UA In the News — June 28

UA In the News — June 28

‘Women of the Tide’ Exhibit Celebrates 125 Years of UA Women
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 27
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievements women have made at the capstone through a museum exhibit at the Gorgas House. Women of the Tide: 125 years of Women at the University of Alabama opens June 29. It will highlight numerous individuals and organizations that have left a lasting legacy at the school with photos, artifacts and other information.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – June 27
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Authorities recover new clues after another Austin blast
ABC 25 (Victoria, Texas) – June 28
Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital faced new threats along with the promise of valuable new leads as their attention shifted to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded and the discovery of another, unexploded bomb near Austin’s airport … A criminologist at the University of Alabama said if a single perpetrator is behind the blasts, changing the means of delivery increases the bomber’s chance of getting caught. “I think it would suggest that the bomber is trying to stay unpredictable,” Adam Lankford said. “But it also increases the likelihood that he would make a mistake.”
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3 Food Sensors to Track Every Bite and Gulp
IEEE Spectrum – June 27
People looking to track their diets and count their calories can choose from dozens of apps designed to help them do just that. But using the apps properly requires a lot of effort. “There’s a huge problem with self-reporting,” says Edward Sazonov, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alabama, who has worked on a number of food tracking systems.

Author Michael Martone Brooding On His Hoosier Roots
Northeast Indiana Public Radio – June 27
While author and Fort Wayne native Michael Martone has been a professor at the University of Alabama’s creative Writing departent since 1996, his ever-growing list of books and accolades continues to reflect his fondness for all things Hoosier.

Shortage of mental health professionals in rural areas
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 27
According to a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, there is a severe shortage of mental health professionals in rural areas. In fact, most rural counties across the country lack a psychiatrist and a psychologist. “So now you have people that want access but can’t get access and it makes it more difficult for them to get treatment for something that they’re not always super motivated to get treatment about.”
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – June 27

Tuscaloosa Woman thankful for UA-Tuscaloosa Fire Partnership
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 27
Earlier this year, Tuscaloosa fire and rescue and the University of Alabama teamed up to launch “action,” a program that brings the emergency room to you. And one woman is thankful this service was created. March 8th, Tanisha Jones was suffering from an advanced case of the flu, which prevented her from being able to leave her home among other circumstances.

Meet Your Neighbor: Perrine takes the STEM path to obtain an MBA
Scottsdale Independent – June 27
Name: Sierra Perrine; Where I live: Scottsdale, AZ; When & why I moved here: Born and raised in Arizona … What I do: I am currently a student at the University of Alabama majoring in civil engineering and minoring in art while on the STEM Path to an MBA.

Could Jones be a decisive vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee?
Alabama Reporter – June 28
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate are gearing up for what could be a massive confirmation fight over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and Alabama’s junior senator, Doug Jones, in his first year of a short two-year term, will likely find himself right in the middle of it all … “Over the course of the last 15 or so years, probably going back a little bit further than that, the court has had two main camps, arguably one conservative camp and one liberal camp, and Justice Kennedy has walked right through the middle of that and has effectively had one of the most impactful terms, in my opinion, on the Supreme Court, as a function of procedure,” said University of Alabama Assistant Professor Allen Linken, an expert on the Supreme Court.

Middlesex County college student news for June 27, 2018
Danbury News Times (Connecticut) – June 28
Muhlenberg College: ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — Katelynn Maxwell of Chester was among the students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher named to dean’s list for spring 2018 at Muhlenberg College … University of Alabama: TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Students enrolled during the 2018 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list, with an academic record of 3.5 or above; or the president’s list, with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
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Southern cyclists raise funds to stop trafficking
The Wahkiakum Eagle (Washington) – June 27
Eleven strangers have embarked on an adventure to travel the west coast from Seattle to San Diego for a common cause–to raise funds for a refuge in Texas to help victims of sex trafficking and to bring awareness to a problem that is quietly pervasive even in the United States … “I think that’s why it’s possible for this crime to exist in America and grow so rapidly. So many of us don’t even know. Normal people live their lives and don’t realize that slavery still exists. It has to be talked about,” Madilyn Warner, a freshman at the University of Alabama said.

Can You Hear It? The Passion Of The Music?
The Odyssey Online – June 27
When you hear the word music, what comes to your mind? Is it the songs that you hear on the radio? Is it the sounds you hear from instruments being played? Or is it everything that you hear around you from the honking of car horns to the stomping of feet? … Wilroy decided to take her love of music to The University of Alabama where she’s studying music therapy.

Health Matters: Health Care for Women prior to menopause
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 27
Women know to go see their physicians at times that they’re pregnant or when they’re planning to get pregnant. But, health care in between pregnancies or after pregnancies is equally important.