MONDAY, MARCH 18 – SUNDAY MARCH 24
RESEARCH
RESEARCH SHOWS BEST METHOD TO HELP ENDANGERED WOODPECKER – The best methods to help an endangered woodpecker thrive in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama are installation of artificial homes and controlled burning in forests, according to research from UA. Watch for an upcoming news release. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA Strategic Communications, at adam.jones@ua.edu or 205-348-4328.
NIH TO FUND STUDY OF STUDENT AGGRESSION, TEACHER BIASES – The National Institutes of Health has awarded UA a $2.4 million grant to create interventions to lower aggression in middle-school students and lessen disproportionalities in school discipline. The study will combine elements of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports with Coping Power, a school-based curriculum for children with aggression problems. The goal is to lower both interracial and intraracial violence in middle schoolers and to get teachers to discipline without influence of their implicit biases. For more information, contact David Miller, 205-348-0825 or david.c.miller@ua.edu.
BEST BETS
GRADUATE SCHOOL WAIVES APPLLICATION FEES THIS WEEK – Applying to become a graduate student at UA is free this week. The UA Graduate School is waiving application fees for master’s and doctoral programs from March 18 through March 22, saving $65 for U.S. applicants and $80 for international applicants. During Free Grad App Week, applicants can complete a short form to receive a code that will waive the application fee. The inaugural Free Grad App Week is meant to increase awareness of opportunities for graduate studies at the University. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA communications, 205-348-4328, adam.jones@ua.edu.
DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASES ROLES OF BROADCASTERS DURING 2018 HURRICANES – A new documentary highlighting the role of broadcasters during disasters was recently released by a UA journalism professor. The videos by Dr. Chandra Clark, UA assistant professor of journalism and creative media, are part of the “First Informers” series and focus on broadcast coverage of hurricanes Florence and Michael, which struck North Carolina and Florida, respectively, during 2018. Developed in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, the series has, over the last eight years, documented the important roles broadcasters fill during emergencies. For more information, contact Cole Lanier, communication specialist in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, at 205-348-4471 or mclanier@ua.edu. Reach Clark directly at Chandra.clark@ua.edu.
EVENTS
SOCIAL ACTIVIST TO PRESENT REALIZING THE DREAM LECTURE – Asa Gordon, founder and executive director of the Douglass Institute of Government, will present, “Realizing the Dream by Honoring the Voting Rights Legacy of the United States Colored Troops,” Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m., at the Embassy Suites in Tuscaloosa. The community annually celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Realizing the Dream activities including a lecture. Events are organized by Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and UA. For more information, contact Carol N. Agomo, UA director of community and administrative affairs, community.affairs@ua.edu, 205-348-7405; Diane Kennedy-Jackson, UA community affairs, 205-348-4480, dkkennedy1@ua.edu; or UA communications, 205-348-5320.
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