UA’s New College Welcomes Wholesale Foods Innovator for Distinguished Alumni Lecture

Jeff Levitetz, the innovative entrepreneur who founded Purity Wholesale Grocers, will deliver the Distinguished Alumni Lecture for The University of Alabama’s New College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in 205 Smith Hall.

ALLELE Lecture: Plants May Hold Key to Cure for Malaria

Malaria is the leading cause of death and illness worldwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the cure for this health epidemic may be found in algae, according to Dr. Mark Farmer, the next guest speaker of The Alabama Lecture of Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at The University of Alabama.

UA in the News: April 11, 2008

Bama Golfer tied for 33rd after first round at the Masters – UA faculty provide expert commentary on Birmingham Water Works, gas prices, and vitamin water – Student Honors – Events – and more…

UA SIFE Team Named Regional Champion for Second Consecutive Year; Advances to Chicago

After presenting a report of its year-long community outreach projects to a panel of 16 business leaders, the Students in Free Enterprise team at The University of Alabama was named a SIFE USA Regional champion.

Kilgore Establishes Endowed Scholarship at UA College of Engineering

Tom Kilgore has recently established the Myra Blevins Kilgore Endowed Scholarship to promote the education of students in The University of Alabama College of Engineering. Kilgore established the scholarship in honor of his wife, Myra, as a surprise holiday gift.

UA French Scholar Awarded Knighthood in France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques

Dr. Metka Zupancic, associate professor of French/modern languages at The University of Alabama, has been inducted as a knight, or chevalier, in France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of Academic Palms).

UA in the News: April 10, 2008

A-Day preparations – UA student tickets go paperless – Bama golfer playing in the Master’s – Campus events and news – and more…

UA’s Students in Free Enterprise Team, Cintas to Clothe Kids in Impoverished Third World Countries

More than 1,700 articles of clothing have been collected during the past year for distribution to impoverished children in Third World countries, thanks to the combined efforts of The University of Alabama’s Students in Free Enterprise and Cintas Corp.

UA’s Marino Asked to Join Premier Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board

Dr. Louis Marino, associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management, has been invited to join the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board. The conference is considered by many to be the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world.

UA in the News: April 9, 2008

Lectures, events at UA – Saban to speak at banquet — Student football tickets to go paperless – Federal funds support research, projects – and more