University of Alabama Researcher to Work on Navy Program
Black News Zone – May 29
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.
Diverse – May 29
UA offers new Master’s degree program
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 29
The University of Alabama offering a new masters degree program starting this fall. U-a says the master of science in population health sciences will address the changing landscape of health care – by observing health outcomes and patterns of health determinants. If you want more information on the program, we have a link with more information on the “seen on TV” section of the WBRC news app.
JSU benefits from bond between universities, good people
Anniston Star – May 30
The heavenly twist of that night is that Jacksonville — the university and the city — was fortunate. No one died, a miracle among miracles, and volunteers swamped Calhoun County’s college city. Among them were teams from several other Alabama campuses, Tuscaloosa and Auburn included. Administrators from the University of Alabama shared knowledge from their school’s 2011 tornado recovery. Auburn University dispatched members of its campus police force and emergency management team. JSU alum Kevin Hoult, director of University Housing and Residence Life at Auburn, brought about 10 people to help paint the former Kitty Stone Elementary School before JSU students moved in.
Are more Democrats needed in GOP-controlled legislature?
Al.com – May 29
The third and final debate of the Republican primary gubernatorial campaign included only half the field and had no fireworks between the two participants … The American Legion Boys State hosted the debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. A Democratic debate is set for Wednesday night.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – May 29
WKRG-CBS (Mobile) – May 29
Alabama GOP gubernatorial candidates debate ahead of 2018 primary election
Rocket City Now (Huntsville) – May 29
The stage is set for the three Republican gubernatorial challengers to debate one last time before Alabamians head to the polls next Tuesday … The Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate is set for Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 7 p.m. Both debates will be held at the Morgan Hall Auditorium on the University of Alabama campus.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – May 29
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – May 29
McGill-Toolen, Alabama graduate to teach in South Korea through Fulbright scholarship
Al.com – May 30
Taebryanna Sims is a culture fanatic. In high school at McGill-Toolen, she fell in love with the United Kingdom. She then became consumed by all things French. Besides it being “one of the coolest sounding languages in the world,” the diversity of the French people and their culture inspired Sims to obsession … When it came time to pick a college, she chose the University of Alabama over Duke, New York University and others because of its international studies program.
Stormy Side Fight Brews Before Cohen Heads Back to Court
Courthouse News – May 29
The escalating feud between attorneys for President Donald Trump’s “fixer” Michael Cohen and adult-film actress Stormy Daniels could overshadow the primary focus for Wednesday’s hearing: to sort out attorney-client privilege issues in the ongoing criminal investigation stemming from a raid on Cohen’s properties … University of Alabama Law Professor Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor with 25 years of experience, warned the government to stay above the fray. “If I was the prosecutor, I’d duck the drama between Mr. Avenatti and Mr. Cohen, so long as it wasn’t interfering with my case, and see what drops out of their pockets during their fist fight,” Vance said in an interview.
Review: The Artist Book Collection at Paper Machine
Best of New Orleans – May 29
The ghost of Johannes Gutenberg lives in the Lower 9th Ward. The 15th-century German inventor of movable type not only made the Bible widely available for the first time, but also everything else that has appeared in print ever since … The recent grand opening of its Artist Book Collection put it all in context with a lecture by University of Alabama professor Jeff Weddle, whose Bohemian New Orleans: The Story of the Outsider and Loujon Press describes how Jon Edgar and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb crafted beat poetry classics like Charles Bukowski’s first published book and their own edgy Outsider literary journal on their letterpress in the French Quarter in the 1960s.
Alabama filmmaker catches the eye of one of Hollywood’s biggest names
Al.com – May 30
Raised in Prichard, Alabama, Cierra Glaude says she never could imagine taking her passion for filmmaking from Alabama to television and film sets, working on large-budget projects … With an interest in film that began with a morning announcements show at McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in midtown Mobile, Glaude says she started her tenure at the University of Alabama with no real idea how she could make a living once finishing her degree.