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This week at The University of Alabama: UA expert finds relationship between civilian firearm ownership rate and public mass shootings – ‘Raising Mia’ mother to speak at Social Work conference – Secondary math education program earns national recognition — UA researcher takes new approach to flooding research – UA experts offer tips for planning a wedding on a budget, making creative school lunches – Events include Mike Slive presentation, UMC-Northport grand opening, Child Development conference

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This week at The University of Alabama: Education Policy Center to present report on community colleges – School of Social Work presents program on Tuscaloosa’s Civil Rights heritage – UA researchers lead Gulf Coast oil spill study – AIME to expand entrepreneurship mentoring via NSF I-Corps – UA experts comment on combatting illegal activity on ‘The Dark Web,’ paying for a child’s education, booster shots for adults – Events include Science Olympiad, Science Sunday

Summit at UA to Address Needs of Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life

The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work, and its partners, present “Service Member to Civilian (S2C): A National Summit on Improving Transitions” April 16-17 at the Bryant Conference Center.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Culverhouse College of Commerce to announce gift – SEC Network senior director of speak – Best-selling author to deliver Dinoff Lecture – UA experts offer tips on good and bad debt, cleaning out closets – UA prof comments on community college tuition proposal – School of Social Work hosts drug abuse symposium – Student teams to compete in diversity competition

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This week at The University of Alabama: Psychology professors receive grants to expand Coping Power program – Social work professor studies ways to stem adolescent marijuana use – Research shows views on evolution shaped by church attendance – Researchers develop new method for making electrical cellulose fibers – Pilot program offers med students option to follow patients over time – UA experts offer tips on talking to kids about sex, what to know if breast cancer runs in your family – Events include Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger kickoff, exhibit, lecture and more

UA to Test Virtual Environments for Preventing Marijuana Use by Youth

Few studies of prevention and intervention of adolescent marijuana use have included contextual cues, like environments and interactions, a gap in literature Dr. Amy Traylor, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, hopes to fill with a virtual reality-based study of adolescents’ reactions to contextual cues.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA professor wins public health award – Social work student receives national leadership award – UA experts offer tips on preventing West Nile Virus, tailgating and storing data in ‘the Cloud’ – Professor to lecture on ‘The Storm and the Tide’

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA’s ‘cleanest’ room relocates – Hyde named executive director of Cyber Institute – UA research shows students don’t get enough sleep – Social work student wins national award – UA experts offer tips on tailgating, optimizing energy throughout the day and storing data ‘in the cloud’

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA study looks at students’ reasons for insufficient sleep – Social work student wins national award – UA experts comment on optimizing energy during the workday, impact of SEC Network

The Smallest Victims

The Smallest Victims

Standard interview approaches used in child abuse cases too often result in incomplete pictures, says a University of Alabama social work professor researching the typical practices taken with young victims.