Fifth annual event features walking, Brussels sprouts
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 27
The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences will host the fifth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge on Saturday during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk.
Alabama Governor Proposes 10-Cent Gas Tax Increase For Roads
NorthEscambia.com (Florida) – Feb. 28
Alabama’s governor is proposing a 10-cent per gallon gas tax increase … A 2019 report by the University of Alabama’s Alabama Transportation Institute and Alabama Transportation Policy Research Center found that cars and trucks are putting approximately 69 billion miles on Alabama’s roadways annually, a 17 percent increase over the past 15 years.
Al.com – Feb. 28
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 27
Cullman Tribune – Feb. 28
WAFF 48 (Huntsville) – Feb. 28
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Feb. 27
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Site K Construction Zone – Feb. 27
Dems Need a Good Reason to Get Trump’s Tax Returns, and Ocasio-Cortez May Have Gotten One from Cohen
Law and Crime – Feb. 27
One mission that Democrats have been on since they took control of the House of Representatives is to finally get their hands on President Donald Trump‘s tax returns. Doing this is easier said than done, however, because an appropriate committee would need a good reason to do so … University of Alabama Law Professor Joyce Vance, however, thought Ocasio-Cortez did do a good job laying the foundation for seeking Trump’s tax returns.
100 Alabama Miles Challenge set to begin 2019 season March 2
WTVY (Dothan) – Feb. 27
“At 36 percent, Alabama has the fifth-highest obesity rate in the nation, and this is due, in part, to a lack of physical activity,” said Brian Rushing, program coordinator and director of economic development initiatives at The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development (UACED). “However, our state is blessed with literally hundreds of unique and beautiful outdoor recreational destinations that offer fantastic opportunities for all Alabamians to become active,” Rushing added.
Obesity-related cancers in millennials on the rise
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Feb. 27
A recent study shows that specific kinds of cancer in millennials are on the rise. A University of Alabama expert is now weighing in on the disturbing trend.
Law school creates affinity group for black administrators
The GW Hatchet – Feb. 27
Law school officials are convening an affinity group for black administrators to discuss race-related challenges in higher education … Bryan Fair, a professor of law at the University of Alabama, said historically white and male universities have been exclusionary of minority groups, and the collective can collaborate with officials to promote diversity initiatives and provide “pathways” to leadership for black administrators.
Judge John England
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 27
On February 8, John England received the biggest surprise. The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees honored him by naming UA’s new freshman dorm the John H. England, Jr. Hall.
‘I was fooled by a mums group catfish’
Kid Spot (Australia) – Feb. 27
In 2012 I had some shocking, but pleasantly surprising news – I was pregnant, my little girl was due to be born in March of 2013 … “It used to be that people had to go from emergency room to emergency room, they would have to study up on illness and try to appear authentic when they were faking. Now all you have to do is sit at home in your pyjamas and click into a support group and make up a story,” Professor Feldman, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama told the ABC.
Art and music collaborate in lecture series
Crimson White – Feb. 27
Art and music sometimes exist on separate plains but on Wednesday, The University of Alabama hosted a lecture by Ben Vida, an artist specializing in both practices.
State of the Black Union discusses ways to progress diversity
Crimson White – Feb. 27
As a part of “BSU Week,” The Black Student Union is partnering with University Programs to host the State of the Black Union on Feb. 28.
UA Wheelchair Basketball Teams to host UA Early College Collegiate Classic (Live interview)
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 27
Our special guest tonight is Coach Ryan Hynes, coach of the women’s wheelchair basketball team, and here to tell us all about the Early College Collegiate Classic.
UA to host UA Early College Collegiate Classic
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 27
Coming this weekend, the Capstone will host a big tournament for adapted athletics. The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics will host the early college classic this year at Stran-Hardin Arena. The wheelchair basketball teams will play against some of the top teams from the men’s and women’s college division. Some of these teams include the university of Wisconsin white water, Texas Arlington, and Auburn.
Millennial Move Makers creates connections
Crimson White – Feb. 28
Katrina Waelchli, a senior majoring in sports and entertainment public relations, is looking forward to seeing the response the audience and the campus has to a new conference, Millennial Move Makers, focusing on creating connections among entrepreneurs, influencers and content creators at The University of Alabama.
How one night in Birmingham changed college football in the South
Daily Trojan (Troy) – Feb. 28
Sept. 12, 1970, was the first game of the season for USC and Alabama. At the time, the matchup was seen as a clash of two of the nation’s best collegiate football programs, and USC ended up routing Alabama 42-21 … “In some ways, slavery never ended,” said John Giggie, an African American history professor at the University of Alabama. “It just simply was transformed into a program of white supremacy.”
Legal Research Club prepares students for law school
Crimson White – Feb. 27
The Legal Research Club was founded in 2017 to address a gap between students having themselves listed as a pre-law student and the involvement they actually carry out that will adequately prepare them for success in law school.
The University of Alabama President’s List
Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, North Carolina) – Feb. 27
Two local students were named to the President’s List for Fall 2018 at The University of Alabama. To qualify, full-time undergraduate students must have an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Northwest Arkansas Online – Feb. 27
Lake Geneva News (Wisconsin) – Feb. 27
The Demise Of Public Education In Ghana: Double Track Or Double Tragedy
Ghana Grio – Feb. 27
Almost every day a flood of constantly worsening problems are described in the press. These problems appear unrelated but are they? An unrepentant elected legislator, sees no connection between his rantings and the death of a journalist. (T. P. Manus Ulzen is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Alabama and Author of Java Hill: An African Journey – A historiography of Ghana)
Modern Ghana – Feb. 28