Attacks by Muslim terrorists receive far greater press attention than attacks by non-Muslims
Homeland Security Newswire – July 25
Terrorist attacks committed by Muslim extremists receive 357 percent more U.S. press coverage than those committed by non-Muslims … The findings were based on all terrorist attacks in the United States between 2006 and 2015 according to the Global Terrorism Database. Erin Kearns of the University of Alabama says that the disparity in media coverage is particularly out of sync with reality, given that between 2008 and 2016 white and rightwing terrorists carried out nearly twice as many terrorist attacks as Muslim extremists.
Virtual reality may help students experience life with dementia first hand
Health Medicine Network – July 25
By experiencing aspects of someone else’s journey, the students may gain a better understanding of, and empathy for, older adults and their struggles with dementia. Details of the virtual reality learning program were reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago … 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.
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ASTM International awards $10,000 scholarships to students at Alabama, McGill, Vanderbilt, IUP
Control Design – July 25
ASTM International president Katharine Morgan announced that four graduate students each won $10,000 scholarships for their graduate studies in fields where technical standards play a crucial role. This year’s winners were chosen from a competitive pool of 25 applications … Mechanical engineering student Kathryn Anderson of the University of Alabama contributes to ASTM International’s fatigue and fracture committee. She plans to expand her involvement in the committee as well as the additive manufacturing technology committee.
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UA to take part in annual transportation summit
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 25
Do you have comments, questions or concerns about traffic in and around Tuscaloosa? You can voice them tomorrow at the annual transportation summit. This is your chance to meet officials from Tuscaloosa, Northport, the University of Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Transportation, and discuss traffic, construction, and congestion. That’s tomorrow morning at 11:30 at the Tuscaloosa river market.
Los Angeles attorney wins 2018 Harper Lee Legal Fiction Prize
Tuscaloosa News – July 25
A Los Angeles appellate attorney has won the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction given by the University of Alabama School of Law and the American Bar Association Journal.
From the Newsroom: A chat with UA theater professor Allison Hetzel
Tuscaloosa News – July 25
Tusk editor Mark Hughes Cobb talks with University of Alabama theater professor Allison Hetzel about her upcoming one-woman performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world, where she’s returning next week to perform her one-woman show built around being a stepmom. She interviewed other stepmothers for the project, and melded them with her own experiences.
Graduates
The Cranberry Eagle (Pennsylvania) – July 25
The following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at their respective colleges and universities: The University of Alabama – Kayla Marie Valentine, Cranberry Township, bachelor’s in commerce.
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Health Matters: Sports Injuries
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 25
Sports can be one of the great loves of people’s lives. But, if you’re not careful, it can also lead to a miserable injury which will keep you off work or out of school and it will run up the bills having to see doctors.
UM professor writes opera for Alabama bicentennial
Shelby County Reporter – July 25
In celebration of the state of Alabama’s 200th anniversary, University of Montevallo Professor of Music Joseph Landers has composed an original opera based on the historical book, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” by James Agee. The production of the work is a joint collaboration between the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, The University of Alabama Opera Theatre and the University of Alabama School of Music. Additionally, the Alabama State Council on the Arts provided financial support via a grant.