University of Alabama will offer state’s first educational neuroscience program
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 26
The University of Alabama College of Education plans to add the state’s first educational neuroscience program by the fall of 2020. The board of trustees gave final approval for the program during its meeting in September.
3 University of Alabama System art professors earn prize for public trail
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 25
trio of art professors has been awarded the first University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize, which celebrates projects that promote unity and collaboration among the three system campuses. The UA System announced Nov. 9 University of Alabama at Birmingham assistant art professor Stacey Holloway, University of Alabama in Huntsville assistant art professor Chris Taylor, and UA art professor Craig Wedderspoon would be the first recipients of the award for their project to create a collaborative public art trail at the campuses.
Iron Bowl Ruck March: Veterans arrive in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 24
Student veterans from Alabama and Auburn participated in a 150-mile Iron Bowl Ruck March to bring awareness to the issue of veteran suicides. They arrived in Tuscaloosa on Iron Bowl morning.
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LEND A HAND: Shuttle carts help veterans with disabilities at the University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 24
The University of Alabama is expanding its services to help military members with disabilities fully access its campus with the launch of two specialized shuttle carts sponsored by Wells Fargo. The carts will provide free transportation from housing to academic buildings, student services, recreational facilities and medical centers. The shuttles were unveiled earlier this month on campus.
Cindy Hyde-Smith and the Media Lynch Mob
Spectator.org – Nov. 26
Every election cycle the legacy media accuse any and all southern Republicans of reviving Jim Crow, while studiously ignoring the inconvenient fact that it was the Democrats who presided over the era of racial segregation … Paul Reed, a University of Alabama professor who specializes in the sociolinguistic history of Southern and Appalachian English varieties… said that the phrase had indeed once been used as an expression of regard.
Six Scientific Explanations Behind Your Weird Reading Habits
360 Nobs – Nov. 21
Whether you are the type that loves to sniff the pages of the book’s you read or you enjoy reading the last part of the book, then go back to the front, here are scientific explanations behind your weird reading habits … The University of Alabama’s Center for Academic Success lists this and the actual vocalization of words as reading habits to break, due to a slowing of reading speed. The way to stop is to put your fingers on your lips or vocal cords to be more aware of it.
University of Alabama adding degree in addiction recovery on student demand
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 23
The University of Alabama’s department of human development and family studies will add a new bachelor of science degree in addiction and recovery. The program, which will prepare students to combat a wide variety of addictive disorders, is the result of student demand for an undergraduate major on the subject.
Randy Owen Inducted Into Alabama Business Hall Of Fame
Music Row – Nov. 21
Alabama‘s Randy Owen was inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame last Thursday (Nov. 15) in Birmingham. Owen had the honor bestowed on him as a result of his business dealings in music, agriculture and humanitarianism … Founded in 1973 by the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, the Alabama Business Hall of Fame honors, preserves and perpetuates the names and outstanding accomplishments of business personalities who have brought lasting fame to the state of Alabama.
UA Law professor Joyce Vance comments on President Trump’s comments about the Supreme Court – Live Interview
MSNBC (National) – Nov. 24
Joining me now University of Alabama law professor Joyce Vance and columnist for “The Daily Beast,” Margaret Carlson. I want to talk about what the ramifications might be. I’m going to read from the president’s tweets over the last couple of days.
Wild South to partner with Decatur’s Princess Theatre in screening
Moulton Advertiser – Nov. 22
Wild South is proud to partner with the Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts and the University of Alabama’s Honors College in screening The Road to Restoration: Our Path to a Sustainable Tomorrow, an exploration of some of today’s most urgent topics about the environment and human impact on the future.
MELD Manufacturing Brings Solid-State Versatility To Metal Additive Manufacturing
Fabbaloo – Nov. 23
MELD Manufacturing launched earlier this year; we caught up with the CEO for a look into what sets this process apart … “MELD, in collaboration with the University of Alabama, has been awarded funding from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) to research using our process to recycle battlefield scrap in combat theater. We were also selected by the US Army to take part in their XTechSearch due to MELD’s potential to create lighter-weight, high-strength materials for combat vehicles.”
Tuscaloosa’s new 3D Dance studio teaches everything from ballet to hip-hop
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 21
When Gregg Russell was just beginning his career as a dancer, he received some advice he continues to use to this day. “Don’t wait for the job, get the job,” the longtime choreographer and tap instructor said … Leading up to the decision to start 3D, Tessa Russell recognized the growing strength of the dance community in Tuscaloosa, from the University of Alabama’s different dance programs to other studios that have opened across the city. Seeing a way they could offer something unique, the Russells took a risk and decided to start their own studio.
Helicopters used to help dry field at Bryant-Denny Stadium
WSYX-ABC (Columbus, Ohio) – Nov. 25
The University of Alabama going to extreme measures to dry their football field ahead of this game. They called in helicopters to dry off the turf. All this after recent rain in the area.
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UA Horn Quartet wins national competition
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 24
The capstone horn quartet, also known as “Tator and the Tots,” is the University of Alabama’s first horn quartet to win the international horn society summer symposium student amateur quartet competition.