This week at The University of Alabama: Halloween events include Haunting at the Museum, Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat – Students, professors publish book chapter on app for children with autism – Researchers look to butterflies to improve flight – Chinese professors visit School of Social Work – Experts offer tips for job interviews, managing stress – Engineering, art students host exhibit
Three University of Alabama students and two professors will publish a book chapter detailing their research in developing a smart phone application for children with autism.
There are many things you can do, or say, during a job interview that could either help you land the job or ensure you’ll never hear from that job prospect again. The University of Alabama’s Travis Railsback offers a few tips on what words to use, or avoid, during that all-important job interview.
An old joke says college football fans want a university that its football team can be proud of. But things are different at The University of Alabama: there have been times, a historian said, when the success of the Crimson Tide really has been a touchstone for those in the South who felt downtrodden or overlooked.
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. FOOTBALL GAME-DAY WEEKEND ALABAMA VS. TENNESSEE — The Crimson Tide football team faces the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday, Oct. 26, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised on CBS. Click
The University of Alabama’s Community Service Center is sponsoring a volunteer service project titled Schoolhouse Service Stand to mark the 50th anniversary of desegregation at UA.
Dr. Sean Joe, a nationally-recognized authority on suicidal behavior among African Americans, will present a lecture, “American Suicide: Examining the Social Lives of Suicidal Black Males,” Nov. 11 at The University of Alabama School of Social Work.
Scientists have identified a chemical compound that enhances cells’ natural abilities to combat a protein linked to Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a paper publishing Oct. 24 in the online version of Science and co-authored by University of Alabama researchers.
Dr. Rachel Raimist, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s telecommunication and film department, is one of 20 faculty members selected nationwide for a Los Angeles workshop.
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development is sponsoring a fundraiser to support the Books for the Black Belt program.