The most exciting aspect of the 2014 midterm elections boils down to a race for six seats in the U.S. Senate. That’s what it will take for Republicans to take a majority in the Senate. While many pundits consider three races to be a lock—or nearly so—for Republicans, The University of Alabama has you covered on just what these elections could mean down the road.
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2014 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award at an Oct. 24 ceremony.
Dr. Patricia Parmelee, director for the Center for Mental Health and Aging at The University of Alabama, has discovered links between high levels of pain and symptoms of depression exacerbated by a combination of sleep disturbances due to pain.
University of Alabama faculty members who traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece, in May will participate in an Oct. 22 symposium in which they will discuss their ongoing collaborative projects with faculty at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
A team of University of Alabama students were selected for a national competition to design solutions to challenges facing the environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced.
David Higdon will open students to the world of NASCAR at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in 216 Reese Phifer. The event is free and open to the public. As the integrated marketing communications managing director of NASCAR, Higdon plays a major role in the development of communication strategies and in overseeing communication initiatives across the company. Higdon will discuss the initiatives UA’s Program in Sports Communication has established with NASCAR.
The University of Alabama chapter of Relay for Life will host its first-ever Oktoberfest from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Kappa Alpha Order house on campus.
The University of Alabama Community Service Center launches the 21st annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a kickoff event at UA’s Ferguson Plaza. The food drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, continues through Friday, Nov. 21.
The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing Dean Dr. Suzanne S. Prevost and graduate faculty member Dr. Marietta P. Stanton will become Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). They will be inducted, along with alumnae and former CCN senior associate dean Dr. Marsha Howell Adams .
The University of Alabama’s Be The Match On Campus student organization will hold a drive to add student names to the bone marrow registry and provide hope for blood cancer patients from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Ferguson Theatre. The drive, which is part of Be The Match’s first Cheek Week challenge, is being held in competition with the Texas A&M University chapter of Be The Match on Campus.