Alabama students collaborate with Woodland Forrest for STEM projects
Tuscaloosa News – April 2
At first glance, it wouldn’t seem Zion Williamson would have much in common with a group of fourth- and fifth-graders from Woodland Forrest Elementary School, hundreds of miles away from Duke University … On Tuesday, Woodland Forrest students and education majors with the University of Alabama decided to put some engineering skills into practice by making their own shoes and seeing which ones held up.
‘NarcoLogic’ Computer Model Shows Unintended Consequences Of Cocaine Interdiction
Scienmag – April 2
Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug trafficking operations more widespread and harder to eradicate, according to new research published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences … The National Science Foundation supported the study, which included an Oregon State University geographer and was led by Nicholas Magliocca from University of Alabama.
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Science Codex – April 2
Team Models Cocaine Trafficking Response To Counternarcotic Efforts
Scienmeg – April 2
For five decades, the U.S. government’s mission to intercept or seize cocaine and other drugs entering the United States originating from South America and going through Central America on the way to Mexico has been largely ineffective, and the volume of drugs coming into the United States continues to rise … Nicholas Magliocca, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Alabama, was the paper’s lead author.
Bio Engineer – April 2
RocketMiner.com (West Virginia) – April 2
Threatener-in-chief: Trump keeps border closure idea alive — without committing
Roll Call – April 2
Consider Donald Trump the threatener-in-chief. It’s simply how the president starts any negotiation he deems worthy of having … Joyce Vance, a U.S. attorney in Alabama under President Barack Obama now with the University of Alabama, predicted in a tweet that the president — as he has many times before — likely will return to immigration when he feels it is politically helpful.
Bristol Herald Courier (Virginia) – April 2
Startup Weekend at the Vanvitelli University. In competition the innovative business ideas of Vanvitelli
Vanvitelli Magazine – April 2
A weekend dedicated to the competition of innovative business ideas. It’s called Startup Weekend , it’s a Techstars® format developed in partnership with Google for Startups®, active since 2007 in over 150 countries worldwide … Friday 5/4/19 (17-24) – on this first day, after the institutional greetings and a workshop on the theme of entrepreneurship, keynote speaker Lou Marino (Chair Management Department, Professor of Strategic Management and James D. Nabors Instructional Excellence Faculty Fellow, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama), all event participants will have the opportunity to present their idea.
Top Powwows to Experience Native American Culture
Group Travel Leader – April 2
Elaborate regalia, choreographed dances, delicious food and tempting craft vendors create a dazzling way to introduce visitors to Native American culture. These well-known powwows attract groups ready to experience the richness of tribal America … This Alabama event celebrates Southeast Native American heritage and culture. At the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park, the event features hoop dancing, demonstrations of pottery firing and hands-on workshops that teach skills such as how to throw an atlatl.
Group behind ‘hate map’ is ‘morally bankrupt’: Christian conservatives call out corruption, hypocrisy
The Christian Post – April 2
Conservative groups that have suffered due to being tagged on the controversial “hate map” of the Southern Poverty Law Center say the organization has no moral authority to label others as it grapples with racial discrimination and sexual harassment allegations of its own … In a statement on the scandal at the SPLC, Bryan Fair, the Thomas E. Skinner Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law and chair of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s board of directors, who happens to be black, chose to highlight a laundry list of the organization’s important ongoing work while hitting back at the suggestion that their fundraising is a “scam.”
UA student Geary participates in undergraduate research
The Daily American (Somerset, Pennsylvania) – April 2
Nearly 500 students at The University of Alabama highlighted their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on March 27. Among them was Courtney Geary of Somerset, whose presentation was titled “Trump-Era Cuts to Refugee Resettlement Funding and the Effect on Edcational Programming for Refugee Students” in the Education category.
APOLOGY LAWS RAISE MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT RISK
Futurity – April 2
Laws meant to reduce malpractice litigation by protecting doctors who want to apologize to patients don’t work, according to new research … The research appears in the Stanford Law Review. Additional researchers from Vanderbilt and the University of Alabama.
National Weather Service holds severe weather event for deaf, hard of hearing community
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – April 2
A severe weather preparedness event in Talladega Tuesday night was aimed at the deaf and hard of hearing community. Weather experts explained what to do in the event of a tornado or other severe weather. “The Birmingham National Weather Service has partnered with the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, as well as Dr. Darren Griffin from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
FHWA Awards $53 Million in Congestion Management Grants
Occupational Health and Safety – April 3
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded a total of $53.2 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment grants to 10 projects to fund advanced technologies that will improve mobility for drivers and enhance the performance of the U.S. highway system … The University of Alabama and nine state departments of transportation will receive the grants.
Local residents accomplish good works
The Herald News (Joliet, Illinois) – April 2
Hannah Slater of New Lenox participated in The University of Alabama’s Chem-E Car Team in 2018, which received the most creative design award and placed third in the poster competition at a recent conference, marking the best placement in the team’s history.
Bucks, Montgomery County students recognized for academic achievements
Bucks County Courier-Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) – April 2
Area students attending The University of Alabama who presented research and creative projects at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference were Ruby Roberts, of Doylestown, presenting, “Drugs and Weapons Trafficking on Tor Network Marketplaces,” in the Social Sciences category; and Nicole Reh, of Warminster, presenting, “Drink Clean, Think Green,” in the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Water category.
The Doylestown Intelligencer (Pennsylvania) – April 3