Alabama professor at Vatican conference
Birmingham News – Oct. 5
…Keel was one of about 200 astronomers from around the world invited to the Vatican's "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks," …Many came from the most prestigious institutions in the world to participate in scientific discussions, including the Max Planck Institute in Germany, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and Cal-Tech in the United States. "It's a well-cast meeting in the sense that there have been some fairly intense exchanges," Keel said…

Morgan named director of Honors College
Crimson White – Oct. 5
The Honors College will have a new director next semester. Jacqueline Morgan, senior associate director of undergraduate admissions, will take the position. Robert Halli, dean and interim director of the Honors College, announced Thursday that Morgan will become the new director on Jan. 1, 2008…

Quad game day viewing moved to Soccer Stadium
Crimson White – Oct. 5
The big screen television that has been showing Crimson Tide games on the Quad will be moved to the Soccer Stadium for the Houston game to make room for Homecoming activities this week. The screen is slated to return to the Quad for the next home football game against Tennessee on Oct. 20…

UA homecoming activities set
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 5
University of Alabama homecoming activities will include: Pep rally, 7 p.m. tonight on the Quad, following the pep rally and the presentation of the2007 homecoming queen…
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) -- Oct. 4

Homecoming ticket sales meeting expectations
Crimson White – Oct. 5
…As of Thursday morning, student tickets have outsold general admission tickets, with 3,486 student tickets sold and 1,929 general admission tickets sold. Though more than 2,500 tickets are still available as of Thursday morning, UP officials said they are happy with the number of tickets sold thus far…

UA Prepares for Another Record Crowd
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) -- Oct. 4
UA is putting up more port-a-potties, and there will be an increase in trash pick-up as another record crowd is expected on campus for the homecoming game against Houston.
WCBI (Columbus, Miss.) -- Oct. 4

Condos at 2300 Bryant Drive shelved
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 5
…Bill Evans, interim director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama, said that generally 50 percent to 80 percent of condo units must be pre-sold, or have contractual reservations, before a bank will issue a loan for construction. Pre-sales depend entirely on demand, Evans said, and so far demand seems to be clustered in the area immediately surrounding the UA campus…

WRC offers counseling services
Crimson White – Oct. 5
The Women's Resource Center offers free and confidential counseling services for victims of relationship violence, sexual assault and stalking, said WRC Director Elle Shaaban-Maga-a. Counseling for relationship violence includes dating violence, domestic violence and childhood physical violence, according to the WRC Web site, wrc.ua.edu…

Moundville Native American Festival
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 5
A different kind of homecoming is taking place this weekend, about 14 miles south of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Moundville Native American Festival continues today and Saturday at the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park, celebrating the heritage and culture of Southeastern Indians…

HONORS
Birmingham News – Oct. 5
Three University of Alabama engineering students will be presented national collegiate awards by the Society of Women Engineers during the SWE National Conference Oct. 25-27. Fewer than five SWE members were chosen nationally for each of these collegiate awards and an engineering student from UA was a recipient in each category…

News briefs
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 5
The Bama Theatre and UA’s Telecommunication and Film Department will film a live performance by the Detroit-based Deadstring Brothers, 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Bama Theatre. The finished film will be mastered for commercial release on DVD and broadcast… -- recent technology upgrades to the tune of more than $3 million dollars in UA laboratories, and a new cooperative research venture with Imago Scientific Instruments, a world leader in nanotechnology instrumentation, the University of Alabama has positioned itself as a leader in key segments of this revolutionary field…