University of Alabama law students win national competition
Alabama News Center – Feb. 17
A University of Alabama Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law moot court team recently won a national competition in New York, defeating more than 150 other teams and landing UA its first championship in the event’s history.
Other tech companies may be biggest winners in Amazon and New York City’s HQ2 debacle
ABC 6 (Columbus, Ohio) – Feb. 15
Amazon’s surprise announcement Thursday that it is backing out of its plan to build a new headquarters in New York City was the result of a series of missteps by the company and political leaders over the last year and a half, experts say … “This is basically economic development 101: you don’t leave the local entities out of the equation,” said K.C. Conway, chief economist for the CCIM Institute in Chicago and director of research for the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama.
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Trump Declares National Emergency And Then Adds ‘I Didn’t Need To Do This’
Forbes – Feb. 15
Effective management is all about discipline. Having the discipline to run a tight, successful operation over a long period of time … Joyce Alene, a University of Alabama law professor and MSNBC contributor, tweeted, “Trump, questioned by @PeterAlexander, concedes there’s no national emergency to justify building his wall. ‘I didn’t need to do this.’ ‘I just want to do it faster.’ A gift to all the lawyers preparing to sue him.”
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Top Headlines: Diamondback Energy ready to drill, Tax-free storm prep gear
Business Alabama – Feb. 18
Midland oil company Diamondback Energy is ready for a round of new drilling projects in the Permian Basin – less than three months after completing a $9.2 billion merger with Alabama oil company Energen … Alabama business executives cite education and workforce training as the top issue facing the state, according to a survey by a University of Alabama center.
Learning a violin as an adult: How do you progress beyond practising for exams?
The Strad – Feb. 15
“After nine years as a late starter, I’m stuck at ABRSM Grade 7 violin. Grade 8 is technically challenging, and after failing dismally twice I’m wondering whether I have a psychological block to passing at this level. (Anne Witt is part of the faculty of the University of Alabama School of Music and teaches at its Adult Strings Weekend for adult amateurs)
Pulse shooting questions still linger as state attorney clears police in response probe
Orlando Sentinel (Florida) – Feb. 16
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala gave an answer this week to a question many had been asking for more than two and a half years: None of the victims in the massacre at Pulse nightclub were killed or injured by bullets fired by police, she said … Adam Lankford, a criminology professor at the University of Alabama, said this week’s reports about Pulse showed a stark contrast between how the shooting at the nightclub and the shooting a year ago at a high school in Parkland were investigated by state and local officials.
Experts: Whether private, charter or traditional, school performance varies
Cumberland Times News (West Virginia) – Feb. 17
Last month, West Virginia state senators introduced a bill to make sweeping changes to West Virginia’s education system … Bryan Mann, assistant professor of educational policy and foundations at the University of Alabama, explained main differences between charter schools and traditional schools.
Business students utilize The EDGE’s resources
Crimson White – Feb. 18
Bailey Tibbs, a freshman majoring in finance, is looking forward to the possibilities The EDGE Entrepreneurship Center provides business students as it gives students and entrepreneurs a space to work and grow their businesses. “As a business student, I’m excited for the opportunities that The EDGE offers students to be creative, gain experience and hone their business skills outside of the typical classroom setting,” Tibbs said.
Alabama’s road map: Decisions loom as traffic increases and funding for roadwork lags
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 17
As state and local leaders consider how to address Alabama’s infrastructure needs in the coming decades, researchers at the University of Alabama have produced a report analyzing the implications of different strategies to meet the challenge. The report from UA’s Alabama Transportation Institute, “Addressing Alabama’s Transportation Infrastructure: Roads and Bridges,” focuses on the conditions of the state’s roads and bridges while analyzing the impact of potential approaches to funding repairs and improvements.
University of Alabama, AARP partner to study needs of Alabama’s older military veterans
Yellowhammer News – Feb. 17
The University of Alabama Office for Military Families and Veterans is partnering with AARP Alabama to assess the needs of the state’s older military veterans in order to develop and deliver outreach and educational interventions.
Business leaders say Alabama needs to focus on education, training
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 17
Business executives in Alabama say the state’s top challenges are improving education and workforce training. That’s the conclusion of a survey conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business. It’s the third straight year those two issues have topped the survey.
ALABAMA ATHLETES SHARE THE LOVE AT TUSCALOOSA’S VA MEDICAL CENTER
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 15
Organizations across the country are showing love to veterans this week. Guests have been dropping in on Tuscaloosa’s VA Medical Center to meet veterans and visit with them. A group of University of Alabama Athletes spent time with veterans at the VA Thursday.
This 28-Year-Old Restored an 1840s Greek Revival in Greensboro, Alabama
Southern Living – Feb. 15
Until a few years ago, Ian Crawford lived in a sleek mid-century modern ranch house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama—the kind of place you would expect a young design aficionado to furnish sparingly with biomorphic tables and vintage modern chairs … “A lot of my family members were against it,” says Ian, who became so captivated by old houses that he got a master’s degree in preservation studies at Tulane University and now teaches at The University of Alabama. “My friends thought I was nuts, but I was awestruck.
Despite state legalization actions, marijuana money continues to bedevil banks
Oswego County News – Feb. 18
The risk of criminal liability and civil penalties are real for New York banks now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget seeks to legalize, regulate and tax the cultivation and sale of marijuana … Julie Hill, Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, has written extensively on banks and marijuana and in 2015, said “other cash-intensive businesses find ways to successfully manage their robbery risk, typically through a combination of security measures and insurance.”
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Hope and Splendor’ concert is …
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 18
One way to spot an artist: Look which way the river’s flowing. The creator will be the one striding against it. For Monday’s Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra concert, “Hope and Splendor,” Adam Flatt chose music by a pair of contrarians, showing off the orchestra with romantic pieces in the month celebrating Valentines … Where: Moody Concert Hall, 810 Second Ave., on the University of Alabama campus.
UA Dance Marathon president talks about event (live interview)
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 15
Eric Ward, the president of the University of Alabama’s Dance Marathon, stopped by to talk with WVUA 23’s Lynn Brooks about the seventh year of their marathon.
GET UP AND MOVE AT 7TH ANNUAL UA DANCE MARATHON
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 16
Eric Ward, the president of the University of Alabama’s Dance Marathon, stopped by to talk with WVUA 23’s Lynn Brooks about the seventh year of their marathon. They dance for 13.1 hours in celebration and support of the Children’s of Alabama hospital in Birmingham. The event will take place on Feb. 23 and start at 10 a.m.
COLLEGE NEWS: February 17, 2019
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 17
University of Alabama – Dean’s list for fall 2018 included the following students: Moundville: Allison M. Averette, John T. Dempsey, Laney Alice Hocutt, Lindsey A. Kelly, Kerrington S. Kennedy, Harley N. Sabbagh, Ryder G. Sabbagh, Caroline S. Smithson, Emily Kate Taylor, Keilah Denise Taylor, Hannah R. Payne. . . . The University of Alabama School of Music’s Alabama Trumpet Studio traveled to Atlanta in January to participate in the 2019 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast, an annual regional musical conference dedicated to teaching and performance of the trumpet.
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Tuscaloosa Heritage Festival will include food, music and honors for civic leaders
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 17
The Tuscaloosa Heritage Festival, a three-day celebration of diversity and cultural sensitivity, will be held Thursday through Saturday … At 7:30 p.m. Friday, UA students will showcase performance art pieces about UA’s history in the auditorium of the Moody Music Building. For more information about “The Blackout,” go to facebook.com/uaasap.
Kerala must catch’em young
Deccan Chronicle – Feb. 17
Energy is evolving as one of the most significant factors that determine the future of a society. A study has come up with the finding that Kerala woefully lacks on it when it comes to the future work force. It’s time we reoriented some of our priorities and addressed the issue. (The writer is Divya C. Senan, Fulbright Nehru postdoctoral fellow at University of Alabama, US.)
UA CCHS hosts Africana Film Festival
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Feb. 15
The festival is organized by nonprofit organizations and co-sponsored by the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences. Most of the money made from the event will go towards education and public health initiatives in Ghana, West Africa and West Alabama.
Ancient Greek show continues to intrigue viewers
Crimson White – Feb. 18
Elizabeth Kirkland, a third year MFA directing candidate at The University of Alabama, directed “Bakkhai.” Kirkland also directed “Little Women” earlier this season, saying that the idea of transformation has been constant through the productions in the Allen Bales Theatre.
Photos: Celebrating Chinese New Year
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 16
Patrick Pan manipulates the dragon’s head as he and others perform the Dragon Dance as they celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Boar in the Ferguson Student Center at the University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. The event is sponsored by the Chinese Sisterhood of Tuscaloosa. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]