UA in the News: November 12-14, 2011

Quidditch on the Quad grows in second year – UA discusses new campus master plan – Office of Health Promotion and Wellness sponsors 5K – UA professors use robots to teach teachers about computer science – UA honors veterans

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.

UA in the News: November 11, 2011

UA student projects awarded grants – UA student’s fashion show benefits tornado survivors – UA hosts Veterans Day ceremony – Theater reviews – UA experts comment on Jefferson County bankruptcy, Alabama immigration law’s impact on attorneys – and more…

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 in the News: November 10, 2011

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien speaks at UA – UA opens new research office – UA theater professor, students to stage production in Cuba – Students create projects to help in tornado recovery – Student produces benefit fashion show – Million Dollar Band energizes stadium – UA experts comment on Jefferson County bankruptcy, financial planning, Solyndra, Iran’s nuclear program – UA to host Veterans Day observance – and more…

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.

UA Math and Science Mentoring Program Wins $25,000 from Pepsi Refresh Competition

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility’s CollegeFirst Advanced Placement Mentoring Initiative will be the recipient of a $25,000 award from the Pepsi Refresh online voting competition.

UA’s Health Sciences Library Wins Grant for Disaster Information Outreach

The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences’ Health Sciences Library has received one of only seven grants the National Library of Medicine awarded nationwide for disaster health information outreach and collaboration projects.