UA in the News: October 12, 2011

UA forensics team builds reputation – Women engineers on the rise – Sigma Pi fraternity honors fallen brothers – Quidditch on the Quad returns

Teaching Award Winners Honored at UA

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2011 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.

Five Nursing Leaders to be Inducted into UA-Sponsored Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame

Five influential nursing leaders will be inducted into the sixth University of Alabama-sponsored Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Thursday, Oct. 13 at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa.

UA in the News: October 11, 2011

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive kicks off – Women’s center to host vigil to remember victims of domestic violence – UA faculty comment on job searches, preventing Alzheimer’s, social media, athletic trainers – Storytellers of Steppenwolf – and more…

UA Student News for Oct. 11, 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 Applications for SGA executive vice president, Oct. 14, 4:45 p.m., 231 Ferguson Center Applications for Alternative Fall Break trip, Oct. 17 Registration for Quidditch on the Quad, Oct. 21 SAFETY UA has established

UA ALLELE Lecture Explores Darwin’s Legacy of Evolutionary Psychology

Dr. Brad Sagarin, a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University, will present his lecture, “Evolutionary Psychology: Exploring Darwin’s Psychological Legacy,” on Oct.13 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.

UA in the News: October 8-10, 2011

UA students help clean up Alberta – UA celebrates homecoming – UA students hope to make their Marx on comedy

International Scholars Highlight ‘Recovering Black Women’s Voices’ Symposium at UA

An international gathering of scholars highlights The University of Alabama’s third annual Recovering Black Women’s Voices and Lives Symposium beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Ferguson Center’s Heritage Room.

Montgomery Student Named UA Homecoming Queen

Emily McLaughlin of Montgomery was named The University of Alabama Homecoming Queen for 2011 Friday, Oct. 7, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally on campus.

UA Student News for Oct. 7, 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. HOMECOMING Homecoming continues through Oct. 8 with the theme of “The Tradition Rolls On.” The highlight of the week will be the UA football game against Vanderbilt, which kicks off at 6 p.m. on Oct. 8