The night of the moths: Hundreds attend Tuscaloosa’s MothFest
Tuscaloosa News – July 29
More than 300 people visited the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night for MothFest, an event dedicated to teaching about insects that capped off National Moth Week … In the past MothFest has been held at the Moundville Archaeological Museum, but organizers decided to move the event to the transportation museum, a more central location in town … Kendra Abbott, a research associate at the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of Alabama who primarily studies dragonflies, has been involved with MothFest since it began three years ago.
Plans to complete Bellefonte Nuclear Plant to be unveiled
Al.com – July 27
Completion of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama will have an economic output of more than $12 billion and create more than 8,000 jobs … “According to a University of Alabama economic impact analysis, the completion of Bellefonte would generate $12.6 billion in economic output and create more than 8,000 jobs,” Shepard said in a press release announcing the meeting.
Alabama expanding voter fraud probe in Black Belt
Al.com – July 28
The Alabama Secretary of State’s probe into absentee voting irregularities during the July 17 primary runoff could be expanded to include more Black Belt counties … Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama, said he’s heard directly from Perry County community leaders who complain about political corruption.
The State Of The ‘Alt-Right’
NPR – July 28
As we approach a year since the deadly rally in Charlottesville, NPR’s Renee Montagne asks George Hawley of the University of Alabama about the state of the “alt-right.”
Ask the Experts: UA Law Professor comments on secured business credit cards
Wallet Hub – July 28
When, if ever, should a small business owner consider a so-called secured business credit card? If a small business does not have credit history sufficient to qualify for a regular business credit card, then the business might consider a secured business credit card. By temporarily using the card in a responsible manner, the business can build a credit history that will qualify it for other forms of less expensive funding in the future. (Julie Andersen Hill Alton C. and Cecile Cunningham Craig Professor of Law at The University of Alabama School of Law)
UA holds RISE Conference
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – July 27
The University of Alabama’s first ever rise conference wraps up today … Dozens of RISE Center directors, therapists and teachers from all over the country are teaming up to share best practices, challenges and ideas.
UA professor of art to have exhibit in Montgomery
WNCF-ABC (Montgomery) – July 29
We also have an amazing show that’s very different from anything we’ve done in the past, and it’s basically an immersive video and music environment that was created by an artist named Jane Cassidy, who has been living and teaching at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa …Because we think one of the earliest shows that she’s put together is a show that she’s done with Jennifer and the Montgomery museum of fine arts.
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Announces Record-Breaking $7.7 Million in Scholarships for Children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen
Longview News-Journal (Texas) – July 30
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation announced it will award a record-breaking $7.7 million in academic scholarships to over 2,330 children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen for the upcoming 2018-19 academic year … Today, with the help of the Scholarship Foundation, Christian is a junior studying Management Information Systems at the University of Alabama.
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UAPD take lip-sync challenge
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – July 27 and 28
The latest police videos going viral don’t feature scenes of confrontation only the sounds of harmony. There’s a friendly competition going on between police departments around the country. In Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama Police Department is taking the challenge right on the Walk of Champions. This is a look at the filming that happened earlier today.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 27
Guest Opinion: An Alabama, pro-life plea to confirm Judge Kavanaugh
Yellowhammer – July 30
Earlier this month, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Senator Doug Jones has been noncommittal about Kavanaugh saying, “I’m going to take an independent look at this nominee and do what I ultimately believe is in the best interests of my state and my country.” … Would he respect his constituents and walk the fine line of moderation? A University of Alabama professor outlined a strategy for Jones: side with Republicans just often enough, when the outcome doesn’t matter, and the voters will “give him a pass.”
COLLEGE NEWS: July 29, 2018
Tuscaloosa News – July 29
Nearly 60 students are serving on The University of Alabama’s Avanti team, a group that seeks to welcome new students during the Bama Bound orientation process. . . . Twenty-seven incoming freshmen in The University of Alabama Honors College have been selected for the University Fellows Experience.
Annie McDonald of Middlebury Awarded Degree from UA
Patch.com (Connecticut) – July 27
The University of Alabama: Annie K. McDonald of Middlebury, CT (06762), has received the following from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Arts. UA awarded some 5,436 degrees during spring 2018 commencement May 4-6.
Milford Patch (Connecticut) – July 27
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Area dean’s lists
The Day (New London, Connecticut) – July 30
Groton area dean’s list … Stonington area dean’s list: Adriano DeCastro, Drew Donovan and Andrew Costanzo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Morgan Floyd, University of Alabama.
I Spent My Summer As An Alabama Avanti. Best. Decision. Ever.
The Odyssey – July 29
I spent this summer as an orientation leader for The University of Alabama. We call ourselves Avantis. Avanti — this simple word means moving forward. We call ourselves this because we are helping the incoming students move forward and transition into their new lives as a college student. Do not be fooled by the simplicity of the job because it is so much more than just showing students how to register or how to be a successful student here at the capstone.
30 famous people who attended the University of Alabama
AL.com – July 29
Famous people who attended the University of Alabama include football players, Olympians, actors, a Tony Award-winner, a renowned physicist, governors and more. Did you know about all of these?