UA receives grant to extend ‘All of Us’ Research Campaign
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 3
The ‘All of Us’ Research Program right here at the UA is currently taking participants for the study. The study is focused on making medical studies a lot more inclusive to people of many backgrounds. It’s a new approach to disease treatment and prevention that looks at differences in people’s lifestyles, environments and biological makeup.
Universty of Alabama and Auburn awarded grant to study traffic
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 3
The University of Alabama is teaming up with Auburn University to conduct a new state-wide traffic study, and it’s all about keeping Alabamians safer on the roadways. Alabama and Auburn will join forces with the Alabama Department of Public Health to take information from that study and then convert it into specially targeted messages that will keep drivers safe.
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – Sept. 3
WAFF-NBC (Huntsville) – Sept. 3
UA receives more funding for All of Us research
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 2
The University of Alabama has received more funding for a new All of Us research study and participants are currently being enrolled. The study is focused on making medical research more inclusive to people of all backgrounds.
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Brunswick (Georgia) News – Sept. 2
University of Alabama student Sean McCracken of St. Marys, will participate in the university’s cooperative education program for fall 2018. McCracken will be working at Deshazo in Bessemer, Ala.
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 2
Times Daily (Florence) – Sept. 2
Southeast Missourian – Sept. 2
Beloit (Wisconsin) Daily News – Aug. 31
Miss Alabama on her astronaut costume: ‘It’s pretty crazy, but I love it’
AL.com – Sept. 3
Callie Walker is reaching for the stars this week, and we have the photos to prove it.
An astronaut outfit — a playful yet sincere homage to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville — is part of her wardrobe for the Miss America 2019 competition in Atlantic City, N.J. “It’s pretty crazy, but I love it,” says Walker, who’s competing as Miss Alabama 2018. “I was so excited when I first put it on. It was exactly what I imagined, but better. It made me feel really proud of my state and what it’s done.” The Birmingham native, 20, isn’t studying rocket science — she’s a musical theater major at the University of Alabama — but astronomy is a subject that’s near and dear to her heart.
Vending machines in Ferg output Coke after hug
Crimson White – Sept. 3
In celebration of a new contract with Coca-Cola, a variety of tents and activities were set up around the Ferguson Student Center to provide free drinks and merchandise to students. Along with tents and a giant inflatable Coca-Cola bottle, students also found new Coke vending machines inside the Ferguson Center.
Two Alabama Universities Announce Joint Nursing Science PhD Program
Daily Nurse – Sept. 3
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and University of Alabama (UA) Colleges of Nursing recently announced a new joint Nursing Science PhD program. The program will be implemented in summer 2019 and will be the first online joint Nursing Science PhD program in the state.
Museum hosts Southern kitchen exhibit based on Rick Bragg’s books
AL.com – Sept. 2
A South Carolina museum is honoring Alabama author Rick Bragg with an exhibit about southern cooking and kitchens – a subject Bragg loves to write about. His latest book, “The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table,” was the inspiration for the exhibit at The Museum of Greenwood in Greenwood, S.C. In it, Bragg tells stories that framed his mother’s cooking and shares more than 70 recipes. . . . Bragg, who now teaches writing courses at the University of Alabama, has said in a previous interview that he believes old family recipes originate in old family tales. That’s how he came to write “The Best Cook in the World.”
Scott Depot resident wins Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship
Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette-Mail – Sept. 2
Taryn Napier of Scott Depot has been named a winner of the Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships for Children of Fallen or Disabled Service Members. The scholarship grants for this special program are principally underwritten by the author’s after tax proceeds from the book “Of Thee I Sing. A Letter to My Daughters,” written by President Barack Obama, as well as corporate sponsorships and private donations. She is the daughter of John Napier and attends the University of Alabama, majoring in elementary education. She was a member of her school’s Beta Club, National Honor Society, cheerleading, link crew and Girls State.
Branding project seeks to change Decatur’s image
Decatur Daily – Sept. 2
Decatur has $200,000 budgeted to tell its story through branding, whether it’s to visitors, potential new residents or the city’s established citizens. . . . Jay Waters, University of Alabama advertising instructor, said the goal of a municipal branding project “is to tell a great story about the city, its businesses and the individuals that live there. People (potential residents) want to know why they should move there.” Waters said branding is more than a logo and a slogan. “It’s a package about the great things that are happening and what people are proud of in the city.”
Low-carb for the long-run, there may be consequences
Trussville Tribune – Sept. 3
A University of Alabama instructor, Lori Green of the university’s department of human nutrition and hospitality management, is drawing attention to a recent study that suggests a low carb diet may have some negative long-run consequences, according to WBRC 6. The study, which has a sample space of 15,000 people and was conducted for 25 years, has indicated that amongst those participating in the study a high-carb diet tends to correlate to a lower lifespan when compared to those that consumed carbs in moderation.
1 year later, Columbus among finalists still waiting for Amazon HQ2 choice
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch – Sept. 2
Columbus and 19 other cities continue their wait on which one will go out on top on Amazon’s coveted second headquarters project in which Amazon promises the creation of 50,000 jobs and a $5 billion investment. Amazon announced plans for the project, dubbed HQ2, a year ago. . . . “They would like to dodge the Sept. 6 anniversary (of when Amazon first announced plans for HQ2) and hope it quietly goes away,” said K.C. Conway, chief economist for the commercial real-estate group CCIM Institute and director of research at the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama. He has tracked the project closely.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning firm coming to Tuscaloosa
AL.com – Sept. 1
A Mississippi-based company specializing in advanced technologies in sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning is coming to a Tuscaloosa business incubator. Camgian Microsystems will be the first anchor tenant of the newly-constructed business incubator and accelerator, known as The Edge, which will house Camgian’s new Center for AI and Machine Learning. The Edge broke ground in 2017 on a new 26,300-square-foot facility that will be managed by The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business and be fully operational by January 2019.
Five things to do over Labor Day weekend
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 31
No. 3: Friday will be your last chance to see a play that will soon move to off-Broadway in New York City. “Separate and Equal” is a new play written and directed by University of Alabama acting professor Seth Panitch.
Native American exhibit to be displayed
Sand Mountain Reporter – Aug. 31
Many artifacts were recovered, identified and subsequently housed with the University of Alabama’s artifact repository located at Moundville, Alabama. Some of these will be on exhibit at the Guntersville Museum Sept. 13 through Oct. 31. William B. Allen, archeology collections manager, will curate the exhibit and will select a sampling of items recovered from Henry Island, McKee Island and Gunter’s Landing mound sites. Most of the artifacts date from around 300 A.D to the 18th Century.
Free flu shots for students, employees and spouses
Crimson White – Sept. 3
Nurses from Capstone College of Nursing, the Student Health Center and the College of Community Health Sciences are providing free flu shots for students, employees and their spouses beginning Sept. 5 at Moody Music Hall. The campaign, led by the College of Community Health Sciences, will continue through Nov. 28 on various dates and at different locations throughout campus.
Alabama Engineering Students Develop Football Privacy Tent
Engineering.com – Aug. 31
As an athletic trainer for the University of Alabama, Jeff Allen saw a problem with the way athletes were evaluated during games. The team could either choose to take the athlete back into the locker room and take up valuable game time for an issue that might not need full evaluation, or the athlete could be examined on the sideline without an easy way to shield the body from the public or the other team. Working with engineering students Jared Cassity, Jared Porteous, Christian Parris, and Patrick Powell a portable tent now called the SidelinER was developed to give privacy on the sidelines.
More Than 150 Livingston Residents Named to Dean’s Lists for 2017-18 School Year
Tap Into Livingston (New Jersey) – Sept. 2 (Link not available)
The following Livingston residents were named to the Dean’s, President’s and Honor’s Lists at their respective colleges for the 2017 and/or 2018 semesters: University of Alabama: Grace Bracci (fall 2017) Ryan Dallow (fall and spring) Olivia Shevrin (fall and spring)
Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal – Sept. 2
Albany (New York) Times Union – Sept. 2