Alabama, Auburn universities earn recognition for research
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 22
The University of Alabama and Auburn University have been designated R1 research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Alabama News Center – Dec. 31
USA Today – Dec. 31
WAFF 48 (Huntsville) – Dec. 22
Bristol Herald Courier (Virginia) – Dec. 22
NBC 3 (Chattanooga, Tennessee) – Dec. 22
Alabama Public Radio – Dec. 22
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Dec. 19
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Dec. 22
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 22
WAAY-ABC (Huntsville) – Dec. 22
WTVM-ABC (Columbus, Georgia) – Dec. 22
University of Alabama names new dean of students
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 26
The executive director of the national office of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will join the University of Alabama administration in February as the next dean of students. “I am thrilled to join the University of Alabama,” Jamie R. Riley said in a statement released by the university. “I have always been committed to working with students as well as campus and community partners to ensure that all programs and services are accessible and inclusive and that the campus community is safe and vibrant.”
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education – Dec. 24
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 26
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Dec. 26
University of Alabama adding advanced dance degree
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 26
The University of Alabama’s department of theater and dance will begin offering a master of fine arts degree in dance in fall 2020. The three-year program will use the 2019-20 academic year to recruit and audition prospective students. The new degree program was approved by the UA System board of trustees in June.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Dec. 27
Marvin Sapp, Byron Pitts set for Realizing the Dream to honor MLK, Tuscaloosa leaders
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 2
The annual Realizing the Dream celebration at the University of Alabama later this month will feature award-winning gospel singer and songwriter Marvin Sapp and veteran journalist and author Byron Pitts.
Amazon’s plans for a New York office are under new scrutiny
iCrowd Newswire – Dec. 31
A month ago, when Amazon announced that it would build regional offices in New York and Virginia at great expense to the taxpayers there, I wrote that it had misunderstood the moment … “Probably the best thing about a Twitter thread is speed,” Joshua Rothman, of the University of Alabama, wrote in an email.
Mena FN – Dec. 31
A Master’s List
American Theatre – Jan. 2
As you may have already noticed, a new wave of theatre management is sweeping the country. Older, more experienced artistic directors and administrators are leaving their fields to make way for a new generation, many of them the products of increasingly popular arts management master’s degree programs … The MFA in Theatre at the University of Alabama features a concentration in Arts Management, combining coursework with hands-on work experience.
CAPS research shows increase in crashes around Christmas
WBAL-AM (Baltimore, Maryland) – Dec. 20
David Brown, University of Alabama professor, analyzed 10 years of crash data in Alabama and found that the six days around Christmas were particularly deadly with accident numbers that were 27 percent higher than New Year’s Eve, and on New Year’s Eve everybody’s drunk, so it must be super stressful to be a driver around the holiday season.
Research shows that tattoos are good for your health
GewoonVoorhem (Germany) – Dec. 31
Are you already completely under the tattoos or do you need the last reason to be convinced of putting your first tattoo? Then we have good news, because from a recent study by the University of Alabama a tattoo will eventually help to snort.
LEND A HAND: UA music program helps Capstone Village residents with memory disorders
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 29
Students in the University of Alabama’s music therapy program performed in mid-December for residents of Capstone Village retirement community who have Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Student by day, pop star by night: Alabama’s Bailey Coats is real-life Hannah Montana
Alabama News Center – Jan. 2
From the outside, Bailey Coats looks like your typical college student. A senior in marketing at the University of Alabama, the 21-year-old is on full academic scholarship and planning to graduate in May.
Appellate attorney writes Harper Lee Prize-winning novel
ABA Journal – Jan. 3
When appellate attorney Cynthia E. Tobisman decided to write her first novel, Doubt, she had a goal in mind. “I wanted to create a lawyer character to whom justice wasn’t an abstract idea,” Tobisman told attendees of the 2018 Harper Lee Prize Awards in Washington, D.C. … The prize is given each year by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal to a novel-length work of fiction that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change.
Female CEOs more likely to be fired, University of Alabama researchers say
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 30
A team of researchers including faculty at the University of Alabama found that female CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be dismissed, even when the women are performing well. The teams findings are detailed in the paper “You’re Fired! Gender Disparities in CEO Dismissal,” which was accepted for publication in the “Journal of Management.”
From glass ceiling to glass cliff: women are not a leadership quick-fix
European Sting – Dec. 31
What do you need to innovate in the Transformative Age? You need diversity. You need men. And you need women … Some are still fired even after they’ve fixed the problem. Female CEOs are about 45% more likely than male CEOs to be dismissed from their own companies, according to a study by the University of Alabama.
Pakistan and Gulf Economist – Dec. 21
World Economic Forum – Dec. 21
The Mueller investigation: What to watch for in 2019
MSN.com – Dec. 30
The next year is promising to be a pivotal one for special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, which closed 2018 with the sentencing of President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen and the surprise delay of Michael Flynn’s sentencing … “In order to prove a statement that you are alleging is perjury at a trial, you have to have a certified copy of that testimony,” said Joyce Vance, a University of Alabama law professor and former federal prosecutor.
F3 News – Dec. 30
The Hill – Dec. 29
MSNBC (National) – Dec. 31
7 Presidents Who Were Tougher Than Trump on the Media
The Stream – Dec. 29
The president was frustrated with the media coverage of him and his policies, swearing that 85 percent of all newspapers were against him … Past presidents took tangible actions to undermine a free press. Trump has so far taken only a more negative rhetorical tone toward the press, said David Beito, a history professor at the University of Alabama. “Would he like to do something? He probably would, but a change of tone has been the biggest difference,” Beito told The Daily Signal, characterizing Trump’s rhetorical attacks on the press as more aggressive than most of his predecessors.
The Daily Signal – Dec. 27
UA dietitian says put off the holiday dieting until February
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 26
This leads to many people making new year’s resolution to go on a diet beginning January first. According to UA registered dietitian Sheena Gregg, you may want to postpone starting that diet for a few weeks.
John Stuart Mill’s paper dolls
Liberal England (blog) – Dec. 22
Albert Pionke, Professor of English Literature at the University of Alabama, has written an article for The Conversation on the marginalia to be found in John Stuart Mill’s library.
Simplifying the Recruitment Process Outline
Small Biz Club – Jan. 2
Finding the right candidate to fill open any position is never easy … Another tool that’s becoming essential in a simplified hiring process is artificial intelligence. The experts at the University of Alabama online write about how AI personnel management systems are currently helping IT departments find and recruit the best professionals to work in their departments.
11 questions to ask before choosing hospice care
Market Watch – Jan. 2
Making the decision to transition your loved one to hospice care (for people whose medical conditions mean they are expected to die within six months) is a time of emotional upheaval. It’s often accompanied by confusion, with little understanding of available options or how hospice actually works … “If you have an opportunity to go with a free-standing hospice house, jump wholeheartedly into it because the environment is created specifically to help people as they die and the family members of people as they die,” said Dr. Rebecca Allen, a geropsychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Alabama’s Research Institute on Aging.
MELD Selected for Phase I Army Expeditionary Technology Search
Manufacturing News – Jan. 1
MELD Manufacturing Corporation’s patented MELD technology has been selected by the US Army to be part of its inaugural Army Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) … Additionally, the collaboration of MELD Manufacturing Corporation, The University of Alabama and Army Research Lab (ARL) has been awarded funding by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP).
These Are The Petty Things That People Use To Judge Your Personality, According To Research
Bro Bible – Dec. 31
Judgemental people are the worst, aren’t they? … A study from the University of Alabama showed that a firm handshake is often associated with a more outgoing and more extroverted kind of person, while those with weaker ones more neurotic or introverted.
These are the most popular Texas license plates in 2018
Click 2 Houston – Dec. 31
Drivers in the Lone Star State have a Texas-sized catalog of options when it comes to choosing a customized license plate … Top 5 out-of-state college plates: 1. Louisiana State University; 2. University of Alabama; 3. University of Oklahoma.
Council recognizes Human Trafficking Awareness month
Trussville Tribune – Dec. 21
The Trussville Council presented a resolution during a Thursday, Dec. 20, combined workshop/council meeting declaring January as Human Trafficking Awareness month … Since September of this year, there has been 5,000 (60,000 a year) victims of human trafficking moved through Alabama each month, according to a 2018 Alabama Human Trafficking study led by researchers of the University of Alabama. To compare, that’s more than double the population in Trussville. Of those 60,000 last year, 617 were saved.
University of Alabama students receive Elois Zeanah Scholarship
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 2
Two University of Alabama students have received special scholarships. Madison Clary and Jaleel Washington were each awarded $1,000 to further their education through the Elois Zeanah scholarship. Elois Zeanah is remembered for her vision, passionate public leadership and personal contributions to the citizens of Alabama.
University of Alabama law student to be sworn in as Birmingham City Council member
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Jan. 2
Crystal Smitherman will represent District 6. She’s in her last year of law school at the University of Alabama and daughter of former Birmingham City Council president and current Jefferson County circuit court judge Carole Smitherman and State Senator Rodger Smitherman. The two will be sworn in today when council meets here at city hall at 9:30.
TUSCALOOSA’S 200TH BIRTHDAY IS IN DECEMBER, BUT THE CELEBRATION STARTS NOW
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 2
The city of Tuscaloosa is turning 200 this year, but there’s plenty in store ahead of T-Town’s Dec. 13 birthday … The city was Alabama’s capital between 1826 and 1846, and the University of Alabama was established in 1831.
Alabama Cheerleader is a Viral Sensation for Performing With a Knee Brace at the CFP Semifinal
MSN.com – Dec. 31
Tua Tagovailoa no longer has the most famous knee at the University of Alabama. No, that honor belongs to a certain fearless member of their cheerleading squad. Seriously, check out this bold performer doing her thing despite being forced to wear a knee brace.
2018 SAW TECHNOLOGY TAKE A QUANTUM LEAP IN SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION: REPORT
First Post – Dec. 31
Finding ways to hide information in text, unveiling state-sponsored trolls, a plane with no moving parts, wood as strong as titanium and even efforts to go beyond the corporeal to life beyond death… there was seemingly no end to tech innovations in 2018 … A collaboration between researchers from Cypress University of Technology, University College London, the University of Alabama and Boston University resulted in an investigation of state-sponsored trolls.
UAV – Dec. 28
Rediff.com – Dec. 28
Daily Heralds – Dec. 27
Centre Daily Times – Dec. 27
News Live – Dec. 27
Tech Splore – Dec. 24
THESTADIUMBUSINESS 2018 ROUND-UP: PART ONE
The Stadium Business – Dec. 24
The New Year commenced with bad news for efforts to develop a new national football stadium in Belgium, as the Flemish government denied planning permission for the Brussels project. In February, Egyptian Premier League football club Al Ahly confirmed a conceptual design for its new stadium in Cairo … In August, the University of Alabama unveiled major redevelopment plans for its sports stadia as part of a $600m capital initiative.
Near-Field Communication Technology Supports Contactless Student ID at Universities
Ed Tech Magazine – Dec. 21
A new partnership among Apple and three universities turns students iPhones and Apple Watches into contactless student IDs. Blackboard and Swedish lock manufacturer Assa Abloy are also involved … At Duke University, the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma, students are already equipped, and more universities are expected to join in 2019.
Coinbase: Why It’s Time To Up Crypto’s Digital ID Game
Pymnts – Dec. 27
Amidst the growth in number of cyberattacks and security breaches, consumers are growing increasingly concerned over the security of their personal data and privacy … The company recently signed a deal that allows students at Duke University, the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma to store their school IDs on their iPhones.
The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch
Koptiambot – Dec. 27
Only Jesus made his father more famous. Harper Lee’s father was actually named Amasa, but, by the end of his life, he was answering to “Atticus Finch,” a reflection of how closely the character was modelled on him and how wildly well known his fictional doppelgänger had become … A. C. Lee’s politics were lost on no one who knew him, least of all his daughter, who parodied the Monroe Journal in an issue of Rammer Jammer, the humor magazine at the University of Alabama.
Katie Farms honored as Tuscaloosa County Farmer of the Year
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 23
Jon Fleenor and Margaret Purcell only started getting into farming 10 years ago, but their work is already starting to pay off … Looking at Fleenor and Purcell’s jobs, it would be hard to predict that they would become so invested in the farming industry. Fleenor works as a real estate agent while Purcell is a political science professor at the University of Alabama.
LEND A HAND: Kentuck, UA’s Habitat for Humanity, Black Warrior Model Railroad Club partner to help Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 22
In the spirit of giving, three Tuscaloosa County organizations have come together this holiday season to further implement each of their missions in the community. Kentuck Art Center, which orchestrated the collaboration, gave more than $2,000 to the University of Alabama’s Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and Black Warrior Model Railroad Club.
Campus News
Post Bulletin (Minnesota) – Dec. 22
2018 Spring Dean’s List … University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — Red Wing: Makaela Egan.
America’s Warrior Partnership Expands Veteran Suicide Prevention Study to Seven New Communities
Fox 40 (Vestal, New York) – Jan. 3
America’s Warrior Partnership today announced the addition of seven nonprofit organizations and city government groups that will participate in Operation Deep Dive, a community-based veteran suicide prevention study led by America’s Warrior Partnership and University of Alabama researchers with support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation.
Business Insurance – Jan. 3
KAKE (Wichita, Kansas) – Jan. 3
WBOC 16 (Delmarva, Maryland) – Jan. 3
KUAM News (Guam) – Jan. 3
NBC 21 (Youngstown, Ohio) – Jan. 3
UAPD helps super fan meet Jalen Hurts
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Dec. 24 & 25
Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts surprised a super fan this past week. The University of Alabama Police Department along with Hurts planned this special moment. The fan, Denise Albritton, immediately went into tears after she met hurts. The video was watched over 400,000 times on Twitter.
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – Dec. 24 & 25