2 UA graduate students to meet Nobel laureates
Tuscaloosa News – June 21
Two graduate students from the University of Alabama scheduled to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany describe the event as an exciting chance to interact with some of the brightest minds in science. “I think it is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Michele Stover said of the chance to meet the Nobel Prize winners and other students. Stover, 25, of Moselle, Miss., and fellow doctoral student in chemistry Steven Kelley will be among 625 graduate students from 78 countries who will meet with 35 Nobel laureates from June 30 to July 5 in Lindau, Germany. The meeting will include lectures by the laureates, discussion sessions, master classes and panel discussions. Among the main topics at this year’s meeting is “green chemistry,” which seeks to make chemical production as energy-efficient and environmentally friendly as possible, according to a release from UA. The annual meeting, started in 1951 as a way to foster contact between scientists following World War II, offers the graduate students the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with the laureates, according to the meeting’s website. Kelley, 25, of Olive Branch, Miss., and Stover were nominated by the university to attend, according to professors Robin Rogers and David Dixon, who both hold a Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry at UA.
Habitat for Humanity dedicates restored home to Tuscaloosa WWII veteran on his 85th birthday (photos, video)
Al.com – June 21
When he took off the makeshift blindfold his nephew had wrapped around his head before driving him to his house, Willie Bishop was momentarily disoriented. There were dozens of people in his yard and on his street there to greet him, and his house looked better than it had since he moved into it 65 years ago. Bishop’s home in Alberta was gutted completely two weeks ago, leaving only its foundation, frame and some siding left standing. Since then, an intense restoration project, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity and led by the University of Alabama’s Campus Veteran’s Association, has been in overdrive to allow friends, family and community leaders to dedicate Bishop’s renovated home as a present to him Thursday, the 85th birthday of the Tuscaloosa veteran of both World War II and the Korean War … The house was restored with help from all over the community. Volunteers came from the Tuscaloosa Fire Department, students from the University of Alabama law school, the Campus Veteran’s Association and more, and donations of money and supplies came from the Home Depot Foundation, 84 Lumber in Northport, and Habitat for Humanity.
JACKSONVILLE: New businesses offer employment opportunity
Anniston Star – June 21
Three new businesses on Alabama 21 in Jacksonville are expected to add 90 new jobs to the local economy. Two of the businesses, Price Less IGA, a small grocery employing 35 people, and Gamecock Car Wash, which is employing 10, opened earlier this month. Jack’s restaurant, which recently constructed a new building, opens Wednesday and will employ about 50 people, a release from the company states…It’s too soon to know whether the new stores are a sign of long-term growth. University of Alabama economics professor James Cover said the new businesses could simply redirect economic traffic. “I would say it’s a good sign for the local economy … if they turn out to be successful,” Cover said.
Professional Women of St. Tammany award $18,000 in scholarships, lay groundwork to refill coffers for 2014 awards
NOLA.com – June 20
Professional women get ahead by never stopping. That said, it was not surprising the Professional Women of St. Tammany (PWST) presented 15 scholarships valued at $18,500 to students from throughout the north shore during the same meeting at which its members announced benefit plans to fund next year’s round of scholarships…Emily Manders Ruffino: Ruffino is a post-graduate student at the University of Alabama. She is a business owner of Pure Life Wellness, a personal trainer, Free NOLA spokesperson, coordinator for a 5K race benefiting Trafficking Hope, and an active member of her church. Her educational goal is to earn her registered dietitian’s license …