Amazon’s influence felt larger in small cities
Biz Journals – June 24
In just a quarter-century of existence, Amazon has grown from an online bookseller to a company valued at $1 trillion and sells pretty much anything that can be imagined … The University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research has estimated that building of an Amazon fulfillment center in a Birmingham suburb will have an annual economic impact of more than $232 million.
WTOP.com – June 24
Study proves: Tattoos are healthy – and that’s why
MSN (Germany) – June 24
Researchers at the University of Alabama have found something surprising in a study! Anyone who decides on a tattoo knows: it lasts forever. It is all the more important that the colors that are stung under the skin are non-toxic and the needles hygienic.
Composting toilets could be the way of the future
ABC News – June 24
Big, black wasplike things living in your toilet may sound more like a horror scene than a sanitation solution … Often they do so because there are no sewer systems available, and the soil is so impermeable that traditional septic systems back up into people’s yards when it rains, said Mark Elliott, an environmental engineer at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
These 11 Mueller Report Myths Just Won’t Die. Here’s Why They’re Wrong
TIME – June 24
When we joined other legal experts earlier this month to testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding lessons from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, it became apparent from the questioning that a number of misconceptions continue to exist regarding Mueller’s findings. (Joyce Vance is distinguished professor of the practice of law at the University of Alabama, a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.)
DePugh named to UA President’s List
Crawfordsville Journal Review (Indiana) – June 24
Taryn A Depugh of Veedersburg was named to The University of Alabama President’s List for spring 2019. A total of 11,406 students enrolled during the 2019 spring term at UA were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Dover Post (Delaware) – June 24
Milford Beacon (Delaware) – June 24
Steamboat Pilot (Colorado) – June 24
Cullman Tribune – June 24
Lodi Eagle (Wisconsin) – June 24
Greensboro News and Record (North Carolina) – June 24
ASHRAE honors members during 2019 Annual Conference
Engineered Systems – June 24
ASHRAE recognized the achievements and contributions of members to the HVACR industry during the 2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference, June 22-26, in Kansas City, Missouri … Lorenzo Cremaschi, Ph.D., associate professor, mechanical engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Paul W. Bryant Museum holds 100th birthday party for Don Salls
WZDX-Fox (Huntsville) – June 24
It was a big birthday celebration today for the oldest living University of Alabama football player. Don Salls turned 100-years-old today. Salls played for Alabama from 1940 to 1942. The Bryant Museum held a huge get together with dozens of people.
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