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Fields of Memory
New York Times – April 28
Joel Brouwer is the author of two books of poems, “Exactly What Happened” and “Centuries.” He teaches at the University of Alabama…

Pythons put squeeze on heart disease
New Orleans Times-Picayune – April 28
…Stephen Secor, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Alabama, are among those studying the non-venomous constrictors. Secor has researched pythons since the early 1990s…

UA considers another Stadium Expansion
WTVY (Dothan) – April 27
WSFA (Montgomery) – April 27
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – April 27
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – April 28 and April 29
The University of Alabama is considering another expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The University has hired Davis Arthitects of Birmingham to study an expansion of the south end zone…

Opinion: Bryant-Denny expansion needed
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
…if the University of Alabama had to turn fans away from its 92,138-seat football stadium, filled to capacity at a spring scrimmage, then an expansion is in order…

UA institutes community service awards
Tuscaloosa News – April 28
The University of Alabama honored nine programs as outstanding community service projects of the year Friday…

UA gets more cadets for ROTC program
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
There are 126 cadets in the Army program this academic year, up from 110 a year ago, while 96 students are enrolled in the Air Force program, up from 82…

Films on ethical issues to be screened at the Bama
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
The class will hold its first Documenting Justice film screening at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Bama Theatre…

Fair offers advice, help to Hispanics
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
Estelle Ryan Clavelli, associate director for community education at the University of Alabama Center for Community-based Partnerships, said that learning English is important for entire families – both children and adults…

Ala., Miss. criticized for taxes on food
Associated Press Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Decatur Daily
William Stewart, a political scientist at the University of Alabama, said Alabama relies on the sales tax more than its property tax because government officials can raise the sales tax without a public referendum…

Lawmaker seeks to expand seat belt law
Birmingham News – April 30
…review of the 143,994 traffic crashes reported in Alabama in 2005, conducted by the CARE Research & Development Laboratory at the University of Alabama, showed that people who wore seat belts were much less likely to be hurt or killed in crashes…

People use Facebook.com for ministry purposes
Tuscaloosa News – April 28
It was created by University of Alabama freshman Ter’A Duboise to provide an outlet for those who desire a closer relationship with God…

Opinion: Thanks for helping Enterprise
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
This year’s A-Day game will, of course, be remembered for the record-breaking, enthusiastic crowd. However, it will also be acknowledged for the kind outpouring of support the crowd displayed by contributing more than $38,000 for the people of Enterprise…

Gardens need to be childproof
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
One of the long range goals for the Children’s Garden at the University of Alabama Arboretum is for its “scratch and sniff," “petting garden" and “baby vegetable" gardens to be planted and maintained with the assistance of young gardeners and their parents…

Boxing for his baby
Tuscaloosa News – April 29
She attends the University of Alabama RISE program for children with hearing, sight and motor skill impairments. Wilder said she has begun to walk and talk, despite the doctor’s early prognosis…

Workers memorial statue, park unveiled
Tuscaloosa News – April 29
…the council, along with University of Alabama art students, Tuscaloosa city officials and many others, planted a lasting monument

Ransom Wilson to lead TSO in 25th anniversary season finale
Tuscaloosa News – April 29
It was a time when the orchestra needed a sort of public profile," said Frederic Goossen, a University of Alabama School of Music professor emeritus and composer who’s worked with the TSO numerous times…