American women are dominating the Games, and it didn’t happen by accident Los Angeles Times – Aug. 17 A girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. A girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming
Study finds women competitors dominate NBC’s prime time Associated Press – Aug. 16 During the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening. Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition time on NBC’s prime-time telecasts involved women’s sports, with 41.5 percent devoted to men, according to research
University of Alabama sororities’ fall rush ends Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 14 Around 93 percent of the 2,683 female students who attended the first round of the University of Alabama’s sororities fall formal recruitment received bids from the 16 sororities participating. UA put the total number of women getting bids at 2,488. Of those who
University of Alabama announces search for diversity chief Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 11 The University of Alabama on Thursday announced plans to start a search this fall to fill a new chief diversity officer position. The new position and a new diversity plan are part of a campus strategic plan announced last year by UA
UA professor returns from deep sea ocean explorations WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10 A University of Alabama assistant professor just returned from two weeks of deep ocean exploration and he may have even discovered a new species. Kevin Kocot and 24 other early career scientists recently went on a training cruise. While there, they
UA Honors College freshmen spruce up Vance Elementary Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 9 Some freshmen at the University of Alabama are making an impact in their community before fall classes start. “Just out here having a great time and trying to do what we can for the community and introduce these freshmen to an
Minorities Suffer From Unequal Pain Treatment New York Times – Aug. 8 Roslyn Lewis was at work at a dollar store here in Tuscaloosa, pushing a heavy cart of dog food, when something popped in her back: an explosion of pain. At the emergency room the next day, doctors gave her Motrin and sent her
Mom joins the grads at University of Alabama summer graduation Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 6 Stephanie Rymond’s high heels clacked across the floors as she walked the hallways at the University of Alabama in her business attire, heading to class alongside students, many years her junior, wearing T-shirts and jeans. She would listen to them
Students move in at University of Alabama Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 4 The University of Alabama move team crew helped unload hundreds of vehicles of new students arriving for early move-in at UA in Tuscaloosa. on Thursday. Tuscaloosa News (gallery) – Aug. 4 Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 4 WSFA-NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Aug. 4
Partnership between UA and Pickens County to improve rural healthcare Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 3 This is a partnership between The University of Alabama and Pickens County. People behind it believe its a first of its kind The partnership began to grow a few years ago when Pickens County Medical Center in Carrollton was