Some defy mandatory evacuation order despite looming threat of Hurricane Florence
MSN.com – Sept. 12
Anita Harrell says the challenge of gathering up and transporting eight pets means she’ll be ignoring the mandatory evacuation order issued to the residents of Wilmington, N.C., as powerful Hurricane Florence threatens to wreak havoc on the state … But part of the problem is that no two hurricanes are ever the same, says Laura Myers, director and senior research scientist at the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety. “If somebody has experienced one, they think they can handle it, and there’s never another one that’s going to be like the one that they experienced before,” said Myers, who studies weather warnings and people’s responses.
I love a Thin Mint, but Girl Scouts is way more than cookies — I’m proof | Opinion
Knoxville News (Tennessee) – Sept. 12
“Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.” Girl Scouts’ mission emphasizes a key component that seemed to be missed by a recent article, “Girls in Cub Scouts? Knox County packs recruiting, moving toward co-ed Boy Scouts.” Let me introduce myself. I’m a 20-year-old Girl Scout lifetime member. (Sydney Gabrielson is a native of Knoxville, currently studying finance and mathematics at the University of Alabama.)
Collegiate Corner for Sept. 13, 2018
Bartlett Express (Tennessee) – Sept. 12
Universities and colleges have announced the following achievements by local students … University of Alabama student Aubrey Barnes of Lakeland will participate in the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program for fall 2018. Barnes will be working at ACIPCO in Birmingham, Ala.
Study Questions if Alabama Scholarship Program Shows Gains
U.S. News – Sept. 13
A new study found that Alabama children attending private schools on a taxpayer-backed scholarship program are not showing significant improvement on standardized tests scores … Scholarship students also were not likely to boost their own test scores, the study by the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Alabama found.
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Alabama School Choice Participants Outperforming Peers
Excelined.org – Sept. 12
A recent analysis of students participating in Alabama’s tax-credit scholarship program shows encouraging signs for the young program. While limited by available data, researchers at the University of Alabama reviewed test score results for participating students and compared the results to public school students in the state, finding that participating students tend to outperform similarly-situated students in public schools.
University Laboratory School students earn International Baccalaureate diplomas
Baton Rouge Advocate (Louisiana) – Sept. 12
All International Baccalaureate candidates from the University Laboratory School Class of 2018 have earned their full IB diplomas. The eight students, Annie Furr, Grace Ann Nader, Morgan Ross, Ian McCain, Faith Kwentua, Sandra Shaw, Grace Nichols and Eliana Levy, learned in July they each achieved the scores necessary to reach diploma status. Internationally, 70 percent to 80 percent of all candidates successfully earn their diplomas … Sandra Shaw attends the University of Alabama.
UA geography professor discusses possible flooding from Hurricane Florence
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 12
Dr. David Keelings, an assistant professor of geography here at the University of Alabama, says flooding is the biggest concern. Dr. Keelings says flooding is what causes the most deaths during and after hurricanes.
Study: Clinton Voters ‘Still Grieving’ After Election…
Live Leak – Sept. 12
A new academic study finds that people who voted for Hillary Clinton are “still grieving,” nearly two years after her loss in the 2016 United States presidential election. Led by Jocelyn DeGroot, who teaches at Southern University Illinois-Edwardsville, the study “Loss, Meaning-Making and Coping after the 2016 Presidential Election” asked 200 Clinton voters about their feelings and emotions after Clinton’s loss … The study was published in the September issue of Illness, Crisis, and Loss. University of Alabama professor Heather Carmack also helped DeGroot with the research.
Maddox: ‘The expansion of Medicaid will be the greatest economic development proposal in this state’s history’
Yellowhammer News – Sept. 12
Democratic nominee for governor and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, in a Tuesday speech going after Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama Retired State Employee Association and Alabama Public Employees Advocacy League, said, “The expansion of Medicaid will be the greatest economic development proposal in this state’s history.” … Yellowhammer News reported Monday that the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business said the state’s economy under Ivey’s leadership will end this year with a 2.2 percent growth rate, a massive 70 percent increase compared to 2017.
UA kicks off 7th annual Flu Shot campaign
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 12
Flu season is upon us, which means it’s time to get your flu shots. The University of Alabama is kicking off their seventh annual flu shot campaign. UA has made it extremely easy for students, faculty, and retirees to come get their free flu shots. I’m about to get mine right now. Anyone in the UA community can get a free flu shot.
Student organization plants flags to remember
Crimson White – Sept. 12
Students in The University of Alabama’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter placed 2,977 flags between Gorgas Library and Denny Chimes to commemorate those who perished 17 years ago in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Series of improv plays captivates audience
Crimson White – Sept. 13
Thirteen plays. Two lab coats. A pineapple. There’s only one event on campus that includes all three: Theatre Roulette. The College of Engineering does Amateur Radical Theatre (CDA) presented its original show last Sunday.
Sigma Kappa sorority joins UA Panhellenic
Crimson White – Sept. 13
The first round of sorority formal recruitment this year included a new The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association chapter on campus for young women to visit and potentially join.
Cincinnati professor to lecture on troubles post-Civil War
Crimson White – Sept. 12
Christopher Phillips of the Organization of American Historians will be lecturing on “The Politics of Region, Irreconciliation, and Civil War Memory in the American Heartland” on Sept. 13.
Quad in Motion promotes physical activity
Crimson White – Sept. 11
Organized by the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, the annual Quad in Motion event encourages members of the University to take 30 minutes out of their day to participate in some sort of physical activity as a group on the Quad. The event will be spread out across four “activity” stations, with the chance to pick up wellness goodies for each lap completed.