UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: Engineering students participate in transportation research competition – UA hosts Leadership Diversity Competition – Statewide children’s conference hosted at UA
What Makes a Great Team?
What makes a great team? We asked students on our campus after the football team’s 16th National Championship win.
UA School of Social Work Opens Buford Award Nominations
Nominations are being accepted by The University of Alabama School of Social Work for the 2016 Buford Peace Award. The Peace Award is granted annually to a UA faculty member, whose teaching, research, practice and professional life have demonstrated exceptional levels of involvement in mediating human disputes, helping overcome prejudice, promoting justice and establishing peace.
UA’s Lullaby Concert Brings Families Together
The University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources hosts second annual Lullaby Concert from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Child Development Research Center.
UA Engineering Students Take Part in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
A team of University of Alabama engineering students is to take part in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend, a national contest on the leading edge of transportation research.
Rocket Science
A University of Alabama researcher is working with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on designing a new rocket engine that will allow rockets to take on more weight.
Multiple Schools to Compete in Leadership Diversity Competition at UA
Nine schools will make up 14 teams participating in the 2016 Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition Jan. 28-30 at The University of Alabama.
UA Stages One-Day Course in Cyber Security
A one-day course titled “Cyberforce Security: Risk and Mitigation” will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Offers Physics Contest for Students in High School
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy will host its 40th annual physics contest for students in high school on Friday, Jan. 29, in the Ferguson Center on campus. The contest typically draws hundreds of students from several states to compete for scholarships, awards and bragging rights.
UA Student News for Jan. 19, 2016
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 Capstone Men and Women applications, Jan. 29, noon, 284 Rose Administration Building Peer Leader applications, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. SGA applications for executive and senate positions, Feb. 4, 6 p.m.