UA in the News: May 4, 2012

UA commencement ceremonies set for tonight, Saturday – Search for UA president underway – Faculty achievements – and more…

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

Researchers are helping patients tap into the healing power of the mind to give hope to persons with pain.

UA in the News: May 3, 2012

UA College of Engineering hosts technology conference for middle and high school students – UA presidential search committee meets – UA professor builds homes for purple martins – Ring found at UA Day of Service returned to former UA grad student

UA in the News: May 2, 2012

UA engineer’s breakthrough will quiet combustion engines – Students tell tornado stories through plays – Inventure Renewables, operating in UA’s AIME program, receives funding

May Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 3,778 degrees during spring commencement Friday-Saturday, May 4-5, on campus.

With Sturdy Helmet Design, UA Students Win Metalcasting Contest

For the second year in a row, a team of University of Alabama engineering students won the Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society. By designing and casting a helmet for soldiers, the students were exposed to leading-edge metallurgical-engineering technology.

UA Journalism Department to Become Home to National Elementary Schools Press Association

The University of Alabama journalism department and National Elementary Schools Press Association officials will hold a news conference May 10 at 1 p.m. in the Tuscaloosa Magnet School library to announce the official move of the 18-year-old association from Asheville, N.C., to Tuscaloosa.

UA MBA Candidate Uses Shrimp-Shell Compound in Efforts to Develop New Bandage

Dr. Whitney Hough is scheduled to earn her MBA from The University of Alabama this week, but she’s not looking forward to joining the business world. She’s already there.

UA Student News for May 1, 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. THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER “Inside the Tornado,” May 3-4, 7:30 p.m., and May 5, 2 p.m., Bean-Brown Theatre at Shelton State Community College Commencement — C&IS, Education, HES, Nursing, May 4, 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum

UA in the News: May 1, 2012

UA researcher patents noise reduction ‘sponge’ – UA alum named president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin