UA in the News: Nov. 26, 2014

UA beats Auburn in food drive – UA leads SEC in graduation rates – Cancer-fighting freshmen to be side-by-side – Traffic safety experts discuss holiday travel risks – Paul Bryant Jr. discusses his dad … and more …

UA Adds Student Research Responsibilities to Bissell’s Roles

A University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences’ administrator and researcher will add campus-wide undergraduate research responsibilities to her roles, UA announced today.

UA in the News: Nov. 25, 2014

UA student to attend climate-change conference in Peru — Inventure Renewables, launched in UA’s technology incubator, finds success — UA researcher’s device tracks food intake — Traffic study shows increase in crashes during Thanksgiving week — UA graduation rate leads SEC — New students learn about Iron Bowl — UA, Auburn compete in food drive — and more…

UA Wins 2014 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Competition

The University of Alabama won the 2014 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive by collecting 300,049 pounds of food to top Auburn University’s collection of 198,041 pounds of food.

Company Donates Lab Equipment for Geological Study at UA

Chemical Waste Management-Emelle has donated lab equipment valued at approximately $40,000 to The University of Alabama’s department of geological sciences.

UA’s CHES Honors Usdan with Rowland Teaching Award

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences honored Dr. Stuart Usdan with the 2014 Joseph S. Rowland Teaching Excellence Award during recent homecoming activities on campus.

UA Documenting Justice Director Selected for SXSW Presentation

The University of Alabama’s Andrew Grace will co-lead a session on interactive documentary filmmaking at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.

UA Student News for Nov. 25, 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 UA LEAD Summit applications, Dec. 5 Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys, Dec. 7 Dewpoint submissions, Dec. 15 THIS WEEK Stress-Free Daze, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.-midnight, Ferguson Center Women’s basketball vs. Alabama A&M, Nov. 26,

UA in the News: Nov. 22-24, 2014

UA CAPS estimates 2,500 Thanksgiving week crashes – UA researcher says fires reduce blood pressure – UA expert develops automated diet tracker – Communication expert looks at media coverage of female Olympic athletes – UA, Auburn host Beat Hunger food drives – Homecoming events – and more…

New Program Will Allow UA Presidential Scholars Who Graduate Early To Use Remaining Scholarship Funds for Graduate School

University of Alabama students who have been awarded Presidential Scholarships and complete their undergraduate degrees early will now be able to use their remaining scholarship funds for graduate school.