University of Alabama report: State’s logistics infrastructure unprepared for new economy
Alabama Construction News – Feb. 18
Officials have been saying for decades that Alabama needs to better fund improvements to its infrastructure but a report from the University of Alabama adds new urgency to the issue, saying the state risks losing ground in economic development if it doesn’t address some key areas.
The little worm mimics the key genetic risk for Alzheimer’s
Archy News – Feb. 19
Researchers at the University of Alabama have shown that a small worm can replicate the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s disease by expanding the breadth of preclinical models for the disease.
“Through with Chew” week starts in Alabama
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 18
Here in Alabama 6 percent of adults surveyed are current smokeless tobacco users, and more than 20 percent of high school students say they’ve tried it at least once. Alan Blum, a tobacco expert at the University of Alabama, explains why people start using these products.
Criminal Justice News Coverage in 2018
The Crime Report – Feb. 18
The most significant development in 2018, as it was in 2017, was the continued drop in coverage of local justice issues, which arguably has a greater impact … The news media’s habit of featuring mass killers continued to get attention last year. Criminologist Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama, who has studied the practice, was invited to speak at the annual meeting of Investigative Reporters and Editors, an event covered in The Crime Report.
Tidal floods driven by climate change may hurt small businesses
Science News – Feb. 19
Sea level rise, driven by climate change, is causing increased flooding during high tides along much of the U.S. coastline. Though such floods are usually minor, a new study suggests that car traffic patterns could help reveal how floods harm an area’s business revenues … The study is useful in drawing attention to costs and damages from tidal flooding, says Hamed Moftakhari, a civil and environmental engineer at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa who was not involved in the study.
Dean’s, President’s Lists students named for UA Fall 2018 Term
Robertson County Connection (White House, Tennessee) – Feb. 18
A total of 12,332 students enrolled during the 2018 fall term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).
Gainesville.com (Florida) – Feb. 18
Harris awarded degree from UA
Robertson County Connection (White House, Tennessee) – Feb. 18
Stephanie Harris of Springfield, has received the following from The University of Alabama: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. UA awarded some 2,065 degrees during its fall 2018 commencement Dec. 15.
Wyandotte Daily (Kansas) – Feb. 18
Richmond Register (Kentucky) – Feb. 18