Musical Duo Trout Fishing in America to Perform for UA’s Celebrity Series

The musical duo Trout Fishing in America will bring their offbeat brand of folk rock to The University of Alabama campus Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.

UA Center’s September Housing Reports Available on Web

The Alabama Housing Report shows the state’s home sales for September 2009 down .3 percent from August, and down 7 percent from September 2008. The report, produced by a University of Alabama center, is available online.

Boardroom Brawls: Finance Researcher Reviews Internal Disputes, Consequences

A University of Alabama researcher examines boardroom disputes and their impact on the stock market.

Beyond Campus’ Borders: Educators, Engineers Reach to Middle, High-Schoolers

Beyond Campus’ Borders: Educators, Engineers Reach to Middle, High-Schoolers

UA researchers are studying the impact “service learning” can have on academics, and, in a separate effort, UA engineers are incorporating engineering applications into existing middle school science and math courses. Combined, the two efforts have drawn more than $3.65 million in external funding to benefit middle and high school students.

UA Aerospace Engineering Student Selected as a NASA-MUST Scholar

Nichole Ramirez, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering from El Paso, Texas, was selected as one of almost 100 undergraduate students nationwide to participate in NASA’s Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Scholarship Program for a second consecutive year.

UA Engineering Student Wins Society of Women Engineers’ Poster Competition

Amy Frees, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering from Huntsville, was recently selected as the national winner of the Society of Women Engineers’ undergraduate poster competition.

UA in the News: October 28, 2009

Apple store comes to UA campus – UA wheelchair basketball coaches selected to lead national squad – UA professor comments on Alabama’s unemployment rate — Students learn about real estate careers – UA supports breast cancer awareness month – and more…

Learn about ‘The Natural History of Morality’ at UA’s Next ALLELE Lecture

Dr. Robert C. Richardson, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, will present his lecture, “The Natural History of Morality,” Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Talk at UA about Relations with Cuba

Lino Gutiérrez, former U.S. ambassador to Argentina and Nicaragua and a University of Alabama alumnus, will deliver a lecture and meet with faculty and students at UA Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3.

UA Student News for Oct. 27, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 28 SGA Goes Pink Financial Peace for the Next Generation, 321 Lloyd Hall, noon Oct. 29 How to Pay for College, 205 Gorgas Library, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 Crimson Gamers Halloween Party, Ferguson Center Heritage Room, 6–10 p.m. Oct. 31 Halloween Half-Hundred Fundraising Celebration, UA Arboretum, 4 p.m. Nov. 1 Discovery