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UA In the News — June 26

A staggering drug bust in Philadelphia is another sign that traffickers are changing how they get cocaine to the US
Business Insider – June 25
If drug interdiction can be compared to a giant game of whack-a-mole, federal law enforcement officials delivered one mighty wallop this week when they raided a container ship at Philadelphia’s port and discovered a staggering amount of cocaine … “As soon as interdiction puts pressure on one place, it just pops up somewhere else. We’ve continually seen that,” said Nicholas Magliocca, a University of Alabama researcher who studies how traffickers adapt to interdiction. “As long as the demand is there, and there’s money to be made, traffickers are going to find a way.”

OPINION | Why drug interdiction is doomed to failure
Marianas Variety (Micronesia) – June 25
“I’M going to create borders,” Donald Trump promised while running for president in 2016. “No drugs are coming in. We’re gonna build a wall.” … “The U.S. government’s own assessments have long showed that interdiction has at best only an ephemeral impact on retail prices and supply,” note University of Alabama geographer Nicholas Magliocca and his seven co-authors.

College Briefs 6/27/19
Clay Today Online – June 26
Orange Park’s Jenna Marie Lyles and Fleming Island’s Megan Nicole Murray recently earned their degrees at the University of Alabama. Lyles graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry, while Murray got her bachelor’s in communication and information sciences.
Cleveland Daily Banner (Tennessee) – June 26
Inside Nova (Woodbridge, Virginia) – June 26
West Plains Daily Quill (Missouri) – June 26
Advertiser Gleam (Guntersville) – June 26
The Rogersville Review (Tennessee) – June 25
Framingham Source (Massachusetts) – June 25
Eden Prairie News (Minnesota) – June 25
LimaOhio.com – June 25
Somerset Daily American (Pennsylvania) – June 25

LIFESTYLE: The truths and myths of cheating
Ghana Web – June 26
Mike Pence refuses to dine alone with women other than his wife … Admitting to cheating is clearly going to hurt your partner’s feelings – but there is a lot of variation in how people react. Greg Tortoriello, a psychologist at the University of Alabama has studied the effects of perceived failure on people; particularly, people whose personalities might mean they react poorly to failure.
BBC Future – June 25

The June 2019 Edition of the Crystallography Times Newsletter Is Online
Torrington Register Citizen (Connecticut) – June 25
The newest edition of Crystallography Times from Rigaku Corporation has been published and is now available on the company’s global website … The latest issue also includes the “Lab in the Spotlight” feature, this month highlighting The University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, which recently took delivery of a Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-DW Cu/Mo. The instrument will be used for diffuse scattering experiments on molecules and materials and for solving the structure of proteins and other large biomolecules. Beyond UA, it will be a resource for regional colleges and universities and be used heavily in teaching.

In the Arena with NOW Podcast Episode, “Letting Communities Lead” (30 min)
ACES Connection – June 25
The Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) is excited to share the second episode of In the Arena with NOW, a podcast series that lifts up the voices of community leaders who are “in the arena” — in classrooms, playgrounds, Congressional halls, hospitals, and neighborhood streets — working to make sure that all children and families can live healthy, thriving lives … Guests include: Amy Crosby, Child Development Resources at the University of Alabama.