UA professor set to direct episode for TV drama
Tuscaloosa News – June 23
A University of Alabama professor will direct an episode of a drama that will air this fall on Oprah Winfrey’s television network. Rachel Raimist, a UA professor of journalism and creative media, will helm an episode of “Queen Sugar,” which films in New Orleans. The show, which focuses on three siblings who inherit an 800-acre sugarcane farm from their recently deceased father, was created by Ava DuVernay. DuVernay directed the 2014 historical drama “Selma” and this year’s “A Wrinkle in Time” for Disney.
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – June 22
Business incubator to move into new larger facility
Tuscaloosa News – June 24
Like so many of the small businesses it has helped develop since its inception in 2012, the Edge Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has outgrown the space it’s housed in. The center opened six years ago in a 9,000-square foot building owned by Regions Bank on 22nd Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa … Management of day-to-day operations will fall to Theresa Welbourne, a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama and the executive director of the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute.
How to succeed as a student parent
New Nation – June 24
The Global Day of Parents is a day to celebrate parents and their selfless commitment to their children. Most parents work hard to help their children achieve an education, but what about their own academic achievements? … Raising kids, taking classes, and studying all take enormous amounts of time and energy. Four years ago, the University of Alabama developed a program to help student parents manage the heavy load.
WHAT UNLEASHED JAPAN’S MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE?
The Colombian Post – June 24
Like the other 14 biggest earthquakes since 1900, the magnitude 8.9 event _ that shook Japan and triggered tsunamis that swept the Pacific _ was created by a piece of the Earth’s crust shoving down into the planet’s interior … The reason subduction zones generate such large quakes has to do with the size of the segments of crust moving past each other, explains Tim Masterlark, a geophysicist at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Amazon to create 1,500 jobs at Alabama fulfillment center
Yellowhammer News – June 23
Internet retail giant Amazon confirmed plans Friday to open a fulfillment center in Jefferson County with 1,500 full-time employees working alongside advanced robotics technology … The center will contribute $203 million to the county’s economic output annually, while adding $123 million to the county’s GDP, according to the study prepared by the Center for Business and Economic Research in the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Business.
Alabama Today – June 22
Alabama News Center – June 22
Birmingham Now – June 22
Doug Jones Thinks He’s Supposed To Be Here
Five Thirty Eight – June 21
You probably know Alabama’s new senator, Doug Jones, because he narrowly won a special election last year against a man accused of molesting underage girls … “I literally had déjà vu the first time I stepped out of the van in one of these situations because it had the smell and the heat and the humidity — it was just like being in rural Vietnam or Cambodia or Haiti,” said Mark Elliot, who’s an engineering professor at the University of Alabama and has researched drinking water and sanitation issues in developing countries.
It’s prime time in Alabama as Amazon announces massive ‘top-of-the-line’ fulfillment center
Alabama News Center – June 22
Amazon’s new $325 million, 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center with its 1,500 jobs is not just the largest project in Bessemer’s history, but the economic impact is expected to ripple throughout the Birmingham metro area. For starters, officials believe the investment figure will go up and the number of jobs could potentially double after the center opens. They also expect the physical size of the facility to increase …Beyond that, an economic impact study from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business found the benefits will be long-lasting.
University of Alabama Teams Up With EBSCO Information Services as an EBSCO FOLIO Beta Partner
Albany Times Union (New York) – June 22
The University of Alabama has agreed to be an EBSCO FOLIO Beta Partner. University librarians and developers and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) will partner together to establish FOLIO hosting and services in The University of Alabama Libraries, while also optimizing the FOLIO platform for future colleges and universities looking to adopt an open source library services platform (LSP).
San Francisco Gate – June 22
My San Antonio – June 22
Stamford Advocate (Connecticut) – June 22
Houston Chronicle (Texas) – June 22
Why Alabama Republicans are ‘all in’ on pro-President Trump campaigning ahead of runoffs
Al.com – June 24
In the lieutenant governor race, a new Twinkle Cavanaugh radio spot accuses Republican rival Will Ainsworth of trying to derail Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy back in 2016 … “Trump is more popular in Alabama than any other state and his popularity has fallen less in Alabama than in any other state,” said Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama, referring to the Morning Consult report and a subsequent analysis on the website, FiveThirtyEight.com.
Using Tree-Fall Patterns To Calculate Tornado Wind Speed
Scienmag – June 24
Tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme windstorm events cause millions of dollars in structural damage and related losses each year. They can also significantly damage ecosystems systems, driving efforts to study resilience in the face of these events … This session consists of 10 presentations, including the selections below: … Ground flora response to catastrophic wind, salvage harvesting, and prescribed fire in the Alabama Fall Line Hills — Jonathan S. Kleinman and Justin L. Hart, University of Alabama.
Bright Surf – June 22
Health Medicine Network – June 22
EurekAlert – June 22
Startups win $100,000 from Mercedes-Benz Innovation Challenge
Al.com – June 24
Two startups will receive $50,000 after their pitches in the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Innovation Challenge on Tuesday. The event pitted nine companies putting forward ideas to improve efficiency at Mercedes-Benz’s Vance manufacturing plant … In April, MBUSI, partnering with Urban Engine, Startup Autobahn and The University of Alabama, announced the challenge, aiming for solutions using business strategies, software development and technology.
Mark Ricketts | Jamaica Has So Much Potential
Jamaica Gleaner – June 24
The Chinese have had under wraps, for some time, a massive plan for an industrial park in St Elizabeth. This could be a game-changer as far as Jamaica’s development goes. What makes this undertaking meaningful is that it is bold, innovative, large-scale, and transformational … The seminar pointed out in a survey done by Dr Maurice McNaughton, MSBM, and Professor Evan Duggan, University of Alabama, that fewer than five per cent of firms listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange had implemented aspects of strategic digital leadership.
Mundi News (Jamaica) – June 24
Donald Trump endorsement helps Martha Roby dispel disloyalty claim
Al.com – June 23
For more than a year and a half, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby has tried to fend off critics who say she bailed out on Donald Trump when he needed her most … University of Alabama political science Professor Richard Fording said the endorsement was a surprise to him considering Trump’s rebuke of South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford, a Trump critic who lost his bid for reelection earlier this month.
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Two
Pagosa Daily Post (Colorado) – June 25
In 2015, there were about 564,000 small businesses in Colorado operating above the radar — that is to say, businesses that were registered with the government, and known to the U.S. Small Business Administration. That government agency, however, has a peculiar definition for “small business.” … But their decisions to resign their positions at the County got me thinking about the larger question of employee turnover and led me, eventually, to an research paper about “public v. private employees” written by J. Norman Baldwin, a professor at the University of Alabama
Rocket development gets a ‘colossal’ boost
Phys.org – June 25
The University of California San Diego’s chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) conducted a successful live fire test of its static rocket engine test stand, Colossus, in the Mojave Desert on June 16 … Ren said there is already interest in testing on Colossus from groups at USC, UC Irvine, Texas A&M and the University of Alabama, and SEDS is reaching out to other universities to see how Colossus could assist them with static testing.
ECN Mag – June 25
Central Pa. native is now Miss Pennsylvania: Meet Kayla Repasky
Pennsylvania Live – June 24
Central Pennsylvania can call it home to two back-to-back Miss Pennsylvanias. Palmyra native and Penn State Blue Band member Katie Schreckengast passed the crown on Saturday to Gettysburg native Kayla Repasky, who was Miss Greater Carlisle before becoming Miss Pennsylvania … Repasky is a senior at the University of Alabama, studying nursing.
Local students graduate in spring 2017
The Joliet Herald News (Illinois) – June 24
Following is a list of local students who graduated in spring 2017. We will continue to run schools in alphabetical order as space permits … The University of Alabama – Joliet: Marie Everett Penuel; Frankfort: David Madison Rollins.
Alliance Awards $55,000 in Scholarships Through Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program
Roofing Magazine – June 24
The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress has announced the recipients of its 2018 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships, which include three new recipients and the renewal of eight scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year … Good Scholarship was renewed for Sophie McGuire, who attends University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
YSU Art Students Visit Master Printers in Scotland
Business Daily Journal – June 25
Eight Youngstown State University Art majors head to Europe July 1 for a month-long study abroad trip in Glasgow, Scotland, where they will work alongside some of Great Britain’s top artists and master printers in the Glasgow Print Studio … In addition to the six YSU undergraduate students, the trip will include one student from the University of Alabama, a graduate student from the University of Cincinnati, and two YSU alums.
Call For Papers: Midwestern Law & Economics Association Annual Meeting At Alabama
Tax Prof Blog – June 25
The University of Alabama School of Law (UASL) is pleased to host the 18th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Law & Economics Association (MLEA) September 14-15, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
3 TAKEAWAYS TO HELP COMPANIES MOVE FROM “DOING DIGITAL” TO “BEING DIGITAL”
ICT Pulse – June 22
What it meant to be a “digital company” ten, or even five, years ago, is completely different from what it means today, and into the future. Based on a thought-provoking forum held, organised by the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, on Strategic Digital Leadership, we outline three learnings from that session … It perhaps should not be surprising that the Deloitte purchasing complexity observation was echoed in a recent survey of Jamaican businesses, conducted by Dr Maurice McNaughton (MSBM) and Professor Evan Duggan (University of Alabama).
Health Matters: Electronic Devices
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 24
These cell phones are a remarkable invention that have really changed our lives tremendously. The benefits are really incredible, the way information and communications are available to us.