UA students hope to start ‘ripple’ through community service projects
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 21
While classes at the University of Alabama start Wednesday, hundreds of students began early by doing work in the Tuscaloosa community. On Monday, 440 students took part in different Ripple Effect programs across Tuscaloosa County as part of the university’s Center for Service and Leadership. The program, which has been held the Monday before classes start every year for the last 22 years, is designed to allow students to participate in different organizations in the community.
Parkinson’s disease and alpha-synuclein: on the hunt for novel therapeutics
Research Features – Aug. 22
Parkinson’s disease affects 1-2% of the population over 65 years of age and is the most commonly occurring movement disorder. The disease is caused by selective degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in a region of the mid-brain called the substantia nigra … Collaborators: Guy A. Caldwell and Kim A. Caldwell were key collaborators on this work. Prof Witt’s co-authors are as follows.
UA classes start Wednesday
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Aug. 21
Tomorrow is the first day of class for The University of Alabama and Stillman College. Tuscaloosa City and County Schools have been in session since Aug. 8.
17 AL counties awarded highway safety grants
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Aug. 21
Nearly one-million dollars in grants have been awarded to law enforcement agencies across the southeastern portion of the state by Gov. Kay Ivey, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs reports … The office supports the efforts of law enforcement agencies to provide increased traffic enforcement, checkpoints, among other things. The extra enforcement will cover impaired driving and excessive speed “hotspots” as identified by the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety.
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NBC 15 (Mobile) – Aug. 21
Transportation officials discuss financial needs of infrastructure
Lagniappe – Aug. 22
Having ballooned from initial projections of $800 million to nearly $2 billion today, the Interstate 10 bridge project over the Mobile River would be impossible for the Alabama Department of Transportation to fund on its own … ATI, a department of The University of Alabama, recently signed a lease with the city of Mobile to move into about 2,000 square feet of space at GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico. Nambisan said two employees of the institute would be in Mobile permanently, while others would visit on an “as-needed” basis.
Nurse of the Week: University of Alabama Nursing Dean Dr. Robin Lawson Facilitates Creation of Nurse Practitioner Pipeline to Rural Communities
Daily Nurse – Aug. 22
Our Nurse of the Week is Dr. Robin Lawson, senior associate dean for academic programs in the University of Alabama (UA) Capstone College of Nursing, who helped to facilitate the creation of BAMA-Care, a program that will enable a nurse practitioner pipeline to rural communities in Alabama.
Columnist George Will to speak at University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 22
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will will be the keynote speaker during the Blackburn Institute’s annual symposium this weekend on the University of Alabama campus. The annual two-day symposium, which begins Friday, is titled “Navigating Change: Governing, Leading and Advocating” and will highlight the challenges of making a positive impact during times of tumultuous political and social change.
Miss America ‘scholarship program’ adds Microsoft Azure developer to lineup
Tech Site – Aug. 21
The annual Miss America beauty pageant scholarship program has a tech entry this year, Microsoft developer Allison Farris. Ms. Farris, who holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Management Information Systems from the University of Alabama, has spent the last three years as a Redmond developer in the US capital working on government cloud systems.
UA freshmen take part in Script “A”
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 21
The annual convocation welcoming the incoming freshmen and transfer students included the Class of 2021 Script “A” photo, where students went inside Bryant-Denny Stadium and took a class photo in the shape of an Alabama script “A”. Exclusive t-shirts were also given away and Coach Avery Johnson gave the convocation address.
Miss America 2019: Meet The 51 Ladies Competing For The Crown
International Business Times – Aug. 21
The Miss America 2019 pageant won’t air until September on ABC, but women from all 50 states, as well as Washington D.C., are getting ready to compete for the national title … Miss Alabama-Callie Regan Walker – College: University of Alabama; Major: Musical Theater; Social Impact Initiative: “Let’s Talk Trash!”- Green Kids for a Green Planet; Twitter: @MissAmericaAL.
Tri-Town News On Campus, Aug. 22
CentralJersey.com – Aug. 21
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., announced that the following area residents have graduated: Angelique Martinez of Howell, Bachelor of Arts Communication; and Jenna Murphy of Howell, Bachelor of Arts Communication.
Shelby County resident prepares for Miss America
280 Living (Birmingham) – Aug. 21
Sometimes the fourth time is a charm. After finishing in the top 12 once and being named first runner up twice, Shelby County native Callie Walker was crowned Miss Alabama in June, in her fourth time competing in the statewide pageant … Walker just completed her junior year at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in musical theatre. Since winning Miss Alabama, she has to take a year off school and will return in fall 2019 to finish her senior year.
Carl Elliott honored at his alma mater
WAFF-NBC (Huntsville) – Aug. 21
Former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama Carl Elliott was honored today at his alma mater, Vina High School. This is the 60th anniversary of his landmark legislation the National Defense Education Act. It provides funding to U.S. educational institutions, and was signed by President Eisenhower back in 1958 … During the presentation today, school leaders and politicians told of Elliott’s story about how he headed to The University of Alabama with only $2.38 in his pocket. Since he struggled with paying for college, he wanted to make it a lot easier for the others who would follow.