Researchers rely on silence for precision sound technology
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 2
…Steve Shepard…University of Alabama professor is part of a team of researchers, including some at Tuskegee University, who are developing an acoustic sensor that detects a sound wave, pinpoints its location and predicts the distance to the noisemaker…Located in the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence at UA, the chamber is the realization of the building’s original layout. Space for the soundproof chamber sat empty for nearly 10 years, Shepard said. A large donation to the College of Engineering allowed the school to build the chamber, Shepard said…

Newest star of our skies is really a comet
Birmingham News – Nov. 2
…"That's a million fold increase in brightness," said University of Alabama astronomy Professor Bill Keel. "The fact that it's done it before and other comets haven't speaks against the most obvious explanation, which is, `Look, it's cruising near the asteroid belt and hit something.' But that doesn't explain why it did it once before in a different part of its orbit."…

Advising sessions set up to aid students
Crimson White – Nov. 2
…Mark Nelson, assistant provost for Academic Affairs and interim vice president for Student Affairs, said the University allows each college to have its own advising policies, which he said has been successful because students in each college have specific needs. He said there are no plans to change the de-centralized advising method because it allows flexibility for each college…

UA News
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 2
The competition has begun in the 14th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight being held at The University of Alabama until Nov. 15. The annual event, created by the UA Community Service Center and the West Alabama Food Bank some 13 years ago, takes place during the four weeks leading up to the "Iron Bowl" football game between the two schools… -- Renowned author and science reporter Chris Mooney will present a lecture titled "Science at High Wind Speeds: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming" on at 7 p.m. Thursday in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus…

Steel manufacturer breaking ground today at plant site
Montgomery Advertiser – Nov. 2
…Sam Addy, director of the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, questioned whether Alabama's employees could keep up with its development.
"Job growth is going so fast, we have to wonder who we are going to get in those jobs," he told a gathering in Montgomery this week. "We are bringing a lot of people in."…

Business briefs
Birmingham News – Nov. 2
Nineteen organizations will receive 2007 Alabama Quality Awards, the state's honor for quality and performance excellence, Nov. 29 from the Alabama Productivity Center at the University of Alabama…

Crimson Navy backs the Tide
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 2
…watergating has been a tradition since 1990, says boat owner Wayne Fulmer, one of the founders of Boat Alabama, a loose-knit club of Alabama boaters and Crimson Tide fans.
The 50-plus members of the club even invested in a small barge, which they outfitted with a tarp for a roof and stairs so they can climb up to dry land…

Fraternity Raises Money for ALS
Fox 6 (Birmingham) -- Nov. 1
University of Alabama students cook up a big batch of chili for a good cause. Members of Phi Delta Theta hosted their fourth annual chili cook-off. It benefits the ALS Association. ALS is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Additional RV parking to be available in Northport
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 2
The Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority was to open 100 additional RV parking spaces today at the Ray C. Jenkins Multipurpose Facility in Munny Sokol Park. 'These may be the only RV parking spaces available in close proximity to the University of Alabama campus,' says Debbie Wilson, RV coordinator. 'We have already been receiving phone calls and reservations for this weekend,' she said. The parking is at Sokol Park, 6075 Watermelon Road, Northport. It is about five miles from the University of Alabama campus. No shuttle service is offered…

Organizations can ask for money from SGA
Crimson White – Nov. 2
...What many students who are involved with organizations may not know is that they can ask the Financial Affairs Committee of the SGA for the money they need, whether it is for activities, traveling or advertising. The Financial Affairs Committee of the SGA is a group of students that allocates funding to student organizations…To be eligible to petition, students must be registered with the Coordinating Council for Student Organizations and have attended a CCSO Foresight Workshop.

New advisers join Plank Center
Crimson White – Nov. 2
Three new members have joined the Board of Advisors of the University's Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. The new advisers are Keith Burton, Richard Looser Jr. and Gary McCormick. According to its Web site, the center's goal is "to advance ethical and effective leadership in the field and bridge the gap between education and practice."…