Dothan, Ala. – Wallace Community College hosted the 31st Annual Tri-State Math and Computer Science Olympiad at the Wallace Campus in Dothan on Friday, March 1. Approximately 865 area students and 60 high school instructors from Alabama, Georgia, and Florida attended. Wallace Community College hosts the annual event to create interest in math and computer science and to recognize student accomplishments in these competitive fields. 

The event, themed “Mathematics and Computer Science: Helping Society Prepare for the Future,” recognized the role that mathematics and computer science play in predictions and astronomy. Both mathematics and computer science are heavily involved in calculating predictions and monitoring the sun’s cycles. NASA’s prediction of solar flares and the impact on our planet was the basis for this year’s Olympiad theme.

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are teaming up to promote National Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 3-9. Sponsored by FEMA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Severe Weather Preparedness Week encourages individuals, families, businesses and communities to know about severe weather risks, take action to prepare for them, and Be a Force of Nature by encouraging others to get prepared.

Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by tornadoes and other types of severe weather, despite advance warning. In 2012, there were more than 450 weather-related fatalities and nearly 2,600 injuries nationwide. Severe weather knows no boundaries and affects every individual in every region.

An exhibit collecting the stories of Holocaust survivors now living in Alabama opened this week at the Dothan Campus as part of Troy University’s ongoing Year of Holocaust Remembrance.

“Darkness Into Life: Alabama Holocaust Survivors Through Photography and Art,” an exhibit on loan from the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, will be on display inside the exhibit hall on the first floor of the Library/Technology Building through April 26.

Featuring the stories of 20 Holocaust survivors, the exhibit consists of photos, paintings and narratives by the survivors that teach the history of the Holocaust and offer a rich understanding of its impact on these individuals and their families.

“Darkness Into Life” is part of a Year of Holocaust Remembrance at TROY, which has included a number of special events, exhibits and lectures designed to explore the history and lasting effects of the Holocaust.

For more information about the Year of Holocaust Remembran