Strategies and options for the United States’ involvement in Iraq abound from many sources, but the reduction in the number of troops will be the option that is implemented in 2007, in part with the “help” of Iran, says Dr. Doug Gibler, assistant professor of political science at The University of Alabama.
Congressional hearings and subsequent reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will produce major changes in the act in 2007, predicts Dr. Stephen Katsinas, a University of Alabama education policy expert.
The automotive market will see an increase in sales of both hybrid and diesel fueled engines in 2007, with hybrid engines outselling diesels, predicts a University of Alabama engineering professor. He also predicts automotive makers, such as Ford and GM, will begin a “rebuilding season,” after years of being hurt by foreign car manufacturers.
Two of the best known presidential candidate hopefuls will drop out during the coming year, and the use of blogs will help influence the choice of the Democratic Party candidate, predicts Dr. David Lanoue, chair of The University of Alabama’s political science department.
Dr. Alisha Malloy, assistant professor of information systems, statistics and management science in The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has received the Southern Regional Education Board Faculty Mentor of the Year Award at the national conference that annually gathers the nation’s largest group of minority Ph.D. students, doctoral graduates and faculty mentors.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Trudeau Bartholomew Livaudais IV as the Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator.
UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced today that Mike Shula will not be retained as head football coach. Shula led the Crimson Tide to a 26-23 record overall in his four seasons (2003-06) as head coach.
The Public Relations Society of America presented the Outstanding Educator Award to Dr. Bruce K. Berger, professor and chairman of the department of advertising and public relations in the College of Communications at The University of Alabama, at its 2006 International Conference in Salt Lake City.
The University of Alabama’s undergraduate accounting program at the Culverhouse School of Accountancy jumped seven spots over last year to No. 15 nationally in the latest rankings released by “Public Accounting Report.”
A pair of University of Alabama faculty members has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct a national study to investigate the impact of undergraduate entry-level science courses on college students.