Wild bee species critical to pollination on the decline
The Register-Mail – Sept. 17
More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a recent study. Jeff Lozier, a bee expert from the University of Alabama who did not take part in the research, called the study “interesting” and said the findings are a critical step in expanding research into lesser known species of bees. He did, however, caution that researchers studied only bees in New Hampshire and depended upon bees in a museum that were not collected “for the purpose of large scale population surveys.”
Culture frames U.S. gun problem
Prince George Citizen (Canada) – Sept. 17
…Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, suggests that there is a link between school shootings and…
Is it even possible to connect ’13 Reasons Why’ to teen suicide?
My Plainview – Sept. 17
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emily Lund, University of Alabama and Michael R. Nadorff, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) Netflix recently released the third season of “13 Reasons Why,” and the Salt Lake City school district has already sent home a letter to parents imploring them to discourage their children from watching the show. In season one, which was released in 2017, the protagonist died by suicide. Since then, studies have emerged about the effects of the show, and media has tended to cover the findings with alarmist headlines. In response to public anxiety, Netflix edited out the original suicide scene this past July.
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Alabama electric vehicle owners praise benefits of going electric
Yellowhammer – Sept. 17
Steve Malcom has gone entire months without buying any gas going to and from work in Fort Payne. Matt Creasey, a University of Alabama student, passes by pumps on his way to school and plugs in on campus before going into class.
Alabama Newscenter – Sept. 16
NEWS University becomes CDC point of dispensary
Crimson White – Sept. 17
The University of Alabama’s Office of Emergency Management simulated a training for a public health emergency during a routine flu vaccination on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The University provides flu vaccinations every year free of charge and to all students, staff and faculty. No insurance is required to receive the vaccination, just campus identification numbers. This training exercise will establish the University as a point of dispensary (POD). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Alabama Department of Public Health, and Alabama Center for Disease Control started encouraging large businesses and institutions to have their own closed PODs…
They were once America’s cruelest, richest slave traders. Why does no one know their names?
Anchorage Daily News – Sept. 17
The two most ruthless domestic slave traders in America had a secret language for their business. Slave trading was a “game.” The men, Isaac Franklin and John Armfield, were daring “pirates” or “one-eyed men,” a euphemism for their penises. The women they bought and sold were “fancy maids,” a term signifying youth, beauty and potential for sexual exploitation – by buyers or the traders themselves. Their success was immense: The duo amassed a fortune worth several billions in today’s dollars and retired as two of the nation’s wealthiest men, according to Joshua Rothman, a professor of history at the University of Alabama who is writing a book on Franklin and Armfield. Several factors set the pair apart, Rothman explained: For one thing, their timing was impeccable.
UA Partnership Develops Parent, Teacher Leaders at Area Schools
Fox 6 – Sept. 16
The University of Alabama is encouraging local schools in Tuscaloosa to learn more about its Parent Teacher Leadership Academy. It’s a community partnership designed to make sure everyone is hands-on when it comes to students’ education. School districts like Tuscaloosa city and county schools have participated in the University of Alabama’s Parent Teacher Leadership Academy also known as PTLA before, but now the college wants even more school systems to partner with them. PTLA helps parents focus on supporting student achievement at home. The program will also provide skills that parents can use to use by learning from teachers, principals and staff.
Culture frames U.S gun problem
Prince George Citizen (Canada) – Sept. 16
In a recent U.S. mass shooting at a St. Louis high school’s football jamboree, eight-year-old Jurnee Thompson was shot and killed. The child was described in the media as “an innocent bystander” and in a public statement the local police chief said “she had done nothing wrong.” Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, suggests that there is a link between school shootings and the American preoccupation with fame.
Enrolling Children In Music Lessons Is Great For Their Development In Several Ways, Study Says
Romper – Sept. 16
The study — called “Examining Parents’ Perceptions of the Self-Regulatory Behaviors, Self-Determinative Screen-Time Use, and Engagement with Screen-Based Personal Learning Environments for Adolescents Participating in Private Music Study” — was commissioned by the Guitar Center and undertaken by researchers at the University of Georgia and University of Alabama.
New Palestine student awarded degree from the University of Alabama
Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana) – Sept. 16
Amber N. Baker, New Palestine, was recently awarded a bachelor of science degree at the University of Alabama. For more information about the University of Alabama, visit ua.edu.
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