The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host a program called “UA-ME Day” to introduce ninth- through 12th-grade girls to engineering through the hands-on creation of a robot, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the UA campus. There is no cost to participate, and applications will be accepted through Dec. 15.
The Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation announces the establishment of the $2,500 J.B. Stevenson Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded Feb. 23 to an Alabama high school journalist at the Alabama Scholastic Press Association state convention in Tuscaloosa.
“Just say no” doesn’t work too well for people who look around their neighborhoods and see few incentives to say “no,” except as a response to people who ask if they have a drug abuse problem, said Dr. John Bolland, a University of Alabama social scientist.
The University of Alabama School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Teams again proved they are among the nation’s best.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions and Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman will join experts from the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, the Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Alabama Development Office at a high-powered Rural Economic Development Conference at The University of Alabama Dec. 6-7.
Dr. Ed Mullins, professor and chair of the journalism department in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS) was recently named the Blair and Nan Behringer Endowed Distinguished Professor of Communication at UA.
Tara Jackson, a senior at The University of Alabama and a native of Tuscaloosa, was recently named a finalist in the International Textile and Apparel Association Design Contest. She is a double major in apparel design and fashion retailing in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Health in human beings is strongly affected by culture and societal influences. From the social value of food to the impact of economic hardship on families, and from the existence of ancient battle wounds to discovering the presence of diseases long ago, medical anthropologists seek to find the clues and connections behind the overall health of individuals today and throughout history.
The University of Alabama will break ground for a pavilion designed for student activities in an 11 a.m. ceremony, Friday, Nov. 30. The new building will be located adjacent to the Presidential Pavilion on McCorvey Drive on the UA campus.
A Florence dental office offering the “no shot, no drill, no numb lip” benefits of laser dentistry will soon award three University of Alabama students scholarship money for the students’ efforts in developing advertising campaigns for the practice.