Dr. Bell talks about the excitement surrounding a new school year
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Aug. 23
I spent some time with University of Alabama President Stuart Bell today, who spent time talking up to students, faculty employees. Today I was invited to see it, about everything, from food to what he wants parents to do.
UA launches program to help with rural healthcare
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 23
New at the University of Alabama this year, The nursing program is working to help improve healthcare in rural areas that need it. Capstone College of Nursing at UA launched a program called Bama Cares this year. The goal is to get more qualified medical providers to serve in rural communities who don’t always have access to good health care.
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UA to implement Walk Through Metal Detectors at home football games
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – Aug. 23
The University of Alabama announced on Facebook today that it will be implementing walk through metal detectors at every gate of Bryant-Denny Stadium. School officials say this is to ensure fans, students, staff and athletes can enjoy games and the game day environment in safety.
Yes, Manafort and Cohen are guilty, but the rule of law is still in danger
Washington Post – Aug. 23
Does “Guilty Tuesday” go down as a victory for the rule of law? The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York stood up to demonstrate that it still exists. (Joyce White Vance, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama, is a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and a frequent contributor to MSNBC and NBC News.)
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Russian trolls have been exploiting anti-vaccine sentiment, study finds
CBS 9 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) – Aug. 24
Researchers from George Washington University have published a study indicating that Russian trolls have also muddied the online discourse surrounding vaccines … A University of Alabama study found that between 2009 and 2015, about half of all tweets about vaccines were negative. “We found that anti-vaccine sentiment seems to be prevalent on Twitter,” Theodore Tomeny, a University of Alabama professor, told NBC News last year.
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A year after Hurricane Harvey, some Texans are using outdated flood risk maps to rebuild
Phil Stock World – Aug. 23
One year ago, on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck Texas – the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey dumped record-breaking rain and flooded hundreds of thousands of homes in and around Houston. It caused some US$125 billion in damages, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. (Courtesy of Wanyun Shao, University of Alabama)
Matthew Roepstorff earns Master of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law
PR Log – Aug. 23
Pavese Law Firm attorney Matthew Roepstorff has completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) program with a Concentration in Business Transactions from the University of Alabama School of Law. The internationally recognized postgraduate law degree indicates Roepstorff’s advanced, specialized legal training and aptitude for working in a multinational legal environment.
Retired UA education professor is not convinced that new charter school will improve education in Alabama’s Sumter County
National Public Radio – Morning Edition (Story aired on all NPR stations throughout the U.S.) – Aug. 23
That’s Joyce Stallworth, a retired University of Alabama education professor. She isn’t convinced a charter school will solve the county’s achievement and integration challenges.
Schools encouraged to apply for $1,500 state grant for robotics programs
AL.com – Aug. 23
Middle and high school officials interested in earning a $1,500 grant to improve or expand their robotics programs have until Aug. 31 to apply, according to the Alabama State Department of Education. Winners will be announced by Oct. 1. . . . Computer science professor Jeff Gray oversees the University of Alabama’s annual robotics competition and is co-chair of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Computer Science Advisory Council. “What robotics can do is provide that great spark of interest,” Gray said. “[Students] can touch it and watch it move around.” Kids get curious about the robots and want to make that happen for themselves, he said.