High School Students with Ideas for Businesses Invited to Enter UA Business Plan Competition

Enterprising high school students in Alabama are invited to participate in the first Alabama High School Business Plan Competition, sponsored by DSI Security Services and The Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama, part of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Seven Choirs Assemble for 19th-Annual ‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert at UA’s Moody Music Building

On Saturday, Jan. 19, seven of the Tuscaloosa area’s most renowned choirs will perform at the 19th Annual “Realizing the Dream” concert. The event, which honors the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.

Doctor with Expertise in Culturally Competent Care to Lecture at UA’s School of Medicine

A leading pediatrician and expert in providing services to underserved populations will offer insights into the relationship between clinical care and culture Tuesday, Jan. 29 in classrooms 1, 2 and 3 at The University of Alabama School of Medicine building. The event is free and open to the public.

UA Wheelchair Basketball Teams Tip Off New Year in Pioneer Classic at Lakeshore Foundation

The University of Alabama Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Teams kick off the second half of their season Friday, Jan. 11 at the Pioneer Classic Wheelchair Basketball Invitational at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham.

UA in the News: January 10, 2008

UA researchers’ gen work could block Parkinson’s – UA galaxy discovery may change theories – UA sophomore awarded national prize for biology research – UA mines date for enrollment increase – UA replaces WebCT system – Sabans’ charity work

UA Art Faculty Displays Wide Range of Talent at Gallery

Sculpture, paintings, drawings and other artworks that show off the vivid imaginations of The University of Alabama’s art faculty are on display at the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art (http://art.ua.edu/moody.html).

UA in the News: January 9, 2008

UA astronomers make galaxy discovery – Law school constitution symposium – SaveFirst tax program – OSHA training center – Faculty commentary on primaries, psychology, music – Honors and awards

UA Astronomers on Team Describing New Evidence of ‘Inconvenient’ Galaxy

Discovery of two new components within a puzzling spiral galaxy confirm it must have a pair of arms winding in the opposite direction from most galaxies, according to results being presented today to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas. Presenting the results are Drs. Gene Byrd and Ron Buta, from The University of Alabama; Tarsh Freeman, Bevill Community College; and Dr. Sethanne Howard, retired from the U.S. Naval Observatory.

UA in the News: January 8, 2008

UA prof elected to Alabama-German Partnership – Faculty experts comment on cost of living, Alabama primary, crime and more

UA Chosen for OSHA Training Institute Education Center

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has chosen The University of Alabama as a site for one of its OSHA Training Institute Educational Centers.