UA Student News for Nov. 12, 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 Coach Bryant Ultimate Fan Contest Abstracts for Alabama Modern Languages Conference, Nov. 15 Premier Awards applications, Nov. 22, 5 p.m. TODAY International Education Week “Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment” documentary, 6 p.m., Ferguson

Exhibition, Film about Landmark Smoking Report Featured at UA

A reception will be held Nov. 20 at The University of Alabama commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1964 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health publication and honoring the memory of Dr. Luther Terry, an Alabamian who was the country’s Surgeon General at the time.

UA Library School Will Host Children’s and Young Adult Book Sale

The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will hold its annual children’s and young adult book sale Dec. 4-6.

UA Professor to Help Group Promote Computer-Science Education

Dr. Jeff Gray, a University of Alabama associate professor of computer science, has been invited to serve on Code.org’s Education Advisory Council.

UA in the News: Nov. 9-11, 2013

Board of Trustees approves baseball stadium renovations – President Bonner outlines ‘success agenda’ – Veterans Day events planned – UA theatre department stages ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ – Movie looks at integration of football team – Gameday features – and more…

UA Research Office to Host Innovation Day

From a student-run company offering small-loans to fellow entrepreneurs to a faculty member’s approach to lowering replacement costs for electric vehicle batteries, a variety of innovative approaches will be outlined during The University of Alabama’s first Innovation Day set for Friday, Nov. 15.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: President Bonner to speak at fall faculty/staff meeting – Veterans Day events – Innovation Day – Psychology professor received mental health research grant – UA experts offer tips for buying healthy food on a budget, holiday food safety and heart health – Events

UA to Honor Yuengling Sisters With Leadership Lecture, Hall of Fame

Jennifer Yuengling, plant coordinator for D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, will be the next speaker in the Shila Bowron Leadership Lecture from 10 to 10:50 a.m. and from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at The University of Alabama’s Child Development Research Center.

Balloon Composer-Musician Breathes Air into UA Sonic Frontiers Series

Experimental composer-performer Dr. Judy Dunaway will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov., 20, in the Moody Music Building Recital Hall. The event, part of The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers series, is free and open to the public.

UA Student Wins Regional Advertising Scholarship

Katie Bontrager, a senior in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations, has been named recipient of the Bruce Roche Alabama Advertising Education Foundation 2013 Scholarship.