UA College of C&IS Announces Hall of Fame Inductees

The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will holds its annual Communication Hall of Fame Oct. 11 in the North Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

UA Student News for Sept. 28, 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS ‘Celebrating achievement’ for national honors. “Celebrating Achievement,” a new song designed to publicly recognize and celebrate students, faculty and staff who achieve national recognition, awards and honors, is being played on the Denny Chimes today

UA Engineering Professor Selected for International Conference

Dr. Wei Song, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, will represent the structural control and monitoring community as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Sixth International Workshop on Structural Control and Monitoring.

UA Student News for Sept. 25, 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 Applications for Avanti and Parent Ambassadors, Oct. 1 A-Book Editorial Board applications, Oct. 3 Abstracts for Graduate Student Association Research Conference, Oct. 6, 5 p.m. TODAY National Alliance for Mental Illness meeting, 7

UA Festival Brings Together Poets, Student Writers for Readings

More than two dozen poets will read from their work during the Slash Pine Press’s fourth annual festival Friday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 13, in venues at The University of Alabama and in downtown Tuscaloosa.

New York Artist to Show Work at UA Gallery

New York artist and University of Alabama alumnus Thornton Willis will appear at an artist reception and question-and-answer session from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art on the UA campus.

Climate Change Discussion Opens Philosophy Lecture Series at UA

On Sept. 25 The University of Alabama will host Dr. Simon Keller, associate professor of philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, who will lecture on “Understanding Skepticism about Climate Change” at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus.

Cuba’s Prenatal Program Improves Low Birth Weights, According to UA Study

Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease the rate of low birth weights, according to a study led by Dr. Yasmin Neggers, a University of Alabama researcher and professor of human nutrition and hospitality management.

UA Listed with Top Military Friendly Universities

The University of Alabama has been named to the list of the top 15 percent of military friendly schools nationwide.

Aerospace Association to Present UA Engineering Student with Scholarship Friday

Justin Anderson, a junior from Louisville, Ky., studying aerospace engineering and mechanics at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of the 2012 Rockwell Collins Scholarship awarded by the Aerospace States Association.