Virtual reality may help students experience life with dementia first hand
Medical Xpress – July 23
Virtual reality technology gives high school students greater insight into what it’s like to be Alfred—a 74-year-old African American man with suspected mild cognitive impairment (MCI), plus age-related vision and hearing loss, or Beatriz, a middle-aged Latina, as she progresses through the continuum of Alzheimer’s disease … Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN, of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, is a neurologist who created the Bringing Art to Life Program after his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Potts found his father had a talent for watercolor painting during his art therapy at an adult day care center.
Medicine News Line – July 23
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‘Unite the Right’ anniversary: White nationalists want to rally in D.C. — and Charlottesville
Delaware Online – July 24
When hundreds of neo-Nazis and white supremacists held a rally a year ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, the demonstration turned into a riot that left one woman dead and shocked the nation … “I think the hope was that they would step away from their computers and enter into real politics,” said George Hawley, a University of Alabama professor who has written a book about the alt-right. “And that was not the result.”
The Crime Report – July 24
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University of Alabama opens $15 million dining hall for athletes
Tuscaloosa News – July 23
It’s been a three-year wait since the University of Alabama put its order in. Now, the new Alabama Athletics Dining Facility is ready to begin serving. The facility was officially opened on Monday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring head coach Nick Saban, director of athletics Greg Byrne, president Stuart Bell, director of performance nutrition Amy Bragg and student-athletes.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – July 23
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Reducing the reward: Should we name the perpetrators of mass violence?
Global News (Canada) – July 23
At least two people are dead and a dozen more injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood … “I think everyone agrees that law enforcement should use the perpetrator’s name when conducting investigations and even the media should be free to use that name when conducting their own investigations but does that mean the name has to be in the news coverage?” University of Alabama criminology professor Adam Lankford said.
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Music graduates bring value to a complex modern world
Study International – July 24
Employers are increasingly turning away from STEM graduates towards more flexible creative … SCHOOL OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA – US: The Alabama School of Music has more than 350 music majors and 35-full time faculty members, making it a harmonious hub of expertise and specialist knowledge.
Acton, Boxborough education achievers
Boxborough Local (Massachusetts) – July 23
Julia M. Marcotte, of Acton, was named to the president’s list for the spring semester at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for achieving a GPA of 4.0.
Temple (Texas) News – July 23
Concord (N.H.) Monitor – July 23
6 to compete for Miss Strassenfest
The Herald (Jasper, Indiana) – Jul 24
The Jasper Miss Strassenfest Scholarship Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 28, in conjunction with the Junior Miss and the Little Miss and Little Mister Strassenfest pageants at Redemption Christian Church, 1450 Energy Drive, Jasper … Priscilla Olson is the daughter of Richard and Lauri Olson. She attends the University of Alabama and is majoring in apparel design.
UA creates online survey about museums
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 23
The University of Alabama is looking for some feedback on its museums. The university created an online survey, and if you complete it, you’ll be registered for a chance to win a $75 gift card to River, in Tuscaloosa. The link to the survey is very long, so look for it on our website, WVUA23.com.