MONDAY, MAY 29 – SUNDAY, JUNE 4
RESEARCH
RESEARCHERS TO BUILD UNIQUE RADAR TO STUDY GLACIERS, RISING SEA LEVEL – Engineering researchers at UA will develop a radar that should provide an accurate image of what occurs at the base of the North East Greenland Ice Stream to help better predict rising sea levels. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA media relations, at 205-348-4328 or adam.jones@ua.edu.
BEST BETS
UA NASA ROBOTICS TEAM THREE-PEATS – A team of students from UA’s College of Engineering celebrated another first-place finish at a NASA-sponsored competition, marking three consecutive years the team has come out on top. Alabama Astrobotics built a robot that can dig and collect simulated Martian soil and returned from Kennedy Space Center over the weekend. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA media relations, at 205/348-4328 or adam.jones@ua.edu.
STAYING SAFE IN THE SUMMER SUN – The temperature is climbing, and while many enjoy the benefits of that beautiful summer sun, it is important to be aware of some of the dangers it can bring. Dr. Ed Geno, a UA assistant professor in family, internal and rural medicine, offers the latest on heat exhaustion and heat stroke, including symptoms, ways to cool down, tips to avoid these heat illnesses and misconceptions about summer sun safety. He will be available for interviews Monday (May 29) and Wednesday (May 31) before noon. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, UA media relations, at 808-640-5912 or kim.eaton@ua.edu.
BOYS STATE RETURNS TO CAMPUS — Some 600 Alabama high school seniors will try their hands at politics and community service through Saturday, June 3, during the 2017 American Legion Alabama Boys State convention on UA’s campus. For assistance, contact Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205-348-3782.
ALABAMA TICKS 101 – Tick season is in full swing in Southern states like Alabama, and Dr. John Abbott, director of Museum Research & Collections at UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History, has the low-down on what types are prevalent in Alabama, what they are, what they do, the danger they pose, how to avoid them and what to do if bitten by one. For more information, contact Jamon Smith, UA media relations, at jamon.smith@ua.edu or 205-348-4956.
HERE A CAMP, THERE A CAMP … – From accounting to music, UA offers a variety of summer camps for people of all ages. Click here for examples. For assistance, contact UA media relations at 205-348-5320.