From the October 2017 Desktop News | New College hosted the first Druid City Girls Media Camp on the UA campus this summer. Created and founded by 14 UA students and one professor, the weeklong camp served to educate and provide hands-on experience in filmmaking for young girls in the Tuscaloosa area. The inspiration for a girls’ film camp originated from a course titled Women in Film, taught by Dr. Barbara Jane Brickman, assistant professor in New College and the department […]
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Student Completes Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
From the October 2017 Desktop News | Senior physics student Alison Farrar was selected to continue her research in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during the summer of 2017 as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), a prestigious opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Farrar, whose research focuses on magnetic nanothermometry—a technique where magnetic properties can be used to measure temperature remotely—said the experience was invaluable as she works to determine her career in medical research. “I […]
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Psychology Professor Earns National Early Career Award
From the October 2017 Desktop News | The Gerontological Society of America has recognized University of Alabama psychology professor Dr. Giyeon Kim for her research on mental health disparities between people of different races and ethnicities. The GSA, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging, recently honored Kim with the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology. The honor, given annually, recognizes outstanding early career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology. […]
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Husband and Wife Transform Book about Little-Known Civil Rights Leader
From the October 2017 Desktop News | In 2009, UA history professor Dr. David Beito and wife Dr. Linda Royster Beito, associate dean of Arts and Sciences at Stillman College, released a book called “Black Maverick,” a biography of black civil rights pioneer Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard, called T.R.M. Howard for short. The book received positive reviews, but Howard’s story remained confined to a 304-page book that some might never open. For the Beitos, that was not enough. The story of […]
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To Aid Utilities, Researchers Seek Ancient Floods Near Tennessee River
From the October 2017 Desktop News | With funding from energy utilities, a team of researchers at The University of Alabama are collaborating with peers across the Southeast to understand the frequency and possible size of floods along the Tennessee River that pre-date reliable weather and streamflow records. With a better understanding of floods from the past 10,000 years, utilities can better prepare for historic natural disasters that could threaten dams and nuclear plants in and around the Tennessee River, said […]
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UA Doctoral Student Named One of Best Horn Players in the World
From the October 2017 Desktop News | Titles like best of the best and best in the world still don’t sit well with University of Alabama doctorate of musical arts candidate Joshua Williams. But, the 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native will have to get used to them, because the French horn virtuoso recently won first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America held in Fort Collins, Colorado. “It happens every two years, bringing in horn players from multiple continents […]
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