UA nurse practitioner gives advice on dealing with cold temperatures
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 6
The sunshine has returned, but it’s bringing some very cold temperatures with it. We’re already getting a taste of it today and weather experts expect it to get worse before it gets better. Wednesday and Thursday could be the big trouble spots with temperatures dipping down into the 20’s and staying there. Health care professionals want you to take precautions. Susan Mitchell is a nurse practitioner at the University of Alabama Student Health Center. She says that you shouldn’t go outside with wet hair in the extreme cold. You should wear a hat, because you can lose 85 percent of your body heat just from your head. You should also keep your face, nose and neck covered and wear gloves in very cold temperatures.
Delores Robinson
Earth Science Women’s Network – Jan. 6
Dr. Delores “D.” Robinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. She studies how mountain belts evolve in different tectonic environments from colliding plates to mature ranges by combining tectonics, structural geology, geochemistry, geochronology, sedimentology, petrology, and field mapping data. Much of her scientific pursuit involves studying the areas surrounding the world’s highest mountain peaks in the Himalaya through work in Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Tibet. In order to find the old history of that area, Delores explains, “we have to go to rocks that are of that age and study those rocks.” Delores likes both the physical and intellectual challenge involved in working in these locations. Delores says, “I want to know everything that is happening all the way from the high mountains down to the flat Indian plains. That requires that I traverse…multiple times so I can get a good idea about how that is constructed. ”