University of Alabama archaeologists find evidence of ancient Cahaba River communities in Trussville
Al.com – July 22
University of Alabama archaeologists have uncovered evidence of early settlements along the Cahaba River at the Hewitt-Trussville Stadium site in Trussville, Ala. According to a UA press release, the Office of Archaeological Research began excavation of the site at the behest of the City of Trusville and have found evidence dating back to the late Archaic Period. OAR Director Matt Gage said this time period saw a shift from the nomadic, hunter-gatherers to a more sedentary lifestyle. “We’re finding fragments of early pottery and lithic tools that are from approximately 2,000 to 2,500 years ago that will help to answer some of the questions surrounding this shift in lifeways,” Gage said.
College of Communication helps students at Oakdale School produce newspaper
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 22
Students at Oakdale Elementary have been creating their own for two years and now some of the results are on display. Part of creating their newspaper is taking pictures, and the gallery on display at the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education building right now is called Oakdale images out front. Some of the students actually received awards for their photography in the areas of news, portraiture and nature. Creating the newspaper is about more than just making it. The program’s coordinator says it’s about connecting the classroom with the real world, at a very young age. The newspaper and the photo gallery were both created through a partnership with the College of Communication at the University of Alabama.
University of Tennessee professors explore end-of-life needs for HIV/AIDS patients
Phys.org – July 23
Approximately 10,000 Americans die with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis each year, and many of these patients lack access to the care they need at the end of their lives. A group of nursing professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is embarking on a study to try to change this. The study team—Sadie Hutson, associate professor; Ken Phillips, professor and associate dean of research in the College of Nursing; Lisa Lindley, assistant professor; and Joanne Hall, professor along with Susan Gaskins, professor at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa—has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for an anticipated total of more than $420,000 over two years to determine the end-of-life needs for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Appalachian regions of Tennessee and Alabama.
Who, what, why: Who was Emmett Till?
BBC News – July 22
Beyonce has urged supporters of Trayvon Martin to be inspired by the protests that followed the death of another black teenager, Emmett Till. She is only one of a number of Americans who have drawn a parallel between the two cases – though others point out there are major differences. So who was Till?…”There was a civil rights movement before Emmett Till came along,” says David Beito, a professor of history at the University of Alabama. “But the outrage galvanised the movement in ways that hadn’t occurred before.”
UA sophomore named Miss Tuscaloosa
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 22
Tuscaloosa has a new queen. Cassidy Jacks was crowned the 2014 Miss Tuscaloosa this weekend. Jacks is a native of Springville and a sophomore at the University of Alabama. Her platform is “Cassidy’s Cause: Feeding Alabama”. Jacks will represent Tuscaloosa in the Miss Alabama pageant.
Mills begins grad school at Alabama
Elk Valley Times (Fayetteville, Tenn.) – July 22
Lincoln County native and 2009 Riverside Christian Academy graduate, Katie Mills, is set to begin graduate school at the University of Alabama in August. Mills was the valedictorian of RCA’s 2009 graduating class. She continued her academic success at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., where she maintained a 4.0 grade point average and made the dean’s list every semester of her four-year tenure there. Mills graduated from Harding in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders and was awarded the Senior Clinician Award by her department. Mills will begin work on a master’s degree in speech language pathology at the University of Alabama next month. She was awarded the Graduate Counsel Fellowship which consists of a full tuition scholarship, health insurance, a $15,000 stipend for her first year of studies and a graduate assistant position for her second year of studies by the University.
Boaz student learns retail in New York
Sand Mountain Reporter – July 22
University of Alabama student and Boaz native Ashley Amberson will take New York’s fashion world by storm beginning in the fall, with a little help from what she’s learned at Snead State Community College. Amberson, who will begin her required internship in the next few months on the East Coast, is part of UA’s retail fashion program, a hands-on, business-oriented curriculum designed to give experience to underclassmen in the competitive fields of the apparel and textile industries.