2007 Freshman Merit Scholars
Chronicle of Higher Education – Jan. 16
The following table shows the 98 colleges enrolling 20 or more freshman Merit Scholars named in 2007…30. U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa: 73…
UA Student Spends Holiday Break in Kenya
CBS 42 (Birmingham) — Jan. 15
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) — Jan. 15
University of Alabama student, Paul Guevara, spent his holiday in Kenya, and it was not the ideal time to be there…violence in the wake of their presidential elections broke out in Kenya over the Christmas holiday…
Opinion: A-Day schedule is a win-win
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 16
This community owes a heartfelt thank-you to leaders at the University of Alabama who set the date for the annual A-Day scrimmage on April 12, so as not to conflict with the U.S. Olympic triathlon trial that Tuscaloosa is hosting the next weekend…
UA professor, Web site team map galaxies
Crimson White – Jan. 16
…William Keel, a UA professor of astronomy, became involved with the site when the Galaxy Zoo team looked at pictures from a wide area of the sky and realized the majority of the galaxies were traveling in one direction…
UA professor chosen for Alabama-Germany Partnership board
Crimson White – Jan. 16
A UA professor has been named to the board of directors for the Alabama-Germany Partnership. Thomas Fox, chairman of the modern languages and classics department, said his membership draws attention to the University from many of the German businesses in Alabama, such as Mercedes-Benz in Tuscaloosa County and DeGussa and ThyssenKrupp in Mobile…
Students influence CrimsonRide changes
Crimson White – Jan. 16
Several changes have been made to the CrimsonRide system since last semester, after transportation officials looked at feedback from students, said Ralph Clayton, assistant director of Transit Transportation Services…
Church-state separation group blasts high school for showing religious film
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 16
…Bryan K. Fair, a professor at the University Of Alabama School Of Law who specializes in the First Amendment, said that any court hearing such a case would wrestle with the question of whether showing the movie was an attempt to sponsor a religious activity in a public school. “These decisions are always sharply divided,” Fair said of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court involving separation of church and state. “It appears the court is concerned about context and what the purpose of the activity is. If the purpose is to advance a religious message, typically a court says that’s impermissible.” On the other hand, Fair said, if the purpose is to discuss morality, human rights or welfare from a religious perspective, that might be considered protected speech…
MBUSI to produce Mercedes’ first hybrid in wake of poor R-Class reception
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 16
…James Cashman, professor of management at the University of Alabama and a 25-year veteran of the automotive industry, said public concern over rising fuel prices may have played a role, as well. “Why would the R-class be difficult for Mercedes right now?” Cashman said. “[For the] same reason Ford is scared to death for their F-Series trucks — this is a class of vehicles that are beginning to lose their poignancy with the American public because they are simply too fuel inefficient.”…
Opinion: A valuable new study lets Birmingham know how it compares to peer cities
Birmingham News – Jan. 16
THE ISSUE: A valuable new study lets us know how the area is doing compared to its peer cities…The metro area’s $49.3 billion of goods and services produced in 2005 accounted for almost one-third the state’s total, according to Ahmad Ijaz, an economic analyst at the University of Alabama…
State home sales fall:
Birmingham News – Jan. 16
Home sales across Alabama fell nearly 12 percent in November from a year ago and 8.2 percent compared to the previous month, the University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate said…