UA’s Safe State Provides Training for Contractors Renovating Lead-Based Paint Structures

Safe State, a division of The University of Alabama, has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide certification to home renovation contractors working in homes containing lead-based paint.

UA in the News: December 2, 2010

On-campus exam prep options – Harvard professor to lecture on DNA and environment – New York City jazz comes to UA – HOPE Initiative, ATO sponsor bike drive

UA Student’s Hometown Names Her Grand Marshal of Christmas Parade for Tartan Design

The city of Stevenson is honoring a University of Alabama student who earlier created the University’s official tartan design by selecting her as grand marshal of its Christmas parade.

UA In the News: December 1, 2010

UA wellness program offers “12 Days of Wellness” – UA faculty comment on gas prices, legal systems – UA events – and more…

UA Awarded Grant to Help Make ‘Accessible Libraries for All’

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a University of Alabama professor a three-year grant to educate and train students to evaluate resources and technologies for users who have physical impairments but do not meet the legal definition of disabled.

UA Student News for Nov. 30, 2010

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Today Business Honors Program “Finals Clean Out” recycling event, various locations Dec. 1 Premier Awards nominations deadline, 5 p.m. Business Honors Program’s “Finals Clean Out” recycling event, various locations English Graduate Organization books and

UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team to Get Championship Rings

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will receive their rings for winning a second, consecutive National Championship on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Student Recreation Center.

UA in the News: November 30, 2010

UA aerospace engineering prof studies shark scales for possible use in aerodynamics

UA In the News: November 25-29, 2010

UA engineering prof studies shark movements – UA Parenting Assistance Line (PAL) helps stressed out parents – UA faculty provide expert commentary on Teach for America program, federal “green” grants, Alabama’s unemployment rate, international law, government management, and U.S. trade with South Korea – and more…

Engineering Professor at UA Receives Young Leader Award

Dr. Nitin Chopra, assistant professor in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, has been selected by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society as the 2011 Young Leader International Scholar.