BEST BETS
PRESIDENT BELL INTERVIEW BEFORE START OF FALL SEMESTER — University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell spoke to media ahead of the start of the fall semester on Aug. 23. Bell spoke about his optimism of another record-breaking incoming class, UA’s economic impact and other in-depth statistics. For more information, contact Alex House, UA Strategic Communications, at alex.house@ua.edu.
UMC-LIVINGSTON TO SERVE UWA STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES — University Medical Center in Livingston is poised to become the medical home for University of West Alabama students, as well as university faculty, staff and their families. Under an agreement signed Aug. 1, UMC-Livingston will be a provider of primary health care and employment health services to members of the UWA community. UMC-Livingston is part of the University Medical Center network of clinics in West Alabama, operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. For more information, contact Leslie Zganjar, UA College of Community Health Sciences, at lzganjar@ua.edu.
WITH EPA FUNDING, UA STUDENTS TO ASSESS WELL WATER — A student-led team from UA has received a federal award for its research and efforts to help private well owners in Alabama predict and identify the risk of water contamination after flooding. The UA project will develop a flood-induced contamination risk assessment model for Alabama’s underserved Black Belt region using spatial analysis and known private well locations. while developing user-friendly water quality testing packets with educational materials to bring awareness to the threats of well-water contamination. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA Strategic Communications, at adam.jones@ua.edu.
POOR TIME MANAGEMENT CAUSES POOR SLEEP FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS — A lack of time management skills, particularly in organization, can lead to poor sleep quality for college students according to research conducted at The University of Alabama. Dr. Adam Knowlden, associate professor of health science with the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences, investigated time management and how it influences sleep health in full-time college students in the areas of setting goals and priorities, mechanics of time management, and preference for organization. According to Knowlden, more than 65% of college students describe their sleep quality as poor. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
EVENTS
BLACKBURN INSTITUTE KEYNOTE — The Blackburn Institute will host its Annual Symposium keynote Aug. 25 from 5 to 6:15 p.m. in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center. Joshua Jones, CEO of QuantHub in Birmingham, will deliver a talk titled, “Data Fluency – Preparing for an AI-driven Future.” The theme of the symposium is “Civic Engagement in the Age of AI.” The talk is free and open to the public with no registration required.
CCN SPONSORS EUTAW BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT — The UA Capstone College of Nursing is partnering with several organizations to sponsor Cutting Through Mental Health Stigma in Eutaw Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The back to school event will include food, face painting, games, health education and more. The event will take place at the Center for Rural Family Development at 720 Greensboro St.
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