UA Matters: How to Have a Well-Stocked First-Aid Kit

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Louanne Friend provides a list of items that are recommended for first-aid kits for the home:

UA International Education Week Highlights Global Educational Opportunities

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center is sponsoring International Education Week from Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20, to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The initiative, which is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to

UA Offers Three Minute Thesis Competition

The University of Alabama Graduate School will host the third annual Three Minute Thesis competition, which challenges graduate students to demonstrate their research and presentation skills concisely for cash prizes and travel grants.

UA Honors College Students to Perform Service Projects in Marion

About 35 students and 10 student leaders from The University of Alabama’s Honors College will perform hands-on service projects in downtown Marion from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 14. Projects include painting and gardening as well as general maintenance. Once the students finish their work, the student leaders will lead discussion about the day’s events in small groups.

UA’s Fashion For Life Features Senior Apparel Design Collections

University of Alabama apparel design students will have an opportunity to showcase their talent during the sixth annual Fashion for Life, which is slated for Nov. 22.

UA Names Director of Undergraduate Advising, Student Success

The University of Alabama Office for Academic Affairs has appointed Adam A. Smith as the director of undergraduate academic advising and student success.

UA Professors to Begin Veterans Needs Study in South Alabama

The University of Alabama School of Social Work has partnered with The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA) to assess the needs of military veterans in the southern region of the state.

UA Student News for Nov. 10, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Premier Awards applications, Nov. 20 SOURCE collaborative grant applications, Dec. 1; more information: Leigh Terry at lmterry@crimson.ua.edu ANNOUNCEMENTS Crimson Ride and 348-RIDE will run normal operations on Wednesday, Nov. 11. 

Bissell to Receive Blackmon-Moody Award

Dr. Kim Bissell, a professor in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences, is the recipient of the 2015 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.

UA Feminist Caucus Offers Panel Discussion on Reproductive Rights

The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus will hold a panel discussion on reproductive rights in the South at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Lloyd Hall, room 133. The event is free and open to the public.