UA students combine computer science, the brain to fly drones
Tuscaloosa News – April 5
Logan Elkins was up. Elkins, a freshman at the University of Alabama majoring in computer science, stood several feet away from a drone inside the East Campus Storm Shelter on Thursday morning as he put a plastic headband across his forehead. With his hands in his pockets, Elkins stared at the lifeless piece of plastic.
KAIT (Jonesboro, Arkansas) – April 7
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 5
UA will host Holocaust Remembrance program
Tuscaloosa News – April 7
A University of Alabama official says Tuesday’s Holocaust Remembrance program is part of an effort to expand cultural learning on campus. “The Holocaust Remembrance program is an extremely important event for our campus community,” said Christine Taylor, vice president and associate provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UA. Ann Mollengarden, the vice president of education for the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, will be the guest speaker at the program, which is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Ferguson Student Center ballroom on the UA campus. Ferguson Center is at 751 Campus Drive West.
COLLEGE NEWS: April 7, 2019
Tuscaloosa News – April 7
University of Alabama senior Jonathan Lanier of Tuscaloosa is one of four BFA candidates to participate in a group gallery show. The quartet will display their work April 16-23 in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery on UA campus. A reception for the artists will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the gallery. . . . A new partnership was formed as Morning Pointe of Tuscaloosa received a visit from the University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance. Under the direction of associate professor Stacy Alley, four UA students performed for the residents of the assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care community, singing songs from musicals like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” old-fashioned hymns and more. . . . • A University of Alabama student team is continuing a three-year tradition of local outreach projects. The University of Alabama Astrobotics team and a group of engineering senior design students partnered with the Rise Center, a school for infants and preschoolers with and without special needs on UA’s campus, to provide the children with a sensory cube to assist with in-class therapy. . . . 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.
Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge reaches more students with science
Tuscaloosa News – April 6
Every year, the Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge gets bigger. For this first time, Eastwood Middle School joined the annual competition, held Friday at the University of Alabama, along with 11 other middle schools from across Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County. However, the competition has also grown in intensity in its fifth year. Throughout the competition, members of each team shouted and cheered for their classmates as they assembled their rockets onto the platform. The goal was to see which team’s rocket could travel the farthest.
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WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 5
LEND A HAND: UA gears up for fundraising Bama Blitz
Tuscaloosa News – April 7
Bama Blitz, an online fundraising event, will begin at noon Wednesday and end at 8:31 p.m. Thursday, lasting one day, eight hours and 31 minutes in honor of the University of Alabama ’s founding year. Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends are invited to support UA by using social media and crowdfunding to support a series of passion projects including: • Hear Here Alabama, a mobile audiology clinic that travels to underserved communities in west central and south Alabama. This College of Arts and Sciences’ project provides vital hearing healthcare services including evaluations and counseling for those with hearing loss. Funds for personnel, fuel and maintenance are needed to continue and expand this crucial resource for underserved communities.
PHOTOS: Tapping On The Mound
Tuscaloosa News – April 6
Hundreds of students and their families gathered Friday afternoon on the University of Alabama Quad for the joint induction ceremony of the school’s most prestigious honor societies. During the annual Tapping on the Mound, representatives from the Anderson Society, the Mortar Board, the Blue Key Honor Society and the Iota Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa recognized UA’s top students for their academic excellence, extracurricular activities and more.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 5
University of Alabama business school celebrates 100 years with festive gala
Alabama News Center – April 7
With nearly 60,000 alumni all over the globe, highly ranked academic programs and a dynamic outreach and research enterprise, the Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama has much to celebrate in its centennial year. Founded in 1919 by Lee Bidgood, it is marking the occasion through a year’s worth of events and programs that help alumni and friends relive the rich history of Culverhouse while showcasing its bold plans for the future. The college recently hosted a festive gala at The Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The theme of the gala emphasized the college’s role as a transformative influencer in the world of business as well as in greater society.
Education briefs
Holland (Michigan) Sentinel – April 7
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 Kyle Maas of Holland, whose presentation was titled “Embryonic exposure to endocrine disruptors: behavioral and physiological consequences in mangrove rivulus fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus” in the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Water category.
Planning for the future of a financial planning firm
Birmingham Business Journal – April 5 (Subscription only)
DeLynn Zell forges a path for diversity at Bridgeworth in an effort to sustain the firm past the retirement of its founders. . . . The firm offers its own in-house training program called Bridgeworth University and partners with the University of Alabama to provide internships for …
Local housing sales up but numbers perplex experts
Anniston Star – April 8 (Subscription only)
Home sales are on the rise in Calhoun County, but the latest housing numbers send mixed signals that perplex local experts. . . . to the Alabama Center for Real Estate, a think tank at the University of Alabama. The stock of available homes was down. And yet the media…
Science, Technology, Engineering Jamboree Fosters Innovation at Marshall
Marshall Star (Huntsville) – April 5
Graduate students Christian Thomas, left, and Kathryn O’Harra, center, discuss their innovative technology poster with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center team member Brittany Brown at this year’s Science, Technology and Engineering Jamboree on March 27. Thomas and O’Harra, students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, participated in the event through a cooperative agreement with the university. The Jamboree allowed team members the opportunity to discover new and innovative projects happening across Marshall. The event showcased future and current science and technology topics, with a gallery of poster presentations, followed by flash talks at the top of each hour. (NASA/MSFC/Charles Beason)
Autherine Lucy Foster award honors African American leadership
Crimson White – April 8
The Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Faculty and Staff Association awarded the 2019 Autherine Lucy Foster Award to Imani Williams, a student at The University of Alabama majoring in public health with a concentration in education promotion, and Hilary Green, associate professor of history in the Department of Gender and Race Studies, on March 24.