UA in the News: March 26, 2009

University has YouTube and Facebook sites — UA students utilize engineering to design a 400-pound canoe — White collar criminal/author offers advice to UA students

Capstone Leadership Academy Brings Talented High School Students to UA Campus

A select group of top students from Alabama high schools have been invited to attend the Capstone Leadership Academy April 2-3 at The University of Alabama.

UA in the News: March 25, 2009

UA license plate gets new design – UA faculty and staff comment on twitter, Alabama’s economy, Bruno’s future, Facebook, and filming in Alabama

Neely Portera Named Development Director for UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences

Neely J. Portera has been named director of development for the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences.

UA Student News: March 24, 2009

Weather Advisory Early indications are that we will experience strong to severe thunderstorms, possible tornados, and heavy rainfall this week. Please review the UA Severe Weather Guidelines to ensure your personal safety. Crosswalk to be Closed The crosswalk at Hackberry Lane and Campus Drive will be closed this week due to construction between the new

They are #1 — UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins National Championship

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team ended their season on a high note as national champions by defeating the University of Illinois during the playoff tournament held March 18-20 in Denver.

Noted Psychologist to Speak on Diagnosis of Emotional Disorders at UA’s Dinoff Memorial Lecture

Dr. David H. Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry and founder and director emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 3.

UA’s Dance Alabama! Gets Imaginations of Student Choreographers Moving

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents the student-choreographed Dance Alabama! Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, through Thursday, April 2, and at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, in Morgan Auditorium on Colonial Drive in the UA Theatre District.

That’s Our Story, and We’re Sticking to It: UA’s Creative Campus Presents Black Warrior Storytelling Festival

Alabama storytellers, comedians and folklorists will share their tales at the Black Warrior Storytelling Festival Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4, in River Road Park at McCorvey Drive and Jack Warner Parkway.

UA in the News: March 24, 2009

Wheelchair basketball team wins national championship – Volunteer work at Moundville – Teacher who took in Joe Namath dies at 104 – and more…