UA Student News for Nov. 15, 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 Health Hut internships, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive ends, Nov. 18 ANNOUNCEMENTS Students should update their contact information on myBama to receive messages from UA Alerts,

Biologist with Penchant for Strengthening Science Education Named UA’s Outstanding Professor

A biology professor who has won nearly $5 million in grants to strengthen undergraduate education in the sciences is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.

UA’s Rural Health Scholars Program Reaches Hale County Youth

An outreach program launched in November through The University of Alabama’s Rural Health Scholars Program aims to encourage young people to examine careers in health care. The Hale County Health Scholars Program selected 10 students in the 10th grade from across Hale County through an application process.

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive in Final Week

The University of Alabama Community Service Center is making a final push to reach its goal of collecting 250,000 pounds of food by Friday, Nov. 18, the end of the annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive.

Dance Competition to be Community Event at UA

The University of Alabama Ferguson Center, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College are presenting T-Town’s Best Dance Crew on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

Patrolling the ‘Hot Spots’

If you have been involved in a vehicle crash in Alabama and received a ticket, some folks at The University of Alabama want to thank you for making our highways safer.

Painting with a Purpose Event at UA to Honor Tornado Victims

The Ferguson Center Student Union and art department at The University of Alabama will host a painting session on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. in remembrance of Morgan Sigler, one of the UA students who died in the April 27 tornado.

UA Hosts Symposium on Communication Skills for Multicultural Environments

The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a one-day symposium on effective communication skills in multicultural environments Nov. 14 at the Bryant Conference Center.

UA Engineering Hosts Robotics Training Workshop for High-School Teachers

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host a robotics training workshop for Alabama K-12 teachers at Central High School in Tuscaloosa Saturday, Nov. 12.

UA’s Denny Chimes to be Lit Blue in Observance of World Diabetes Day

Denny Chimes on The University of Alabama campus will be lit blue Monday, Nov. 14 from sundown to midnight as a part of the World Diabetes Day monument challenge.