Research shows positive results for students in Tuscaloosa pre-K
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 12
More than 80 percent of pre-kindergarten pupils in Tuscaloosa City Schools’ finish the program ready for kindergarten, according to University of Alabama researchers. The researchers say the study demonstrates the effectiveness of pre-kindergarten and will help them identify ways to raise the percentage even higher.
Take a look inside UA’s $53 million New Freshman Residence Hall
Al.com – Aug. 10
The University of Alabama recently opened its New Freshman Residence Hall on campus just in time for move-in week as the fall 2018 semester approaches. Construction has continued on the $53 million project all summer in order to open doors for students this fall.
Alabama’s lagging infrastructure could hurt economic development efforts
Yellowhammer News – Aug. 12
In economic development, companies consider three key elements as they look to locate or expand in an area. When it comes to business climate and workforce development, Alabama is tops. When it comes to reliability and access to infrastructure, not so much. Shashi Nambisan, executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute at the University of Alabama, said statistics show the state’s infrastructure needs action now.
Famous Christian musician shares heartfelt post about his daughter choosing to attend Alabama
Yellowhammer News – Aug. 13
Famed musician Steven Curtis Chapman on Thursday shared an emotional post about his daughter leaving home to begin her freshman year at the University of Alabama. “This is a really exciting (& really hard) day for this dad’s heart,” he began. Chapman explained, “Shaoey is headed out into the next chapter of the Great Adventure God has her on as we take her to University of Alabama to start school.”
UA gets two new sorority houses; campus ‘Greek’ life is on upswing
Arkansas Democrat Gazette – Aug. 12
Two new sorority houses at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville further spotlight a growing community within the university. The opening of houses for Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu — adjacent to each other on West Maple Street — come after the two organizations reopened UA chapters in 2012, according to information published by the university.
Do work requirements for federal assistance help people escape poverty? No. Here’s what really happens.
Washington Post – Aug. 13
Last month, the Trump administration reopened its effort to allow Kentucky to require low-income citizens to work in exchange for health-care coverage — part of its larger goal of imposing work requirements nationwide for all kinds of benefits, including assistance buying food … (Richard C. Fording is Marilyn Williams Elmore and John Durr Elmore Endowed Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama.)
Campus Notes – Oxford College Students
Oxford Patch (Connecticut) – Aug. 13
Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire … University of Alabama President’s List: Rebecca Lynn Buswell of Oxford, CT (06478), was named to The University of Alabama President’s List for spring 2018.
Trumbull Times (Connecticut) – Aug. 12
Worcester Telegram (Massachusetts) – Aug. 12
White Nationalists Also Have Economics In Common
Att.net – Aug. 12
America’s white nationalist movement is complex, but there’s a common thread running through the alt-right: economic disadvantage. A year after the infamous “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Alabama political science professor George Hawley has zeroed in on the demographics of white nationalist identification in an analysis published on Aug. 9.
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County BOE approves dual enrollment agreement
Daily Mountain Eagle – Aug. 11
A dual enrollment agreement has been approved by the Walker County Board of Education with Jacksonville State University … The county school system has existing dual enrollment agreements with the University of Alabama Early College program, Wallace State Community College and Bevill State Community College, according to Superintendent of Education Jason Adkins. Typically, dual enrollment opportunity is offered to students in 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grades.
Alabama port looks to add to its $22.4 billion economic impact with expansions
Alabama Today – Aug. 11
The Alabama State Port Authority is one of the largest economic engines for the state and wants to build on its $22.4 billion economic impact. The 4,000 acres that make up the state docks have multiple complexes that handle everything from auto parts to coal and from poultry to pine … According to an economic impact study from the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, the port is responsible for 134,608 direct and indirect jobs in the state with a direct and indirect tax impact of $486.9 million.
3D Printing Industry Report – Week 32 / 2018
All 3DP – Aug. 10
The industry sector is picking up momentum in 3D printing, as more professional users adopt an ever-broadening range of technologies. In both the maturing polymers and rapidly growing metals segments, industrial additive manufacturing is gaining a stronger foothold and being implemented alongside traditional CNC and other machinery in businesses around the world … Building upon this initial announcement, this week MELD Manufacturing continued with the introduction of a collaboration with the University of Alabama and Army Research Lab (ARL) that will focus on recycling of battlefield scrap.
Book World: Lurlene McDaniel has made a career of making people cry
Laredo Morning Times (Texas) – Aug. 11
It makes sense that the idea of writing children’s books was first suggested to Lurlene McDaniel in a hospital. In the years since, McDaniel has probably written more hospital-room scenes than any other writer for young people … “There’s always a market for it, that genre of teen suffering,” said Kristen Warner, once a teenage McDaniel fan and now a 36-year-old associate professor at the University of Alabama. “I think she hit pay dirt on that: about trying to live your life, but also deal with these diseases and these illnesses that come to rob you.”
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COLLEGE NEWS: August 12, 2018
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 12
Troy University: Local residents who graduated from Troy University during the summer semester and/or Term 5 of the 2017-18 academic year include … University of Alabama: U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced that Catherine Turner of Birmingham completed an internship in his Washington, D.C., office this summer.
General Assembly Award Recipients
Good Non-Profit – Aug. 12
While General Assembly is a time for exciting change and progress in our Fraternity, it is also a time to reflect on the success our chapters accomplish each semester … This year’s recipient of the Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award is Andrew Ross D’Entremont from our Alpha-Phi chapter at the University of Alabama.
Health Matters: Importance of prenatal care
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 12
Every pregnant woman cares a great deal about the health of her developing baby. The importance of prenatal care is something that not just the woman but the whole family needs to understand. Let’s spend a few minutes talking to Dr. Cathy Skinner one of our family physician obstetricians at University Medical Center.
UA freshmen take part in Camp 1831
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10
Camp 1831 is a way for new students to get comfortable on campus and create friendships before school official begins. It’s a different experience from the Bama Bound orientation all incoming freshmen participate in. Camp 1831 focuses more on developing important relationships than scheduling classes.