International Education Week Events to be Held at UA
The Capstone International Center at The University of Alabama will be holding numerous events on campus during International Education Week Nov. 14-18.
Alabama Housing Affordabilty Down Again as Market Shows Signs of Slowing, According to UA Real Estate Center
The Alabama Housing Affordability Index for the third quarter of 2005 declined 7 percentage points from the second quarter, the second consecutive decrease in the index this year, according to The University of Alabama’s Real Estate Research and Education Center.
UA Mechanical Engineering Students Design Fishing Rods for Quadriplegics
University of Alabama senior mechanical engineering students have designed and created fishing rods for quadriplegics, which can be operated orally with a “sip and puff” set of switches. The “Sip and Puff” method allows handicapped fishermen to cast and reel in a lure using breath control by changing the air pressure within a straw. The competition is designed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
‘Discovering Alabama’ to Unveil Fossil Whale at UA as Part of 20-Year Celebration
In recognition of the contributions made over the past 20 years, The University of Alabama Museum of Natural History is pleased to have Dr. Doug Phillips, host of “Discovering Alabama,” unveil its most recently acquired fossil specimen on display; a 63-foot skeletal cast of a basilosaurus whale (Alabama’s state fossil).
UA Students Accepted into Dietetics Program
A select group of students at The University of Alabama have been accepted into the Coordinated Program in Dietetics in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger at UA Kickoff on the Quad
The University of Alabama Community Service Center will have a Beat Auburn Beat Hunger tent at Kickoff on the Quad on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 11 a.m. until kickoff of the Alabama vs. LSU football game.
The (Sleep) Doctor is In
Counting sheep as a way to doze off may be a cliché, but statistics show that millions of Americans suffer from insomnia and struggle to get a good night’s sleep.
UA’s ‘Discovering Alabama’ Celebrates 20 Years
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the television series “Discovering Alabama,” a production of The University of Alabama’s Museum of Natural History, which brings the state’s natural diversity into homes and classrooms from Mobile to Huntsville via Alabama Public Television.
UA to Host ‘Visualizing Black Writers’ Photo Exhibit
The University of Alabama will host the photo exhibit “Visualizing Black Writers: An Extra-literary Exhibit” from the Eugene B. Redmond Collection, Nov. 10-Dec. 5, on the second floor of Gorgas Library.
Bama Dining Supports Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
The University of Alabama’s Bama Dining is supporting Beat Auburn Beat Hunger by matching monetary donations, up to $2,000, given by students at the registers of any Bama Dining location now through Tuesday, Nov. 15.