Census Info Shows Growth Rate of Two Alabama Rural Counties Exceeds National Average, According to UA Data Center

Alabama’s fastest growing counties have traditionally been in the state’s metropolitan areas, but a couple of counties usually considered “rural,” have, in the past two years, seen healthy growth rates that have eclipsed the national average growth rate of 2.2 percent, according to Annette Watters, assistant director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama and manager of the Alabama State Data Center.

UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Ends 2003 Season with May Day Extravaganza

The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series will end the 2003 season with a May Day Extravaganza first book reading from authors Andy Duncan, Jill Christman, Jennifer Davis, Kevin Waltman and Eliot Wilson. The reading will take place on May 1 in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Award-Winning Science Educator Anton Lawson to Speak at UA

Nationally recognized science educator and cognitive researcher Dr. Anton Lawson will present the lecture “Promotion and Evaluation of Reformed Instruction in College Science and Mathematics” at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. in room 125 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus.

Annual Small Schools Conference Set for April 25 at UA

Students, teachers, and other educators from across Alabama will gather on The University of Alabama campus April 25 for the annual PACERS Small Schools Conference. Participants will address issues paramount to small rural schools and will collaborate on the innovative and nationally-recognized community-based approaches to teaching and learning coming out of PACERS’ programs.

UA Capstone Engineering Society Announces New National Chair

The Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced that Rodney Summerford has assumed the role of national chair.

UA College of Engineering Student Receives LeaderShape Award

University of Alabama College of Engineering student April Pitts of Muscle Shoals, Ala., recently received the Arthur E. Focke LeaderShape Award from the ASM International Foundation.

UA’s Library Annex will Ease Storage Woes

An open house for the newly completed University of Alabama Library Annex will be held on Wednesday, April 30 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Scholarship, Leadership Recognized at UA’s Annual Honors Week

The University of Alabama honored its top students of 2002-2003 for their scholarship and leadership today during the Tappings and Awards Ceremony on the Mound, the highlight of UA’s annual Honors Week, April 14-18.

UA College of Engineering Fuel-Cell Auxiliary Power Unit Project Wins Award

A truck mounted fuel-cell auxiliary power unit, developed by The University of Alabama College of Engineering in a partnership with the U.S. Army TACOM National Automotive Center, Ballard Power Systems, and Freightliner LLC, recently was awarded the Automotive Engineering International Tech 2003 Award for being one of the top technologies on display at the Society of Automotive Engineers’ World Congress in Detroit, Mich.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Keynote UA’s ‘Opening Doors’ Commemoration; Program to Benefit Scholarships

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give the keynote address at The University of Alabama’s commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first successful enrollment of African-American students at the University this June. Kennedy’s father, Robert F. Kennedy Sr., was a key player in the desegregation of the University as U.S. Attorney General in 1963.