UA and UWA receive grant to study micro vegetables
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – April 16
The University of Alabama and University of West Alabama are teaming up to study how to micro veggies last longer on the shelf. Micro greens are touted to provide up to 40 times more nutrition than their larger, mature plant counterparts. While it’s exciting for nutritionists and farmers alike, they want to ensure these veggies last long enough for consumers to buy them and eat them without waste.
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – April 16
UA students demonstrate mind-controlled drone racing
WJCL-ABC (Savannah) – April 16
Flying a drone, you probably know that you usually need some type of controller to move the device around until now. University of Alabama students are testing out flying drones using just their minds. Chip Scarborough shows us how it works. You’re looking at a drone these University of Alabama students are controlling through their minds with the help of computer science.
WCWG-CW (Greensboro, North Carolina) – April 16
WXII-NBC (Greensboro, North Carolina) – April 16
University of Alabama’s CCN to create vital learning opportunities with Nursing Kid
Alabama News Center – April 16
A Nursing Kid Simulator is a skills-based, child-sized manikin designed to train nursing students for the care and management of a variety of pediatric patients. The simulator represents a 6-year-old child and will allow students to practice numerous skills, including IV insertion, tracheal and nasogastric suctioning and wound assessment, among others.
Study: US Cocaine Interdiction Efforts Just Spread More Cocaine Around
Observer – April 16
The best argument against the drug war has always been the drug war … Led by Nicholas Magliocca, a geography professor at the University of Alabama, researchers used publicly available data—known or alleged trafficking routes, seizure data and other information you or I could find with a computer—to create a behavioral model of drug-trafficking organizations’ decision-making processes.
How much untreated sewage gets dumped in Alabama’s Black Belt? UA team trying to find out
Al.com – April 13
In many parts of Alabama’s Black Belt — thanks to a type of thick, clay soil and widespread poverty across isolated areas — homeowners are resorting to “straight pipe” systems to dispose of wastewater and sewage, rather than sewers or septic tanks … Now University of Alabama graduate students and professors, backed by a federal grant, are joining efforts to determine just how widespread these practices are and what can be done about them.
Who’s feeding the fish in Wilcox County?
Al.com – April 17
As a resident of Wilcox County, the part of the study that stood out to me the most the part that read, “A 2017 survey by Elliott’s group in Wilcox County conservatively estimated that 60 percent of homes drain wastewater without treatment … The latest spotlight is due to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency received by the University of Alabama that will fund research for a solution.
2019’s Best Cheap Car Insurance in Alabama
Wallethub – April 8
The best way to get cheap car insurance is to compare quotes from different car insurance companies … Auto insurance in Alabama is not especially expensive compared to other states. The most recent NAIC Auto Insurance Database Report (2015 data) shows that the premium per insured vehicle is $303.09 for liability coverage. (Lawrence S. Powell, Ph.D. – Director and Senior Research Professional, Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research, The University of Alabama)
Tuscaloosa summit aims to connect faith-based leaders with social service agencies
Tuscaloosa News – April 16
Tuscaloosa’s law enforcement community is hosting a summit that will connect faith-based leaders with social service agencies that can provide services to people in need … Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Hays Webb was joined by Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ron Abernathy, Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson and University of Alabama social work students Caitie Manuel and Katie Castillo when he discussed the event at a Monday morning news conference.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – April 16
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TAX DAY SCAMMERS
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 16
April 15, also known as Tax Day, is the time of year when most of the scams happen and you need to make sure you protect yourself and your information … Matthew Hudnall teaches management information systems to business school students at the University of Alabama. He said it’s amazing how clever scammers have gotten with their tactics.
Climate change is to blame for the extreme rain of Hurricane Maria
Tech2Org – April 16
According to recent research, Hurricane Maria caused more rain in Puerto Rico than any storm that hit the island since 1956, a feat due mainly to the effects of human-induced climate warming … “What we discovered was that the magnitude of Maria’s maximum rainfall is much more likely in the 2017 climate when it occurred compared to the record start in 1950,” said David Keellings, geographer at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and author principal of The new study in the magazine of AGU.
Democratic Underground – April 16
Daily Beast – April 16
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TV Meteorologist Gets Death Threats After Station Cuts Into Masters Coverage
Weather.com – April 16
An Atlanta meteorologist says she received death threats Sunday after her station cut into the Masters coverage to warn viewers of tornado threats … Dr. Laura Myers, director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama, can relate. “I’m a huge Masters fan and was watching Saturday” when Alabama stations began coverage of the tornadoes there, Myers said. “I knew it was going to make people mad.”
Report: Overall pre-K spending grows, but few states make gains in quality, enrollment
Education Dive – April 17
For the first time, overall spending on public pre-K programs across 44 states, the District of Columbia and Guam tops $8 billion, and 16 states increased per-child funding last year … The latest results from an evaluation conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama finds children who have attended First Class Pre-K — who are more likely to be black and from low-income families — have higher proficiency scores in reading (1.6%) and math (3.2%) through 7th grade on the ACT Aspire Assessment System than those who didn’t attend the program.
UA Law Professor comments on release of Mueller Report (live interview)
MSNBC Velshi & Rule – April 16
Joining me now, NBC investigative reporter Carol Lee, who’s behind this exclusive report, and former U.S. attorney and professor at the University of Alabama law school, who I love to see in person, Joyce Vance. Carol, tell us more about this report, because when Robert Mueller calls, you’re supposed to cooperate. In fact, Trump’s lawyers told people to.
APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED: WHEN SAYING ‘I’M SORRY’ ISN’T ENOUGH
Health Leaders Media – April 16
For surgeons, apology laws made no difference in either the number of claims or the share of those claims that ended up in court. For non-surgeons, apology laws made things worse … In a study in Stanford Law Review, researchers at the University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University examined data from a major malpractice insurer—which the researchers declined to identify—for 90% of providers in a single specialty composed of surgeons and non-surgeons, about 9,000 providers.
Insights from the Day-of Competition [National Assembly 2019 Recap]
Progressions – April 17
You’ve paid your registration fee, booked your hotel and are on your way to Assembly. You go to your first meeting and walk out unsure of how you can apply what was spoken about to your career. The next meeting leaves you feeling the same. (Julia Landon is currently a senior at The University of Alabama studying theatre and public relations)
Cahaba Blueway Project
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – April 16
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development and its partners at the Cahaba Rivekeeper, Cahaba River Society and others are overseeing the project. Its goal is to create access points along a 20-mile long water trail. The Cahaba Rivekeeper says he hopes the project will highlight the river as recreational destination.