Scary Clowns, Smart Bees, and the Latest Dating App
Innovation & Tech Today – Nov. 26
Tattoos have become the modern way to express individualism by picking a picture from a book of images to be imprinted onto your body forever. Oftentimes, people prefer to have a certain meaning for their tattoos. Well, for anyone looking for some extra justification for that Sonic the Hedgehog tattoo on your lower back, there’s now a scientific rationale. New research from the University of Alabama suggests that getting multiple tattoos can improve your overall immune system. The research even compares getting tattoos to working out, as both put stress on the body that can be strengthening.
UA starts construction on Bryant-Denny Stadium
CBS 42 – Nov. 25
The University of Alabama is looking to increase the experience for football fans with a major construction project now underway at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Heavy machinery and work crews already getting started today. A big part of the upgrades include new ways for fans to view the game.
Thanksgiving, Christmas Have Different Causes for Car Crashes
NBC 13 – Nov. 25
We’re entering a critical travel period in our area, as the thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach. WVTM 13’s Chip Scarborough talked to a researcher at The University of Alabama, who says both holidays present big dangers on the roads. It’s the start of one of the busiest weeks of the year on Alabama roadways. And The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety says it’s also a deadly week on our roads.
Tuscaloosa News
New release of Stephen Miller emails show him pushing link of immigrants to crime
Yahoo! News – Nov. 25
On July 15, 2015, Stephen Miller, at that time an aide to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, sent an email to Breitbart writer Katie McHugh with the subject line: “more lies about new america.”…In the piece, Jason L. Riley, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, points out that, contrary to the claims about immigrant crime being espoused by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose administration Miller now serves as senior policy adviser, “numerous studies going back more than a century have shown that immigrants — regardless of nationality or legal status — are less likely than the native population to commit violent crimes or to be incarcerated.” “We all knew Miller was a nativist. I doubt he would even object to that description,” George Hawley, a political science professor at the University of Alabama and author of a book on the “alt-right,” told Yahoo News.
3 U.S. universities see decrease in enrollments of Chinese students
Ecns.cn – Nov. 26
“Many factors are influencing the decline in the number of Chinese students – in particular greater competition from other universities in the US, university systems in other countries that have enhanced their outreach efforts in China, and also I have seen strong advancements in Chinese higher education in recent years that might be enticing students to stay home for their degrees,” Dr. Susan Carvalho, associate provost and dean of the University of Alabama’s graduate school, said.
The Bulletin
China Daily (China)