UA in the News: April 2, 2014

Honors Week recognizes student achievements – UA town hall meeting focuses on Affordable Care Act – UA Law School hosts symposium on civil rights – Plank Center honors UA alumna – UA researchers involved with study of californium – UA experts comment on Affordable Care Act, new guide for Certified Nurse Educators – Parenting Assistance Line offers advice – and more…

Media Advisory: UA College of Nursing to Host Live Simulation of Inter-professional Care

Media are invited to attend a live, interprofessional rural health simulation with standardized patients playing the role of military veterans with multiple chronic conditions Monday at The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.

UA Scientist Emphasizes Metabolites’ Role in Understanding Disease

Overreliance on genetic-centered approaches in predicting, diagnosing and treating disease will lead to few future scientific breakthroughs, cautioned a University of Alabama researcher who co-authored an article in an early online issue of Genetics advocating for a greater emphasis on the body’s metabolites in understanding illnesses.

UA Nursing Students to Present Bike Helmets to Local Elementary Students

About 75 children participating in a Tuscaloosa’s One Place after-school program will receive bicycle helmets Tuesday, April 8, as part of a bike injury prevention program taught by University of Alabama nursing students.

UA in the News: April 1, 2014

Valerie Plame Wilson speaks at UA – UA hosts town hall meeting on Affordable Care Act – Cuban artwork on display – UA students work in Oklahoma during spring break – and more…

UA Student News for April 1, 2014

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 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference applications, today International Peer Advisory Council applications, April 4 Leadership UA applications, April 4, 5 p.m. SOURCE job applications for director positions, April 4 Yell Crew applications, April 8,

UA Engineering Professor Recognized for Diversity Efforts

Dr. Viola L. Acoff, professor and head of the metallurgical and materials engineering department at The University of Alabama, is the inaugural recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award given by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.

Producer, Star of ‘The Unbelievers’ to Present Next ALLELE Lecture at UA

Dr. Lawrence Krauss, an internationally known physicist, bestselling author, public intellectual and executive producer of the feature film documentary “The Unbelievers,” will present “A Universe from Nothing: Cosmic Evolution, Natural Selection, and How to Get Something From Nothing, ” as part of The University of Alabama’s 2013-2014 ALLELE lecture series.

Health Corner: Ovulation

Health Corner: Ovulation

Dr. Dan Avery explains the process of ovulation and how a woman can tell if she is ovulating.