Child races past mobility limits after UA students design customized car
Tuscaloosa News – July 2
Inverness Elementary School student Bailey Harris could barely wait to climb into his new car. The buildup to the moment he finally climbed into the driver’s seat in May had stretched for months as a team of University of Alabama engineering students worked to custom fit the battery-powered Audi toy car to allow the Shelby County student more mobility.
UA honors Women of the Tide with museum exhibit
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 29
Friday, a special exhibit opened that features many of the women who have made a mark in the university’s history. “This is the Gorgas house. It was built in 1829, which makes it the first building here on campus. Amelia Gorgas lived here, and she’s one of the many women who are honored for their contributions to the University of Alabama.
LEND A HAND: Exhibit features art inspired by ‘Black Panther’
Tuscaloosa News – July 1
The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Museum will feature a new exhibition, “BAM! Black Panther and the Black Arts Movement in the Paul R. Jones Collection,” beginning Friday. The exhibition, curated by Emily Bibb and Wendy Castenell, UA assistant professor of art and art history, was inspired by the recent blockbuster action movie “Black Panther.”
Illegal vs undocumented: The heated divide over how we talk about immigration
Al.com – July 1
“Illegals should be immediately deported,” roared a Fairhope man. “We cannot trust our safety from these illegal invaders,” warned a Semmes woman. “Send them home, not to Alabama,” a Foley woman said. And on and on the hot political rhetoric went on the change.org petition that surfaced last week … Jennifer Kenney, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama’s department of criminology and criminal justice, said the discourse starts at the top, where Trump has referred to some people coming into the country as “animals.” “When you hear the most powerful man in the world calling these folks ‘animals’ then, ‘they aren’t human’ and ‘we can do anything we want with them,'” said Kenney. “It’s like Native Americans once being called savages and African Americans, during slavery, being called ‘monkeys’ and ‘apes.'”
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PROFESSOR LANDS HISTORIC DIRECTORIAL GIG
The Planet Weekly – June 26
The Bordelon family Sugar Cane Farm is about to get a taste of Alabama. Dr. Rachel Raimist, a Journalism and Creative Media professor at the University of Alabama, has been tapped to direct an episode of the ground-breaking series “Queen Sugar.”
Crimson White – June 30
Alabama Special Olympics football to play in nationals
Tuscaloosa News – July 1
The love of the game is something that gets lost in athletics a lot these days. For Alabama’s Special Olympics College Unified football team, the love of the game is alive and thriving. As the team began practice Friday afternoon, laughter and high-fives were abundant. The team is preparing for a shot at the gold in this year’s Special Olympics in Seattle, Washington. Play begins Monday.
University Of Alabama Swimmer Makes A Splash With Beyonce Dance Moves
CBS Baltimore – June 29
A swimmer at the University of Alabama is becoming a social media sensation, and it’s not for his skills in the pool. Sophomore Christian Strycker has been dubbed “Swim-Yonce” for his hip-shaking rendition of Beyonce’s dance moves.
CBS DC – June 29
Bossip – July 1
DBX Network – July 1
WMEU (Chicago, Illinois) – July 1
WTVR-CBS (Richmond, Virginia) – July 1
WBTV-CBS (Charlotte, North Carolina) – July 1
WSYX-ABC (Columbus, Ohio) – July 1
WBBM-CBS (Chicago, Illinois) – July 1
WMFJ-NBC (Youngstown, Ohio) – June 29
WBAL-NBC (Baltimore, Maryland) – June 29
WJZ-CBS (Baltimore, Maryland) – June 29
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 29
WMC-NBC (Memphis, Tennessee) – June 29
NWNJ (New York, New York) – June 29
NC8 (Washington, D.C.) – June 29
NBC – Early Today (National) – June 29
KNBC-NBC (Los Angeles, California) – June 29
… and many more.
Meet the Mueller pundits
Politico – July 2
President Donald Trump may be giving his current suite of Justice Department staffers a hard time. But he’s been a big boon for those who have left … “As a former U.S. attorney, you think you’re supposed to quietly fade into private practice,” said Joyce Vance, a former U.S. attorney from the Northern District of Alabama who recently signed an MSNBC contract. “I consider this a form of ongoing public service.”
MFA News – July 2
Ridgecrest natives earn achievements accross the nation
The News Review (Ridgecrest, California) – June 29
Megan Smith of Ridgecrest earned a place on the State University of New York, Potsdam, Dean’s List for the spring semester … King makes President’s List – Benjamin King of Ridgecrest was named to the President’s List for the spring semester at the University of Alabama.
Go Dan River (Virginia) – July 1
Santa Fe New Mexican – June 30
The Stanly News and Press (Albemarle, North Carolina) – June 30
Cleveland.com – June 30
Telegram.com (Worcester, Massachusetts) – July 1
The County Press (Flint, Michigan) – July 1
Piqua Daily Call (Ohio) – July 1
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Times – July 1
Fredricksburg.com (Virginia) – June 3
Kenosha (Wisconsin) News – July 1
Napa Valley Register (California) – July 1
Apple Presents Applications to Help Teachers
Telset (Indonesia) – June 30
Apple launched a free application called Schoolwork. Its function is to help teachers in school. The new cloud-based innovation innovation was first introduced at Apple’s educational event in the United States, March 2018 … Apple’s gait in education is getting thicker. Recently, Apple worked with the University of Alabama to innovate by replacing student cards with Apple Watch.
Health Matters: Healthcare for Women prior to menopause
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 1
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.
2019 Miss Walker County / 2019 Miss Walker County Outstanding Teen
Daily Mountain Eagle (Jasper) – July 1
Maggie Jones, a senior at the University of Alabama majoring in chemical engineering, was crowned the 2019 Miss Walker County Saturday night at Rowland Auditorium on the Jasper campus of Bevill State Community College.
Campus news
Marietta Daily Journal – July 1
University of Alabama student Myah Martin of Marietta will participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program for summer 2018. Martin will be working at Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham, Alabama.