UA in the News: April 25, 2012

Streiffer named dean of UA College of Community Health Sciences – Documenting Justice films screened – Coach Patterson lauded – Veterans celebrated in National Military Appreciation Month – Prof comments on charter schools – Students write plays about tornado – and more…

UA to Host Technology Leadership Conference for Students

The University of Alabama will host the 33rd Annual Alabama Technology Student Association State Conference involving competition for middle and high-school students Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1-2, at the Bryant Conference Center.

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior

Blake Whitley, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2012 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.

Students Receive UA Away Scholarships to Work, Serve and Study

The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs has named five students as recipients of the summer UA Away scholarships.

UA Partners with Tuskegee in Developing Nanoscience Curriculum for Black Belt Middle-Schoolers

Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama will test nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt Friday at the McWane Center in Birmingham.

Montgomery First Stop for Coretta Scott King Biography Tour, Release of UA Press’ Book Nears

Bernice A. King will tour the state to promote a biography on her mother, Coretta Scott King. The tour’s first stop is April 28 at Alabama State University in Montgomery.

UA in the News: April 24, 2012

UA’s Rick Bragg gives “Last Lecture” – UA to host tornado research symposium – Psychology professor’s class fosters positive youth involvement – Campus Veterans Association celebrates veterans – and more …

UA Student News for April 24, 2012

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 Proposal submissions for the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, April 30 THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER ”Homegrown Alabama Remembers” farmers market, April 26, 3-6 p.m., Canturbury Episcopal Chapel lawn Tornado-research symposium, April 27, 1

Hand-made Baby Quilts to be Presented to Baby TALK Families

Thirteen expectant families who have been working with Baby TALK, a University of Alabama-based community engagement program building parent-infant relationships, will be presented with a handmade quilt Wednesday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at Maude L. Whatley Health Center, 2731 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Tuscaloosa.

Ghanaian Saxophonist to Perform in UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series

Ghanaian saxophonist and visual artist Nii Noi Nortey will perform using instruments of his own design in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center Theater.