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UA in the News: March 19, 2007

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Study: Local streets more dangerous than interstates for drivers 70 and older
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL – March 19
(hit MCT wire: appeared also in Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Monterey County (Calif) Herald, Belleville (Ill.) News-Herald, Contra Costa (Calif.) Times, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Kansas City (Mo.) Star)
Its March Status Report released today also included a study by the institute and the University of Alabama that looked at the Florida law, effective in ...

Reviving the Bee
Tuscaloosa News – March 19

Tuscaloosa author Nancy Callahan chronicled the quilters’ lives in “The Freedom Quilting Bee," published by the University of Alabama Press in 1987 and ...

Who Will Lead Auburn?
Birmingham News – March 19

Auburn University's 18th president - its third in 39 months - is expected to be named on Thursday.

Op-Ed: UA students lead way in racial tolerance
Tuscaloosa News – March 18

was also teaching introductory political science to more than 200 freshmen at the University of Alabama and preparing to lecture on the 14th Amendment of ...

Governor takes campaign to public
Montgomery Advertiser – March 18

William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama, said Riley is following a long line of Alabama governors who have ...

Public forums set for AU president search
Associated Press – March 18

search for a new Auburn University president gets some public input this week.

Good deeds spring forth over break
Sacramento Bee – March 17

for a group of students from the University of Alabama, this year's spring break consisted of serving in Sacramento.

Worley Turns Herself In
Montgomery Advertiser – March 16

William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama, said al though claims of partisan payback shouldn't be quickly ...

STUDIES & RESEARCH: Search for new drugs
Tuscaloosa News – March 15

assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Alabama, Olson is a microbiologist. She is most interested in the minute bacteria that ...

Introductory Course Makeovers
InsideHigherEd.com – March 15

Intermediate algebra at the University of Alabama used to be your basic introductory class — lecture format, little interaction.

Radio station, 101.3 FM, adds traffic, emergency updates
Tuscaloosa News – March 15

Gilbert noted that the system’s first big test will likely be April 21, when Tuscaloosa hosts the USA National Collegiate Triathlon and the A-Day game, the University of Alabama football team’s spring scrimmage. Northport's Mayberry Days also coincide with that date.

Simple history quiz baffles Jeffco elementary students - and would-be teachers
Birmingham News – March 14

Elizabeth K. Wilson, a University of Alabama education professor, said one unintended

University of Alabama in Huntsville president selected
Birmingham News – March 14

University of Alabama trustees voted unanimously this morning to hire David B. Williams as the president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Smart Kids
Nassau Guardian, Bahamas – March 14

Five years ago, the 21-year-old senior at The University of Alabama undertook a daunting course of study, with her sights set on obtaining a Bachelor of ...

A Break in Business
Tuscaloosa News – March 13

Across the street, workers at Alabama Apparel, which sells University of Alabama-themed clothing and memorabilia, said they did not expect the break to hurt ...

Reliance on Cells Slowed Tornado Workers
...has become on cell phones, said Rosanna Guadagno, a social psychology professor at the University of Alabama. 'Humans tend to be creatures of...
Associated Press International – March 12 -- Appeared in hundreds of media outlets including:
aol.com, CBSNews.com, CNNInternational.com, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Forbes.com, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times

Dying for attention online, it's faux going
Orlando Sentinel – March 12

elaborate and awful as this?" Dr. Marc Feldman, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama, has investigated such minds for 15...

Hoover, Bessemer promote image in TV commercials
Birmingham News – March 12

. . .will reach more people than using any other medium, said Gary A. Copeland, a telecommunications and film professor at the University of Alabama.

Scandal Rocks Alabama's 2-Year-College System
Chronicle of Higher Education – March 12

... says Stephen G. Katsinas, a professor of higher-education administration at the University of Alabama who has studied the founding of the system. ...

Condo conundrum
Tuscaloosa News – March 11

... me a very large number for a town this size," said Leonard Zumpano, professor of finance and former director of the University of Alabama-based center. ...

'The Cat in the Hat’ celebrates 50 years with annotated edition
Tuscaloosa News – March 11

Diane Sekeres, assistant professor of literacy education at the University of Alabama, said Seuss’ popularity is because his books are tales adults and ...

Raise Voting May Go on the Record
Montgomery Advertiser – March 11

years from now," said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama.

Arthur man lands CNN.com daily video reporting slot
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, IL - Mar 11, 2007

Helmuth, a senior at the University of Alabama majoring in film and telecommunications, said the gig started when he began an internship for thepalestra.com ...

Clocks Get Ahead Of Themselves
Tampa Tribune – March 10

... offset by more people on the roads during that extra hour of light, says Bob Taylor, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. ...

Dodd Head for Comedy Central
Chicago Tribune – March 10

... talking to one another about what they saw," said Karen S. Johnson-Cartee, professor of advertising and public relations at the University of Alabama. ...

Workers memorial could take shape soon
Tuscaloosa News – March 10

thanks to labor unions, government officials and a group of University of Alabama art students, a monument honoring every person who’s ever worked for a living will be a part of it.

The Stories Worth Telling
Anniston Star – March 10

... by the Society of Professional Journalists in partnership with The Star, the Knight Fellows in Community Journalism and the University of Alabama. ...

States Tackle Textbook Prices
Tuscaloosa News – March 10

At the University of Alabama, Student Government Association President-elect RB Walker said one of his primary goals is to work with the legislature ...