UA In the News — Dec. 11

UA In the News — Dec. 11

University of Alabama fall graduation is Saturday
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 12
The University of Alabama will hold its fall commencement exercises Saturday at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. UA has more than 2,700 degree candidates.

UA receives grant to test dementia caregiver app
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Dec. 11
The University of Alabama has received a grant to test a dementia caregiver app. The app, known as “Care Heroes,” is designed to improve communication between caregivers and physicians. It also aims to decrease caregiver burden and depression symptoms.
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – Dec. 11
 
Fund-Raising Amid Scandal
Inside Higher Education – Dec. 11
Kenon A. Brown, an assistant professor in the University of Alabama’s program in sports communication, said what happened at Maryland is just the latest in a string of controversial incidents in college sports programs that the National Collegiate Athletic Association has not given sufficient attention. “At what point does it become a systemic problem for the NCAA?” he said. “How many schools need to get in trouble like this before you say what you’re going to do as a governing institution to sort of minimize this? They’re not holding up their end of the bargain … They’re too lenient for their own good.” Brown said the NCAA is not holding its member institutions accountable, and he questions whether Maryland would have reinstated a coach who ran a seriously troubled football program if the NCAA had stepped in and said, “This can’t happen — you’re not going to reinstate this coach.”

The Case for Handgun Waiting Periods
The Behavioral Scientist – Dec. 12
More than 33,000 people in the United States die from gun-related injuries each year, making firearms the second leading cause of injury-related death … Fredrick Vars, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, recently suggested allowing people to add themselvesto a registry barring gun purchases.

Constitution demands a do-over in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District
Los Angeles Times – Dec. 11
The final undecided seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is now in the hands of the North Carolina Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement. (Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. is a law professor at the University of Alabama and author of “Reclaiming the Petition Clause.”)

Making History Go Viral
Slate – Dec. 11
Every time major news broke this year, the best place to find historians’ perspectives on the latest Trump calumny or #MeToo revelation was on Twitter, where their carefully argued threads were going viral … “Probably the best thing about a Twitter thread is speed,” Joshua Rothman, of the University of Alabama, wrote in an email. Rothman posted a thread about the 19th century writer Charles Ball’s experience of family separation during the slave trade just as we were learning about the worst effects of the Trump administration’s border policies.

UA report shows jobs now back at pre-recession levels
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – Dec. 11
The University of Alabama is out with its new jobs report. It shows jobs available in the state are now at pre-recession levels. It took ten years to get to this point.

UA Career Center unveils Career Champions Wall
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Dec. 11
Three organizations honored as champs tonight by the University of Alabama for helping students get career ready. Unveiled as the inaugural champs: Lockheed Martin, Aliant Group, and ‘Bama by Distance are paving the way because of their support to get UA’s Career Center up and running.

Coenzymes Q10 Market Projected to Augment at a Notable CAGR during the Forecast Period until 2028
Food Dive – Dec. 11
Increasing penetration of coenzyme Q10 in cancer and Huntington’s disease treatment is creating new growth avenues for stakeholders … Researchers from Auburn University, University of Alabama, and Samford University have stated that CoQ10 supplementation has depicted positive outcomes in patients on statin medications.

3 Tips for Successful Influencer Marketing
Progressions – Dec. 11
With the digital marketing world constantly evolving, influencer marketing is a consistently effective approach to securing attention for a brand. (Elizabeth Summers is a senior majoring in public relations and minoring in general business at The University of Alabama.)
 
News Outlet Published Trove Of Documents About Sandy Hook Shooter. Here’s How People Responded
Conservative Daily News – Dec. 11
The Hartford Courant published an article containing a myriad of exclusive documents about Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza Sunday, prompting an array of responses to the newly published information … “Don’t turn these people into celebrities,” said University of Alabama criminologist Adam Lankford, The New York Times reported Monday. He added that writings and videos of shooters “can inspire celebrity worship.”
Daily Caller News Foundation – Dec. 11

Alabama Choir School prepares for concert
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 11
Young singers with the Alabama Choir School on Tuesday rehearsed in the concert hall at the Moody Music Building for the school’s annual winter concert. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building, 810 Second Ave., on the the University of Alabama campus. The performances will feature a variety of seasonal pieces, including traditional holiday carols, spirituals and songs from around the world, contemporary and popular.