UA in the News: October 28, 2010

Pioneers of UA integration to speak at event next week – UA students participate in scientific research – Tide quarterback Greg McElroy named to academic honor – UA study of school bus seatbelts says cost outweighs benefits – UA faculty comment on student voter turnout, Birmingham’s proposed downtown stadium, zombie films – UA holds vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Moral Forum participants debate offshore drilling

AQA Judges Announce Team Showcase Awards

The Alabama Quality Award panel of judges has chosen four health care teams to receive the 2010 Team Showcase awards.

UA Engineering Student to Receive Baldwin County Road Builders Association Scholarship

Benjamin Gravlee of Fairhope, a senior at The University of Alabama with a double major in civil and construction engineering, will be awarded the Baldwin County Road Builders Association Scholarship for $2,500 on Nov. 9.

12 Organizations Named 2010 Alabama Quality Award Winners

The Alabama Quality Award panel of judges designated 12 organizations as recipients of the 2010 Alabama Quality Awards, honoring them for quality and performance excellence.

UA Libraries to Unveil Williams Americana Collection Nov. 9

The A.S. Williams III Americana Collection will open officially for public viewing during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Room 301 of Gorgas Library, part of The University of Alabama Libraries.

UA’s ‘Motion’ to Explore Aspects of Buddhism

The program “Buddhism in Motion: Perspectives on the Cultural History of a Major World Philosophy” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in 205 Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.

UA in the News: October 27, 2010

UA’s Education Policy Center releases survey of state community college directors – SGA hotline to help students register – BamaBikes keeps students trekking – Law prof comments on Clean Water Act enforcement – Campus events – and more…

Regions Bank Donates Bicycles to UA’s BamaBikes Program

Regions Bank has presented the BamaBikes Program at The University of Alabama with 25 new green bicycles.

Three Students Receive Service Abroad Scholarships from UA Parents Association

The University of Alabama Parents Association has awarded three students, Courteney “Cory” Rice of Birmingham, Zachary Knight of Dallas, Texas, and Elizabeth Shahid of Birmingham, scholarships to participate in service abroad in the Dominican Republic this winter.

‘William Bradford Huie @100’ Exhibition to Open at UA’s Hoole Library

The exhibition “William Bradford Huie @100” will open Tuesday, Nov. 9, at The University of Alabama’s W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library starting at 5 p.m. with a talk and reception to begin at 5:30 p.m.