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The Tennessean – June 26
On June 7, Meharry Medical College announced the establishment of the Meharry Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health to examine the impact of smoking, drinking, poor nutrition and poverty on underserved communities. (Alan Blum, MD is professor and Gerald Leon Wallace, MD, Endowed Chair in Family Medicine, director of the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society.)
Dean’s, President’s list students named for UA Spring 2019 term
Moulton Advertiser – June 27
A total of 11,406 students enrolled during the 2019 spring term at the University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Chagrin Valley Today (Ohio) – June 27
Hub City Spokes (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) – June 26
The Stanly News and Press (North Carolina) – June 26
Library hosts presentation by author with local roots
Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, Louisiana) – June 26
One of Winnsboro’s own, Dr. Natalie Guice Adams, returned to her hometown June 14 to present “Love, Hope and Fear: Teaching Through Desegregation” during a brown bag luncheon at the Franklin Parish Library … Natalie G. Adams is professor of social and cultural studies in education at the University of Alabama with a joint appointment in New College and the College of Education.
Tuscaloosa County expands mental health officer team
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 26
Tuscaloosa County is training more officers to deal with mental health patients. The Tuscaloosa County Probate Office announced it has expanded the mental health officer team from three, to seven. It now includes officers from the Tuscaloosa, Northport and University of Alabama police departments and Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Alabama Bicentennial Teacher Tour
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – June 26
This week dozens of school teachers from across Alabama are in Tuscaloosa visiting the Alabama Bicentennial Institute. Today the group of teachers toured historic landmarks in Tuscaloosa such as the old Bryce Hospital on the University of Alabama campus. The purpose of the institute is to help teachers find new ways to incorporate arts, history and social studies into their classrooms.