UA’s ACRE Announces Board Appointments
The Alabama Center for Real Estate, housed at The University of Alabama, has announced the appointments of three new board members.
UA Book Arts Instructor Wins Award
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts presented Sarah Bryant, a book arts instructor in The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, with the MCBA Prize, the first honor to recognize book art from across the field and around the world.
UA Advertising and Public Relations Professor Honored for Red Cross Service
Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, has been recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for volunteer work with the American Red Cross after the April 27 tornado.
Two UA Engineering Professors Named Fellows by ASME
Two University of Alabama mechanical engineering professors have been elected as Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Cooling Refrigeration Costs
Most people know about refrigerator magnets. How about magnetic refrigerators? A University of Alabama professor of physics says a magnetic refrigerator operating at room temperature would use a third as much electricity as a typical home refrigerator. But there’s reasons you won’t yet find one on aisle five.
STEM Path to MBA Offers Top Students Shorter Degree Path
Forty-six of the country’s brightest students are registered at The University of Alabama this fall for a course of study that will allow them to combine their strength in science, technology, engineering or math with their interests in business and complete their undergraduate studies and earn a master’s degree in business administration in five years.
APR’s News Director to Participate in National Webinar Panel
Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, a University of Alabama unit, will soon put his knowledge of the NASA program on display as a panel member for a webinar hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Manipulating Nanoparticles’ Surface Chemistry Holds Medical Promise, UA-Authored Nature Article Shows
Swapping the chemical groups that originally coat iron oxide nanoparticles and making the particles soluble in biological solvents shows great promise for medical applications, such as drug delivery and contrast agents, according to a recent publication by University of Alabama engineers and scientists and highlighted in Nature magazine.
UA Student News for Aug. 16, 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 Registration of wireless devices on UA system, Aug. 17 Registration for reserved football seating for student organizations, Aug. 26, 4:45 p.m. First Year Council applications due, Sept. 19, 5 p.m. DATES TO REMEMBER
UA TCF Class Project Selected to Screen at New York Television Festival
A class project produced by a group of University of Alabama telecommunication and film students has been picked to screen at the New York Television Festival’s Independent Pilot Competition.