, not just poor or lower-earning populations.. . . “It’s nearly a two-fold increase in the likelihood that someone would turn to a payday lender if they don’t have a family member or a friend that they can borrow $3,000 from,” said Robert Nielsen, professor and head of the consumer sciences department at the University of Alabama, who helped to analyze the data.
UA launches school safety program to combat school violence
WAFF NBC- (Huntsville) – May 26
With the recent school shooting in Texas, here at home, many parents are asking how we can make our schools safer. The University of Alabama is teaming up with a crisis management company to help teachers take proactive measures against school violence. UA’s behavioral risk threat assessment, called BERTHA, is designed to train school staff to spot behavioral concerns in students. School staff can take part in BERTHA training online. UA to help
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More languages, more opportunity, says ORR graduate
Sippican Week (Massachusetts) – May 26
There’s a great big world out there—and, as Dr. Bill Worden told current students on May 25, knowing a second language opens up opportunities at home and abroad. Worden, a former Old Rochester Regional High School graduate (and a teammate of teacher Steve Carvalho, he added), is a professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama. But, he said, he didn’t even start learning Spanish until the age of 22.
Suwanee student part of Alabama team to design adapted toy car
Gwinnett (Georgia) Post – May 27
A Suwanee resident who attends the University of Alabama was part of a team that designed a toy car for a kindergarten student with special needs. Nicholas Rodriguez was part of the team of six who adapted a toy ride-on car for Bailey Harris, a student in a Birmingham school who was born with physical challenges, according to a news release. The car, which Bailey can control with his feet, allows him to move around at recess with his classmates.
LEND A HAND: UA offers free museum admission to military
Tuscaloosa News – May 27
Active-duty military members and their families can enter University of Alabama museums free of charge beginning Monday as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The Blue Star Museums program is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across America. The program will begin its ninth year and will run from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Tuscaloosa’s Memorial Day event will be held rain or shine
Tuscaloosa News – May 26
Evan Van Nostrand, a retired Marine Corps sergeant who now serves as strength and conditioning coach for the University of Alabama men’s tennis team, will be the guest speaker.
Gubernatorial candidates to debate at The University of Alabama
WKRG-CBS (Mobile) – May 25
Next week, Alabama gubernatorial candidates will take center stage for debates at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. The GOP candidates are up first on Tuesday may 29th at 7:00. All have accepted the invite except for current Governor Kay Ivey. And the democratic debate is next Wednesday at 7:00. Candidates Sue Bell Cobb, Christopher Countryman, James Fields and Walt Maddox will participate.
UA professor comments on volcano in Hawaii
WAFF-NBC (Huntsville) – May 25
So, what is the long term impact of these eruptions? A scientist at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA is helping us put it into perspective. She calls what we’ve seen so far, is tame compared to some historic volcanic eruptions. But the blue flames of methane gas burning that you may have seen, are proof of dangers that aren’t visible.
UA’s Office of Archaeological Research helps find unmarked graves for ALDOT
WBHM-FM (Birmingham) – May 25
Before proceeding with the task was the project project engineer for the department told hoscals officials the state is working to. Move the graves or return station contracted with UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA’S office of archaeological research last year ‘s survey the property. For graves road project aims to improve traffic flow on the mcfarland boulevard corridor and reduce media crossovers wasn’t clear where. The graves would be relocated
New members inducted into Alabama Writers’ Hall of Fame
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 25
That induction ceremony was last night, at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. In addition to Groom, Charles Gaines, who wrote “Stay Hungry,” that was later made into a movie starring Sally field, was another one of the writers inducted into the group. Both of them said writing has been a wonderful way for them to make a living.
8 small things people use to judge your personality
Ladders —May 27
While we tend to think that our judgments are based on the content of conversations and other obvious behaviors, the research says otherwise. In fact, the majority of our judgments are focused on smaller, subtler things, such as handshakes and body language. We often form complete opinions about people based solely on these behaviors. . . . It’s common for people to associate a weak handshake with a lack of confidence and an overall lackadaisical attitude. A study at the University of Alabama showed that, although it isn’t safe to draw assumptions about someone’s competence based on their handshake, you can accurately identify personality traits. Specifically, the study found that a firm handshake equates with being less shy, less neurotic, and more extroverted.