Brown Bag Event to Focus on Women and Stress Reduction
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring the first Brown Bag Hour of the semester on Thursday, Jan. 26, at noon in 360 Ferguson Center on “Women and Stress Reduction.”
Private Giving to UA Tops $100 Million
The University of Alabama received a record $106 million in private gifts and pledges for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2005. The total marks the first time the University has raised more than $100 million in one year, and reflects a 40 percent increase over the previous year.
UA Car Tags Raise Almost $2 Million for Scholarships
The University of Alabama’s collegiate license tag program raised almost $2 million for scholarships during the 2005 fiscal year. Funds raised through the statewide program are used for scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students.
Home Sales Continued to Slow Near End of 2005, According to UA’s Real Estate Center
Existing home sales fell again in November for the fifth consecutive month after peaking in June 2005, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama. Home prices also have been trending down since August, suggesting the housing market slowed during the last half of the year.
UA Book Looks at the Secrets of Life and Death Through Literature
Death and language are intertwined, according to a book edited by a University of Alabama professor who specializes in modern French literature.
UA’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon to Hold Blood Drive
The University of Alabama fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, will hold the Noble Leslie DeVotie Memorial Blood Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the SAE fraternity house on University Blvd.
UA Mortar Board Chapter Receives Project Grant
The University of Alabama chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society received a $160 project grant to help sponsor a Teach for America classroom library.
State Farm Insurance Presents Grant to UA’s College of Human Environmental Sciences
The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences has received a $76,000 grant from the State Farm Companies Foundation for its financial planning education program.
UA Hosts Engineering Automotive Workshop
The University of Alabama will host a regional workshop titled, “Engineering the Automotive Future,” on Jan. 24-25 at the Bryant Conference Center. Topics include fuel cells, the hydrogen economy, hybrid electric vehicles and advanced internal combustion engines. The event is co-sponsored by UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies.
Noted Author on Campus to Honor Contest Winners
Winners of the fifth annual “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest will be honored Friday, Jan. 27, with a luncheon, awards ceremony and reception/book signing with author Harper Lee at The University of Alabama.