UA to honor Autherine Lucy Foster with honorary doctorate
Tuscaloosa News – May 2
The first black student to attend the University of Alabama will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Friday graduation ceremonies in Tuscaloosa. Autherine Lucy Foster, 89, will receive a doctor of humane letters degree at the 4:30 p.m. commencement exercises at Coleman Coliseum. “I love the University of Alabama, and it is an honor to be recognized in this way,” said Foster in a news release from UA. ” I am thankful for opportunities such as this, which allow us to talk about the past while looking to the future.”
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – May 3
UA to hold Commencement Ceremonies; Autherine Lucy Foster will receive honorary doctorate
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – May 2
The University of Alabama commencement ceremony will take place May 3rd through 4th at Coleman Coliseum. In all, there will be five ceremonies this weekend for UA students.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 2
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – May 2
Grandmother sentenced to life without parole in AL for drugs gets chance at freedom
WAFF 48 (Huntsville) – May 3
It was a green, nylon men’s gym sock stuffed full of heroin and pills. Geneva Cooley had taken a train from New York City to Birmingham in order to pick up the sock and deliver it for a man she thought was a friend … Burton tapped into her network of activists and attorneys to try to find someone who could help Cooley challenge her sentence, and finally connected with Courtney Cross, Director of the Domestic Violence Law Clinic at the University of Alabama.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – May 3
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – May 3
University of Alabama goes green for graduation
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – May 2
WVTM 13’s Jeff Eliasoph shows you how the University of Alabama is going green for graduation.
Children prefer simple objects over toys because they’re “not limited” to being a single thing
ZME Science – May 3
I have it on reasonable authority that kids are very likely to ignore a particular toy and make a starry-eyed beeline for the box it came in. I haven’t got any of my own, so I can’t attest to the accuracy of that, but I do have a cat — so I can relate to how confusing such an experience might be … But fret not, parents around the world, for science comes to the rescue. A new study from the University of Alabama reports that children, particularly those at preschool age, are probably attracted to generic objects because they make for more versatile toys.
Medical Xpress – May 2
Alabama’s Paul Barrett on curating ArtFields and showcasing the art of the South
Al.com – May 2
A long-time Alabama curator is at the center of one of the Southeast’s largest art competitions. Paul Barrett, well known for curating exhibitions around the state and throughout the South, is the guest curator for this year’s ArtFields, a nine-day art festival and competition in Lake City, S.C. … Sculpture artist and University of Alabama Professor Craig Wedderspoon’s “Oval” is currently on display at ArtFields. . . . . Barrett also oversaw installation of ArtField’s public art program, a selection of work that set to remain in city after the festival. For the program, Barrett selected pieces from sculpture artist Jamey Grimes.Grimes, who teaches at the University of Alabama, constructed a massive sculpture illustration complete with LED lights.
Marks named to Leadership of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
Gulf Breeze News (Florida) – May 2
University of Alabama student Jillian Marks of Pensacola Beach will serve as vice president of marketing for the 2019 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive this fall. Beat Auburn Beat Hunger staff members have started planning for their 26th year food drive campaign.