Laws Restricting Opioid Care Undermine Efforts to Curb Epidemic: Study
The Crime Report – Jan. 8
Allowing nurse-practitioners more “independence” in prescribing opioids to treat patients could play a key role in curbing the opioid epidemic, according to a University of Alabama study.
Is Redefining Criminal Sexual Misconduct The Way To Address #MeToo?
Above the Law – Jan. 7
I don’t mean to sound like an incarceration-loving neo-liberal, but part of my response to #MeToo has been to favor more jail … The panel was moderated by Jenny E. Carroll from The University of Alabama School of Law.
Robert Mueller has ‘the gold standard for evidence’ of perjury: former federal prosecutor
Raw Story – Jan. 8
One of the lingering questions in the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and the Russian government is whether anyone will be charged with perjury … According to Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor and University of Alabama law professor, if anyone lied under oath, Mueller has all the pieces necessary for a perjury charge.
The Occasional Poet: An Interview with Nikky Finney
Scalawag – Jan. 7
Nikky Finney is a poet, professor, and the 2011 National Book Award-winner of Head Off & Split, a collection of poems named to honor her trips to the fish market as a girl growing up by the sea in South Carolina … Finney: In January, I’ll be doing the Bankhead lecture at the University of Alabama.
World’s Preeminent Environmentally Responsible Chitin Plant Opens in Virginia, USA
ABC 25 (Waco, Texas) – Jan. 7
The world’s preeminent environmentally responsible commercial Chitin extraction plant is transforming shrimp shells (considered “waste” for landfills) into one of the most important substances for human and the planet’s health … Mari Signum’s technology uses environmentally benign Ionic Liquids in a recirculating system – a pioneered process developed at the University of Alabama and now licensed to Mari Signum exclusively.
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Clear Path for Veterans selected to participate in national veteran suicide prevention Study
Madison County Courier (New York) – Jan. 7
Clear Path for Veterans in Chittenango is one of seven nonprofit organizations and city government groups that will exclusively 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.
UA students gather at Ferguson Center to watch national championship
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Jan. 7
Students packed the Ferguson center on UA’s campus the watch party was for students did not make it to California for the national championship game.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 7
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UA Department of Theatre and Dance to produce The Drowsy Chaperone (Live interview)
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Jan. 7
We are switching gears. The Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Alabama is gearing up for a new production. It’s The Drowsy Chaperone musical. We have two actors with us today, Kyle and Megan.
South Bend chapter of UA Alumni Association gathers to watch national championship
WNDU-NBC (South Bend, Indiana) – Jan. 7
While Notre Dame might not be in the National Championship, there are some fans here in Michiana who are glued to their TVs for the big game. The South Bend chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni Association gathered this evening at Wings Etc. in Osceola to cheer on the Tide.