UA Interior Design Students Place 2nd in Global Competition

Temporary emergency housing should not only provide shelter but also a sense of place and comfort for people who may have lost everything, said one University of Alabama senior. It was this concept that three interior design students incorporated into a public service announcement that placed second in the global Design for Disaster Relief video competition.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA scientists’ research could help improve algae biofuel production – UA nursing students share culture with Japanese scholars – UA experts available to comment on pope’s resignation, veterans’ support – African-American History Month events – Community screening of health care film – Object X discussion series

Art Exhibit “Migration/s” Opens at UA’s Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art

“Migration/s,” a collaborative exhibit that explores the theme of migration through works of art in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, will open March 5 at an art gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA in the News: February 22, 2013

CNN anchor Don Lemon speaks on campus – UA hosts rural health conference – UA students, faculty win media awards – UA researchers study algae parasite – UA expert comments on need for leadership training – Moundville Archaeology Park hosts Knap-In – UA theater presents ‘Othello” – and more…

Return of Saturday in the Park Program Series at UA’s Moundville Park

Explore the lives of West Alabama’s Native Americans during the return of the Saturday in the Park program series at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park.

UA in the News: February 21, 2013

Health statistics presented at rural health conference at UA – Journalists Bob Woodward, Don Lemon to speak on campus – UA prof uses fruit flies to study metabolic syndrome – UA researchers study algae parasite’s impact on biofuel production – UA experts comment on online brain training, antioxidants’ impact – Events – and more…

UA PR Student Wins National Outstanding Student Award

University of Alabama senior Jessica Colburn has been named the 2013 recipient of the Daniel J. Edelman/PRSSA Award for the Outstanding Public Relations Student.

UA in the News: February 20, 2013

CNN anchor Don Lemon to speak at UA – UA students to visit Birmingham Civil Rights Institute – Artist featured on UA student-produced ‘Alabama Art Seen’ – UA expert comments on historic Drish House – UA study looks at Pell grants – Events – and more…

Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA

Recipients of the 2013 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.

Jewish Daily Forward Lauds Poetry Book by UA’s Lazer

A cultural critic in The Jewish Daily Forward has named “N18 (Complete),” a collection of poems by Hank Lazer, as one of five favorite works of poetry in 2012.