UA in the News: June 17, 2011

UA student injured in tornado hopes to return to class in August – National Water Center to be built on UA campus – Expert commentary on Alabama’s Hispanic population figures – UA business program ranks high in BusinessWeek survey

UA in the News: June 16, 2011

UA study on economic impact of storms – UA study attributes spike in tornado warnings to Doppler radar

UA Students Invited to Hollywood to Showcase their Films

The world’s largest student film festival has invited several students from The University of Alabama to showcase their award-winning films and compete against other universities during the 2011 International Grand Finale June 23-26 in Hollywood.

UA in the News: May 20, 2011

Moundville grounds offer portal to the stars – UA broadcasting student’s tweet becomes blog on CNN – UA Researchers Look at Damage – Meetings Professor Describes City’s Unity

UA in the News: May 19, 2011

UA engineers seek to understand why some structures withstand tornado-force winds – Center for Public Television and Radio provides firefighters opportunity to tell their rescue stories – faculty give expert commentary on hotels’ obligations to employees – and more …

UA in the News: May 18, 2011

UA engineers work on building stronger structures to withstand tornadoes – Sports Illustrated cover story on April 27 tornado and UA athletics – UA grad student co-writes Sports Illustrated story and more …

NSF Selects Three UA Students for ‘Highly Competitive’ Fellowships

The National Science Foundation selected three University of Alabama students – from among more than 12,000 applicants nationwide – for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

UA in the News: April 22, 2011

UA group wins business competition – UA “Rocket Girls” win NASA award — Alabama law student starts pedicab company in Tuscaloosa — Three ensembles to perform at Moody – and more …

UA-Based Start-Up Wins $50,000 in Today’s Business Plan Competition Finale

A University of Alabama-based company is among three winners announced today in the finale of a state-wide business competition.

UA in the News: April 8, 2011

UA team gearing up for USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship – CBER releases business confidence index for Birmingham – UA department of theater and dance present “The Baby Dance”