Researchers Develop Airborne Radars To Gauge US Snowpack Characteristics For Water Models
Science Mag – Sept. 26
Next spring, researchers and students from the University of Kansas will participate in a project using a new ultra-wideband radar soaring on a plane above the Continental Divide to measure the depth and density of snowpack … The lead institution is the University of Alabama, and the project is led by Prasad Gogineni, a former KU professor. Also participating in this project are researchers from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Phys.org – Sept. 26
EurekAlert! – Sept. 26
US Ag Net – Sept. 26
Kansas Ag Connection – Sept. 27
Video therapy, an alternative for patients with anxiety
Yahoo! Noticias – Sept. 26
A study shows that psychotherapy for anxiety disorders is effective even by videoconference. This would be very useful for patients in poor or rural areas, according to the authors published in the journal Family Practice … “Telemedicine is an area that is growing in mental health, and I hope that this study will boost research and provide more opportunities for the population to access mental health services, especially in rural areas and with gaps in access to mental health services. services, “said the author, M. Blake Berryhill, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Arts Huntsville launches North Alabama Arts Education Collaborative
The Madison Record – Sept. 26
Members of local and state arts organizations gathered Sept. 19 at the Playhouse Theatre inside the Von Braun Center to launch a new program aiming to strengthen arts initiatives in North Alabama schools … Allison Dillon-Jauken, executive director of Arts Huntsville, welcomed guests and introduced the North Alabama Arts Education Collaborative. In explaining the need for a more arts-integrated curriculum, in schools, she referenced a researcher from the University of Alabama whose data illustrates that 90 percent of the highest-scoring schools on the ACT plan have significant access to arts education.
Sandwich Woman Earns Degree from University of Alabama
Cape Cod Today – Sept. 27
Bethany Faiella of Sandwich, MA, has received the following from The University of Alabama: B S in Human Environmental Science. UA awarded some 1,342 degrees during summer 2018 commencement Aug. 4.
Alumna tops multiple business magazine lists
Crimson White – Sept. 27
For some new students like Julie Sommer, learning about Marillyn Hewson’s success in the business world serves as a reminder that attending The University of Alabama was the right choice. “As a freshman at UA, knowing the CEO of the year attended this university is very encouraging and reinforces the idea that I made the right decision coming here,” said Sommer, a freshman majoring in music.
UA Theatre and Dance continues to feature national pieces
Crimson White – Sept. 27
The play opened on a set uncannily similar to the scene that greets many churchgoers each Sunday morning in Tuscaloosa. Contemporary geometric patterns made up the wooden proscenium, with projector screens and modern worship music playing as the audience entered.
UADM $100 Day campaign raises over $42,000
Crimson White – Sept. 26
Staff members from The University of Alabama Miracle Network Dance Marathon UADM) went out to the Ferguson Promenade and celebrated $100 Day on Sept. 19, an event that encouraged staff members to individually raise $100 for Children’s of Alabama.
University broadcasts new commercial
Crimson White – Sept. 26
After launching its national branding campaign, Where Legends Are Made, in September of 2016, The University of Alabama continues to incorporate the distinguished branding into its third institutional television spot, reaching millions of viewers.
UA holds ASPA fall workshop
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 26
Middle and high school journalism, yearbook, and literary magazine students came to the UA campus for the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s fall regional workshop. WVUA 23 was there to talk to some of the young journalists. Mike Royer, Brandon Kamerman, and Andrea Matei shared tips on anchoring, shooting and reporting on sports, an producing, so the students can take them back to their school broadcast programs.
Names in the News – Prince William County – September 2018
Prince William Times (Virginia) – Sept. 26
Ryan Tracy of Manassas will participate in The University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program for fall 2018. He will be working at Eaton Aerospace in Jackson, MS.
Tuscaloosa city leaders to spend thousands on anti-violence campaign
ABC 33/40 – Sept. 26
Tuscaloosa city leaders said violent crime is a growing, serious problem. It’s why they will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to start a community-wide conversation. The Behavior Change Initiative will flood billboards, television and radio ads, and social media in an effort to stop violent crime. The project will cost an estimated $179,000. . . . University of Alabama Instructor Teri Henley said social campaigns sometimes work, and sometimes, they do not work. “To totally change behavior with just a public service campaign, generally is not going to work,” Henley said.