University of Alabama president stresses commitment to the state and its future
Yellowhammer News – Oct. 9
In a speech last week at the University of Alabama’s fall assembly, school president Stuart Bell emphasized that the university maintains an unwavering, optimistic commitment to the state’s students – even as the institution offers opportunities to enrollees from all 50 states and 78 countries.
UA engineers reach solution to curb hot car deaths
Yellowhammer News – Oct. 10
Engineering researchers at the University of Alabama are introducing a solution to prevent children and pets from dying while being trapped inside a hot car. The patent-pending device monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath, temperature and car movement and can send an alert to a cell phone when the human or animal inside a parked vehicle are getting too hot. UA students developed the device using a concept from Dr. Timothy A. Haskew, department head and UA professor of electrical and computer engineering.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 9
Psychological therapy by videoconference, an alternative for patients with anxiety
ConBien Star – Oct. 9
A study shows that psychotherapy for anxiety disorders is effective even by videoconference. This would be very useful for patients in remote or rural areas, according to the authors of the Family Practice magazine. “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.
Why Advisors Shouldn’t Drive Fast Red Cars
Wealth Advisors – Oct. 9
New research finds that a hedge fund manager’s car could predict how their funds perform, Sugata Ray tells Barron’s. Perhaps unsurprisingly, fast cars could mean higher risks with no extra returns, according to Ray, a professor and researcher at the University of Alabama who’s one of the authors of a recent report linking the two, the publication writes.
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Michael Martone Keeps up the Good Work
NUVO – Oct. 9
Michael Martone is an Indiana-born essayist, and fiction writer who likes to play with our notions of both time and history. Martone published two books in 2018, including the book of essays Broodings and the just released The Moon Over Wapakoneta: Fictions and Science Fictions from Indiana and Beyond … Even his science fiction has a strong sense of place. Lately Martone, who teaches fiction writing at the University of Alabama, has been inspired to take a stab at this genre.
UA geography professor comments on Hurricane Michael
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 9
Less than a month after Hurricane Florence, the southeast braces itself for another storm. Hurricane Michael is headed for the Florida Panhandle and is expected to hit tomorrow as a Category 3 storm. While these storms come one after the other, they are very different.
Using Information Theory in Earth Sciences
Earth and Space Science News – Oct. 9
Information theory provides a powerful conceptual framework for learning, model building, and prediction in the Earth sciences … also at Bristol University, U.K.; Uwe Ehret, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; and Grey Nearing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Twenty-four GMS students make all-state choir
Glasgow Daily Times (Kentucky) – Oct. 9
Glasgow Middle School recently had 24 students accepted into the Kentucky American Choral Directors Association (KYACDA) all-state choir, which is more than any other school in the state, said Matt Shepherd, choir and strings instructor at GMS … The sixth-grade group will be conducted by Amir Zaheri, associate director of the School of Music at the University of Alabama.
Homecoming events
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 9
The University of Alabama’s Homecoming events begin Friday. The pep rally and bonfire will be held at 7m. The parade kicks off at one o’clock Saturday afternoon.
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Engineering College educates younger students about STEM
Crimson White – Oct. 9
The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering held E-Day on Friday, an event dedicated to educating high school, middle school and elementary school students about STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics). E-Day gave attendees a chance to tour the University. Blythe Johnston, a senior and ambassador of the College of Engineering, said the E-Day event was important for prospective students and anyone interested in engineering.
Black Lives Matter co-founder speaks to students
Crimson White – Oct. 9
Students packed into the Ferguson Center Theater Thursday night to hear Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors speak about changing politics through activism. The event, entitled “Change Making: Activism and Politics,” was hosted by the Intercultural Diversity Center and D.R.E.A.M. (Drastically Reversing Everything Around Me), a group dedicated to empowering youth to become leaders and seek change in their communities.
UA professor posthumously honored with art exhibition
Crimson White – Oct. 9
Mother of Alabama Art Photography’ is a title that can only belong to one person. The past students of Gay Burke, a 42-year UA professor who died in 2017, say the title was rightfully hers. Burke is said to have made a lasting impact on not just her students, but the whole of art photography in the state. Burke started at The University of Alabama in 1973, and she soon became the only tenured professor in the school’s predominantly male photography department. Her work has been displayed at more than 80 national exhibitions, according to the UA Department of Art & Art History.