UA in the News: November 14-16, 2009

UA study: Travel near, not on, holiday when most accidents happen – University of Alabama, Holt unite to promote reading – UA history professor writes book on Guantanamo – UA faculty comment on Alabama politics, teaching financial planning – UA student a finalist in Country Music Television video contest – Toys for local children will be collected at UA libraries – UA events – and more…

UA Engineering Continues Drag Research Through Shark Skin Simulations

Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation, the NASA Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and the Lindbergh Foundation, Dr. Amy Lang continues researching what designers of aircraft and underwater vehicles could learn by imitating nature’s design of shark skins.

UA in the News: November 13, 2009

UA student competes in CMT’s Music City Madness – Beat Auburn Beat Hunger meets a need – Expert commentary, events and more

Aerospace Engineering Student Selected as UA’s First SMART Scholar

Michael Lewis, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering from Knoxville, Tenn., was selected as a 2009 Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholar.

UA in the News: November 12, 2009

Events mark Veterans Day – Review of UA production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” – Students, Coach Saban appear in movie – Marketing prof comments on holiday shopping season – UA events – and more

Apple Campus Store Opens at UA with Celebration Event

The grand opening of the Apple Campus Store at The University of Alabama will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 11:45 a.m. in the Ferguson Center SupeStore.

Third Quarter ’09 Alabama Housing Affordability Shows Slight Decline

After a 16-year high in the first quarter of 2009, The Alabama Housing Affordability Index shows a slight decline in the third quarter of 2009, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.

Women’s Center at UA Hosts Film Series for Native American Heritage Month

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring “Her Own Words,” a movie series celebrating Native American women, on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theatre.

Fed Official to Speak at UA Center’s 2010 Economic Outlook Conference

Thomas Cunningham, vice president and associate director of research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will address “The Fed and the Post-Crisis Economy” at the Economic Outlook Conference 2010 on Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel.

Information Meeting for Miss UA Pageant to be Held on Campus

The Miss University of Alabama program committee will host a candidate interest meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall.