UA Event Sparks Business Ideas For the Backyard, Websites, Breast Cancer Detection

Bamboo Charcoal, a breast cancer indication system and a personalized website tracking system are among the winning ideas of The University of Alabama and Culverhouse College of Commerce’s second annual Startup Weekend.

UA’s Nursing College Honors Community Partners

The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing will recognize and honor partners in the community for their commitment to nursing and to UA students during the College’s Honors Day program on Friday.

Hubble Finds Phantom Objects Near Dead Quasars in UA Astronomer Initiated Project

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a set of wispy, goblin-green objects that are the ephemeral ghosts of quasars that flickered to life and then faded. A University of Alabama astronomer initiated the Hubble survey.

UA Researchers Study Sounds from Colliding Football Helmets as Alternative to Understanding Forces

University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.

Yale Psychologist to Deliver Annual Basowitz Memorial Lecture at UA

Dr. John F. Dovidio, the Carl I. Hovland Professor of Psychology at Yale University, will deliver the 2015 Basowitz Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama April 10.

Noted Behavioral Health Expert to Speak at UA Symposium

A noted behavioral expert will give the keynote address for a graduate student symposium in The University of Alabama College of Education April 9.

UA to Conduct Wheelchair Study in Partnership with Tuscaloosa Schools

Over the next year, The University of Alabama’s Dr. Margaret Stran will conduct a manual wheelchair study in which she’ll adjust chairs of students at Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County School systems. The study is funded by a grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

Ethical Dilemmas in Legal Profession Focus of UA Symposium

The nation’s foremost experts on professional responsibility and legal ethics will discuss ethical and moral dilemmas in the legal profession during an April 10 symposium at The University of Alabama School of Law.

UA in the News: April 1, 2015

Grady named UA vice president for student affairs – Elliot Spillers inaugurated as SGA president – UA students compete in ECOCar Challenge – UA wins Hoverbowl Challenge – UA to host Civil War lectures – UA expert comments on hospital bill – Study shows state trooper shortage – UA walk raises mental health awareness – Business prof speaks on strategy

Selections from $1.5 Million Art Collection to be Displayed at UA Gallery

A selection of contemporary fine art prints from the William and Sara Hall Collection will be on display at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center April 10-June 10.