TUESDAY, JAN. 21 – SUNDAY, JAN. 26, 2014
BEST BETS
THREE UA-AFFILIATED TEAMS SET FOR START-UP BUSINESS COMPETITION – Three start-up businesses affiliated with The University of Alabama are set to compete in Alabama Launchpad, a statewide businesses competition, this Friday in Birmingham. The teams’ products include an online system to help construction bidding, new materials for permanent magnets and a software-tracking system for school busses and their riders. See this news release with more details, or contact Adam Jones in media relations, acjones12@eng.ua.edu or 205/348-6444.
UA EXPERT TIPS
UA MATTERS: WHAT’S NEW IN FEDERAL TAX LAWS – With the April 15 filing deadline for personal federal income tax returns just around the corner, Shane Stinson, assistant professor of accounting in UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, provides a brief summary of federal tax updates that are likely to impact many 2013 tax returns, http://uanews.ua.edu/2014/01/ua-matters-whats-new-in-federal-tax-laws/. Contact: UA media relations, 205/348-5320
UA’S HEALTH CORNER PROVIDES PRACTICAL HEALTH TIPS – Dr. Richard Streiffer shares a few tips on dealing with constipation in the latest video in UA’s Health Corner, http://vimeo.com/75790264. The video series addresses health topics and provides practical advice and guidance from UA’s expert sources and physicians in the College of Community Health Sciences. A new video topic posts every Wednesday morning. Contact: UA media relations, 205/348-5320.
LOOKING AHEAD
UA TO HOST BUSINESS ANALYTICS SYMPOSIUM JAN. 30-31 – The University of Alabama’s Institute of Business Analytics will hold its annual Business Analytics Symposium Jan. 30-31 at the Hotel Capstone. The two-day event, hosted by the Culverhouse College of Commerce, will explore the diverse landscape of analytics in business with presentations by world-renowned experts in the fields of statistics, and data-mining. Experts from Culverhouse, ESPN, SAS, Nielsen, Millennial Media, Atlanta Braves, Alfa Insurance and Priorize will provide analysis of real world projects. Attendees should plan to interact with other participants including practitioners, faculty and UA students pursuing graduate degrees in statistics, business analytics and economics. A resume book of all students in attendance will be distributed to attendees from business and industry firms. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with seasoned colleagues from a variety of different firms. The INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) exam will be administered on January 29 as a pre-symposium event and requires separate payment. The last day to register is Jan. 28. For more information and registration visit http://mycba.ua.edu/basymposium. Contact: Edith Parten, UA media relations, 205/348-8318, eparten@culverhouse.ua.edu
ELECT HER – UA’s Women’s Resource Center will host the Elect Her-UA Women Win program at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb 1, in 301 Ferguson Center. Sponsored by the American Association of University Women, the national Elect Her initiative is designed to encourage and train young women to run for student government and future political office. In 2013, some 88 percent of Elect Her participants in colleges and universities across the country won their bids for student government president. Students may register for the conference by going to http://wrc.ua.edu/ehForm.cfm. Registration is open until Friday, Jan. 24, but space is limited. Contact: Richard LeComte, UA media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782