Second Time’s a Charm – UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins National Title Twice

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team won their second national championship by defeating the University of Illinois 66-36 in a playoff tournament held in Denver, Colo., April 10.

Best of All Possible Shows: UA Presents Bernstein’s ‘Candide’

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents the classic musical “Candide,” with music by Leonard Bernstein, from Tuesday, April 20, to Sunday, April 25, in Morgan Auditorium on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.

UA Student News for April 13, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER April 16 Deadline for mailing back 2010 census forms Day of Silence iPad learning session, Apple Campus Store, 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. “Oh Horrors! It’s Murder!” 126 H.M. Comer Hall, 7 p.m. April 17 A-Day concert, corner of University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, 11 a.m. A-Day game, Bryant-Denny Stadium, 2 p.m.

UA Engineering to Host Summer Program for High School Students

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host SITE this summer for students who have an interest in science, mathematics and engineering.

History Professor to Deliver UA’s ‘Last Lecture’

Dr. Lawrence F. Kohl, associate professor of history and Blount Senior Fellow at The University of Alabama, has won the 2010 Last Lecture award from the UA Graduate School.

Psychology Professor to Present Basowitz Lecture at UA

The University of Alabama psychology department will host the annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture Friday, April 23, featuring guest speaker Dr. William Graziano.

Ad Team at UA One of Four to Implement Campaign

The University of Alabama’s student advertising team’s campaign for the 2009 American Advertising Federation National Student Advertising Competition is one of four selected by The Century Council to implement and further explore potential effectiveness of student-generated campaigns to prevent binge drinking on college campuses across the nation.

Partnership between Bishop State, UA Offers Nurses Mobility

Advanced nursing degrees are within easier reach for area registered nurses through a new Internet-based partnership between Bishop State Community College and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.

Two UA Teams among Finalists in April 16 Business Competition

Two teams affiliated with The University of Alabama are among nine finalists in a state-wide competition designed to help launch start-up companies.

Busting Bug Love: UA-Based Company Uses Green Technology to Counter Crop Pest

Birth control for moths – that’s one way of describing the focus of a start-up company, based at The University of Alabama, hoping to take a bite out of the approximate $100 billion hole that insects inflict each year via crop losses worldwide.