UA Students to Engage in ‘Rocket Wars’ Thursday

Five teams of University of Alabama students will turn a campus lab into a friendly “Rocket War” battleground Thursday, April 30 as they square off in a competition combining the launching of small foam rockets with physics equations.

UA, Cuban Photographers ‘Side by Side’ in Joint Exhibit

Art from a University of Alabama photographer represents the U.S. portion of a joint exhibit with Cuba scheduled to open May 6 in Havana.

UA’s CCBP Event Will Recognize Award-Winning Community Engagement Projects

The University of Alabama Council on Community-Based Partnerships invites University and community partners to its third annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 1, at noon in the Hotel Capstone ballroom.

UA Student News: April 28, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER This Week Child Stroke Awareness Week April 28 Documenting Justice Film Screening, Bama Theatre, 7 p.m. April 29 UAPD Appreciation Day, Ferguson Plaza, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 30 School House Rock Live!, Moody Music Concert Hall, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. May 1 School House Rock Live!, Moody Music Concert Hall,

Top Students Honored by UA Graduate School

The University of Alabama Graduate School announced the 2009 Outstanding Graduate Student award recipients during UA Honors Day held earlier this month.

UA Student to Compete in Paralympic World Cup on USA Wheelchair Basketball Team

Jared Arambula, a freshman at The University of Alabama from Valparaiso, Ind., has been named to the 2009 USA 23-and-under National Wheelchair Basketball Team.

UA Teams with Dentist to Build a Better Child Safety Seat

A dentist is teaming with two University of Alabama entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.

UA’s Watters Winner of 2009 Miles Excellence Award

Annette Watters, project manager for The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research and manager of the Alabama State Data Center, has been awarded the 2009 Dr. Minnie C. Miles Endowed Excellence Award.

Honor Students from UA Business School Help Increase Blood Donations

Two groups of honors students at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce put together a marketing plan for the Red Cross that helped increase blood donations within the UA community.

March State Housing Report Available via UA Center’s Web Site

The March 2009 Alabama housing report is now available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site.