UA in the News: January 14-17, 2012

UA plans for national championship celebration – UA/Auburn researchers develop new recipe for concrete – Service day planned in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Creative Campus to host Zen Buddhist priest and poet – Center for Real Estate releases housing statistics – UA experts comment on China’s reforestation programs, education funding – and more…

Area High School to Hold its Chemistry Class at UA

A University of Alabama chemistry laboratory will be filled with slightly younger-than-usual faces Jan. 19 as it hosts a high-school chemistry class.

UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art to Hold Grand Opening, Unveil Next Exhibit

The grand opening of the Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in downtown Tuscaloosa will begin with a public reception from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.

UA Students to Honor Dr. King with Hands on Tuscaloosa Community Service

The University of Alabama Community Service Center and several student organizations are hosting a Hands on Tuscaloosa service day in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m.-noon.

UA in the News: January 13, 2012

President Obama congratulates Coach Saban – ‘Realizing the Dream’ concert set for Saturday – UA Economic Outlook Conference speaker expects Alabama economy to grow in 2012 – FreezePruf protects plants from cold – UA instructor working on clean cement alternative – Three UA faculty named distinguished fellows in psychiatry – Expert comments on state population growth

UA in the News: January 12, 2012

UA to host Martin Luther King Jr. Day banquet and concert – Alabama Economic Outlook Conference presented in Montgomery – Students raise $4,000 to fight illiteracy – Professors named AAAS Fellows – UA experts comment on Supreme Court decision, popularity of vinyl records – and more…

UA in the News: January 11, 2012

Tide fans cheer return of national champions – Fans flood stores after game – Tide quarterback wore bracelet for ill child – and more…

UA in the News: January 10, 2012

Students, alumni volunteer at BCS service projects in New Orleans, Tuscaloosa – George Lucas congratulates Tide – National championship win may help Tuscaloosa after tornado – UA experts comment on community college budgets, Alabama census figures – and more…

UA Experts Ready to Discuss Elections, Issues With Media

University of Alabama experts stand prepared to field questions from the media on the upcoming South Carolina, Florida and Alabama primaries, as well as issues affecting the general election. For more source ideas, contact Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782.

Census Bureau Estimates Slight Gain in State’s Population, UA Expert Says

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Alabama gained 17,340 residents in the 15 months between April 1, 2010 (Census Day) and July 1, 2011.