Back in the game
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 13
…Bronwen Lichtenstein, an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Alabama who specializes in women’s issues, has discovered that middle-aged women are putting both their mental and sexual health in jeopardy when they rebound from a failed marriage or long-term relationship. Her findings suggest there is an unaddressed public health issue when it comes to the sexual health of older women…

Expert urges teachers to quit stifling creativity
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 13
…Ken Robinson, a leader in the development of creativity and innovation, used Lynne’s story as a poignant example of what can go right if a person isn’t crushed by the educational system, in a talk for a packed house at the University of Alabama’s Moody Concert Hall Wednesday night…

UA hosts Hungarian speakers concerned with social welfare
Crimson White – Sept. 13
Three members from the University of Debrecen in Hungary spoke to students and faculty at the Capstone on Monday to emphasize social welfare and mental aging in Hungary. Before the lecture, Ellen Csikai, a professor of social work who is helping host the Hungarian visitors, and the group visited Bryce Mental Institution and other healthcare agencies in the area. Csikai said she will travel to Hungary to teach at Debrecen in the spring. She has combined her Hungarian background and her research about the elderly and life care…

Tide Text Alerts among University's emergency notification plans
Crimson White – Sept. 13
…UA spokeswoman Debbie Lane said there are many ways students can be alerted of emergencies, including the new Tide Text Alerts program. The alerts are fast and easy to send, Lane said, but these messages are sent only in extreme situations in order to grasp the attention of students. "Because we don't take sending messages to students lightly, we hope that students won't take it lightly either," Lane said. Tide Text Alerts are only sent when weather will cancel class, or during an extreme situation, such as a shooting…

Bucking trend, number of real estate agents up locally
Birmingham News – Sept. 13
…real estate qualifications also is up at the University of Alabama, where the business school is home of the Alabama Center for Real Estate. There were 534 UA majors in finance with a real estate concentration, nearly double the 273 enrolled in 2002, said Executive Director Grayson Glaze…

Ala. Agencies Cooperating to Boost Trooper Patrols on Deadly Roads
Insurance Journal – Sept. 13
…A research and development laboratory at the University of Alabama will use statistical data to help the agencies identify those problem areas…

UA students dig for archaeological remains
Crimson White – Sept. 13
…Students are working on excavating a Mississippian Indian settlement occupied around 800 years ago and are the first group of students to ever do so in part of a University Honors Program class taught by Jim Knight, professor of anthropology…

Knitters: Get ready to rumble
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 13
…The competition, called the Ultimate Knit to Win Challenge, will determine which shop can produce the largest quantity of hand-knit and crocheted caps for premature infants…The fact that Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban had been a head football coach at LSU sparked Johnson’s choice of shops, in hopes of inspiring friendly competition between UA and LSU…

Students perform music in Ridgecrest West elevator
Crimson White – Sept. 13
Jesus Mares, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, and Robert Sharpe, a freshman majoring in chemistry, are bringing new meaning to the term "elevator music." That's because as of Sunday night, they have a definite schedule to play live music in the Ridgecrest West elevator…Their next musical elevator performance will be Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Their schedule will be reposted next week.

Lakeside feeds growing student population
Crimson White – Sept. 13
…Bama Dining officials said they have made significant changes to better serve the students and faculty who choose to eat on campus. Lakeside Dining Facility has helped to eliminate the issue of overcrowding at other locations. Greta Davis, marketing manager for Bama Dining, said Lakeside serves approximately 2,400 students a day, in comparison to the 1,000 students being served at Fresh Food Company…

UA's Creative Campus carries out goal of Culture Builds!
Crimson White – Sept. 13
…Hank Lazer, associate provost for Academic Affairs, said he is hopeful about the potential of the Culture Builds! program. "We do have a rich cultural area, but have not made a cultural identity coherent," Lazer said. "We want to find ways to strengthen our cultural programs to make our community a more desirable community"…College of Commerce and Business Administration spokesman Bill Gerdes said the graduate business school will start a program to promote attending cultural events. Gerdes said after attending eight events students can receive a letter of recognition in the cultural arts…

Homegrown Alabama to bring farmers market to Ferguson Plaza today
Crimson White – Sept. 13
Fresh fruits and veggies, pastries, jams and flowers with a little live music will take over the Ferguson Plaza Thursday, when Homegrown Alabama hosts their second open-air farmers market. The market, open from 3 to 6:30 p.m. will include about 14 farmers and numerous vendors from all over the state…

UA student receives prestigious award
Crimson White – Sept. 13
UA student and triathlete Elizabeth Broadhead received one of 50 merit award scholarships offered by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a nationwide undergraduate honors organization based in Washington, D.C…