http://uanews.ua.edu/ en-us News and features from The University of Alabama. http://www.ua.edu/images/uabox.gifhttp://www.ua.edu15040 The Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama will host a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10 for a new facility that will provide state-of-the-art clinical instruction for UA nursing students working to counter a national nursing shortage. Thu, 09 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/nursing100908.htm Dr. Jerry W. Stephens, librarian and director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected to receive the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies. Thu, 09 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/library100908.htm Enrollment numbers are not the only ones growing on The University of Alabama campus as the number of tons of recyclable materials collected by UA over the past year has more than doubled from the previous year. Thu, 09 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/green100908.htm Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, co-department chair for curriculum and instruction at The University of Alabama, has been named the 2008-09 Paul W. Bryant Endowed Professor in the UA College of Education. Thu, 09 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/wilson100908.htm Crossing Points, The University of Alabama's transition program for special needs students, recently received the "Best Practices" award from The Association of Persons in Supported Employment. Thu, 09 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/crossingpoints100908.htm The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week events will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Nov.1 with the theme "A Tide Nation: Unified with Crimson Pride." Wed, 08 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/homecoming100808.htm The University Supply Store will hold its fall 2008 University of Alabama Graduation Celebration on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 21- 22 in the Ferguson Center Heritage Ballroom from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. The Graduation Celebration is designed to be a one-stop shopping and preparation venue for students who plan to graduate in December 2008. The event is also sponsored by Balfour, manufacturer of the University's official class ring. Wed, 08 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/gradcelebration100808.htm The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration and the Blackburn Institute will host a panel discussion titled "What does the current credit crisis mean for you? Implications for the UA student body" on Monday, Oct. 13 from 7-9 p.m. in Alston Hall, Room 30. All UA students are invited to attend. Wed, 08 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/credit100808.htm Alfonso T. Yuchengco, foreign affairs advisor to the president of the Philippines and a secretary in the presidential cabinet, former Philippine ambassador to China, Japan and the United Nations and head of the Yuchhengco Group of Companies, will receive The University of Alabama Global Insurance Humanitarian Award at the Alabama Insurance Day 2008 Conference Thursday, Oct. 9. Wed, 08 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/insurance100808.htm The University of Alabama Women's Resource Center and the Social Work Association for Cultural Awareness are sponsoring the second annual Breast Cancer Tree of Honor and Remembrance as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month events on campus. Tue, 07 October 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/tree100708.htm Whether or not you have met Dana Lewis, if you are a member of The University of Alabama community, she has probably changed the way you eat lunch. Tue, 07 October 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/diabetes100708.htm The University of Alabama chapters of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Chi Omega sorority will co-host the second annual Make-A-Wish cookout on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the Phi Delta Theta house on University Boulevard. Tue, 07 October 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/cookout100708.htm Dr. Cornel West, a champion for racial justice since childhood who is considered by many to be one of America's most provocative public intellectuals, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Morgan Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus. Thu, 02 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/west100208.htm Imagination, global thinking and transformative language are just some of the themes artists from Creative Leaps International will explore and celebrate at a free concert, "Unless the Mind Catch Fire ... A Concert of Ideas," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus. Thu, 02 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/creative100208.htm The public is invited to view Jupiter and the moon in the next sky-viewing session at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. Wed, 01 October 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/jupiter100108.htm President F.W. de Klerk, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped bring majority rule to South Africa, will speak at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Sellers Auditorium in the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus. Wed, 01 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/nobel100108.htm Brandi Lamon has been named The University of Alabama College of Engineering's director of external affairs and development, where she is responsible for planning and executing fund-raising programs and overseeing events and public relations for the College. Wed, 01 October 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/lamon100108.htm Alabama's "American Idol" star Ruben Studdard will be a featured guest at the Community Culture Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. The event, sponsored by The University of Alabama Office of Community Affairs and Tuscaloosa Housing Authority, will be held from 2-6 p.m. at McKenzie (Hope VI) Community, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Tuscaloosa. Mon, 29 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/idol092908.htm The University of Alabama School of Music's Celebrity Series will host a concert for all ages with children's musician Justin Robert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus. Mon, 29 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/childcon092908.htm The University of Alabama recently selected 16 students as 2008-2009 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering. Mon, 29 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/ambassadors092908.htm The University of Alabama College of Engineering's degree programs have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc., the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. Mon, 29 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/abet092908.htm The monthly housing statistics and the Alabama Housing Affordability Index compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama are now available on the Web site http://acre.cba.ua.edu/housing_statistics.php. Fri, 26 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/houseindex092608.htm The University of Alabama Women's Resource Center will sponsor a screening and discussion of the film "Walkout" on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater as part of Hispanic Latino Heritage Month events on campus. Thu, 25 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/walkout092508.htm The University of Alabama School of Law and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP and Affiliates announced today that Cheryl Little, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC), a not-for-profit legal assistance organization in Miami, has been awarded the 2008 Morris Dees Justice Award. Thu, 25 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/arps092508.htm The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $8,700 to support two research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations. Thu, 25 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/plank092508.htm Dr. Doug Husak, a professor in the philosophy department at Rutgers, will present his lecture "Four Points about Drug Criminalization" at 7:30 p.m. October 2 in room 30 of ten Hoor Hall on The University of Alabama campus as part of the 2008-2009 Philosophy Today lecture series. Wed, 24 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/drug092408.htm Claudia Quigg, founder and executive director of "Baby TALK," a community engagement program building parent-infant relationships, will speak Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Child Development Research Center on The University of Alabama campus. Tue, 23 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/baby092308.htm The University of Alabama Community Service Center is giving students the opportunity to participate in an Alternative Winter Break in the Costa Rica Rain Forest to take part in a service-learning project Dec. 28-Jan. 6. Mon, 22 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/rainfor092208.htm Louise Crow, a University of Alabama junior from Mobile, is the recipient of Kappa Delta Sorority's prestigious Corre Anding Stegall Leadership Award. Mon, 22 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/leadership092208.htm Five of the state's leading business and civic leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 10 at a black-tie dinner at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus. Mon, 22 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/businesshall092208.htm The University of Alabama's department of theatre and dance presents the student choreographed "Dance Alabama!" fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30-Thursday, Oct. 2 and at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Morgan Auditorium on Colonial Drive in the UA Theatre District. Mon, 22 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/dance092208.htm The American Society of Civil Engineers recently honored Dr. Ken Fridley, professor and department head of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, with election to the grade of fellow. Mon, 22 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/civileng092208.htm The August 2008 New Construction Report, which includes building permits and housing starts, is now posted and available at The University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate Web site. The address for the site is http://acre.cba.ua.edu/construction_statistics.php Thu, 18 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/homebuilding091808.htm When scientific glassware breaks at The University of Alabama, it doesn't go far to be repaired. Richard Smith, manager of UA's Glassblowing Facility, has been repairing and making glassware on campus for 18 years. Thu, 18 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/glass091808.htm Talented students under the direction of Demondrae Thurman, assistant professor of euphonium and tuba in The University of Alabama School of Music, have recently received prestigious national awards for performance. Tue, 16 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/music091608.htm The College of Arts and Sciences will host two free movie nights, in honor of Constitution Day, Sept. 17-18 at 7 p.m. in 208 Gordon Palmer Hall on The University of Alabama campus. Tue, 16 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/arts091608.htm The University of Alabama Computer-Based Honors Program is reaching a milestone anniversary with the celebration of its 40th anniversary on campus Saturday, Sept. 20. Tue, 16 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/honorcomp091608.htm A record 27,052 students are enrolled at The University of Alabama this fall. The entering freshman class, at 5,116, is the largest in UA history, and marks the first time that the freshman class has exceeded 5,000. Tue, 16 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/enrollment091608.htm With the help of three students from The University of Alabama, the U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team won the gold medal in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Mon, 15 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/wheelchair091508.htm The crashing of the enormous fluked tail on the surface of the ocean is a "calling card" of modern whales. Living whales have no back legs, and their front legs take the form of flippers that allow them to steer. Their special tails provide the powerful thrust necessary to move their huge bulk. Yet, this has not always been the case. Tue, 11 September 2008 19:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/whales091108.htm Former Alabama quarterback Tyler Watts of Pelham, now a color analyst on CSS, recently spoke to the Alabama Insurance Society about his other job as an insurance executive with Nationwide Insurance. Tue, 11 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/watts091108.htm A revised curriculum focused on protecting and managing Alabama's natural resources, which leads to a minor in natural resources management, is now available at The University of Alabama. Tue, 11 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/wildlife091108.htm Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, a respected advocate and consultant for building town-gown relationships in university communities, will visit The University of Alabama Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16. Tue, 11 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/town091108.htm Reznick Group PC, a national accounting firm, has pledged $125,000 to The University of Alabama in support of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and its Culverhouse School of Accountancy. Ranked among the top 20 public accounting firms in the nation, Reznick Group employs approximately 1,500 people. The firm maintains 10 offices nationwide, including a full-service office in Birmingham. Wed, 10 September 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/reznick091008.htm A select group of 27 high school students from across the state recently completed the 2008 Rural Health Scholars Program at The University of Alabama. Wed, 10 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/rural090908.htm Ken Ludwig's zany backstage comedy, "Moon Over Buffalo," takes the stage Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 28 at The University of Alabama's Gallaway Theatre. The play is a production of the department of theatre and dance, part of UA's College of Arts and Sciences. Wed, 10 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/moon091008.htm The University of Alabama SGA Student SPIRIT Campaign will hold its first 2008 "Swipe Week" Sept. 15-19 giving University of Alabama students a chance to show their school spirit by swiping their ACTion cards to make small contributions to a UA scholarship fund for first-in-family college students. Wed, 10 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/spirit091008.htm Dr. Jay Bernhardt, director of the National Center for Health Marketing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will give a public talk on "Public Health 2.0: Improving Health through Health Marketing and Social Media" Thursday, Sept. 18 at 3:30 p.m. in 247 Paul W. Bryant Academic Center on The University of Alabama campus. Wed, 10 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/cdc091008.htm Dr. Paul Harvey, professor of history at The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, will present the lecture "The Evolution of Southern Religious Conservatism" at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at Gorgas Library, room 205, on The University of Alabama campus. Tue, 09 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/southern090908.htm The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day, or E-Day, an open house for high school students and their families, Thursday, Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tue, 09 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/openhouse090908.htm Wayne Thorp, editor of "Computerized Investing," one of America's most respected newsletters covering the use of personal computers for financial planning, investment analysis and portfolio management, will speak Thursday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Child Development Research Center on The University of Alabama campus. Mon, 08 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/comp090808.htm Ynhi Thai, a senior in The University of Alabama's chemical engineering program, will receive a prestigious and highly competitive William Orr Dingwall Foundation Asian Ancestry Grant. Mon, 08 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/asian090808.htm The Rural Medical Scholars Program at The University of Alabama is now working with The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Deep South Center for Occupational Safety and Health to add an agricultural safety and health component to the master's degree curriculum of the program. Mon, 08 September 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/rural090808.htm When Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to join the presidential ticket of a major political party in 1984 she intensified the debates about the integration of women into American politics, and she prompted scholarly attention to gender dynamics in the political arena. Fri, 05 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/palin090508.htm The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society will hold an initiation ceremony Sunday, Oct. 5. Fri, 05 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/phikappaphi090508.htm The University of Alabama Women's Resource Center, in conjunction with the department of women's studies, is hosting a screening of the documentary film "Going on 13" as a part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall. Fri, 05 September 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/brownbag090508.htm Vladislav Lavrik, one of the most outstanding classical and jazz trumpeters of his generation, will be the first performance of the School of Music's 2008-2009 Celebrity Series at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on The University of Alabama campus. Fri, 05 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/celeb090508.htm While many University of Alabama students were enjoying the relaxation of a summer vacation, a group of five students and two faculty members traveled to Peru as part of UA's Engineers Without Borders international service learning project. Fri, 05 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/ewb090508.htm The University of Alabama Graduate School will host its Graduate School Preview Day on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center on campus. Fri, 05 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/grad090508.htm The 13th annual Communication Career Fair, one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communication industry, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ballroom of Ferguson Center on The University of Alabama campus. Fri, 05 September 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/career090508.htm Dr. Forrest Scogin, an expert in mental health and aging and professor of clinical psychology at The University of Alabama, has won the M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology from the American Psychological Association. The award was given at the APA's convention last month in Boston. Wed, 03 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/gerontology090308.htm The University of Alabama Alumni Association's Tuscaloosa County Chapter is presenting "Rolling on the River with the Tide," its annual riverboat cruise event, on Friday, Sept. 12. Wed, 03 September 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/alumni090308.htm Norman Fischer, a poet and Zen Buddhist priest, will be on The University of Alabama campus Tuesday, Sept. 9, and Wednesday, Sept. 10, to talk about his most recent book, "Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Pitfalls and Perils." Tue, 02 September 2008 17:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/sep08/zen090208.htm What is culture? This semester, The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center seeks to find the answer to that question and to start an open dialogue with UA students through its new program "Wednesday's at Crossroads." Fri, 29 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/crossroads082908.htm Dr. Berry H. (Nick) Tew Jr., Alabama's State Geologist, an adjunct professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, and the director of the Geological Survey of Alabama, has begun a one-year term as president of the Association of American State Geologists. Fri, 29 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/geopres082908.htm With the 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential conventions making news, and the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain entering the home stretch, faculty members at The University of Alabama are ready to help you with insights into the political process. Thu, 28 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/pres082808.htm Three former University of Alabama standout athletes -- including the oldest, living UA football player -- will be honored for their civic accomplishments as recipients of the 2008 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award. Thu, 28 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/oldest082808.htm The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama enrolled 78 students this fall, its largest full-time M.B.A. class ever. Thu, 28 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/mba082808.htm The University of Alabama's EveryWoman Book Club will discuss Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali at the Globe Restaurant in Northport on Thursday, Aug. 28 at noon. Wed, 27 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/book082708.htm The public is invited to gaze at the stars this fall through Public Nights sponsored by the Astronomy Group at The University of Alabama. Wed, 27 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/stars082708.htm The international partnership of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the largest accounting firm in the world, has made a $1 million pledge to The University of Alabama to support accounting in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. Tue, 26 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/million082608.htm Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance at The University of Alabama, has received an award from the Decision Analysis Society of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, known as INFORMS, for the best decision analysis article or book published in 2006. Tue, 26 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/best082608.htm The University of Alabama's 2008-2009 Celebrity Series promises to dazzle audiences with internationally acclaimed stars representing diverse musical styles unlike any previously seen on the UA campus. Mon, 25 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/celeb082508.htm The most recent housing statistics and the Alabama Housing Affordability Index compiled by The University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate are now posted at the Center's Web site at http://acre.cba.ua.edu/housing_statistics.php. Mon, 25 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/houseweb082508.htm The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings for 2009. UA is ranked 37th among public national universities and 83rd among all universities, both public and private. Fri, 22 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/usnews082208.htm A comprehensive new report detailing home building activity in Alabama is now posted and available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate (ACRE) Web site. Fri, 22 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/acre082208.htm Laura Rector, a 2003 graduate of The University of Alabama, has been named events coordinator for the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. Fri, 22 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/laura082208.htm Students at The University of Alabama have the opportunity to learn more about the various student organizations on campus during the fall 2008 Get on Board Day Wednesday, Aug. 27 on the Quad from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thu, 21 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/geton082108.htm Families and individuals who receive medical services from the Capstone Rural Health Center, a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center staffed through The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, will be the ultimate beneficiaries of specialized management training completed by the center's associate medical director. Thu, 21 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/nurse082108.htm Two University of Alabama students have been awarded the prestigious Derek Hughes/ National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. Educational Foundation scholarships. Thu, 21 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/insure082108.htm National Academy of Sciences member and University of Alabama alumnus Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone will present his speech, "How Viruses Changed our Country, Continent and Culture: Past, Present and Future Plagues," 2 p.m. Sept. 5 in 127 Biology Building on the UA campus. Wed, 20 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/science082008.htm The Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama is teaming with the Home Builders Association of Alabama to collect, analyze, store and disseminate a new comprehensive monthly report on the state's home building industry. Wed, 20 August 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/home082008.htm The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute is presenting a Board Builder Workshop at WorkPlay in Birmingham on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 1-5 p.m. Tue, 19 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/blackburn081908.htm An annual summer youth educational program, sponsored by the employees of the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, needed fresh ideas and someone to step up - a University of Alabama cooperative education student did just that. Tue, 19 August 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/support081908.htm A University of Alabama scientist, who is internationally recognized for his contributions to understanding and modeling of groundwater contaminants, has been named a distinguished lecturer by a division of the Geological Society of America. Mon, 18 August 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/hydro081808.htm One thousand one hundred fifty-five women recently pledged sororities at The University of Alabama. Mon, 18 August 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/pledges081808.htm Incoming students at The University of Alabama will be celebrating the start of their college careers in the 2008 Capstone Convocation - a solemn and inspiring occasion - Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. Fri, 15 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/welcome081508.htm It's that time again as thousands of college freshmen are heading to campus and moving into their dorms. Most colleges and universities provide a list of suggested items needed for dorm rooms. However, Ross Bryan, director of residential communities at The University of Alabama, and his staff have come up with things freshmen often forget to bring. Thu, 14 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/topten081408.htm Telehealth - the use of state-of-the-art telecommunications and computer technology to help health-care professionals - will be one of the key topics at a conference on the future of health care in the United States on Thursday, Sept. 4, and Friday, Sept. 5, at The University of Alabama. Wed, 13 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/healthcon081308.htm The Alabama Alumni Magazine has received four national awards in recognition of work in its 2007 spring, summer and winter issues. Mon, 11 August 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/alumnimag080811.htm The University of Alabama awarded some 1,300 degrees during summer commencement held Saturday, Aug. 9 on campus. Mon, 11 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/graduation080811_1.htm Lu Zheng, a Beijing, China native and third year doctoral student in mass communication at The University of Alabama, is in Beijing working as a trilingual reporter for Village Life, the official daily publication circulated inside the Olympic Village. Follow along with her Olympics experience in her UA Blog. Mon, 11 August 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/blogs/olympics/ A record number of freshmen in The University of Alabama Honors College are coming to campus a week early, Aug. 11-15, to take part in "Alabama Action," a community service project that helps West Alabama elementary students and improves their schools. Fri, 08 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/action080808.htm The University of Alabama has received a gift of more than $580,000 from the estate of G. Louise Green, a former Cherokee County teacher. The gift will be used to endow the M. Jack Green and G. Louise Green Scholarship Fund in memory of Louise Green and her brother, also a former educator. Thu, 07 August 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/teach080708.htm How well do you know the Heart of Dixie? Well, the U.S. Census Bureau has just released its estimates of Alabama's county populations by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at The University of Alabama, has devised this little quiz. Get out your pencils. Answers follow. Wed, 06 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/quiz080608.htm Wed, 06 August 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/summercom080608.htm Dr. Margaret Stieg Dalton, professor of library and information studies in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, recently received the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award from the American Library Association. Wed, 06 August 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/library080608.htm The latest Alabama Housing Affordability Index is now posted on the Web site of The University of Alabama's Alabama Center for Real Estate. Wed, 06 August 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/house080608.htm A Dutch schoolteacher has discovered a mysterious and unique astronomical object through the Galaxy Zoo project, which enables members of the public to take part in astronomy research online. Tue, 05 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/ghost080508.htm In his work at The University of Alabama as an atom probe microscopist, Richard Martens usually focuses on the science of the small. Tue, 05 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/atom080508.htm Moniaree Jones of Pelham believes that learning is something that can be done over a lifetime. Mon, 04 August 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/aug08/comm080408.htm The University of Alabama's summer commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday, Aug. 9 at 9 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Thu, 31 July 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/summer073108.htm The University of Alabama's RISE Program will hold its annual commencement ceremony Thursday, July 24 at 6 p.m. at the Stallings Center on the UA campus. Wed, 23 July 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/rise072308.htm The Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Intern Program has given a select group of University of Alabama students the chance to perform cutting-edge scientific research alongside a faculty mentor during the summer. Tue, 22 July 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/summer072208.htm Seven players from The University of Alabama Wheelchair Athletics program are going to Beijing to play in the 2008 Paralympic Games in September. Mon, 21 July 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/basket072108.htm A summer program at The University of Alabama, funded by the National Science Foundation, is helping prepare the next generation of chemists and scientific researchers. Fri, 18 July 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/chem071808.htm The University of Alabama announced today that it has raised $512 million in its "Our Students. Our Future." capital campaign. A top priority for the campaign, which will conclude in June 2009, is $250 million for scholarships. Thu, 17 July 2008 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/campaign071708.htm Each summer, about 25 high school students are selected to participate in an intensive nine-day journalism workshop on The University of Alabama campus. This year's Multicultural Journalism Workshop marks a special occasion - its 25th anniversary. Thu, 17 July 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/mjw071708.htm The EveryWoman Book Club, sponsored by the Women's Resource Center at The University of Alabama, will meet on Thursday, July 24 at noon at The Globe Restaurant to discuss the book 'Water for Elephants' by Sara Gruen. Wed, 16 July 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/water071608.htm Dr. Chris Brazel, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant as a visiting professor at Keele University's Medical Center for the 2008-2009 academic year. Wed, 16 July 2008 13:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/fulbright071608.htm Photographs featuring the creative work of Greene County youth taking part in the Black Belt 100 Lenses project through The University of Alabama will be on display in Eutaw at the William McKinley Branch Courthouse starting Thursday, July 17 with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Tue, 15 July 2008 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/jul08/lenses071508.htm