Mother and Son to Graduate Together on Saturday
WIAT-CBS 42, Birmingham – Aug. 5
CBS 42’s Nicole Wyatt explains why Saturday’s Commencement ceremony has special meaning for one family. It’s a major accomplishment for many to get a college diploma, but what about receiving it alongside Mom?…Drew Jones will be getting an undergraduate degree in Latin at the University of Alabama’s summer commencement ceremony, while his mother Moniaree receives her master’s degree in nursing.
EVOLVE: GUTS
History Channel – Aug. 5
At the University of Alabama, Stephen Secor is investigating the digestion of Burmese pythons. Secor: “What’s amazing about these snakes is their ability to feed upon a prey item whose diameter is several times great than that of the diameter of the snake’s head.”…
‘Cosmic Ghost’ Discovered By Volunteer Astronomer
ScienceDaily.com – Aug. 6
…”This discovery really shows how citizen science has come of age in the Internet world,” commented Professor Bill Keel of the University of Alabama, a galaxyzoo.org team member. “Hanny’s attentiveness alerted us not only to a peculiar object, but to a window into the cosmic past which might have eluded us for a long time otherwise. Trying to understand the processes operating here has proven to be a fascinating challenge, involving a whole range of astrophysical techniques and instruments around the world and beyond. This has also been some of the most rewarding astronomy I’ve done in years!”…
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Terry Saban promotes good health care for kids
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 6
Terry Saban, wife of the University of Alabama’s head football coach, preached Tuesday night about the important role that parents play in raising children. As adults, we’re responsible for three things with children,” she said at the Zone, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. “Good health is one. Children have to be in good health to even focus in school. The second is social responsibility. We do that by being good role models. The third thing is education.” Saban spoke at a dinner for organizers of today’s health fair sponsored by Whatley Health Services in conjunction with Henry Schein Inc. and the Alabama Primary Health Care Association. “We chose Terry Saban because we really wanted to reflect well on the Tuscaloosa community,” said Deborah Tucker, chief executive officer of Whatley Health Services, a nonprofit health-care organization that provides comprehensive low-cost health care for Tuscaloosa County. “We wanted a speaker who had an interest in children and we thought Mrs. Saban would be a good person to reflect on children because Nick and Terry have a fundraiser called Nick’s Kids, which provides funding for agencies that serve children,” Tucker said…
Bus seat belts going to school
Huntsville Times – Aug. 6
…The study, which is being conducted by the University of Alabama, stemmed from the Nov. 20, 2006, school bus crash in Huntsville that killed four Lee High School students and injured 38 more…
Education briefs
Birmingham News – Aug. 6
The Ninth Annual Rural Health Conference will be held Sept. 4-5 at the Bryant Conference Center at the University of Alabama. “The Future of Health Care” is the theme of the conference hosted by the Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science in UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. Speakers will include U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham…