UA Student News for March 22, 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 Project Health Peer applications, April 1 Gamma Greek Peer applications, April 1 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Registration for summer and fall 2016 terms begins Monday, March 28. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Office of Information

750 year-old Torah

750 year-old Torah

A 750 year-old Torah scroll, that survived the Holocaust, finds a home at Temple Emanu-El at The University of Alabama.

UA In the News — March 22

Drive Sober app — UA and Cuba — Down Syndrome Awareness Day at Rise — and more.

New UA Museum Program Opens up Natural World to Young Explorers

A new University of Alabama museum program allows young explorers to venture into the natural world.

In a Movie, Far, Far Away

In a Movie, Far, Far Away

Through simulations, astronomers like Dr. Jeremy Bailin and his University of Alabama colleague, Dr. Dean Townsley, gain insight into objects in space that is not possible through observations alone.

UA In the News — March 12-21

More on tattoos and health — Pythons and diabetes — Instructor takes top honors in advertising competition — Citizen scientists and UA Museums — and more.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: Citizen scientists needed – What to know about new dietary guidelines — Transitioning to work after baby – Museum offers new program for young explorers – Prehistoric textiles focus of Moundville park program

UA Matters: What You Should Know about New Dietary Guidelines

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines take into account that wise food and nutrition choice are attainable through an adaptable framework, says a University of Alabama dietitian.

UA In the News — March 11

Tattoos and the common cold — UA Law School gets students ready for the bar exam — Students participate in Kami-Con in Birmingham — and more.

UA’s Culverhouse Announces 2016 Business Hall of Fame Inductees

The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce today announced six business professionals to be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 2016.