University of Alabama business college to induct six into hall of fame
Tuscaloosa News – July 24
The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business will induct six into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame this fall, including Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn A. Hewson.
The more you eat, the thinner you are? Do you really have negative calorie food?
IFeng (China) – July 24
There have been so many foods on the Internet that the energy produced by eating is lower than the energy needed to be digested, which consumes the body’s calories and thus achieves the effect of losing weight. This food is called negative calorie food. Foods like vegetables, fruits and nuts, the more you eat, the faster you lose. The reason for those who claim to have negative calorie food support is that these foods have a lot of fiber, and fiber does not provide energy to our body, but the body uses some energy to break it down… Dialectical materialism holds that practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Researchers from The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) did just that, and they didn’t plan to sneak a sneak peek.
PTT (China) – July 23
UAPD to have a medication drop-off box
Fox 6 – July 23
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s office downtown and Northport Police Department also have the drop off boxes. The University of Alabama police department will also have one set up in about two weeks. The task forces asks you don’t turn in medical supplies, syringes, glass containers or liquids.
University of Alabama gets $350,000 grant for religious studies
Al.com – July 23
The University of Alabama will organize an annual working group for early-career scholars of religion in America that focuses on research, teaching, and public scholarship. UA’s department of religious studies was recently awarded a $350,000 grant by the Luce Foundation to fund an interdisciplinary conference on religion in America, the university announced today. The conference, called American Examples, aims to apply the study of American religion to other fields of study, such as global conflict, social movements, and the study of religion in other areas of the world.
Some of the biggest hedge fund titans will face off at the poker table this week
Yahoo Finance – July 23
Some of the biggest hedge fund titans will face off at the poker table on Wednesday night in New York City at the tenth annual Take ‘Em To School poker tournament. The event benefits Education Reform Now, a nonprofit that advocates for high-quality education in public schools. Poker and hedge funds go hand-in-hand… “This effect is stronger for tournaments with more entrants, larger buy-ins, larger cash prizes and for managers who win multiple tournaments, suggesting poker skills are correlated with fund management skills,” researchers from the University of Central Florida and the University of Alabama wrote in a paper called “Hedge Fund Hold’em.” The researchers added that “investors appear cognizant of this as after a manager wins a poker tournament, net flows to the manager’s fund increase significantly.”
VW – July 23
Alabama Lays the Foundation for a Project ECHO Telemedicine Network
mHealth Intelligence – July 23
The University of Alabama will be using a $200,000 federal grant to develop a telemedicine platform aimed at improving substance abuse care management in four counties. The grant, from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will eventually go toward the creation of a Project ECHO-based telehealth network that will link opioid abuse disorder specialists at the university with care providers and community leaders in Franklin, Marion, Winston and Walker counties. Through the connected health platform, remote and rural providers can learn best practices for treating patients and network with experts in the field.
Ambivalent nativism: Trump supporters’ attitudes toward Islam and Muslim immigration
Brookings – July 24
Despite representing a little more than one percent of the total U.S. population,[1] American Muslims have long been viewed with suspicion by their fellow citizens. This has been true since the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis in the late 1970s, but American attitudes toward Islam turned especially negative following the September 11 terrorist attacks, which many American commentators blamed directly on Islamic religious doctrines. The political right in the United States, on average, has exhibited more suspicion of Islam and Muslims than the political left, and many conservative media personalities have expressed considerable hostility towards Muslims. Written by Dr. George Hawley, associate professor of political science at The University of Alabama.
Mueller’s a stickler for rules. Those meant to curb his testimony don’t apply
SF Gate – July 23
It is widely believed that when Robert Mueller testifies before Congress on Wednesday, he will follow long-standing Department of Justice rules against disclosing evidence regarding the conduct of people not charged in an indictment. Mueller signaled this when he sought guidance from DOJ on constraints, and received a response directing him to avoid testimony that exceeds information included in the public version of the report he delivered as special counsel investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Written by White Vance, a professor at The University of Alabama.
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