UA in the News: March 13, 2014

UA students help people sign up for health insurance – UA researchers to map food insecurity – PR students kick off campaign to fight childhood obesity – Book arts exhibit opens in Chattanooga – Geologist to speak on Aegean volcanic activity – UA Community Service Center plans SERVE Better Together event – UA hosts National Latino Children’s Literature Conference – Family medicine program selects chief residents – and more…

UA Student Wins NSF Dissertation Grant for Archaeological Investigation of Louisiana Salt Trade

Paul Eubanks, a doctoral student in The University of Alabama’s anthropology department, has received an $18,000 Dissertation Improvement Grant by the National Science Foundation for a project that explores the history and impact of the salt trade in northwestern Louisiana during the 18th century.

NPR’s Michele Norris to Deliver Nix Lecture for UA’s Blackburn Institute

Award-winning National Public Radio journalist Michele Norris will deliver the 2014 Frank A. Nix Lecture, a program of The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute.

UA Students to Present Research Findings at National Conference

Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

UA in the News: March 12, 2014

Hamilton Bloom elected UA SGA president – Premier Awards winners named – UA researchers to map food insecurity – Actress to headline Rose Gladney Lecture – UA physician comments on colorectal cancer – UA faculty to discuss Ukraine situation – and more…

Three UA Teams Win Culverhouse Business Plan Competition with Innovative Ideas

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Edward K. Aldag Jr., Business Plan Competition.

UA Hovercraft Team Preparing for Race

A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge in Auburn March 15.

High-School Student Winners Announced in UA Physics Contest

More than 200 students representing 19 schools and three states recently competed in the 38th annual University of Alabama High School Physics Contest.

Montgomery Student Elected UA SGA President

Hamilton Bloom, a junior from Montgomery majoring in history and political science, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2014-2015 term.

UA in the News: March 11, 2014

Alabama golf team honored at White House – UA researchers map food insecure areas – 3D printing at UA may help with cancer research – UA experts comment on red-light cameras, education as an investment – UA law school to host symposium on race, gender inequality – Artist and musician Lonnie Holley to perform – Film series to honor professor – and more…