Tide and Tigers Today
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 24
Students in the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama helped create a collapsible tent for the UA football team.
SEC Sports – Oct. 24
Attorney and equal justice advocate to give Realizing the Dream lecture
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 26
Attorney and equal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson will give the 2015-16 Realizing the Dream Distinguished Lecture today, the first of the annual series of events celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “The Distinguished Lecture Series is an integral part of the Realizing the Dream committee’s efforts to raise awareness for equality, education and social justice,” said Samory T. Pruitt, vice president of the University of Alabama’s Division of Community Affairs. “Stevenson’s work serves as an example of what Dr. King stood for and of the work we aim to highlight every year in our Realizing the Dream programming.” Stevenson’s lecture titled “American Injustice: Mercy, Humanity and Making a Difference” will be at 7 p.m. today at the Embassy Suites hotel, 2410 University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa. Seating is first-come, first-served. Stevenson will be available for a book signing afterward. The lecture series is jointly sponsored by the Tuscaloosa Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Shelton State Community College, Stillman College and UA. This year’s theme is “Realizing the Dream Through the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person.”
UA dietitian in response to WHO report: Bacon OK in moderation
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 26
A new study suggests eating processed meats could cause cancer. The World Health Organization says eating bacon along with other processed meats could increase your risk of colon and stomach cancers. They add red meat is probably cancer causing as well. Researchers studied 500,000 middle-aged men and women and found by simply eating 50 grams of processed meat a day can increase the risk of colon cancer by 18-percent. University of Alabama registered dietician Sheena Gregg says this study really isn’t anything new. It’s just puts numbers to what health professionals have been saying for years. “The way it’s processed. It does create more oxidized stress in the body. These types of foods may be smoked. There may be some chemical added. So for a lot of folks there can be some health risks involved,” Gregg said.
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Oct. 26
Wood Instead of Petroleum: Producing Chemical Substances Solely from Renewable Resources
Science Newsline Biology – Oct. 26
Petroleum might well be replaced by wood soon when it comes to manufacturing chemical substances. Research has now made significant progress towards using sustainable biomass, like wood, as an alternative raw material for chemical production. Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany and at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in the USA recently managed to synthesize two complex chemical substances from wood-based starting materials. The process can be as cost-effective as the conventional petroleum product-based process and is less damaging to the environment. “Our aim is to manufacture everyday products from renewable resources without an impact on the environment while at the same time ensuring that the process is economically competitive,” explained Professor Till Opatz of Mainz University. The results of their research have been published in the prominent journal Angewandte Chemie.
Yuba Net – Oct. 26
Research In Germany – Oct. 26
Health Medicine Network – Oct. 26
Obama administration cracks down on police abuse, draws challenges
Arca Max – Oct. 26
Dennis Spaulding, a baby-faced “bully with a badge,” as the FBI called him, was in the middle of a raid against newly arrived Ecuadorean immigrants when he made a costly mistake. He arrested a priest. Father James Manship, his clerical garb covered by a big winter coat, was videotaping Spaulding and other officers who, according to federal prosecutors, were illegally searching My Country Store, a Latino grocery in this largely Italian suburb of New Haven. Manship shot video of his own arrest and collected 23 affidavits detailing what he believes is a pattern of abuse against his mostly Latino congregation. He handed the complaint to the U.S. Justice Department in 2009. The timing was perfect. In the previous four years under President George W. Bush, the Justice Department had stopped taking police departments to court over allegations of misconduct or civil rights violations … “Under Bush, the Department of Justice took the view that they could not force, or did not want to force, police departments into court,” said Stephen Rushin, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and an expert on federal enforcement of police reform. “Under the Obama administration, they take the view that if a city isn’t willing to play ball, then the DOJ will go to court and force that city to comply.”
Med Pass keeps track of immunization records
Crimson White – Oct. 26
Each year, millions of students across the country head to college for the first time. They load their cars with clothes, books and everything else a college student might need. What they do not realize is they might be carrying a disease with them as well, which is why universities require students to provide proof of immunizations. It can be a nightmare for those who work at a school’s medical center, sifting through thousands of records. Records get lost in the mail or lost in a stack of papers. The margin for error is wide. However, University of Alabama alumni started a new company that could revolutionize the immunization verification process for colleges across the country … Recently, the company added Lonnie Strickland, a professor of strategic management at the University, to the board of directors. Strickland teaches the GBA 490 course at the University. “It starts off slow, and you have to get one school that is willing to take the risk, which happened to be Auburn,” Strickland said. “And then it is the old snowball thing. Schools are very risk averse, but if you found out there are five of the finest schools in America doing this, hell, that is all you need to know.”
Alabama Halloween Extravaganza draws star athletes, costumed kids for games, candy and photos
Al.com – Oct. 26
Inclement weather canceled one local trick-or-treat event, but Tuscaloosa kids would have their candy one way or another Monday night. The University of Alabama Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) once again hosted the annual Halloween Extravaganza at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility where football, baseball, tennis players and all sorts of student-athletes played games, took photos and handed out candy with children and families on Monday. Several Alabama stars including ArDarius Stewart, Calvin Ridley, J.K. Scott, Da’Shawn Hand, Blake Barnett, Damien Harris and several others appeared to play with kids at the Halloween free-for-all that also saw tons of creative costumes. Marvel superheroes, cowboys, fairies, princesses, minions and other little creatures ran wild in the indoor facility, showing all the Crimson Tide athletes on hand a thing or two.
Tuscaloosa News (gallery) – Oct. 26
Alabama Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat canceled, but Crimson Tide athletes will hand out candy tonight
Al.com – Oct. 26
Rainy weather forecast will put a damper on this year’s Alabama Panhellenic Sorority Trick-or-Treat, but there’s always a backup plan. While the sorority event is canceled and will not be rescheduled, families can go to the University of Alabama’s Hank Crisp indoor facility for some free candy. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will once again host the Halloween Extravaganza at the indoor facility where kids and their families can enjoy a night of fun and games with some of their favorite Crimson Tide student-athletes. Come dressed in your best costume, grab some candy, play some games and snap some photos with some of Bama’s best and brightest athletes. The event takes place at 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday in the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility. It is for children ages 13 and under.
UA holds Honor Reading Choir; UA to hold Haunting at the Museum
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 26
The University of Alabama held its 28th annual reading choir concert tonight. Several of the best high school choirs around the state performed in the Moody Music Concert Hall. Musical selections included Russian and two colonial folk songs. Students were able to showcase their talents and experience a different type of concert. If you are looking to get into the Halloween spirit this week, we have some good news to pass along to you. There are many upcoming events that include a haunting at the museum at the University’s campus…
Rain could dampen spooky events this week
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 26
Bad weather, or the threat of it, canceled Monday’s Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat, but other early Halloween week events, such as the University of Alabama’s Athletic Halloween Extravaganza, went on as planned, indoors … Also tonight, A Haunting at the Museum is planned to go on, rain or shine, 6-8 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and Gorgas House Museum on the University of Alabama campus, with ghost stories and spooky crafts for kids.
A new, environmentally friendly Tide rolls in
Crimson White – Oct. 26
After finishing a refreshing beverage on the Quad on game days, fans face the dilemma of how to dispose the can or bottle. For most fans the only option, or the most convenient option, is to toss it in one of the many garbage cans sprinkled across the Quad. One group of University of Alabama students wants to offer an alternative. Greener Tide, a project funded by the Daniel Community Scholars program, is a group of volunteers on the Quad that delivers information on recycling and provides recycling bins for plastic and aluminum every home football game. Blackburn Institute students planned this project and competed for funding early this year. Shuwen Yue, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, said the project was finally implemented this fall after months of planning. “Before the Daniel Scholar Competition started, the planning started probably in November [2014], maybe October, and all the way up to January when we had a presentation and competed with the other teams,” Yue said. “We kept on planning after we won throughout the spring semester as well.”