How the University of Alabama Became a National Player
New York Times – Nov. 2
It’s only fitting that the admissions tour for the University of Alabama starts in Bryant-Denny Stadium. On game days, the campus’s iconic quad — a painterly expanse of lawn, majestic trees and bell tower — becomes a crimson and white tent city of numbered tailgating plots, some with electricity. . . .
 
Analysis: Boeing Alabama impact reaches $2.3 billion
Made in Alabama – Nov. 2
Boeing Co.’s impact on the Alabama economy totals $2.3 billion a year, according to a new analysis that highlights how the aerospace giant supports a highly skilled, technical workforce in the state. The University of Alabama study found that Boeing’s presence in the state sustains nearly 8,400 direct and indirect jobs across Alabama. It also found that annual pay for Boeing’s Alabama employees – numbering 2,750 – is more than twice the Alabama average.
WAAY (Huntsville) – Nov. 2
CBS 19 (Huntsville) – Nov. 2
 
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger partners with UA Men’s Basketball Team
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 2
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger is still going on and they could use your help. The group is still collecting cash and canned goods for the West Alabama food bank. The whole point is to raise more food and more money than Auburn. Courtney Charland with Beat Auburn Beat Hunger says helping out can even get you a cheap night out. You can get a discount to tomorrow night’s UA Men’s Basketball game.
 
Alabama student’s software calls balls & strikes with a smartphone
Sports Illustrated – Nov. 2
University of Alabama senior Matt Bowen has created and released PA Software, an innovative pitch-analyzing protocol he hopes will bring big league K-Zone functionality to little league backyards. Sports entertainment company Sportvision first introduced K-Zone, a sophisticated computer system that tracks the trajectory of a baseball relative to the strike zone, in 2001. The final product is a three-dimensional graphic overlay in the shape of the strike zone that ESPN broadcasts live.
 
Boeing’s Alabama impact, downtown Birmingham salon opening top AL.com business news
Al.com – Nov. 2
Here are the top stories in Alabama business for Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2016: Wheelhouse Salon will open a new location downtown in the first quarter of next year. The salon has purchased 3,000 square feet of space on the first floor of the historic Graves building at 1818 3rd Ave. N., across from the Alabama Theatre … The Boeing Company is responsible for more than $2 billion in economic impact to Alabama, according to a study from the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. Boeing opened its first Alabama plant 54 years ago.
 
New stations give University of Alabama students and faculty needed power
Alabama News Center – Nov. 2
Even the most energetic students and faculty at the University of Alabama need an occasional power boost during a long day of work. Alabama Power partnered with the student-run Capstone Agency to fill this need and further empower the UA campus. “This semester, I have practically lived in Lloyd Hall,” said Nicole Pinto, 20, a junior from Elizabeth, New Jersey. “Most of the time, I forget to bring my own charger, and having charging stations here is incredibly helpful and a total lifesaver.”

Active Shooter Training for Hotel Managers in Rhode Island
CBS 12 (Providence, RI) – Nov. 2
We often hear of active shooter training in schools and other public buildings, but today state  police wanted to teach the risk to people who work in Rhode Island’s hotels, country clubs and restaurants. A University of Alabama study this year found nearly one-third of the world’s mass shootings happened in America, although we only represent five percent of the global population.

Comprehensive Data and Timely Analysis with a New National Water Model
Directions Magazine – Nov. 2
In August 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released one of its most significant technological achievements ever: the first version of its National Water Model, built on the WRF-Hydro modeling system. With this in place, NOAA aims to produce geographically continuous estimates of hydrological states and conditions across the continental United States … A new National Water Center, based at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, is an example of where these joint undertakings are underway.
 
Capstone’s Blackburn Institute tours Redstone
Redstone Rocket – Nov. 2
This is a busy time of year for visits from schools. Thursday brought a group from Tuscaloosa. Fifty students from the University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute had an afternoon tour of Redstone Arsenal. They had lunch at The Overlook and heard briefings by the Garrison and the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. The visit ended with a windshield tour of Redstone Arsenal.
 
Alabama and LSU compete to raise money for Children’s Hospitals
Crimson White – Nov. 2
Alabama and LSU are going head-to-head this week in a battle that is taking place off the field – a race to raise the most money for their local children’s hospitals. The Dance Marathon Chapter at The University of Alabama has been uniting students for this cause since 2011, but this marks just the third year of their competition with LSU. All week, the UADM team has been racing to raise as much money as possible for Children’s of Alabama, their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

UA Theatre Department produces “The Falsettos”
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 2
The UA Theatre and Dance musical “The Falsettos” opens next week. The musical zooms in on homosexuality, Aids, and relationships during the early 1980s. The show is based on a dysfunctional family that is forced to come together despite their circumstances. The production balances passion and slight comedy while focusing on controversial issues.
WCFT-ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Live interview on “Talk of Alabama” – Nov. 2

“GTFO” film screening to tackle gender issues in gamer culture
Crimson White – Nov. 2
Video games can be a form of escapism for many, allowing anyone to pick up a controller and go on an adventure. But for some women in the gaming community, it can be a rough place to be. The University of Alabama’s English Department will screen “GTFO,” a documentary focusing on gender issues within the video gaming community on Nov. 2. The film compiles clips from various events in gaming history as well as interviews with journalists, game developers and gamers in an attempt to give its audience a look into the rise of sexism within the community.