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UA In the News — Sept. 21-23

Gotcha Launching The University Of Alabama’s First E-Bike Share Program
Markets Insider – Sept. 23
Today, Gotcha announced the launch of the first bike share program at The University of Alabama. Available for immediate use, the system is comprised of 150 e-bikes throughout campus. Each bike features electric pedal-assist technology to offer propulsion for inclines and the ability to ride longer distances. The e-bikes are available to UA students, faculty and staff as well as visitors.
CityRoom
Fox (Delmarva Peninsula)
Martha Cisneros
Fox (Vestal, N.Y.)
TMC News
WBOC 16 (Salisbury, Md.)
Street Insider
…and many more

University of Alabama creates pediatric fellowship for family medicine physicians
Yellowhammer – Sept. 22
The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences has created an innovative fellowship program to provide comprehensive instruction for family medicine physicians seeking additional skills in pediatric care.  The year-long pediatric fellowship will offer a variety of transformative experiences in both primary and tertiary care settings. Fellows will also receive research time and financial support for continuing education activities.

Community mourns loss of Officer Dornell Cousette
Crimson White – Sept. 22
The Tuscaloosa community honored Investigator Dornell Cousette for giving his life to protect the public. While on the police force, Cousette dedicated 13 years to local outreach efforts, for which he was remembered fondly during several events this past week.  WALK OF CHAMPIONS The University of Alabama honored the late Officer Cousette on Wednesday evening of Sept. 18. The Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) parked Cousette’s former police cruiser at the steps of Bryant-Denny until Friday to allow the public to pay their respects. The police cruiser was covered with gifts, including flowers and cards. The stadium lit up blue at 8 p.m.

Bama Theatre hosting free showing of ‘Forbidden Planet’
The Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 22

The Bama Theatre will show a classic science fiction movie for free Monday night as part of the Shakespeare Film Series run through the University of Alabama’s Department of English. “Forbidden Planet,” starring Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Robby the Robot, will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the theater, 600 Greensboro Ave. The 1956 movie is science fiction adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” The plot involves a starship crew that investigates the silence of a planet’s colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has.

African-American college loan debt at an all time high
The Grio – Sept. 22

Black college students are borrowing, owing, and defaulting on educational loans more often than any other racial group. Reports say that it is currently at an all time high.  The racial gap in student debt is the result of wealth inequality, and not much funding provided at colleges and universities that enroll the largest number of Black students, according to The Washington Post. An alternative view was expressed by assistant professor at the University of Alabama, Krystal L. Williams, believes colleges and universities need more scholarship opportunities for students. “A holistic approach is needed to address the student debt crisis.” Williams continued.
SF Gate – Sept. 20
The Washington Post – Sept. 20

Cruz plan keeps guns away from ‘felons and fugitives,’ but some experts say it’s not enough
Atlantic Broadband – Sept. 22

Ted Cruz is pushing his own version of gun control legislation in the Senate, but gun violence researchers said it’s unclear whether his plan will help prevent mass shootings. Adam Lankford, a professor at the University of Alabama who studies mass shootings, says Cruz’s bill would be effective in preventing mass shootings, but it wouldn’t necessarily be more effective than passing red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to intervene when someone begins to show warning signs for violence or self-harm by taking away their access to guns.
GVTC
MyWave
Cable One
Mediacom
TDS
The Charlotte Observer – Sept. 20
Miami Herald – Sept. 20
…and many more

Youth vaping rates rise amid health fears
The Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 22

The rate of teens using electronic cigarettes has more than doubled in two years, the largest and quickest increase in the popularity of any substance since tracking began 45 years ago. That data was published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine — months ahead of schedule — just as national health officials try to pinpoint why at least 530 people have been hospitalized and seven died after using vaping products. Most hospitalized were male and under age 35. One in six were under 18. Meanwhile, a telephone survey of 1,131 adult Alabama residents in 2017 found that 18.1% of respondents were current cigarette smokers. The Alabama Adult Tobacco Survey was conducted for the Alabama Department of Public Health by the University of Alabama’s Institute for Social Science Research.

Univ. of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band to march in 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC (Mobile) – Sept. 21

The University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band has been selected to play in next year’s 94th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The University made the announcement in a tweet today. This will be the band’s first time appearing in the parade. The band was picked from more than 100 applicants and will be one of nine to participate in the parade on Nov. 26, 2020.
WTVY (Dothan)
WVTM (Birmingham)
WSFA (Montgomery)
My Central Jersey
AL.com

Trussville war hero to be honored with bronze bust in Civitan Park
Tribune Interactive – Sept. 20

A fallen soldier from Trussville will be honored with a bronze bust sculpture, through the Alabama Fallen Warriors Project.  Approximately 120 Alabamians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Military Times database, and the Alabama Fallen Warrior Project was created to honor their memories and sacrifices. Several local businesses have helped raise money for the bronze bust. After all the money is raised, the bust will be sculpted by Col. Lee Busby and will be bronzed at the University of Alabama. It will be placed in Trussville’s Civitan Park.

Cartoonist talks creativity, education
Crimson White – Sept. 22
Graphic Artist and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor are a few titles among many that are used to describe the acclaimed Lynda Barry, who gave a talk on creativity Tuesday evening at the Bama Theatre. Detailing what an image is, the divide that school creates between writing and drawing and her personal life in relation to art, Barry covered it all.

Campus notes: September 22
Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania) – Sept. 22
The University of Alabama recently awarded about 1,450 degrees, including to Jennifer L. Cassel, Wernersville, Bachelor of Science; and Colin Hancock, Birdsboro, Master of Science.
NewportRI.com