UA Students Produce TV Show about the Arts in Alabama
A new original show on WVUA is a product of the The University of Alabama’s department of telecommunication and film and Creative Campus and will showcase artists from across Alabama.
UA Colleges Hope Film Screening Will Start Local Dialog about Health Care
A free community screening of the film, “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Take Note: UA Professor Explores 17th-Century Shorthand in England
The University of Alabama and University Libraries invite the public to hear a lecture by Dr. Michael Mendle, professor of history at UA, titled “Absolutely the Most Important Thing You Know Nothing About: Shorthand and Civilization in 17th Century England.” The lecture will take place at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in 205 Gorgas Library. The lecture is free; refreshments will be served.
New UA Website Connects Students With Off-Campus Housing
The University of Alabama’s Housing and Residential Communities office is launching a website to aid students in finding off-campus housing. The site is http://offcampushousing.ua.edu.
High School Student Winners Announced in UA Physics Contest
Nearly 300 students representing 21 schools recently competed in the 37th annual University of Alabama High School Physics Contest.
UA Hosts Lecture on Honey Bees, Food Security
The University of Alabama department of political science will host guest lecturer Dr. Tammy Horn, senior researcher in apiculture at Eastern Kentucky University, to speak on the critical importance of honey bee pollination to agriculture and food security from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in 1092 Shelby Hall.
UA Ranks First Among Public Universities in Enrollment of National Merit Scholars
The University of Alabama ranks first among public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2012-2013 with 241 scholars in the fall 2012 freshman class.
UA Student News for Feb. 5, 2013
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 SGA applications, Feb. 13, 5 p.m. Elliott Society applications, Feb. 15 Leader Shape Institute applications, Feb. 15, 11:59 p.m. SGA Judicial Board applications, Feb. 19, 4:45 p.m., 107 Mary Burke West CASPA applications,
UA Engineering Hosting Sustainable Energy Seminar Series
Seven internationally-recognized experts in energy will speak at The University of Alabama throughout the spring semester.
UA Student Selected for International Engineering Program
Thomas Moat, a senior in construction engineering from Newnan, Ga., will help the Chinese government in Beijing design and build a pedestrian bridge as part of the 2013 International Summer School of Structural Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing.