Ceramic Filters for Drinking Water Improving Health in Cambodia
NewsBlaze.com – Oct. 23
…Ceramic filters are effective, affordable and easy to use, making them “among the very best health interventions available today,” Joe Brown, a University of Alabama assistant professor, told America.gov. Brown and Mark Sobsey, a University of North Carolina (UNC) professor, led a study of ceramic-filter use in Cambodia that showed the filters removed microbial contaminants effectively for at least three years to four years in homes. The study…received the International Water Association 2008 Project Innovation Award Grand Prize for Small Projects. “Locally produced ceramic water filters are a new technology in Cambodia,” Brown said. “This project showed that people continue to use the filters effectively generally for three to four years…More than 100,000 Cambodian households now use the filters…
Aronov lecture hosts Lincoln
Crimson White – Oct. 23
Bruce Lincoln will present “In Praise of Things Chaotic: Politics in Creation Mythology” today at 7 p.m. in 205 Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. The lecture will be the seventh annual Aronov lecture sponsored by the departments of religious studies and anthropology and University Libraries. Lincoln, the Caroline E. Haskell professor of the history of religions in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, has been called the most influential and rigorous Historian of Religions now working in the United States, and among the most internationally influential scholars of religion…Lincoln’s research tends to focus on the religions of pre-Christian Europe and pre-Islamic Iran…
Birmingham News – Oct. 23
Business programs nationally ranked
Crimson White – Oct. 23
Operations management and corporate strategy, two specialty courses offered by the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, were both recently ranked nationally by BusinessWeek magazine, placing in the top 15 among 96 universities and 11 specialty programs. Operations management placed at No. 12 with corporate strategy placing at No. 14. Culverhouse placed at No. 29 among business schools by U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2009 in August…
UA Holds Faculty/Staff Health Fair
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 22
Free flu shots were handed out to all University of Alabama employees, retirees, and spouses during today’s annual employee health fair…
Law School hosts Christian Coalition and Davis
Crimson White – Oct. 23
The University’s School of Law is hosting Randy Brinson, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, and Congressman Artur Davis for the “Faith and Politics Summit” today. The summit will be held at the School of Law in Moot Courtroom from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m…Brinson and Davis will focus on faith’s role in politics on the state and federal levels…
Students confront domestic violence
Crimson White – Oct. 23
Students gathered Wednesday night at Denny Chimes for a candlelight vigil to honor and raise awareness about victims of domestic and dating violence…The event was sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center, the Alabama Panhellenic Association, the National Panhellenic Conference, the International Fraternity Council, Turning Point, the UA Office of Judicial Affairs, Alpha Chi Omega and Verizon Wireless…the keynote speaker was Tahiera Monique Brown, CEO of Tavine’ra Publishing and author of “Annihilator of Innocence.” Brown and her family were, for years, stalked and attacked by a man who, even after he was convicted of his crimes, was able to track her through court records and follow her as she moved and changed her identity. Brown experienced homelessness, received food stamps and welfare and suffered a coma and amnesia…
When emotions run high, political signs bear the brunt
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 23
…David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama, said theft of campaign signs is common during election seasons, but has historically been tied more often to local elections, which people take person-
Ally…“People perceive it to be a pretty high-stakes election,” he said. “People live to some extent now in a homogenous media environment — they can read only blogs, watch news channels or read editorials that agree with them. I think that starts reinforcing the opinion that your side is not only right, but the other side is morally wrong.” Lanoue said this year’s race between Democrat Obama and Republican John McCain is the “angriest” election he can recall, with supporters of each candidate yelling insults, slurs and questioning one another’s patriotism. “When you have this level of emotion and anger in a state when the election hasn’t been that hard-fought, one can only imagine what it’s like in a state like Ohio,” he said…
Tour campus haunts
Crimson White – Oct. 23
Mike Dodson, SGA vice president of External Affairs, and Lauren Lambuth, director of city affairs, have arranged a Tuscaloosa Haunted History Tour as part of an initiative to enlighten students, staff and faculty members of the Tuscaloosa area. All proceeds benefit the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society…WHAT: Tuscaloosa Haunted History Tour. WHEN: Oct. 29 and 30 at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. WHERE: Meet at Woods Quad, behind Clark Hall. TICKETS: Tickets are available at the SGA office in the Ferguson Center for $7 until Oct. 29.
UA Theater and Dance Department Presents “The Wild Party”
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 22
This week you can catch the UA Theater and dance department’s production of “The Wild Party”…