UA’s Circle K Student Group Offers Luminaries on the Quad

The University of Alabama Circle K student organization will host its annual Luminaries on the Quad event from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. During this community service leadership project, Circle K members arrange thousands of luminary candles on the Quad between Denny Chimes and Gorgas Library and along University Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public.

UA in the News: Nov. 20, 2013

UA receives $2.2 million grant to improve Head Start curriculum – Students plan flash mob to raise awareness of secondhand smoke dangers – Balloon musician to perform at UA – UA study looks at ‘imposter fears’ – UA expert comments on legal case – and more…

UA’s Own Duck (Tape) Dynasty

For the second straight year, The University of Alabama’s PRSSA chapter has won the national College Duck Tape challenge, in addition to other national awards.

New Lecture Series Honors Retired UA Metallurgical Professor

A new lecture series to honor a University of Alabama emeritus professor aims to present high visibility topics in the fields of metallurgical and materials engineering and design to students and the public.

Who Will Deliver My Baby?

Who Will Deliver My Baby?

A University of Alabama physician addressed why family physicians have stopped providing maternity care and offered suggestions on how to alleviate the problem in a recent report.

UA in the News: Nov. 19, 2013

Tuscaloosa mayor speaks at UA town hall – Flash mob among Great American Smokeout events – Historic doors on display – Speaker inspires STEM students – UA student blogs about working out – UA hosts avant-garde performer – and more…

UA Student News for Nov. 19, 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 Premier Awards applications, Nov. 22, 5 p.m. TODAY “The Internship,” 7-9 p.m., Ferguson Center Theater THIS WEEK’S EVENTS Sigma Delta Tau information table, Nov. 20-21, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ferguson Center second floor Exhibition

UA Wins $2.2 Million Grant to Improve School-Readiness, Family Well-Being in Head Start

More than 500 Head Start pre-schoolers across nine West Alabama counties and their families will directly benefit from a $2.2 million grant awarded to a group of University of Alabama faculty members.

UA to Sponsor Student Leadership Development Session in 2014

The University of Alabama’s Division of Student Affairs will host the first campus-based session of the LeaderShape Institute in May 2014. Applications will be available in January 2014 through UA’s student leadership programs. The LeaderShape Institute is a six-day ethical leadership development program organized through the Office of Student Leadership in the Division of Student Affairs. The division will sponsor 60 students to attend the UA session, covering the program cost as well as travel and lodging.

UA Faculty Aids in Push to Pardon Scottsboro Boys

University of Alabama faculty aided the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center in setting the stage for the state to rectify a miscarriage of justice when the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles meets Thursday, Nov. 21 in Montgomery to discuss posthumous pardons for the “Scottsboro Boys.”