UA in the News: August 4, 2011

UA commencement weekend to include memorial service for tornado victims – Barry Mason to head Alabama Productivity Center – UA engineers say homes can be rebuilt safer after tornado – Tornado’s aftermath captured in award-winning film by UA student – UA research shows more effective ways to cool firefighters and prevent hyperthermia – UA basketball coach provides school supplies to children affected by tornado – UA student helps after tornado – UA student hopes to change healthcare in Ghana

UA’s Manderson Graduate School of Business No. 22 among Publics on Forbes List

In the latest Forbes Best Business Schools list, the Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama is ranked no. 57 among all graduate schools of business and No. 22 among public institutions.

May, August Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama is holding three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates. The ceremonies include students who were scheduled to participate in both May and August commencement ceremonies.

UA in the News: August 3, 2011

UA to remember students who died in April tornado – UA releases study on tornado-proofing homes – UA football player to graduate Saturday with perfect 4.0 GPA – UA student chosen as UNCF/Merck Fellow – UA faculty provide expert commentary on Alabama’s economic outlook, Alabama’s new immigration law – Retired UA business dean to lead Alabama Productivity Center at UA – and more…

Mason to Head Alabama Productivity Center at UA

Dr. J. Barry Mason, professor of business administration, who will step down Aug. 16 as dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, has been tapped by incoming Dean J. Michael Hardin to be the interim director of the Alabama Productivity Center.

UA Student News for Aug. 2, 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS UA will host a candlelight memorial service for the six students who died in the April 27 tornado at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5 on the steps of Gorgas Library. UA President Robert E.

Media Advisory: UA to Host Memorial Service Friday, Aug. 5 for Students Who Died in Tornado

The University of Alabama will host a candlelight memorial service for the six students who died in the April 27 tornado on Friday, Aug. 5 at 8:30 p.m. on the steps of Gorgas Library. UA President Robert E. Witt, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, and SGA Presidents Grant Cochran (2011-2012) and James Fowler (2010-2011) will speak at the service.

UA in the News: August 2, 2011

UA study says small changes could prevent twister damage – UA chemists receive Nobel Prize Winner’s unfinished research notes — John Grisham wins Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction from UA School of Law – UA economists downgrade Alabama economy projections for 2011 – and more…

UA in the News: July 30-August 1, 2011

UA study shows some storm damage may have been preventable – UA/NASA research sheds light on gas-consuming black holes – UA faculty provide expert commentary on city-business economic development, home foreclosures, city government bankruptcies, Alabama population and jobless rates – and more…

UA Mentor Helps High School Students Excel through Summer Tutoring Program

A change in her summer plans led UA student Jacqueline Koncsol to become a role model for high school students through her work in the CollegeFirst enrichment program.