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UA In the News — March 26

UA announces grant program to aid Tuscaloosa math teachers
Tuscaloosa News – March 25
The University of Alabama has earned a $2.85 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will provide support for math teachers in Tuscaloosa city and county schools. “This grant is unprecedented in our region and provides mathematics teachers with a career-changing opportunity in which they are fully supported both professionally and financially for the commitments of their precious time and expertise,” said Jeremy Zelkowski, coordinator of UA’s secondary math education program, in a news release.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – March 25
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 25
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – March 25

UN chief visits NY mosque, urges safety for worshippers
Brinkwire – March 26
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited Islamic Cultural Center’s mosque in New York, calling for efforts to ensure the global safety of worshippers and the protection of religious sites … A study published in January by Georgia State University and the University of Alabama found that between the years 2006 and 2015, attacks in the U.S. by those claiming to be Muslim received 357 percent more news coverage than attacks carried out by others.

UA student appears on Wheel of Fortune
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – March 26
A big congratulations to University of Alabama student Bethany Patterson. She appeared on Wheel of Fortune Friday and won. Patterson is studying marketing and she won $62,200 in cash and prizes including a Volkswagen Golf GTI.

The hypocritical media coverage of the New Zealand terror attack
The Conversation – March 25
Humanity has been shocked by the recent terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed at least 50 people and left 50 wounded … A study by scholars at the University of Alabama and Georgia State University shows that terrorist attacks committed by Muslim extremists receive 357 per cent more U.S. media coverage than those committed by non-Muslims.
MENA FN – March 25

GOVERNOR VISITS TUSCALOOSA TO SPEAK AT AWARD CEREMONY
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 25
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in Tuscaloosa Friday as the keynote speaker for the Randall Scholar awards. Ivey recognized Randall Premier award winner Donna Xia for her contributions in chemical engineering, and also spoke to University of Alabama students and staff about her goals for the future of the state and the importance for universities to invest in their students.

Do Media Have a Role in Preventing Mass Murders?
Hamodia.com – March 25
In her address to New Zealand’s Parliament shortly after the recent mosque attacks in that country that left 50 worshippers dead and another 50 injured, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refused to identify the white supremacist murderer … University of Alabama professor Adam Lankford, for instance, who has studied hundreds of mass shootings, found that many such killers have three things in common — access to high-powered weapons, suicidal thoughts, and strong desires for fame.

Justice for Teens seminar held in Birmingham
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – March 24
Human trafficking is a $15 billion industry worldwide, and the University of Alabama estimates thousand victims are trafficked in Alabama each month.

UA student group helps raise money for Temporary Emergency Services
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 23
Public relations students from the University of Alabama helped with the fundraiser and say TES is more than a meal and a blanket.

Environmental film festival Friday in Decatur
Decatur Daily – March 25
Five short films will be shown to help broaden perspectives on sustainability of the population at the Alabama Center for the Arts on Friday. Presented by the University of Alabama’s Honors College Film and the Environment Class, the topics will range from current wildlife diseases to analyzing new green technologies.

UA ORGANIZATION HOSTS 33RD SAKURA FESTIVAL
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 23
Saturday marked the 33rd year for Sister Cities to host the Sakura festival, an event where those in Tuscaloosa can learn more about the culture of Japan. “I think a lot of people don’t know about east Asian culture at all they just kinda see what they see on television and that’s all and they are not able to participate in it,” UA student Haleigh Sandlin said. “When they come to an event like this they’re able to learn more about it on a deeper level.”

Event to highlight LGBTQ history in American South
Watermark Online – March 25
An event this week will highlight the history of LGBTQ people in the American South …Sponsors of the event include the city of Birmingham and the University of Alabama’s college of arts and sciences.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 25

UA student writes song about father being in military
WJTC (Mobile) – March 22
She is already performing professionally while chasing a business major while at the University of AlabamaIt would be a tough road to hoe if not for her family.