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UA In the News — Aug. 16

‘Roll Tide’ most popular hashtag
Times Daily – Aug. 16
The University of Alabama’s battle cry is the most popular college hashtag on Instagram, according to an AT&T report. Researchers looked at the most popular hashtags for universities nationwide with more than 7,000 full-time students in fall 2017.  The most popular hashtag among all universities across the United States is the University of Alabama’s #rolltide. The study found that almost 60% of UA students have at least one post using the hashtag.
Market Screener
NBC (Portland, Ore.) – Aug. 15
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Mass Live – Aug. 16
Yellowhammer – Aug. 15

US announces $40m in funding for new hydrogen tech
Energy Live News – Aug. 16
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced around $40 million (£32.9m) in funding for 29 hydrogen energy projects. The money aims to advance the development of the H2@Scale concept, a scheme to enable affordable and reliable large-scale hydrogen generation, transport, storage and utilization across multiple sectors. Winners include Oregon State University, which will use the money to produce hydrogen from biomass and waste sources, as well as The University of Alabama, which is working to develop steels for use in hydrogen storage, and the University of Oregon, which aims to study the electrolysis of dirty water.

UA Honors College Students Give Back to the Community
WVUA – Aug. 15
You just heard from Mayor Walt Maddox on how the city of Tuscaloosa is preparing for the upcoming foot traffic of 38-thousand plus students returning to The University of Alabama or classes next week. Today we spoke with the honors college who is already getting into the swing of things…Thursday morning was early move in for a few incoming freshman with the honors college. They’ve officially made the University of Alabama their new home away from home. And, they didn’t waste any time lending a helping hand to Crestmont Elementary. 
CBS (Dothan)
Fox 6

Jefferson County Chapter of UA National Alumni Association holds event
CBS 42 – Aug. 15
It was a fun night at Mercedes Benz of Birmingham speaking to the Jefferson County Chapter of The University of Alabama Alumni Association. Former crimson tide greats Kevin Norwood and Javier Arenas joined me on stage for a q and a. great to be with a lot of Alabama greats tonight getting ready for football season.
 
Cuomo proposes domestic terror act, asks Congress to do the same
Newsday – Aug. 15
Other local and state governments nationwide are increasing their focus on domestic terrorism as data shows these attacks are growing more prevalent, said Erin M. Kearns, an assistant professor of criminology at the University of Alabama. “Gov. Cuomo’s focus on terrorism within the U.S. is a positive thing,” Kearns said. “His proposed definition, however, is too narrow. Some terrorism is not ‘hate-inspired’ and most terrorist attacks do not have any fatalities. By requiring these two elements, attacks with other political, religious, social, or economic goals and attacks that do not involve at least four fatalities will be excluded.”

UA Research Examining How Heat Waves Are Getting Bigger
Fox 6 – Aug. 15
A researcher at The University of Alabama is getting a boost to study heat waves like the one we’ve been experiencing recently. Research from Dr. David Keellings shows heatwaves are getting bigger. That also makes them more dangerous.

Apple Expanding Wireless Student ID Program
NBC 13 – Aug. 15
The university of North Alabama is joining The University of Alabama in a wireless student ID program. Apple is expanding the program that integrates college student IDs into the iPhone and Apple Watch. Those devices can be tapped to use everything from buying food to getting access to student dorms. A dozen new universities will now support the technology this year. The University of Alabama was one of the original schools to launch this program.
NBC (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Gadget Gram – Aug. 16
Mobile ID World
WebWire

Trump’s transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews
Vox – Aug. 15
One study of 75 far-right radicals found that many of them “credit his candidacy as the start of their awakening.” In his book “The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know,” University of Alabama professor George Hawley writes that “Trump’s presidential campaign energized the alt-right and helped the movement reach a new audience,” adding that “had Trump never entered the GOP presidential primaries … the alt-right would not have shown much interest in the 2016 presidential election.”
Arab Media

Million Dollar Band prepares for football season
WVUA – Aug. 15
Well, it may not sound like it, but that’s the Million Dollar Band getting ready for football season. The MDB did not have their instruments today. Instead of practicing their music, they worked on their steps and formations. Fortunately for them, it is not nearly as hot today as it was earlier this week, but it is still plenty hot for these young musicians.

University of Alabama graduates: Summer 2019
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 14
The University of Alabama Summer Commencement was held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2019, at Coleman Coliseum

Alabama Bid Day: Look back through 70 years of squeals in Tuscaloosa
AL.com – Aug. 13
With another University of Alabama sorority recruitment nearly in the books, we wanted to take a look at rush week and its culmination, Bid Day, as it has looked on campus since the 1940s. We’ve covered the spectacle since 2011, when about 1,700 women participated in “rush” week. That number grew to nearly 3,000 in just five more years, and Greek life at the Capstone has seen its share of changes ever since, including an increase in minority bids. Many of the images come from UA’s annual and sadly now-defunct Corolla yearbook, a wonderful artifact documenting the school’s rich history for decades. Learn more about how you can see UA Corollas. We also found images from past issues of The Crimson White.

Education Achievers
Stoneham Wicked Local (Massachusetts) – Aug. 14
University of Alabama: Sydnie H. Epstein, of Stoneham, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2019 semester at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Intelligencer (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) – Aug. 13
Albany Tines Union (New York) – Aug. 13 (Subscription only)