UA’s CCHS holds annual Rural Health Conference
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 30
The University of Alabama’s annual Rural Health Conference is happening right now. This year’s focus, Women. The event is put on each year by the College of Community Health Sciences and its Institute for Rural Health Research.
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University of Alabama chemistry professor earns honor
Tuscaloosa News – March 30
A University of Alabama chemistry professor is among the recipients of the 2017 SEC Faculty Achievement Awards named Wednesday. The annual awards honor a faculty member from each school in the Southeastern Conference. A news release states that each recipient demonstrates an outstanding record of teaching, research and scholarship. Arunava Gupta, Distinguished University Research Professor of Chemistry, is UA’s recipient.
Teams compete in the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – March 30
Forty teams of entrepreneurs battled it out today in hopes of winning a $50,000 grand prize. The students competed in the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition. Some of the participants were University of Alabama students who founded Biogram, a start up company intended to develop a plan for a medical device for heart surgery. The winners of the grand prize were Grant Becker, Kyle Peacock and Andrew Johnson, who developed a cooler to keep vaccines cold during delivery to developing countries.
Good Samaritan law for animals in hot cars
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – March 30
The Alabama Legislature may consider a good Samaritan law to help animals in hot cars. The bill is sponsored by State Representative Chris England of Tuscaloosa. It allows people to break a car window if necessary if they see a dog or cat in a hot car with the windows rolled up, and they would not be arrested for it. The idea came from a civic participation class at The University of Alabama and its adopted class at Holt High School.
Mysterious cosmic explosion surprises astronomers studying the distant x-ray universe
Space Daily – March 31
A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but it may be of a variety that scientists have never seen before … This X-ray source in the CDF-S has different properties from the as yet unexplained variable X-ray sources discovered in the elliptical galaxies NGC 5128 and NGC 4636 by Jimmy Irwin of the University of Alabama and collaborators. In particular, the CDF-S source is likely associated with the complete destruction of a neutron star or white dwarf, and is roughly 100,000 times more luminous in X-rays. It is also located in a much smaller and younger host galaxy, and is only detected during a single, several-hour burst.
Crestview resident presents research at University of Alabama conference
Crestview News Bulletin (Florida) – March 31
A Crestview resident is among University of Alabama students selected to present a research project at UA’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. Shelby Critcher of Crestview on March 30 presented the project, “Variability of Electrical Impedance Measurements Collected from Human Forearm Using Multiple Electrode Configuration.” Students participating in the competition gain experience presenting and defending their research projects to a panel of judges in both oral and poster presentation forms, according to a conference media release.
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‘Not So Silver Screen’ panel will explore erasure of black women in entertainment
Los Angeles Times – March 30
Halle Berry was the first — and only — black woman to win lead actress at the Oscars … Panelists include actresses Carroll (“Dynasty”), Tonya Pinkins (“All My Children”), and LisaGay Hamilton (“The Practice”), casting director Twinkie Byrd, culture critic April Reign (who started the “OscarsSoWhite” campaign last year), professor Kristen Warner of the University of Alabama, and it will be moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at Columbia University and UCLA.
AL: Honda Talladega County Expansion Project Launches with $85M First Phase
Trade and Industry Development – March 30
Honda continues to build on its massive investment in Alabama and announced a plan to spend an additional $85 million at its Talladega County auto manufacturing plant … Honda’s Alabama assembly center employs more than 4,500 workers and has attracted a network of almost 30 Tier One suppliers that employ another 7,600 people. The plant has an estimated annual economic impact on the state of $6.8 billion, according to a University of Alabama analysis.
U.S. News Facebook Live: College Admissions Q&A
U.S. News – March 31
On Friday, April 7, U.S. News Education will host a Q&A session on Facebook Live focused on the college admissions process. We’ll be broadcasting from a college fair and speaking with admissions officers from schools across the U.S. These experts are joining us to answer your questions about navigating the college application process as a student and as a parent. Have questions for the experts? Submit them using this form and they may be answered during the event. Who: U.S. News Education and admissions officers from the University of Alabama, the University of Oregon, the University of Rochester and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Students hope to break down walls for first annual SEC worship event
Crimson White – March 31
One University of Alabama student had a vision that the SEC would come together for one night, at the same time, across two time zones for something other than football. That vision is about to see fruition. Cat Collins, a senior majoring in marketing, had the idea over winter break to organize an SEC-wide worship night that was not necessarily to be affiliated with any ministry. Collins discussed the idea with a couple people, and soon after they had their first meeting at the Chi Omega sorority house with only five people.
Educators, artists, patrons honored at Druid Arts Awards
Tuscaloosa News – March 30
The 22nd Druid Arts Awards were held Thursday in the Bama Theatre, with a cocktail reception for recipients and families followed by a ceremony that open to the public in the Bama Theatre. Given every other year, the Druid Arts Awards salute excellence in local arts, from artists to educators to volunteers and patrons. Sandra Ray, president of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa, which operates the Bama and hosts the awards, served as emcee. The night opened with performances from the musical comedy “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” performed by cast members of productions by both Theatre Tuscaloosa and University of Alabama’s Gulf Shores-based SummerTide Theatre.
Director of film about Israeli town hit by rockets visits Alabama
AL.com – March 31
Filmmaker Laura Bialis will be in Alabama from April 4-6 for showings of her acclaimed documentary, “Rock in the Red Zone,” about an Israeli city that has been a focal point for rocket attacks and also for its music scene. . . . Bialis will introduce her film and lead a question-and-answer session after each showing in Alabama. It will be shown Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Bloom Hillel Student Center on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa.