UA in the News: December 21, 2011
Reporter praises UA Vice President Mark Nelson – UA Education Policy Center releases report about community colleges – Professor comments on Occupy Movement
UA in the News: December 20, 2011
UA faculty make “Educated Guesses” about 2012 – UA student group raises $4,000 to fight illiteracy – Tide football team includes more than 20 graduates – UA advertising and PR program among top five in country – Crimson Ride uses technology, partnership with city to enhance transit service – and more…
Two UA Professors Named Fellows in Top Science Group
Two University of Alabama professors were named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
UA in the News: December 17-19, 2011
UA/LSU students and alumni to team up for service project before national championship game – UA graduates 1,862 students at winter commencement – UA recycling center to be open before and after Christmas – UA experts comment on unemployment rates, law school standards and holiday spending – and more…
Educated Guesses 2012
For the 31st consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year. While these “educated guesses” don’t always come true, our track record over the years has been good.
Obama to Battle, Beat Late-Entry Republican
President Obama is likely to win re-election in 2012, but his Republican opponent will not be one of the current candidates battling one another in the early primaries, a University of Alabama political scientist predicts.
Cuba May be State’s Next Big Customer
The Alabama business community needs to practice its Spanish, and that suggestion has nothing to do with the state’s controversial immigration law.
Online Doomsday Groups to Spike
Warnings about apocalyptic cataclysms in 2012 potentially will serve as a catalyst for Internet hysteria, a University of Alabama psychology professor predicts.
New App to Displace Craigslist, Professor Predicts
Dr. Craig E. Armstrong, assistant professor of management at The University of Alabama, says he expects someone to create, within the next year, an “app” that performs “Craigslist” functions for the exchange of goods and services.
Social Media to Serve as New Opinion Polls
Dr. Kristen Heflin says social media will give the public more access to political candidates than ever before – and that access will include the good, the bad and the ugly.