Lockheed Martin seeks UA engineers with challenge box
Crimson White – Sept. 12
The Challenge Box occupied the Ferguson Center Great Hall for three days this week as part of a recruitment push by Lockheed Martin Space. The company challenged STEM majors to solve problems developed by their own engineers, identifying potential new hires along the way.
Illustrator, writer Lynda Barry will speak on artistic creativity
The Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 12
“What It Is: A Talk on Creativity” by Lynda Barry,” will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Bama Theatre. So this is not your Sunday funnies, but “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” a strip which ran for decades mostly in alternative weeklies. Seattle-raised Linda Jean Barry, who altered one letter to make it Lynda at 12 (”… I changed it to a ‘y’ for the Age of Aquarius”), had drawn cartoons at least since grade school, but turned to comic strips as an outlet and obsession while studying at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, when a boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Barry’s appearance comes courtesy of the University of Alabama Program in Creative Writing. Any tickets that remain can be found through Eventbrite.
UA telescopes offer view of full harvest moon
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 12
People are invited to view the full harvest moon through a telescope Friday night on the University of Alabama campus. The free event, hosted by UA’s department of physics and astronomy, will be from 7:30-10 p.m. on the roof at Gallalee Hall. Attendees will also be able to look at Jupiter and Saturn. Dean Townsley of UA’s department of physics and astronomy will serve as host. For more information, go to www.astronomy.ua.edu/public-events.
UA Enrollment surpasses 38,000 for third straight year
ABC 33/40 – Sept. 11
The University of Alabama sees a hike in enrollment numbers, the university says this year’s freshman class is one of the most academically talented in its history. Well, enrollment is now more than 38,000 students for the third year in a row. There is also been a 10% increase of inn state enrollment.
UA hosts 9/11 Stair Climb
WVUA – Sept. 11
354 New York firefighters also died. To honor their memories, The University of Alabama Police Department and the office of veteran and military affairs hosted a 2nd annual memorial stair climb at Coleman Coliseum this morning. First responders, military veterans and their family support groups participated in the stair climb. Tuscaloosa fireman John Miller, says the event helps put in perspective what people went through that day.
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PHOTOS: 9-11 Commemoration On The Quad
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 12
UA students set out flags on the Quad to commemorate the lives lost in the 9-11 attacks on America.
85 Percent of Parents Perceive Children Who Participate in Music Lessons Are Better Able to Problem Solve and Manage Their Time, Guitar Center Research Study Finds
Keyboard Magazine – Sept. 11
The online study commissioned in July 2019, which surveyed a total of 2,323 parents respondents across the United States, “Examining Parents’ Perceptions of the Self-Regulatory Behaviors, Self-Determinative Screen-Time Use, and Engagement with Screen-Based Personal Learning Environments for Adolescents Participating in Private Music Study,” was authored by Brian C. Wesolowski, Ph.D. (University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music), and Stefanie A. Wind, Ph.D. (University of Alabama College of Education). The selection criteria included parents of adolescent children ages 7-17 who were currently participating in private music lessons through either a national music store, local independent music store, music institute, or with a private independent music instructor.
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Omission of citizenship question will be costly for state
The Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 11
The 2020 federal census will be critical to Alabama as well as the rest of the states in the nation. The census determines the number of seats a state has in the U.S. Congress and ultimately the number of Electoral College votes each state has for president. Also, importantly, it determines the amount of federal funds states receive. Tuscaloosa’s growth is significant, primarily due to the growth of the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa has added 11,000 people since 2010 and now has a population of more than 101,000. Auburn has added 13,900 and has a population of more than 65,000.
Fame-seeking mass shooters get more media coverage, study finds
Big Think – Sept. 11
The study examined mass shootings from 1966 to 2018, finding that shootings have become more common and more deadly since 2000. The results showed that fame-seeking mass shooters received significantly higher media coverage than their counterparts, with 97 percent of fame-seeking mass shooters getting a mention from the New York Times. “Many of these at-risk individuals recognize that murdering large numbers of men, women, or children will guarantee them fame,” wrote Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama who has studied the contagion effect of mass shootings. “They believe their names and faces will adorn newspapers, television, magazines, and the internet — and unfortunately, they are right.”
New University of Alabama Grads
Advertiser-Gleam (Guntersville) – Sept. 11
The University of Alabama awarded some 1,450 degrees during its summer commencement Aug. 3. These Marshall County students were among the graduates:
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Dean’s, President’s Lists Students Named for UA Summer 2019 Term
280 Reporter – Sept. 12
A total of 477 students enrolled during the 2019 summer 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).