Capstone Heroes to be Honored During Creed Week

The 2010 Capstone Heroes will be recognized at The University of Alabama with a ceremony on Friday, March 5, at 3:30 p.m. in the Moody Music recital hall as part of UA’s annual Capstone Creed Week, March 1-5.

UA in the News: February 26, 2010

Supreme Court Chief Justice to speak at UA – UA graduate honored for her work as an entrepreneur – UA real estate researcher says homes growing more affordable in Alabama – Capstone Creed Week starts on March 1 – Student exhibit features Black Belt residents – UA’s hockey team gets recognition because of Winter Olympics – and more…

First Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index Available Via UA Web Site

The first Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index, compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama, reports a slight negative bias in real estate for the first quarter of 2010.

January Home Sales in Alabama Up 4.4 Percent Over Jan. 09, According to UA Center

January 2010 home sales in Alabama were up 4.4 percent over January 2009, according to a report from The University of Alabama’s Alabama Center for Real Estate.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. to Visit UA Law School on Tuesday, March 9

The Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., will deliver The University of Alabama School of Law’s spring 2010 Albritton Lecture on Tuesday, March 9 at 2 p.m. in room 287/288 of the Law Center.

UA in the News: February 25, 2010

ESPN will televise UA’s annual A-Day spring game – Alabama welcomes Teach for America – UA professor calls for Congressional hearings on rural community colleges – UA events

UA Astronomers Invite Community to View Deep-Sky Objects from Moundville

University of Alabama astronomers invite the community to view star clusters and nebulae in the next Public Night sky-viewing session Friday, March 5 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Trailblazer Award Honors UA Physics Graduate Student

K. Renee Horton, a doctoral candidate in The University of Alabama department of physics and astronomy, recently received the Trailblazer Award at the 2010 Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Global Competiveness Conference in Baltimore, Md.

UA Organizes Student Conference to Encourage Democracy

The University of Alabama’s New College is offering “Connect the Dots,” a national student conference to encourage the democratic practices of public dialogue, deliberation and community problem-solving and action.

Alabama Housing Affordability Index for 4th Quarter ’09 Shows Big Increase, According to UA Center

The fourth quarter 2009 Alabama Housing Affordability Index rose to 211.2, an increase of more than 25 points over the third quarter of 2009, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.