UA to offer new Apple software
Tuscaloosa News –- June 14
Apple CEO Tim Cook may be an alumnus of Auburn University, but the tech giant’s latest innovation will debut on the campus of the Capstone this fall, not across the state on the Plains. During a special presentation last week, Apple previewed watchOS 5, a significant, cost-free software update to their newer model Apple Watches. The new features they showed off included perks for fitness fanatics and tech enthusiasts alike, but Apple also previewed plans to allow college students to use their smartwatches around campus in lieu of their student ID cards. According to an Apple press release, “with a raise of the wrist, students can gain access to places including the library, dorms and events, and pay for snacks, laundry and dinners around campus simply by adding their ID cards to Wallet on Apple Watch.”
Bragbook for June 15
Atlanta Journal Constitution – June 14
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association recognized these metro area students on Black Scholars Day: Jasmyne Allen of Grayson, Barnez Chatelain of Suwanee, Areyon Cole and Natalia Mayo of Atlanta, Justin Hudson of Decatur, Alexis Mitchell of Acworth, Taylor Smith of Stone Mountain, Braxton Walker of McDonough, Kendall Day and Kynnedi Fye of Lawrenceville, Reginald Porter of Newnan, Esther Nyarko of Dallas, Teryn Shipman of Fairburn, Jasmyne Williams of Madison and Norris Davis III of Dacula.
Health Matters: Patient Centered Medical Home
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 13
We know from very clear evidence across the entire world that patients benefit when they have a medical home, a provider, a family physician who they can call their doctor. Here at university medical center, we have been through an extensive process to transform our process and become a certified patient centered medical home.
Four EHS students attending Boys State, Girls State
Southeast Sun – June 14
Four Enterprise High School students were chosen to attend Boys State and Girls State this summer. Boys State was held at the University of Alabama from May 27 to June 1, and Girls State will be held from June 10-15 at the University of Alabama.
TUSK CALENDAR: June 14, 2018
Tuscaloosa News – June 14
“Pump Boys and Dinettes”: performed by SummerTide, professional program through the University of Alabama’s Department of Theatre and Dance, 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center, 2022 West Second St., Gulf Shores. For its 15th season, SummerTide returns to the down-home country-rock musical performed in its inaugural summer at the beach. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for children 12 and up. Group rates of $15 each are available for parties of 10 or more. Some early June shows are sold out; call 251-968-6721 or see www.summertide.org for more. 251-968-6721. www.summertide.org.
Public Survey Exposes Montecito Debris Flow Communication Failures
Santa Barbara (California) Independent – June 14
Early results of an ongoing public survey to measure the effectiveness of warning messages issued ahead of and during the deadly 1/9 Debris Flow reveal significant failures by Santa Barbara County officials to properly alert Montecito residents to the dangers they faced. The study is being conducted by the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety in partnership with the National Weather Service. Several hundred Montecito residents thus far have completed the survey, which will be followed by individual interviews and focus groups. A final report will be published sometime this fall.
Hoover schools on path to end federal court oversight in 53-year-old lawsuit
AL.com – June 14
At Hoover’s alternative school, known as the Second Chance program, from 2013-2014 through February of this year, of the 475 students sent to alternative school, 51 percent were black and 41 percent were white. The district’s overall population this year is 25 percent black and 57 percent white. Both the DOJ and the LDF recommended Hoover hire a consultant to help with strategies to lower those disparities. Hoover City Schools are now working with the University of Alabama’s Positive Behavior Support Office as a result of those discussions, Murphy said.
GOP lawmakers await IG rebuke of FBI, DOJ over Clinton email probe
WSB-TV (Atlanta) – June 13
“The OIG report will undoubtedly discuss numerous missteps,” said Joyce Alene, a federal prosecutor during the Obama Administration. “But, it was the Trump campaign that benefited from all of them,” added Alene on Twitter, who is now a law professor at the University of Alabama.
1 river in Alabama has more species of freshwater fish than all of California
AL.com – June 14
MONEY AND FUN: The Cahaba is increasingly becoming an economic force in addition to a biological marvel. Riverfront parks and canoe and kayak launches along the Cahaba are springing up like frozen yogurt bars, as Birmingham-area communities invest millions in making their riverfronts vibrant attractions. Trussville, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills, and Shelby County all have invested heavily in their riverfront infrastructure in recent years, and more investments are on the way. The University of Alabama’s Center for Economic Development (CED) is set to formally launch a project this year called the Cahaba Blueway to increase public access to the river. The CED has identified 30 potential canoe or kayak launch points along the river to create a trail, with access points every eight to 10 miles.
Capstone Village holds flag day ceremony
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 13
A local retirement home received a present right before National flag day. Veterans at CAPSTONE village raised “old glory” on a new 50-foot flag pole. And several veterans came to visit. They were mixed in among the crowd during the patriotic ceremony, saluting, or with their hands on their hearts. Veteran Richard Dickinson told us how important this flag is to him.