UA In the News: August 31, 2011

Tuscaloosa/UA ready to welcome football fans – UA football players hope season helps Tuscaloosa – Improved signage will help fans navigate campus – Get on Board Day expects big turnout – UA student events – and more…

Tornado’s Impact on Tuscaloosa Real Estate Described in UA Study

A comprehensive real estate report on the short-term impact and an analysis of the April 27 tornado that ravaged the Tuscaloosa area is now available from the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

Five Opportunities to Use UA Telescopes this Fall

The public is invited to view the moon through a University of Alabama telescope Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

UA in the News: August 30, 2011

Acts of Kindness Heroes awards presented at memorial service – CW editor reflects on tornado coverage in USA Today – Rec Center director talks about healthy living – UA freshman models for Seventeen magazine – UA events and activities – and more…

UA Student News for Aug. 30, 2011

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Student Alumni Association applications due, Sept. 4, noon First Year Council applications due, Sept. 19, 5 p.m. DATES TO REMEMBER Get on Board day, Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ferguson Plaza Alabama football

Greensboro’s Safe House Museum Inaugural Art Exhibit Curated by UA Students

The newly renovated Safe House Black History Museum in Greensboro will inaugurate a series of art exhibitions with a show curated by students at The University of Alabama.

UA in the News: August 27-29, 2011

UA honors those who helped, remembers victims – UA, FEMA help build wind-resistant homes – UA researchers study rocks for weather clues – UA real estate study finds cost to rebuild, repair storm-damaged homes could be at least $224M – Songwriter Dan Penn to perform Thursday at UA – MBA students help rebuild homes – UA events – Faculty and student honors – and more…

Get On Board Day at UA Connects Students to Campus Activities

Students at The University of Alabama have the opportunity to learn more about various organizations on campus during Get on Board day, Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Ferguson Plaza from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Baldrige Conference Brings Industry Leaders to Birmingham

The 2011 Baldrige Regional Conference offers attendees the opportunity to learn from, and engage with, Presidential Award-winning organizations. The conference will be held at Ross Bridge Golf Resort in Birmingham Sept 27.

UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Named Center of Excellence

A U.S. Department of Energy program recently recognized The University of Alabama’s Alabama Industrial Assessment Center as the best of the country’s 26 assessment centers.