UA Bee Club wants a friendlier world for the bees
WTVY (Dothan) – May 15
Sitting in a field of white and crimson clovers at the UA Arboretum, students Jenna Minser and Harris Bolus flash dimpled smiles as the sun’s warm rays bathe the exposed skin of their arms and faces.
UA receives $1.4 million grant from Alabama Power Foundation
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 15
Business innovation gets a boost at the University of Alabama thanks to a state energy giant. Alabama Power awarding a $1.4 million grant to UA to support business innovation, entrepreneurship, small business growth and talent retention in the state. The gift will establish the Alabama Power Endowed Innovation and Talent Retention Fund.
Birmingham Business Journal – May 15
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Says ‘Alabama’s Abortion Ban Threatens The Lives of Black Women Across The State’
BET – May 15
On May 14, Alabama’s Senate passed abortion bill HB314, which would criminalize the act of terminating a pregnancy in almost all scenarios … In Alabama, nearly 26% of the population is African-American, and the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic research predicts Black women will soon outnumber white women in the next one to two decades.
Alabama Senate Passes Bill that Effectively Bans Abortion in Nearly All Cases
All Mediany – May 15
Conservatives were not going to miss the chance to try to take down Roe v. Wade with the most conservative group currently sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court. This left it up to Conservative lawmakers to attempt to pass legislation banning abortion at a state level … “The anti-abortion carnival show currently going on in the legislature is hypocritical grandstanding,” said a law professor at the University of Alabama, Susan Pace Hamil.
The Sentinel Source (Keene, New Hampshire) – May 15
Small businesses learn smart growth strategies
Alabama News Center – May 15
Entrepreneurs in Alabama are learning smart ways to grow their businesses thanks to a specialized training program called GrowSmart. The program is provided by the Alabama Small Business Development Center, which collaborates with the University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business and Alabama Power. The goal of the program is to provide entrepreneurs with tools and best practices to reach their business goals.
Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.: The bigger reason Steven Mnuchin should turn over Trump’s tax returns
The Daily World – May 16
In a recent interview, Hillary Clinton sarcastically asked for China’s help in obtaining Donald Trump’s federal income tax returns. “China, if you’re listening, why don’t you get Trump’s tax returns?” (Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. is a law professor at the University of Alabama.)
Finalists named for 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction; voting now open to public
LegalNews.com – May 16
The ABA Journal and the University of Alabama Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law have announced the finalists for the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The three books chosen to compete for the prize are: “The Boat People” by Sharon Bala, “Class Action” by Steven B. Frank and “The Widows of Malabar Hill” by Sujata Massey.