BRKG Multiple shootings reported on campus of University of Alabama-Huntsville

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Just breaking on twitter, No more info than this yet. will hunt around to find more.

Multiple shootings reported on campus of University of Alabama-Huntsville - WAFF-TV developing
 
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Another update.

@BreakingNews: JUST IN +++ Police in Madison County, Alabama say several hurt in shooting on University of Alabama-Huntsville campus, CNN reports
 
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BreakingNews

Update: Woman opens fire at University of Alabama-Huntsville; at least two in critical condition - Huntsville Times
 
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Ok some updates.. Still cant find a story on it.

# BreakingNews

Update: Third person dead in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville - city spokesman less than a minute ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# Breaking News BreakingNews

Update: Police confirm two dead, two critical in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville; one suspect in custody 2 minutes ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# NewsAlert BN_NewsAlert

A Female suspect in custody. Two dead, two critical in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville, lokal Media reports 3 minutes ago
 
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Ok some updates.. Still cant find a story on it.

# BreakingNews

Update: Third person dead in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville - city spokesman less than a minute ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# Breaking News BreakingNews

Update: Police confirm two dead, two critical in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville; one suspect in custody 2 minutes ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# NewsAlert BN_NewsAlert

A Female suspect in custody. Two dead, two critical in shootings at University of Alabama-Huntsville, lokal Media reports 3 minutes ago
 
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My alma mater.

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/02/three_dead_one_injured_in_shoo.html

Three dead, one injured in shooting at UAH's Shelby Center

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Three people are dead and at least one person is injured in a shooting at UAH's Shelby Center this afternoon.

UAH spokesman Ray Garner said he doesn't have any details about the victims.

Garner said he believes the shooter is in custody and police are working to clear the building.

Erin Johnson, a sophomore and a student aide, said there was a biology faculty meeting underway when she heard screams coming from the room.
 
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3 killed in Alabama university shooting

http://us.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/12/alabama.university.shooting/index.html

(CNN) -- Three people were killed and one was wounded Friday after a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, said Ray Garner, a spokesman for the university.

A female shooter was in custody, he said.

The incident occurred about 4:15 p.m. in Shelby Hall, which police were still searching, said Trent Willis, a spokesman for the mayor. "We do have some witnesses," he said.
 
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From elsewhere:

Today, 06:03 PM
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"Three dead, one injured in shooting at UAH's Shelby Center
By Niki Doyle
February 12, 2010, 4:42PM

Shelby Center at UAHView full sizeMichael Mercier / The Huntsville TimesThe Shelby Center at UAH

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Three people are dead and at least one person is injured in a shooting at UAH's Shelby Center this afternoon.

UAH spokesman Ray Garner said he doesn't have any details about the victims.

Garner said he believes the shooter is in custody and police are working to clear the building.

Erin Johnson, a sophomore and a student aide, said there was a biology faculty meeting underway when she heard screams coming from the room."

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/02/three_...ed_in_shoo.html


It should be on CNN televsion, but the online article is extremely sparse yet.
 
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This story fits right in with the thread about how difficult it is to find a job in academe. Though that story is more about those with PhD's in humanity areas.

The tenure process is like being in a pressure cooker. I guess she must have blown the weight off the blow hole! I could see how someone who is mentally unstable could do that.

There was a shooting at the University of Arkansas years ago where a doctoral student was booted from his program, so he came in and killed the department chair.

I think it would take an 'odd' person to do something like this. The Univ. of Alabama profs may have denied her tenure because they sensed her brain wasn't firing all 8 cylinders.
 
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BreakingNews: Update: Second suspect, a man, in custody in shootings that killed three at University of Alabama-Huntsville, police say - NBC News
Friday, February 12, 2010 6:23:45 PM
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TWO suspects...

If true (and I realize how fluid and often wrong these early reports are)... that's more than just someone "losing it".

Hmmm... it will be interesting to see names/ethnicity here...

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I suspect that we'll find out that the work atmosphere is very toxic in the department. It wouldn't be unusual for a scientific academic unit. You have many inflated egos in some departments and not all of them are mentally balanced. . .


From the Twitter link posted by hope4mil:

http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


# Update: All three victims killed at University of Alabama-Huntsville were faculty members, school confirms @UAHuntsville less than 5 seconds ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# Update: Woman in Alabama college shooting opened fire in faculty meeting when she learned she wouldn't get tenure, police say - WAFF-TV 8 minutes ago from BreakingNews Headquarters

# Update: Second suspect, a man, in custody in shootings that killed three at University of Alabama-Huntsville, police say - NBC News
 
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Female faculty member kills three on UA-Huntsville campus

Posted: Feb 12, 2010 5:15 PM EST Updated: Feb 12, 2010 6:31 PM EST

Female faculty member kills three on UA-Huntsville campus
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Police said a female member of the UA-Huntsville faculty shot and killed three co-workers on campus.

Huntsville Police, Madison County Sheriff's department and HEMSI responded to a shooting at the UAH campus at 4:00 Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened in the Shelby Center, a math and science classroom building.
Authorities said a female faculty member during a Biology faculty meeting learned she would not receive tenure. She then pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Tenure in this case refers to a senior academic's contractual right not to have their position terminated without just cause.
The campus was immediately put on lock-down.
UA-Huntsville spokesman Ray Garner confirmed three people were shot and killed. He said one person was injured.
Authorities said the shooter is a female member of the UAH staff.
All three of the dead are also staff members.
Huntsville Hospital was also on lock down to control traffic until all the ambulances arrive
 
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here is another confirmation of a second suspect in custody.
Hope


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35372168
...A man and a woman were in custody, Huntsville police Sgt. Jack Pugh said. The woman suspect opened fire during a faculty meeting when she learned she wouldn't get tenure, police told WAFF-TV...
 
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hope4mil said:
This is from a blog, at the live feed from WHNT tv live. I do not know if this is correct. This is just what students are saying on that blog.
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http://www.whnt.com/http://www.whnt.com/http://www.whnt.com/

Dr. Amy Bishop, a Harvard-University trained neuroscientist, was taken into custody, and her husband detained, in connection with three fatal shootings on the UAH campus Friday afternoon.
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So, are they saying that they think her husband allegedly helped her??? This doesn't make sense.
 
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The live feed at WHNT just confirmed that it was a "Harvard trained professor", who was well respected and known nationwide.

Students are saying that her husband was "the demon that possessed her". Don't know what that means.
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On the one link above with the vid and scrolling comments, someone just posted that they stole her invention and then denied her tenure. Don't know as that's true, of course.
 
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You can read about her student's thoughts regarding her teaching skills in previous semesters here:

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=392617&page=1
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The powers that be seem to be putting "under review" these comments made by her students, so I will post this one before it disappears.
Hope

"This class was great. Bishop makes the class interesting by talking about her research and her friends research. That speaker she had for class was hard to understand but smart. She expects alot and you need to come to every class and study. She is hot but she tries to hide it.And she is a socalist but she only talks about it after class"
 
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hope4mil said:
The powers that be seem to be putting "under review" these comments made by her students, so I will post this one before it disappears.
Hope

"This class was great. Bishop makes the class interesting by talking about her research and her friends research. That speaker she had for class was hard to understand but smart. She expects alot and you need to come to every class and study. She is hot but she tries to hide it.And she is a socalist but she only talks about it after class"
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i wonder how many other hard-core socialist members of the ivory tower set are on the verge of going postal? the whole damned country seems set to blow...
 
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mzkitty said:
On the one link above with the vid and scrolling comments, someone just posted that they stole her invention and then denied her tenure. Don't know as that's true, of course.
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It's possible. Every major research institution has a Technology Transfer office (or named similarly) that is responsible for patenting and protecting the rights to inventions made by faculty and staff.

Here is a link to the University of Alabama (although this is for Tuscaloosa) that shows the patent policy per the faculty handbook. I can imagine that all UA schools would have the same or similar policies since they are funded by the same state.

http://ott.ua.edu/forms/Appendix G Patent Policy revisions_Feb 9 2010.pdf

According to this, the Board of Trustees for the university sets up a patent committee which holds all power to which patents are marketed and which aren't. The committee also determines fair compensation.

The university figures that they own the invention since the faculty members typically are using state time and facilities to develop the concept.
 
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The saddest thing I've seen is the daughter of Dr. Davis - a bio faculty member - being interviewed on TV. She said that she and her step-dad had been calling her mom, but she hasn't picked up her phone. She was outside the Shelby Building trying to find out what happened. Rumors on the chat room stated that Dr. Davis might have been one of the faculty members who were shot. This is so sad!
 
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You posted this in a nick of time. All of the postings are gone now except for the ones posted tonight that say she's a 'good shot' and other shooting related posts.

hope4mil said:
The powers that be seem to be putting "under review" these comments made by her students, so I will post this one before it disappears.
Hope

"This class was great. Bishop makes the class interesting by talking about her research and her friends research. That speaker she had for class was hard to understand but smart. She expects alot and you need to come to every class and study. She is hot but she tries to hide it.And she is a socalist but she only talks about it after class"
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Count the Cost said:
You posted this in a nick of time. All of the postings are gone now except for the ones posted tonight that say she's a 'good shot' and other shooting related posts.
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Thanks C the C, I can see them deleting posts about the shooting, but not the other legitimate comments and ratings. This is kind of strange.
Hope
 
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http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/02/biology_professor_accused_in_u.html

University of Alabama in Huntsville biology professor in custody regarding deadly shooting at faculty meeting

By Patricia C. McCarter

February 12, 2010, 5:45PM

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View full sizeBob Gathany / The Huntsville TimesShooting suspect Amy Bishop is taken into custody. She has not been charged with a crime.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- A biology professor is in custody in connection with three fatal shootings on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus Friday afternoon, according to a UAH official.
Dr. Amy Bishop, a Harvard-University trained neuroscientist, was taken into custody, and her husband has been detained. They have not been charged with a crime.
According to police, three people were killed and three were wounded when the shooter opened fire during a biology faculty meeting on the third floor of the Shelby Center for Science and Technology. The three injured people are being treated at Huntsville Hospital.
In June 2006, The Times published a story involving Bishop, biology professor and her husband, Jim Anderson, chief science officer of Cherokee Labsystems in Huntsville.
Bishop is quoted in the story as co-inventor of "InQ," a new cell growth incubator which promised to cut the costs, size and maintenance involved in the mechanics of cell generation.
From the story: InQ co-inventor Amy Bishop credits the coming together of a group of people with certain skills and crossover knowledge in a series of highly fortunate events fueled by Huntsville's evolving entrepreneurial spirit.
"It's great to actually see it hit the market, and the sooner the better," Bishop said. "My colleagues think it will change the face of tissue culture. It will allow us, as researchers, to not live in the lab and control our tissue culture conditions, including the sensitive cultures including those like adult stem cells.
"The conditions to differentiate those have to be exact, and the incubator will help that."
Tired of applying 1920s science to the rapidly advancing work of biotechnology, Bishop approached her husband ... about inventing a portable cell incubator. Together, she and Anderson designed a sealed, self-contained cell incubation system that is mobile and eliminates many of the problems with cultivating tissues in the fragile environment of the petri dish.
It also has its own on-board computer that maintains and regulates the incubator, allowing tighter control of the cell environment.
 
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hope4mil said:
Thanks C the C, I can see them deleting posts about the shooting, but not the other legitimate comments and ratings. This is kind of strange.
Hope
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I'll bet they are trying to keep the jury pool 'clean'. If potential jurors read those comments, it could give them a bias.

Just a guess . . .
 
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only the posts from today have been deleted/ 'under review' on about page 5 or 6 the older posts start. the socialist one is still there, mixed opinions on whether she's hard or easy, but everybody agrees she's smart but not a good teacher.
 
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BadMedicine said:
only the posts from today have been deleted/ 'under review' on about page 5 or 6 the older posts start. the socialist one is still there, mixed opinions on whether she's hard or easy, but everybody agrees she's smart but not a good teacher.
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You're right. Boy, the posters went crazy tonight. When I was on the sight just a little while ago, there were only three posts from today. Now, there are 4 1/2 pages of posts from today.

Good catch, BM.
 
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My prayers to the families of the victims. But my devious mind moves on and thinks,

So, the University will now own ALL the rights to the biotechnology$$$$ developed by the professor - "interesting, very interesting"
 
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Speckled Trout1 said:
My prayers to the families of the victims. But my devious mind moves on and thinks,

So, the University will now own ALL the rights to the biotechnology$$$$ developed by the professor - "interesting, very interesting"
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That is how it works. If that was her complaint, she should have gotten a lawyer. This was not the appropriate solution no matter how wronged she was by the university as an organization. She did an injustice to everyone, including herself.
 
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Amy Bishop has a “cyborg” laboratory

http://heretic.blastmagazine.com/2010/02/amy-bishop-has-a-cyborg-laboratory/
2010 February 12


by Mark Baard

http://heretic.blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/images.bishop.jpgAlleged UAH shooter Amy Bishop, in custody tonight after killing three, was working on a computer made with “mammalian” neurons:
Neuroengineering
My laboratory’s goal will be to continue in our effort to develop a neural computer, the Neuristor™, using living neurons. This computer will exploit all of the advantages of neurons. Specifically, neurons rich with the nitric oxide NO dependent learning receptor, N Methyl D Aspartate receptor NMDAR, will be utilized. These have previously been studied in the context of induced adaptive resistance to NO IAR. For the Neuristor™ we will take advantage of the IAR phenomena since it has been demonstrated that IAR neurons express more learning and memory receptors NMDAR as well as increased neurite outgrowth. The neurons that we are currently using are mammalian motor neurons. We are exploring the possibility of using neurons derived from adult stem cells, and from bony fishes provided by Bruce Stallsmith Ph.D. This laboratory has created a portable cell culture incubator, the Cell Drive™ that is an ideal support structure for the Neuristor™.
via Amy Bishop, Ph.D..
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Sounds like a potential black op to correct a problem caused by somebody who wouldn't "play ball."

Of course I have nothing to support my theory, just a gut feeling based upon the content of the situation and a knowledge of the history of shady university shootings.
 
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I used to work in an area with a professor who was conducting biomolecular computing research. Basically, they can take DNA or other biological materials and turn them into mini-computers that can do computations. There is a group that gathers once a year to compare research information on this.




hope4mil said:
Amy Bishop has a “cyborg” laboratory

http://heretic.blastmagazine.com/2010/02/amy-bishop-has-a-cyborg-laboratory/
2010 February 12


by Mark Baard

http://heretic.blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/images.bishop.jpgAlleged UAH shooter Amy Bishop, in custody tonight after killing three, was working on a computer made with “mammalian” neurons:
Neuroengineering
My laboratory’s goal will be to continue in our effort to develop a neural computer, the Neuristor™, using living neurons. This computer will exploit all of the advantages of neurons. Specifically, neurons rich with the nitric oxide NO dependent learning receptor, N Methyl D Aspartate receptor NMDAR, will be utilized. These have previously been studied in the context of induced adaptive resistance to NO IAR. For the Neuristor™ we will take advantage of the IAR phenomena since it has been demonstrated that IAR neurons express more learning and memory receptors NMDAR as well as increased neurite outgrowth. The neurons that we are currently using are mammalian motor neurons. We are exploring the possibility of using neurons derived from adult stem cells, and from bony fishes provided by Bruce Stallsmith Ph.D. This laboratory has created a portable cell culture incubator, the Cell Drive™ that is an ideal support structure for the Neuristor™.
via Amy Bishop, Ph.D..
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