Brasfield & Gorrie, University of Alabama partner to provide hands-on experience with construction technology
Alabama News Center – June 17
Brasfield & Gorrie recently enabled a select group of graduating seniors from the University of Alabama to enter the job market armed with resumes that include hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the construction field, including assembling and operating 3D printers.
UA students’ IDs to be available on Apple Devices
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – June 17
A brand-new convenience is on the way for the University of Alabama students. They will be able to use their student ID cards without taking it out of their wallets. Starting in September, students will be able to register their card or an Apple Watch.
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Joyce Vance on Rudy Guiliani’s comments (Live interview)
MSNBC Live with David Gura (national) – June 16
I want to bring in Joyce Vance. She was a U.S. Attorney and now she teaches law at the University of Alabama.
Proposed U.S. banking fix for marijuana may not open all doors
Herald and News (Oregon) – June 17
A proposal in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana could encourage more banks to do business with cannabis companies, but it appears to fall short of a cure-all for an industry that must operate mainly as a cash business in a credit card world … Even then, risk remains as banks face a range of compliance rules by accepting marijuana-linked money. The Bank Secrecy Act requires that banks know their customers well enough to ensure they are not engaging in money laundering, said Julie A. Hill, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law.
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UA Capstone College of Nursing receives All of Us grant
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 16
Six universities including The University of Alabama received funding from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The grant program will support the “All of Us” Research Program. This is in hopes of increasing the participation of under-represented communities in biomedical research. Representatives from the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing say the program is desperately needed.
Callie Walker, mother took different paths to Miss Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – June 17
More than the moment she became Miss Alabama, Callie Walker cherishes the moment that followed. After receiving her tiara, flowers and well-wishes June 9, the University of Alabama student took part in a reception by the Miss Alabama Pageant organization, where Walker was part of a group picture with other past Miss Alabama queens over the years. Next to her was her mother, Angela Tower Walker, who had been crowned in 1985. “It was such a special moment,” said Tower Walker, a ballet teacher at the Birmingham Dance Theatre.
The story behind UA’s fallen robot with friendly, Frankenstein-esque face
Al.com – June 15
Woods Quad on the University of Alabama campus holds a surprise for passersby: A sculpture of a giant fallen robot with a personable Frankenstein-esque face and a Tin Man body.
Alabama redesigns the Action Card
CR 80 News – June 15
Following a social media poll comprised of students, faculty and the public, the University of Alabama’s card office recently revealed the new-look Action Card. The new credentials will continue to feature Denny Chimes — a bell tower and campus landmark — but will now add the university’s mascot, Big Al, in the foreground.
Upgrades to Lake Thurlow Dam
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – June 15
And they’re hoping the new gates will match the design of the original dam. “Alabama Power working with the University of Alabama and the Alabama Historical Commission came up with a design to match what’s currently existing. But it will come at a hefty price.
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How Donald Trump makes a mess of handshake etiquette video
Stuff (New Zealand) – June 17
It has long been a fundamental principle of etiquette that a handshake should be firm but not alarming, and enthusiastic but not too vigorous. In an 1891 guide to manners, Richard Wells counselled that “a gentleman who rudely presses the hand offered him in salutation, or too violently shakes it, ought never to have an opportunity to repeat his offence” … In one study, University of Alabama psychologist William Chaplin found women with strong handshakes were more open and intellectual – and also more liked than women with limp grips. (Men with stronger, longer handshakes – with prolonged eye contact – were considered less neurotic, more open and extroverted.)
These are the 25 female directors Ava DuVernay wants you to know about
Stylist (UK) – June 15
It’s a fact proven by industry statistics and dwindling awards nominations; there are not enough female directors in Hollywood, or the film industry in general … Rachel Raimist is an award-winning filmmaker who was impressively invited to join the Director’s Guild of America after her work with DuVernay as a director on Queen Sugar. She teaches media production at the University of Alabama, as well as immersive industry-focused travel courses, and counts the biggest themes in her research as “feminist filmmaking, women of color feminisms, hip-hop feminisms, pedagogy, and digital storytelling”.
Girls State visits Montgomery
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – June 15
Young women from across the state are in Montgomery wrapping up Alabama’s Girls State. 391 rising seniors make up this year’s delegation, the largest group in Alabama Girls State history. After a week of fun and education at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the ladies enjoyed a special ceremony, hearing from Governor Kay Ivey.
WNCF-ABC (Montgomery) – June 15
As desperation sinks in, Cohen throws Hail Mary pass to get attorney Michael Avenatti off his case
Daily KOS – June 15
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for Donald Trump who spent years doing television appearances on behalf of the biggest publicity seeking big mouth in modern history, is now trying to get attorney Michael Avenatti thrown off the Stormy Daniels case by seeking a restraining order … Joyce Alene, a University of Alabama law professor and former U.S. Attorney, agreed.
Hate Speech: An Imaginary Debate
Lara Review of Books – June 17
INTO THE MAELSTROM of controversy over the extent to which our nation and our Constitution should protect racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and hateful speech expressed by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other bigots, come two new books offering sharply conflicting views … At the other end of the spectrum, in Must We Defend Nazis? Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, professors at the University of Alabama School of Law, challenge Strossen’s premise by arguing that “society should take more decisive measures to marginalize and discourage hate speech of all kinds than it has been doing” and that nothing in the Constitution “requires that hate speech receive protection.”
Study finds older use of tobacco than previously thought
Cherokee One Feather (Monroe, Michigan) – June 15
A study into the use of tobacco has yielded some interesting findings including dating the practice to around 4,000 years ago – about 1,500 years older than previously thought … We would also like to thank members of the University of Alabama’s Office of Archaeological Research for supporting our research by providing time, labor, and access to collections.
OHV park proposed for Parrish
Daily Mountain Eagle – June 16
The strategic plan unveiled in Parrish Thursday night called for the town to consider turning over 300 acres along Old Baltimore Road into an off-highway vehicle park similar to Cullman County’s Stony Lonesome … As an initial step, Morgan suggested that town leaders approach officials at the University of Alabama about obtaining a long-term lease for 40 acres near downtown Parrish that could house a safety training and certification center for OHVs such as dirt bikes, rock crawlers and all-terrain vehicles.