UA in the News: August 8-10, 2009

UA summer commencement – Former UA official Rufus Bealle dies – Professor creates trophies for triathlon championship – UA school bus seat belt study in its last year – UA Fan Day — School of Medicine teaches Spanish to doctors and nurses — Enrichment program aims to link Wilcox County, UA – UA studying impact of service-learning on science education – Former Tide great Derrick Thomas posthumously inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame – Best-selling author Kathryn Stockett has UA connection — Faculty comment on Birmingham politics and home sales – and more…

UA in the News: August 7, 2009

UA producer/director comments on film about food production

August Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 1,200 degrees during summer commencement Saturday, Aug. 8, on campus.

School Bus Seat Belt Pilot Study Enters Final Research Year

A study, conducted through The University of Alabama’s University Transportation Center for Alabama, will provide information about school buses with seat belts for possible adoption throughout the state and the nation.

American Chemical Society Selects UA Chemist for Inaugural Fellows Class

Dr. Robin Rogers, Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry at The University of Alabama, will be inducted into the inaugural class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society for “demonstrated excellence.”

UA in the News: August 6, 2009

UA hosts U.S.-Cuban production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – New UA program designed to teach students about ecological diversity – UA part of local group formed to combat dropout rate – UA students receive research funding – and more…

UA Honors Students Come to Campus Early to Benefit Area Children, Schools, Parks

A record number of freshmen in The University of Alabama Honors College will come to campus a week early, Aug. 9-14, to take part in the service-learning projects Alabama Action and Outdoor Action to help the West Alabama community and a region of the Black Belt.

UA in the News: August 5, 2009

UA offers downloadable video, audio through Apple’s iTunes – Nick’s Kids gives $300,000 to charities — UA tests alert system – UA faculty and staff comment on Kindle books, the Sotomayor hearings, Jefferson County’s funding woes, and banking issues

UA in the News: August 4, 2009

UA partners on new child safety seat – UA’s new virtual tour – UA professor comments on school counselor education

A Search Renewed: De Soto, Tascalusa Battle Site Remains Elusive

A Search Renewed: De Soto, Tascalusa Battle Site Remains Elusive

Almost 500 years after Hernando De Soto explored the Americas, University of Alabama researchers are reinvigorating efforts to break one of many links between fruitless searches and the Spanish conquistador.