Black Women Are Running For Office In Alabama At A Historic Rate — & This Might Only Be The Start
Bustle – June 5
Across the United States, citizens are mobilizing to run for elected positions, often citing the the increasingly polarized political climate. Such is the case in the southern state of Alabama, where more black women are running for office than ever before … “Alabama is not a state that is known for electing women to office, so, in some sense, this is surprising, historic and much needed,” Richard Fording, a professor of public policy at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, told The Hill back in March, when it became clear that many black democrat candidates were signing up to campaign.
UA Air Force ROTC cadets receive high honor
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 5
Two University of Alabama Air Force ROTC cadets receive one of the highest honors for cadets. Back in September, Ben Aronson and Trevor Hearing helped a hit and run victim on McFarland Boulevard.
Would You Support a Voluntary ‘No-Buy’ List to Prevent Suicides?
The Truth About Guns – June 5
About 36,000 people die of gunshot wounds in the US every year. Of that total, two-thirds are suicides. To the extend that the number of suicides can be reduced, that’s a benefit, not only in terms of the lives saved — the primary consideration — but it’s also a plus for gun rights …Wait. Won’t people determined to kill themselves just choose another method? Not according to Professor Frederick Vars of the University of Alabama. There is a common misconception that suicidal individuals will simply find another way if guns are not available. Most do not try another method and if they do, other methods are far less lethal.
Tuskegee’s Silent Histories: The Jennie C. Lee Papers and the Visual Archive
Project Muse – June 5
Jennie Cheatham Lee, the second choir director at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, served at the historically black college during a crucial moment in its history … Lee’s personal archive in the A. S. Williams III Americana Collection at the University of Alabama offers a chance to remedy this lack but also suggests some of the challenges that gender and media pose to the reconstruction of history.
Schools to allow students to enter dining halls using Apple Watches and iPhones
Food Service Director – June 6
Students at University of Alabama, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, Temple University, University of Oklahoma and Santa Clara University will be able to use Apple Watches and iPhones to gain entrance to dining halls starting this fall, Business Insider reports.
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Inside Higher Ed – June 5
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Forbes – June 5
ASHRAE funds 25 undergrad projects
HVACR Online (South Africa) – June 6
ASHRAE has announced its 2018 Undergraduate Programme Equipment Grants, encompassing a group of 25 undergraduate projects led by students from around the world. The awarded grants total more than USD113 000 and will help the winning students to complete undergraduate projects … ‘Design and Construction of a Guarded Hot Box for Thermal Performance Evaluations of Building Envelope’, University of Alabama.