UA In the News — June 5

UA In the News — June 5

A look into the Cahaba River and what it will take to conserve it
Al.com – June 5
Jutting out from the river bank, a parallel set of metal pipes extends about 10 feet before arching down toward the Cahaba River off Old Rocky Ridge Road in Hoover … 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.

Seasonal reading
Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (Indiana) – June 5
Summer is the time when author Michael Martone picks up his reading. Not that the Fort Wayne native ever really stops, but now that the University of Alabama professor’s classes are finished for the summer, he has more time to check off his reading list. Author of such books as “Fort Wayne is Seventh on Hitler’s List” and “Four for a Quarter,” the North Side High School graduate just released “Brooding,” a collection of essays that include references of growing up in Fort Wayne.

A Book That Bills Itself as “the Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence”
Scientific American – June 5
Perhaps the most surprising thing to be found in the new book Does It Fart? The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence is that not all mammals do … Caruso “is an ecologist … at the University of Alabama, where he studies the role of climate in population biology of Appalachian salamanders.” We also learn that “while researching the various animals for this book, he has found a new appreciation for farts.”

Joyce Vance comments on President Trump possibly pardoning himself (Live Interview)
MSNBC – Deadline: White House (National) – June 4
Joining us now, Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney, and now a law professor at the University of Alabama.

Trump’s apparent, growing concern about Paul Manafort (Live interview)
MSNBC – Deadline: White House (National)
Former US Attorney Joyce Vance & Former FBI Asst. Dir. Frank Figliuzzi on Trump’s latest comments about his former campaign chairman.

Minority Business Council Diversity Summit in Tuscaloosa Tuesday
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 4
The 4th Annual Minority Business Council Diversity Summit will be held Tuesday, June 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – June 4
ABC 9 (Columbus, Georgia) – June 4
NBC 5 (Memphis, Tennessee) – June 4
WDAM 7 (Moselle, Mississippi) – June 4
WTOC 11 (Savannah, Georgia) – June 4
ABC 10 (Albany, Georgia) – June 4
 
C.M. Newton dies at 88
WDRB-Fox (Louisville, Kentucky) – June 4
The former Alabama men’s basketball coach passed away today at 88. Newton signed Wendell Hudson, the University of Alabama’s first black scholarship athlete. He was a two-time SEC Coach of the Year, winning over 200 games at the Capstone.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 4
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 4
WPMI-NBC (Mobile) – June 4
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – June 4
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – June 4
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – June 4

University of Alabama students can use student ID cards on the Apple Watch this fall
Al.com – June 4
Students at the University of Alabama with Apple Watches and iPhones will be able to load their student ID cards in the Wallet app this fall under the new iOS 12 and WatchOS 5.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – June 4
Wireless Goodness – June 5
Apple Glory – June 5
Tech Giri – June 5
College and University – June 5
Fone Arena – June 5
Mac Rumors – June 4