UA in the News: November 27, 2012

Construction to start on new recreation center – Diversity Branch to host ‘Diverse Desserts’ – Christmas tree goes up – Elementary students receive Thanksgiving meals courtesy SGA, Bama Dining … and more …

UA in the News: November 22-26, 2012

UA to start construction on new recreation center – UA program supplies books to Black Belt schools – Baldwin named vice president for advancement – UA researchers work on prosthetic ankle – UA experts look at Thanksgiving traffic safety – UA researchers work to develop rare-earth-free magnets – Iron Bowl brings crowds to campus – UA students lauded for service projects – and more…

UA Social Work Students, Tuscaloosa Police Team for Health Fair

Graduate students from The University of Alabama School of Social Work, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa City Police Department, will host a community health fair from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Jaycees Fairground in Alberta City.

UA Engineering Professor Appointed to German Research Association

Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, a professor and research center executive director in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, has been appointed to a prestigious post in the German scientific research community.

UA in the News: November 21, 2012

Professor developing prosthesis — Commentary on Dust Bowl’s impact — Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger — Thanksgiving traffic statistics — Getting Ready for Iron Bowl

Award-Winning Author to Speak at UA about Nuclear Weapons Plant

Dr. Kristen Iversen, author of the highly-acclaimed book, “Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats,” an autobiography about growing up near a nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, will give a Nov. 27 lecture on The University of Alabama campus.

UA in the News: November 20, 2012

UA names new advancement VP – World War I memorial dedicated – Grant to train computer science teachers – UA research shows how Thanksgiving driving patterns increase crashes – University Fellows includes international component … and more …

UA Student News for Nov. 20, 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 Classes dismissed, Nov. 21-25 UA holiday, Nov. 22-25 University Supply Store special hours, Nov. 23, 1-5 p.m., Ferguson Center University Supply Store special hours, Nov. 24, various locations Men’s basketball vs.

After Winning National Award, UA Women Engineers to Host Conference

The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, was awarded the gold level Outstanding Collegiate Society Award at the SWE National Conference in Houston, Texas, and it won the bid to host its regional conference in 2014 on campus.

C-SPAN Election Bus to Visit UA

The department of journalism and The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will sponsor a visit by the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus Nov. 28.