UA SGA to Host First Capstone Market Nov. 30
The University of Alabama Student Government Association is hosting the first Capstone Market holiday shopping event on campus Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m-10 p.m.
UA Hosts National Intramural Club Soccer Championships
The University of Alabama will host the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association Soccer Sport Club Championships Thursday, Nov. 17- Saturday, Nov. 19.
BASF, UA Cooperate in Cellulose Research
BASF has set up a research partnership with The University of Alabama to study the dissolution and processing of cellulose through use of ionic liquids. Under this partnership, the company has licensed the exclusive use of various intellectual property rights.
HES Class Delivers One-Of-A-Kind Books to DCH
Over 100 children’s books written and illustrated by UA students was delivered recently to the pediatric ward at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.
UA Library Support Staff Sponsors Toys for Tots Collection
The University of Alabama Library Support Staff Association is sponsoring its 3rd annual Toys for Tots collection now-Dec. 16.
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.