UA research team heading to Iowa caucus
Fox 6 – Jan. 31
Cynthia Peacock, an University of Alabama assistant professor in communication studies, described what sets the Iowa caucus apart from states with primaries like Alabama. “Iowa caucuses are a perfect example of political communication happening. These are communicative events where people don’t just ballot but they actually come, stand up and try to convince their friends and neighbors to support their candidate.” A group of students will travel to Iowa with Peacock to participate in a field research project ahead of the February 3rd Iowa caucus. While there, they’ll learn how to design survey questionnaires and analyze data techniques to explore political campaign communication that motivates voters. They will observe the caucus and examine media coverage of the candidates and events.
WVUA – Jan. 30
Joyce Vance comments on Impeachment (Live Interview)
MSNBC – Jan. 30
Leading off our discussion tonight, Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney for the northern district of Alabama. She’s a professor at he University of Alabama Law School and an MSNBC legal contributor.
Study highlights the effect of curb appeal on property values
Reality Biz News – Jan. 30
The study by researchers from the University of Alabama and the University of Texas at Arlington found that the premium grows even bigger, as high as 14%, in markets with higher housing inventories. Researchers obtained their findings by studying Google Street View images and combining this with sales data on 88,980 properties in the Denver metro area. They found that the curb appeal of neighboring homes also has a big impact on a property’s value. The appearance of the home next door accounts for around a third of its overall premium, the study found.
HOW TO INTEREST A GIRL IN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DATE
Swagger Magazine – Jan. 30
It is evident that the first ten minutes of the meeting could be the decisive ones. Learn how to become interesting for a girl you meet for the first time. There are many nerve endings in the palms and people with weak handshakes and wet hands are perceived as shy and nervous, as demonstrated in a recent study at the University of Alabama. Everything should happen like this: shake her hand tightly with your right hand, but not squeezing it. And pay attention to her handshake: the same study says that women with stronger handshakes are more prone to adventure.