UA Seeks Students to Attend Rural Healthcare Minority Summit
Nominations of high school students are being sought for the first Rural Healthcare Minority Summit on Friday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 22, on The University of Alabama campus.
Turner, Haskew Named Interim Department Heads in UA’s College of Engineering
Dr. C. Heath Turner has been named interim head of the department of chemical and biological engineering and Dr. Tim A. Haskew has been named interim head of the department of electrical and computer engineering, both in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering.
UA to Receive more than $780,000 for Researching Oil Spill Impact
Eighteen University of Alabama researchers have been awarded more than three-quarters of a million dollars, combined, as part of the first installment from BP for research into the impact of the Gulf oil spill.
NACAS Mentor Award Goes to UA’s Caples
Susan Caples, assistant director of transportation services at The University of Alabama, has received the Regional Mentor Award from the National Association of College Auxiliary Services.
UA Researchers Invite Public to ‘Science Cafe’ Jan. 15
Researchers from The University of Alabama invite the public to learn more about nanotechnology – the science of the ultra small – via a Science Café scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Barnes & Noble book store on McFarland Boulevard.
Trombonist with New York Philharmonic to Perform at UA in Celebrity Series
Joseph Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, as part of The University of Alabama School of Music Celebrity Series.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra Presents Original Work in UA’s 2011 Realizing the Dream Concert
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will perform “Dream, Child. Hope,” an original composition by Aldophus Hailstork, as the featured work of the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, in the Moody Music Building concert hall at The University of Alabama.
Gas Prices to Bounce Along with Value of the Dollar
The price we pay to fill up at the gas pump in 2011 will be determined by changes in the value of the dollar, says a University of Alabama engineering professor who follows the petroleum markets.
Little Change Expected in Interest Rates in 2011
Judging from 2010, interest rates for the coming year probably won’t change much, says Dr. Robert Reed, associate professor of economics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
Demand for Cloud Computing, Mobile Apps to Increase in 2011
While mobile technology has raced forward at light-speed in 2010, with many advances in mobile payments, augmented reality and high-speed networks, look for user demand for cloud computing and mobile apps to increase in the coming year, a University of Alabama technology expert says.