Project aims to organize artifacts discovered in 1930s, ‘40s
Greenfield Daily Reporter (Ind.) – July 20
Researchers with the University of Alabama’s Office of Archeological Research are in the middle of a project to rehabilitate a collection of tens of thousands of artifacts collected in Alabama during the 1930s and 1940s. The work, which began in February, is a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Valley Authority, which owns the collection, and the university, which is curating it for the government-owned power company.
Washington Times – July 20
WLTZ (Columbus, Ga.) – July 20
UA starts partnership with TDK
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – July 17
The University of Alabama is teaming up with the Japanese electronics company TDK. Together they are working to develop new hard and soft magnetic materials for future electronics in items like cell phones. This partnership is going to allow UA students to have internships in Japan, as well as get experience with top researchers.
‘Paratus 14:50:’ Trailer released for documentary on Coast Guard’s Katrina effort
Al.com – July 19
For the first time, viewers can now see the trailer for a new documentary on the U.S. Coast Guard’s unprecedented rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The film is titled “Paratus 14:50,” and the trailer was released Sunday by Alabama Public Television, which will air the documentary at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. The film also will be shown in Mississippi, Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states around Aug. 29, which will be the 10th anniversary of Katrina’s landfall. A representative of Louisiana Public Television confirmed plans to air it at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Filmmakers say they expect it to air Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and also to air in stations in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina. The film’s title refers to the Coast Guard’s motto — “Semper Paratus,” meaning “always ready” — and 2:50 p.m., the time of its first rescue after Katrina made landfall. The film’s subject matter isn’t the only exceptional thing about it: It began as a class project at the University of Alabama, and most of its creators were UA students. They include Director/Executive Producer Kaitlin Smith, Associate Producer Ayana Ames, Assistant Producer Michael Bennett, Assistant Editor Rhys Butler, Director of Photography Bryce Denton and more. For details on the crew, visit the film’s website, www.paratus1450.com.