UA students do STEM projects with Elementary Students
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – April 2
Today, nearly 40 University of Alabama students did STEM projects with fourth and fifth graders at Woodland Forrest Elementary School. Students are participating in interactive lessons, like making an athletic shoe prototype and an egg exercise. Educators hope to inspire students now, to get excited about science in the classroom which could lead to science careers in the future that are high in demand …Today’s stem activities are a part of a University of Alabama online fundraising event, which encourages UA stakeholders to donate to specific programs selected by each college or school.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – April 2
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 2
Mind-Controlled Drones: Not As Far Away As You Think
Forbes – April 3
Not long ago, moving objects with your mind was the province of Jedi knights and boy wizards. But on April 6, competitors and spectators will descend on the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the Brain-Drone Race competition, in which competitors will race drones by moving them only with their minds.
Cahaba Blueway program seeks to improve access to Cahaba River
Alabama Business Center – April 3
Canoeists, kayakers, outdoor enthusiasts and others who take advantage of Alabama’s bounty of beautiful rivers and waterways will find their access to Alabama’s longest free-flowing and most biologically diverse river will soon improve thanks to a collaborative effort. The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, or UACED, along with its program partners at the Cahaba River Society, The Nature Conservancy of Alabama, the Freshwater Land Trust and the Cahaba Riverkeeper, announced the official start of the Cahaba Blueway, a 200 mile-long “water trail” through the heart of Alabama.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – April 3
New Zealand Prime Minister Desires To Deny Mosque Shooter Notoriety
Infosurhoy.com – April 3
The New Zealand mosque shootings have prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to prevent a public platform for the alleged shooter, who had espoused white supremacist views … “A lot of these shooters want to be treated like celebrities. They want to be famous. So the key is to not give them that treatment,” Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama, told the Associated Press.
US war on drugs has helped trafficking cartels expand in Central America, study finds
Illicit Trade News Network – April 4
America’s decades-long war on drugs has helped narcotics cartels spread across Central America, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama (UA).
News-Medical.net – April 4
US Army scientists develop materials for chemical threat detection
Army Technology – April 4
US Army scientists are developing self-indicating colourimetric response materials that will help soldiers with potential toxic chemical threat detection on the battlefield … Furthermore, the University of Alabama’s physicists and engineers have been selected by Dr Soliz to help explore the use of the materials in the development of chemical sensing prototypes.
Artist will make, sell prints at YSU event
Vindy.com – April 4
A new Red Press Collaborative installment featuring guest artist Sarah Marshall will take place Monday in Room 4025, Bliss Hall, on the Youngstown State University campus … Sarah Marshall is an art professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Millian Giang Lien Pham: Dislocated Labor
The Visualist – April 4
In partnership with ACRE, Prairie is pleased to present ‘Dislocated Labor’ a solo exhibition from Millian Giang Lien Pham … Pham currently teaches foundations studio art at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Calendar for April 4, 2019
West Hartford News (Connecticut) – April 3
FREE CONCERT: Acclaimed Organist Faythe Freese to give free recital April 7 4 to 6 pm. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave., Hartford 06105. The Greater Hartford Chapter of the AGO welcomes concert organist Faythe Freese, who will offer a full-length recital on the mighty Aeolian-Skinner organ at historic Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. Dr. Freese is Professor of Organ at the University of Alabama School of Music and much in demand as a recitalist throughout the around the world. In a wide-ranging program, Dr. Freese will play works by Ronald Arnatt, Maurice Duruflé, Felix Mendelssohn, Leo Sowerby, and Pamela Decker, whose three-movement “The Freese Collection” was composed for Dr. Freese. Admission is free.
Allow yourself to be “susceptible to the universe” when you write a book that sparks a movement, an interview with authors Sara Connell & Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
Authority Magazine – April 3
As part of my interview series on the five things you need to know to become a great author, I had the pleasure of interviewing Homer H. Hickam, Jr. … Among them are the prestigious University of Alabama’s Clarence Cason Award and the Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award for his memoirs and fiction.
How Can an Employer Help an Employee Deal with Mental Health in the Workplace?
Undercover Recruiter – April 3
Welcome to our new online series on Mental Health in the Workplace. Taking care of our employees’ mental health is vital and we’ve brought together some of the world’s experts on this topic to share their thoughts with you … Employers can work to secure good mental health coverage in insurance policies for employees, especially parity with physical health coverage – Dr. Lee Keyes, is a Psychologist and Emeritus Director at the University of Alabama.
FHWA awards $53.2 million in technology grants
American Shipper – April 3
The Transportation Department’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Monday awarded $53.2 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technology Deployment (ATCMTD) grants to 10 projects across the country … Both the University of Alabama and Contra Costa Transportation Authority received about $8 million.
Local students earn honors
Southgate News-Herald (Michigan) – April 4
Steven Hecmanczuk was named to the fall 2018 Dean’s List at the University of Alabama.
Honors Day recognizes outstanding students
Crimson White – April 4
University honor groups will continue a century-old tradition with the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on Honors Day, April 5.
Suicide prevention awareness event breaks stigma
Crimson White – April 4
Claire Dimitri’s sister faced a suicide crisis. Fortunately, she overcame it and is now pursuing her life in the best way as she sets the example of how a suicide crisis can be defeated. Dimitri, a junior majoring in psychology, is the service director of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She is motivated to bring awareness to suicide prevention and demonstrates how the issue hits close to home. . . . Sarah Tarnakow, the suicide prevention coordinator and staff therapist for the UA Counseling Center, said she believes everyone at the University should go through at least one of these programs to gain a better understanding on suicide prevention. “You never know what people are going through,” Tarnakow said. “You never know what might be going on behind closed doors or what people are thinking.”