UA in the News: July 24, 2013

Bama Bound prepares incoming freshmen for UA – UA grad student meets Nobel Laureates – RISE to hold graduation ceremony – UA paleontologists discover elasmosaur fossil – UA start-up company advances in Alabama Launchpad competition – Student wins $10,000 for Forza Financial – Community Music School presents children’s musicals – UA School of Law sponsors Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction – and more…

UA in the News: July 23, 2013

UA archaeologists find evidence of early settlements along the Cahaba River – College of Communication helps elementary school students produce newspaper – UA nursing prof on team studying end-of-life needs for HIV/AIDS patients – Historian comments on Emmett Till – Student news

Energy Supply Problem 2.0

Energy Supply Problem 2.0

A University of Alabama engineering professor hopes to swap rare-earth minerals used in electric machines with more abundant substitutes to drive down costs and encourage swifter adoption.

UA in the News: July 20-22, 2013

UA paleontologists discover rare fossils – UA student awarded Fulbright – UA experts comment on Alabama economy, Detroit’s bankruptcy, Trayvon Martin case – and more…

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA archaeologists excavate Trussville site – RISE graduation set for Thursday – High school students study nanoscience in MINT internships – Students design lightweight airplanes at UA engineering camp – Adapted Athletics program adds first collegiate golf program – Student shares story at conference in Virgin Islands

UA in the News: July 19, 2013

UA’s Caldwell Lab uses worms to study how diseases are diagnosed and treated – UA researchers find elasmosaur fossil – Geology prof receives Meinzer Award – UA team chosen for final round of Alabama Launchpad competition – High school students participate in rural health programs at UA – UA experts comment on Civil War history, Alabama’s unemployment rate, Detroit’s bankruptcy – and more…

UA’s RISE Graduation Celebrates a Father’s Love for His Son

Eighteen students will graduate at RISE’s annual commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Stallings Center on The University of Alabama campus. One child’s father commuted daily from Tuscaloosa to Huntsville so his son could attend RISE.

UA Archaeologists Discovering Rare Glimpse into Prehistoric Times

University of Alabama archaeologists are discovering artifacts that will help them piece together the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago.

UA in the News: July 18, 2013

UA researchers discover rare elasmosaur fossil – High school students attend UA engineering camp – UA gallery to be housed in new cultural arts center – UA prof wins Indiana Authors National Award – UA experts comment on Tuscaloosa elections, Trayvon Martin case – and more…

UA in the News: July 17, 2013

UA researchers find fossils from elasmosaur – UA student filmmakers win awards at Campus MovieFest – New College prof receives Fulbright – Student creates emergency management major – UA experts comment on ‘stand your ground’ laws, Munchausen by Proxy – Wright Waters speaks at Bryant Sports Leadership Institute – and more…