UA in the News: November 28, 2012
UA’s Hilaritas kicks off holiday season – Greek Awards presented – SPJ hosts C-SPAN 2012 campaign bus – and more…
UA in the News: November 22-26, 2012
UA to start construction on new recreation center – UA program supplies books to Black Belt schools – Baldwin named vice president for advancement – UA researchers work on prosthetic ankle – UA experts look at Thanksgiving traffic safety – UA researchers work to develop rare-earth-free magnets – Iron Bowl brings crowds to campus – UA students lauded for service projects – and more…
Award-Winning Author to Speak at UA about Nuclear Weapons Plant
Dr. Kristen Iversen, author of the highly-acclaimed book, “Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats,” an autobiography about growing up near a nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, will give a Nov. 27 lecture on The University of Alabama campus.
C-SPAN Election Bus to Visit UA
The department of journalism and The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will sponsor a visit by the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus Nov. 28.
UA Student Receives Prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship
The U.S.-Ireland Alliance has named University of Alabama student Sarah E. Johnson to the 2014 class of George J. Mitchell Scholars.
UA in the News: November 16, 2012
UA students teach children how to play chess – UA experts comment on BP legal settlement, grandparents raising grandchildren – UA students hold coat drive for Hurricane Sandy victims – Rural Health Scholars program helps provide doctors to rural areas
UA Student PR Organization Collects Coats for Hurricane Victims
The University of Alabama chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is accepting, through Dec. 7, donations of winter coats and money for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
UA in the News: November 15, 2012
UA awarded grant to train high school teachers in computer science – Entrepreneur receives Jack Davis Award – UA, Chamber sponsor Young Entrepreneurs Academy – UA experts comment on rural healthcare, international law – Events – and more…
UA Professor Elected to National Ecological Observatory Network Board
Dr. Amelia K. Ward, professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been elected to a prestigious position with the National Ecological Observatory Network.
Ignite UA Community-Building Program Seeking Student Applicants
Applications for Ignite UA, a community-building program offered by First Year Experience at The University of Alabama are being accepted through Monday, Nov. 19.