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MONDAY, JULY 15 – SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013

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SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL FEATURE CBS SPORTS REPORTER, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WRITER, BOWL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE – The University of Alabama’s Program in Sports Communication, housed in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, will host its first Bryant Sports Leadership Institute July 15-16. The program will feature a lunch lecture from CBS Sports’ Bruce Feldman and Sports Illustrated’s Lars Anderson on July 15 (205 Gorgas Library, 12:15 p.m.) and a lunch lecture from Football Bowl Association Executive Director Wright Waters on July 16 (Hotel Capstone, Fitzpatrick Room, noon). Area high school students with an interest in sports communication were invited to learn about the areas of study offered in sports communication by UA. Contact: Misty Mathews, communication specialist, 205/348-6416, mmathews@ua.edu, or Dr. Andrew Billings, APSC director, 864/650-8900, acbillings@ua.edu.

NO ELECTRICITY AND A DEAD PHONE? START-UP COMPANY SEEKS TO DEVELOP WIRELESS CHARGING – A UA start-up company that learned Friday it would advance to the finals in a state-wide business competition will spend the next two months obtaining additional customer feedback and honing its presentation of the potential technology that would enable users to recharge their cell phones wirelessly. Judges selected the UA business, e-Electricity, and four other start-up companies to advance to the Sept. 26 Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition during Friday’s semi-final rounds. The teams are all in “proof-of-concept” phases and are competing for up to $100,000 in prize money to further develop their technologies. For more information, see this news release or contact Chris Bryant in media relations, 205/348-8323, cbryant@ur.ua.edu.         

EVENTS

UA ENGINEERING CAMP HELD THIS WEEK – The Student Introduction to Engineering, or SITE, program is a summer camp designed specifically for rising juniors and seniors in high school. More than 25 years old, SITE expanded to three week-long sessions this summer with about 150 students attending. SITE students live in residence halls and engage in team exercises. They attend mini-courses in mathematics, engineering, computer science and English. As part of the camp, students participate in a design competition, and this year’s competition is audio processing. Students are judged on their creativity in changing the files. The design final will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in 1059 SERC. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA engineering media relations, at 205/348-6444 or acjones12@eng.ua.edu.