University of Alabama to offer bike-sharing program
Tuscaloosa News – July 5
The University of Alabama is partnering with Gotcha Mobility to bring a bike-share program to campus this fall. Gotcha will provide an on-demand e-bike rental services on campus, which will complement the existing bike rental program through the UA Recreation Center.
Fourth of July holiday brings higher risk of fatal wrecks
The Tuscaloosa News – July 3
Alabama averages more fatal crashes during the days surrounding Independence Day than the rest of the year, according to an analysis of state traffic records by researchers at the University of Alabama. During the past five years, the five days around the Fourth of July averaged three fatal crashes a day, 29% higher than the average of fatal crashes per day the rest of the year, the study by UA’s Center for Advanced Public Safety showed. This came despite total vehicle crashes being slightly lower during the period from July 2-6.
Yellowhammer – July 4
Alabama Daily News – July 4
Alabama News Center – July 3
Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant
MSN News – July 4
Prosecutors in Alabama said on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) that they were dropping a manslaughter charge against a woman over the death of the fetus she was carrying when she was shot in the belly, in a case that stirred national outrage. Jenny Carroll, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law said that the prosecution of Ms. Jones was part of a dangerous trend in Alabama. “You are opening up a Pandora’s box of whenever a pregnant woman puts her fetus at any risk, they can seek an indictment,” Professor Carroll said. “A jury can ultimately say that the risk wasn’t great enough to convict, but in the meantime, this woman was arrested, she was put in jail.”
The New York Times – July 3
Time Magazine – July 3
Newburgh Gazette (Newburgh, Ill.) – July 4
From Press (Australia) – July 3
From Press – July 3
MSN (Australia) – July 3
ATT.Net – July 3
Do we all pay the same price for office mistakes? Opinion: exploring the punishment gap for women and minorities in the workplace
Apolitical (London, England) – July 4
We all make mistakes. But do we all pay the same price for them? Or are some of us hurt more than others? Research points to a disturbing answer: women and minorities are often punished more harshly for the same mistakes compared to others. There is a punishment gap, and it is both pernicious and pervasive. And this punishment gap goes all the way to the top. Vishal Gupta, at the University of Alabama, and colleagues looked at CEOs dismissed between 2000 and 2014. They found female CEOs were 45% more likely to be fired.
Is there a thinner food in the world? It only uses celery to prove it
Udn Yuan Network (China) – July 3
Have you heard of “negative calorie food”? A fairly popular rumor says that some foods need more energy to digest than the energy provided by the food itself, so the more energy they eat, the less they eat and the more they can become thinner. is this real? If you ask a scientific and rigorous nutrition expert, his answer is generally the same: no scientific research can prove the existence of “negative calorie food”, if you want to control your weight , please eat less and eat more, a balanced diet. There is nothing wrong with this answer, but it is somewhat boring. However, some people will choose a new answer. A research team from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) said: Do you want to know if “negative calorie food” is true or not? Then give the lizard a celery.
Alcohol and fireworks don’t mix, authorities say
WXXI News (Rochester, NY) – July 3
The Consumer Products Safety Commission wants you to know that fireworks are dangerous. A recent study from the University of Alabama found the Fourth of July is the most dangerous holiday.
We can’t let this happen in the United States
AL.com – July 3
On the Tuesday before the 4th of July, several hundred people showed up in downtown Birmingham’s noonday, 90’ plus heat, to participate in a protest. It was one of many being held across the country to protest the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants and especially, the confinement of children in in conditions that are inhumane, in overcrowded facilities meant for temporary detention of adults and in overflowing concentration camps. Joyce White Vance is a professor of the Practice of Law at University of Alabama School of Law and former U.S. Attorney.
Education Briefs
Costal Point (Delaware) – July 4
Among the local students named to the list are: Hayden McWilliams of Fenwick Island, to the President’s List; and Madison Nickel of Millsboro and Kelli Kuharich of Selbyville, to the Dean’s List.
Gadsden Times – July 5
Long Island Herald.com – July 3
Stoughton Journal (Mass.) – July 3
Wicked Local (Norwood, Mass.) – July 3
Boulder City Review (Nevada) – July 4
Salisbury Post (Kentucky) – July 4
Press Argus-Courier (Van Buren, Kentucky) – July 4
Cecil Whig (Maryland) – July 4
Daily Reporter (Greenville, Indiana) – July 5
Maryville brothers cycle cross-country to raise money for Parkinson’s
Knoxville News-Sentinel – July 4
Jacob Wall, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Alabama studying engineering, and Joshua Wall, a 21-year-old senior at Tennessee Tech studying pre-physical therapy, are raising awareness and donations for Parkinson’s disease.
Young Alabamians’ compete for mock government roles, scholarships
Crimson White – July 3
For many years, The University of Alabama has been home to Alabama Girls State. The delegates, often reaching numbers of about 400, spend an entire week on campus. They stay in dorms, eat at the dining halls and use academic buildings and campus facilities for almost every aspect of the program. This week comes before the crucial time many of the attendees will make their college decision, and The University of Alabama makes a mark for many of the delegates.