UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Headed for Nationals

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will play against No. 6 Dallas Lady Mavericks in the first round of the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Thursday, Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Champaign, Ill.

UA Senior Wins Second Place in Health Care Essay Competition

Steven Spiehler, a senior from Slidell, La., majoring in health care management at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has won second place in the prestigious Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition, sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives.

UA Student News: February 26, 2008

DATES TO REMEMBER Feb. 25-March 1 Eating Disorders Awareness Week Faculty/Student Week Feb. 27 “A Candid Conversation with Derica Rice,” 7 p.m., Smith Hall Feb. 28 Faculty/Student Week Reception, 5-6:15 p.m., Heritage Room Feb. 29 CCSO applications due Commuter West and Northeast Parking Permit Sale/Exchange, 7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 103 Student Services Center March 1 Irish

Klezmer Group, Vulgar Bulgars, to Perform at UA’s Crossroads Center

The Crossroads Community Center will host the musical group The Vulgar Bulgars as part of their Community Conversation series Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. in 232 Ferguson Center.

Intercultural Student Council Advisory Meetings at UA Designed to Foster Awareness

The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites students to participate in Intercultural Student Council Advisory Meetings designed to create a forum for diverse student voices and foster awareness and appreciation for the cultural differences represented at UA.

UA in the News: February 26, 2008

UA faculty comment on Alabama real estate, Don Siegelman, and over scheduling your kids

UA Engineering Professor Appointed New Director of UTCA

Dr. Jay K. Lindly, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently appointed the director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama.

UA Professor Ranked 22nd Among Top 100 Authors in Economic Journals

Dr. Paul Pecorino, the James Patrick and Elizabeth B. Hayes Professor of Economics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, is ranked No. 22 among the top 100 authors in public economic journals.

UA Engineering Professor Recognized as ‘Young Leaders’ International Scholar

Dr. Gregory Thompson, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently selected as a 2008 The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Young Leaders International Scholar.

Oodles of Leaves Call UA Herbarium Home

The University of Alabama campus is home to millions of leaves, perhaps most prominent in the new growth emerging each spring from the majestic oaks and on the azaleas preparing to dazzle.