Critiques of Spending Plan Retrace Old Debate
New York Times – Jan. 25
…Given that a lot of Americans are so deeply in debt, some economists said, many may use the money to pay off bills rather than to buy new goods and services. “People are already behind on mortgages and credit cards,” said Gary A. Hoover, an economist at the University of Alabama
Genes Linked to Parkinson’s Protection Identified
Michael J. Fox Foundation Website – Jan. 25
University of Alabama researchers working in animal models have identified five genes displaying protective capabilities against a hallmark trait of Parkinson’s disease. The research, published January 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Early Edition, is a possible step toward identifying both new targets for drug treatment development and genetic factors that make some people more susceptible to the disease, the researchers said. “We’ve found five genes so far that significantly protect dopamine neurons from dying within our animal models,” said Dr. Guy Caldwell, associate professor of biological sciences at UA and co-author of the research…
UA student newsletter hitting inboxes soon
Crimson White – Jan 24
Students received an e-mail Wednesday informing them of a new tool for campus information, the UA Student Newsletter. The newsletter, which will first go out Jan. 29, is designed to decrease the ever-prevalent spam issues students are encountering and organize information from the University to its students. “One of the things we realized is University students get a lot of e-mails from the institution, all of it very important information, but the volume made it hard sometimes to know what to pay attention to first,” said UA spokeswoman Deborah Lane…
Tuscaloosa County led state’s big markets in ‘07 real estate sales growth
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 25
…Grayson Glaze, director of the UA-based real estate center said such numbers must be viewed in the context of Alabama’s recent spate of recording breaking sales years. One must recognize that preceding December home sales represented the second best on record at 4,492 units for the month,” he said…
Student photographs fill exhibit of Black Belt
Crimson White – Jan. 24
The UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships and the Black Belt Community Foundation in Selma put the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” to the test with the 100 Lenses Documentary Project. The project brought students from the Black Belt region together to create pictures that depict life in the area. The student artwork is currently being displayed at the University of West Alabama’s Webb Hall Gallery in Livingston…
Students cross cultures to build community
Crimson White – Jan. 24
…The Crossroads Community Center works specifically to bring cultures of the University together and helps build a community. “It’s hard to feel connected in such a large campus,” CCC director Beverly Hawk said. “You can feel alone even in a crowd.” Your Story, My Story is an event hosted by the CCC tonight that will help all types of students meet-up and swap stories to get to know one another by engaging in intercultural and interfaith conversations…
Board, others collect books
Crimson White – Jan. 25
At the end of each semester at the Capstone, Mortar Board, the Social Worker’s Association for Cultural Awareness and Phi Alpha, the social work honor society, ask their members to take time away from studying to collect books to send to African schools and libraries…
Walker gives State of the School address
Crimson White – Jan. 25
…SGA President R.B. Walker quickly got to business, delivering his State of the School address Thursday night to a joint session of SGA Senate and First Year Council members…
Program unites people with dialogue group
Crimson White – Jan. 25
Diversity, equality, commonality and connection. These were the themes of the intercultural and interfaith conversation hosted by the Crossroads Community Center and Intercultural Student Council at the Ferguson Center Thursday. As part of the Your Story, My Story program, students, administrators and community members met with the goal of connecting and finding common ground amongst people of different ages, races, birthplaces and faiths…
SGA Wants to Cut Costs of Textbooks
Fox 6 (Birmingham) — Jan. 24
The University of Alabama Student Government Association wants to cut cost of college textbooks…
UA Helps People File Taxes
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) — Jan. 24
The University of Alabama, Regions Bank and the City of Tuscaloosa are teaming up to help low income families do their taxes…