Seven UA Students on All-USA Academic Teams
USA Today – Feb. 14
For the fifth time in six years, the University of Alabama leads the nation in students selected by USA Today for its All-USA College Academic Team. First Team: Renee Rivas, Richardson, Texas — Second Team: Dana Lewis, Huntsville; Michelle McGaha, Albertville; Jackson Switzer, Gulfport, Miss. — Third Team: Alexander Flachsbart, Concord, Calif.; Philip Adam Harbison, Crane Hill; James Dylan Whisenhunt, Birmingham…
USA Today – Feb. 14
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Birmingham News – Feb. 14
Crimson White – Feb. 14
Impact of stimulus package uncertain
Crimson White – Feb. 14
…Samuel Addy, director and research economist of the UA Center for Business and Economic Research, said he thinks the package will have the desired effect. “It’s going to contribute; there’s no question,” Addy said. However, he said how much the package will contribute depends on timing. “With or without the stimulus package we’ll get through this downturn. If the timing is right, it will help the economy both short- and long-term,” he said. Addy said the economy goes through cycles, so downturns are natural. He also said the economy will always recover…
Education Briefs
Birmingham News – Feb. 14
Tom Patterson, founder and chairman of Daxko, will speak with students at the University of Alabama on Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. in Room 101 of UA’s Tom Bevill Energy, Mineral and Material Science Research Building as part of the College of Engineering’s Dean’s Leadership Series… — Dr. Yang Xiao, University of Alabama assistant professor of computer science, along with Dr. Fei Hu of the Rochester Institute of Technology, have been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Cyber Trust Program of the National Science Foundation to research wireless telemedicine advancements.
The Star That Fell on Central Alabama
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Feb. 13
…we take pride in a rock at the University of Alabama Museum of Natural History. But, it’s not just any rock. Some call it the star that fell on Alabama…