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Wage hike met with caution, joy
Tuscaloosa News – May 26
The minimum wage conundrum – higher pay leading to fewer jobs – is one that Carl Ferguson, professor of economics at the University of Alabama, ...

Conservation is the key to beat drought
Tuscaloosa News – May 28
…Mary Jo Modica is horticulturist at the University of Alabama Arboretum. Reach her…

College News
Tuscaloosa News – May 28
John R. Wheat, MD, MPH, of Northport, professor of community and rural medicine at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and School ...

Education Briefs
Birmingham News – May 27
Gary Moynihan, professor of industrial engineering at the University of Alabama, received the 2006 Institute of Industrial Engineers' National Outstanding…

As the Alabama National Guard’s role changes, policymakers must pay attention
Anniston Star – May 27
…a special section by the University of Alabama Knight Community Journalism Fellows and The Anniston Star…includes a survey of 420 Guard members that was conducted earlier this year…

Writers conference set for Tuscaloosa
Decatur Daily – May 26
Other speakers will include David Sloan, a journalism professor at The University of Alabama; and literary…