UA plans to hire diversity officer – Free legal clinic offered – Economist talks about differences in 9-11, Paris attacks – Criminal justice professor discuss terrorism prevention – UA participating in EcoCar 3 challenge … and more …
Economies pick up after terrorist attacks … Comic book partners talk about their collaboration … Crossing Points production … and fashion show benefits hospice.
University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell announced today that he has directed the University’s Strategic Planning Council to include the addition of a central diversity officer and the development of a new diversity plan as part of its work.
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs at The University of Alabama now is offering emergency scholarships for veterans.
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Alumni chapter hosts information session for high school students – Theatre performs ‘Young Frankenstein’ – Addiction expert discusses reasons for heroin spike – Bestselling author event sponsored by creative writing – International education week
Students mentor Girl Scouts – Tuscaloosa reduces its poverty rate – Psychology professor discusses youth violence – Economist weighs-in on cost versus economic benefit of Medicaid expansion – Law professor talks about free speech issues on campuses – Highway dedicated to Mal Moore – Author to work with students in creative writing, book arts … and more …
The Heart Touch Program is an initiative started by University of Alabama student Fan Yang, a native of China. Yang is a PhD student in social work at UA, who noticed a cultural disconnect between international students and the American elementary students they were teaching. She started Heart Touch, a Chinese and Japanese cultural enrichment
This week at The University of Alabama: UA’s Fashion For Life features senior apparel design collections – The fast and the scholarly – International Education Week slated for Nov. 16 to 20 — UA researcher hopes to change health outcomes – Thoma named ‘University Research Professor’ — Social Work to begin veterans’ needs assessment – Building taller, sturdier wood buildings – Fall, holidays dangerous time for young – CISA bill a good first step, but ambiguity must be addressed — Is Thanksgiving turkey making you tired? — Holiday shopping – Experts offer tips on stocking first-aid kits and avoiding colds, flu
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Louanne Friend provides a list of items that are recommended for first-aid kits for the home: