Alabama beats Auburn in annual food drive
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 16
The University of Alabama students collected 309,194 pounds of food for the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive, topping their in-state rival in the annual Iron Bowl-inspired contest that collected more than 500,000 pounds of food to benefit regional food banks.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Nov. 17
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Auburn Plainsman – Nov 19
President Trump speaks out about Mueller and the military
MSNBC – Nov. 19
Following an extensive interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace, President Trump spoke out about the Mueller investigation and attacked a veteran who has spoken out against him. New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens, SiriusXM Progress radio host Mark Thompson, and University of Alabama Law professor Joyce Vance join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the president’s latest comments.
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Rise Center students, family celebrate Thanksgiving
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 17
Students at the Rise Center celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday by performing a play for their parents. After the play, students, teachers and parents gathered for a Thanksgiving feast. The center, a part of the University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences, serves around 100 children with disabilities and their typically developing peers, from ages 8 weeks to 5 years old.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 17
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 17
Alabama’s ‘liberal’ 30-foot campaign-free restriction outside polling places could soon change
Al.com – Nov. 17
The activity outside the front door of an Alabama polling place on Election Day can be annoying, and sometimes intimidating … Said Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama: “It is an interesting dilemma because it requires balancing the right to free speech with the right to vote without being harassed or intimidated. As the political climate becomes more contentious, I suspect some people are legitimately concerned about being left alone.”
New video aims to highlight Alabama’s $7.2 billion biotech industry
Yellowhammer News – Nov. 18
The word “biotech” might evoke images of lab coats and petri dishes and, while that is certainly part of the story, BIO Alabama wants to make sure it isn’t the entire story. A new video with amped-up music and images that cut across a wide swath of the important industry aims to frame biotech differently in the state … In Alabama, the biotech industry is significant. According to a report from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, the industry has a $7.2 billion economic impact on the state.
After Midterms, will Alabama reform the way you vote?
Al.com – Nov. 17
Long lines, voting machine malfunctions, and untrained poll workers scattered throughout the state … “Elections are an incredibly complicated process and there are so many moving parts for it all to go right on Election Day,” said Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama. “There will inevitably be mistakes made.”
Munchausen by Proxy: Mental Illness or Child Abuse?
The Fix – Nov. 18
Feldman has seen horrific cases of Munchausen by proxy, from mothers injecting their children with bacteria to cause infection to parents suffocating their infants. But most perpetrators are not motivated by a desire to see their child in pain … “Munchausen syndrome by proxy is limited only by knowledge, creativity and motivation of the perpetrator,” said Dr. Marc D. Feldman, a clinical professor of Psychiatry and adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama and author of the book Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception.
Very Heavy Elements Deliver More Electrons
Science and Technology Research News – Nov. 19
Actinides, a series of 15 radioactive elements, are vital to medicine, energy, and national defense. Scientists examined two exceedingly rare actinides, berkelium and californium … Researchers show that berkelium and californium, two more elements in the actinide series (elements 89 to 103), have a surprisingly stable +5 oxidation state. The colorful central images illustrate the electron density between oxygen and the actinide in three different bonding symmetries. Image courtesy of David A. Dixon, University of Alabama.
Art students offer their collegiate swan songs
Crimson White – Nov. 19
While some students caroused on The Strip Friday night, two senior studio art majors were hunkered down in Sella-Granata Gallery. Inside a white-walled room, senior Caroline Japal, who has a primary concentration in photography with a secondary concentration in painting, was perched on a step stool with a measuring tape in hand. Music bounced around the room as Japal carefully marked the wall at 81 inches from the floor.
Uber Rewards Loyalty Program Gives Perks to Power Users
World Pro News – Nov. 19
For a service that’s meant to be easy to use, Uber can be awful stressful. Sure you can get a ride at the tap of a touchscreen, but you can also be shocked by unexpectedly steep fares, aggravated by cancelation fees, creeped out by unprofessional drivers, and driven to insanity watching the little car on your screen somehow miss the turn onto your street three times in a row … “I don’t think rewards programs are that great a competitive advantage,” says Rob Morgan, who studies marketing, competition, and customer loyalty at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, because they’re so easy to imitate.
‘Holly Jolly Holiday on Sorority Row’ is Sunday
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 18
The inaugural “Holly Jolly Holiday on Sorority Row” will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday on the University of Alabama campus. The free event will feature a tree-decorating contest and attendees can vote for their favorites. The sorority that wins the competition will earn a $500 prize for their philanthropic efforts.
Nick 97.5 – Nov. 18
Days leading up to Thanksgiving most dangerous, University of Alabama study finds
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 16
More than half of all vehicle crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year occurred in the three days before the holiday, according to the annual study of state traffic data by University of Alabama researchers. In 2017, 1,400 auto crashes, or 53 percent of the wrecks for the week of the holiday, occurred during the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 16
UA student crowned Miss Alabama USA; UA student crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 18
Congratulations to the new Miss Alabama USA, Hannah Mcmurphy. The 20-year-old University of Alabama student was crowned last night in Montgomery on her fourth attempt at a state title. The 2019 queen bested 37 other contestants and goes onto the Miss USA Pageant which airs right here on fox. Joining her for the year, the new Miss Alabama Teen USA, 18-year-old Kalin Burt. Burt is also a student at the University of Alabama and represented Hoover at the state pageant. She will compete for Miss Teen USA next year.
TVA writes off $750 million debt on failed nuclear project
Times Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee) – Nov. 18
Nearly a half century after starting to build a pair of nuclear reactors in Hollywood, Alabama, the Tennessee Valley Authority is moving to close the book at its costly, unfinished venture … Economic impact: University of Alabama estimates the plant would have an economic impact of $12.6 billion over time, if built and operated. Bellefonte would employ thousands of workers during its construction and directly employ 1,040 workers at the plant with an average annual pay of $136,000 and support another 3,136 indirect jobs with an average pay of $52,000 a year.
Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
The Traders Zone – Nov. 16
While the legalization of marijuana is a contentious political topic, a fact that is not contentious is that in the 33 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year … And, because all cannabis industry tax returns are in paper form, they are also nine times more expensive to process than the electronic returns filed by most other businesses, according to Julie Hill, a law professor at the University of Alabama and an expert on banking regulations and the legal marijuana industry.
LEND A HAND: University of Alabama students raise $2,700 for Secret Meals through Battle of the Baristas
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 17
Instead of spending a semester studying for tests, senior public relations students at the University of Alabama were tasked with raising awareness and funds to alleviate childhood food insecurity with Secret Meals for Hungry Children.
UA professor speaks to Chamber participants about effective communication
Trussville Tribune – Nov. 16
Joe Calamusa was the featured speaker at the monthly luncheon of the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce on November 15. Calamusa is the Managing Director of the University of Alabama Sales Program and a Clinical Professor of Marketing in the Culverhouse College of Commerce. He is also a founding partner of Sales & Leadership Development Group LLC, a training and consulting firm formed by professors at the University of Alabama.
UA hosts Take Our Children to Work Day
Crimson White – Nov. 16
WHO: Open to faculty, staff and current University of Alabama students who have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews ages 8-18. Participants should have registered by Nov. 12. WHAT: Take Our Children to Work Day is a national event that has been going on for over twenty years. The Women and Gender Resource Center, Ferguson Student Center and Graduate Parent Support programs will be hosting the event, which invites parents to bring their children to campus for a day of activities, learning and growth opportunities at no cost.
Undergrad neuroscience program to begin in fall 2020
Crimson White – Nov. 16
Nan Mu, a UA graduate student studying educational psychology and neuroscience, remembered a special place to her: China. This is where she first discovered her interest in intellectual and cognitive style thinking and learning. “I started looking for educational psychology programs in the U.S., and I saw this program at UA had a concentration in neuroscience,” Mu said. “So, I thought ‘Cool, neuroscience, everybody loves the brain, right?’ I think this was the right answer to give me what I have been looking for.”
Dance Alabama! benefits from art grant
Crimson White – Nov. 15
For her first semester, Erin Delamer had the opportunity to use Dance Alabama! as a creative outlet for her talent. The campus organization was a recent benefactor of a series of grants given by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa. “Dance Alabama! is an amazing outlet for students’ creativity and expression,” Delamer, a junior majoring in dance, said. “It brings students from across the University together with the common goal of artistic and self-expression.”
Accolades
Rockford (Illinois) Register Star – Nov 18
Graduations: University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa: Morgan Britnell of Durand and Sheridan Jones of Loves Park.