MONDAY, NOV. 25 – SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 2013
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UA STUDY: HOLIDAY DRIVING DANGEROUS, MORE SO JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS – Analyzing Alabama auto crash data during six-day periods surrounding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, UA researchers found the days just before Christmas, as people rush to buy presents and travel to holiday destinations, can be more dangerous on roadways than the days surrounding the other two major holidays. For more information, visit http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/11/ua-study-holiday-driving-dangerous-more-so-just-before-christmas or contact Adam Jones at 205/348-6444 or acjones12@eng.ua.edu.
UA EXPERT TIPS
UA MATTERS: HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN BUILD CREDIT – Jan Brakefield, assistant professor in UA’s College of Human Environmental Sciences’ department of consumer sciences, offers tips for helping your child learn to manage money and, when he or she is ready, to establish a good credit rating. For details, visit http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/11/ua-matters-how-to-help-your-children-build-credit/. Contact: UA media relations, 205/348-5320
UA MATTERS: DEALING WITH STRESS DURING THE HOLIDAYS — The holidays can be a busy, and stressful, time of year. Whether it’s coping with house guests, trying to finish holiday shopping or planning a large holiday meal, everyone should take some time to decompress. UA’s Dr. Harriet Myers offers a few suggestions on how to do just that. To see her tips, visit http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/11/ua-matters-dealing-with-stress-during-the-holidays/. Contact: UA media relations, 205/348-5320.
UA’S HEALTH CORNER PROVIDES PRACTICAL HEALTH TIPS – Dr. Scott Arnold addresses whether supplements really help patients with osteoporosis in the latest video in UA’s Health Corner, http://uanews.ua.edu/videos/ua-health-corner-supplements-and-osteoporosis/. The video series addresses health topics and provides practical advice and guidance from UA’s expert sources and physicians in the College of Community Health Sciences. A new video topic posts every Wednesday morning. Contact: UA media relations, 205/348-5320.
CURRENT COMMENT
UA EXPERT COMMENTS ON HOW MID-TERM ELECTIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE BOTCHED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ROLLOUT – “Recent midterms, even more so than presidential elections, have been determined by which party’s voters are most energized, mobilized, and enthused. The Obamacare fiasco has probably not caused many Democrats to cross over to the GOP, but it will cause disappointed and disillusioned Democrats, both to the left and to the right of the President, to sit this election out. Fundraising might also be affected, as Democratic donors might tighten their belts until they see how this will play out. Republicans, who had been down for the count after the government shutdown, definitely now have the energy and enthusiasm on their side. In close races. differential turnout could make a big difference.” – Dr. Stephen Borrelli, University of Alabama political science professor. To reach Borrelli, contact Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, 205/348-4956 or bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu.