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UA CENTER UNVEILS INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY – A new initiative from the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama is designed to bring more people from underrepresented groups into entry-level positions in the real estate industry. REImagined is designed to increase the participation of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian, or multi-racial people in real estate careers. The first REImagined program under development, called CORE: Career Opportunities in Real Estate, will be an online credentialing program that will provide remote life and skill-based coaching while preparing participants for entry-level jobs. For more information, contact Cherie Moman, Alabama Center for Real Estate, at 205-348-3324 or cmoman@culverhouse.ua.edu.
UA TO LAUNCH CAMPUS TREE FARM – UA Campus Development has teamed with Facilities and Grounds to begin the initial steps to create a campus tree farm which will be used to propagate many different native plants including camellias, oaks and magnolias. The project for propagation of historical and heirloom trees coincides with the team’s goals for the campus to become more self-sustainable and play a key role in the green initiative. The team hopes the project will encourage more members of UA’s community to get involved with this new service opportunity. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
IN FLY MODEL, GENETIC RESPONSES TO VIRUS BY OLD FLIES PROVE DEADLY – In a study at The University of Alabama, aging fruit flies died faster than younger flies from a viral infection because of different genetic responses, lowering the older flies’ tolerance to the infection. The flies in the study, both young and old, were monitored for survival after being given a lethal dose of an RNA virus. The defense mechanism to resist the virus through limiting viral replication was about the same in both young and old flies, but the older flies died faster because there could not withstand the virus’ effects as well. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA communications, at 205-348-4328 or adam.jones@ua.edu.
UA STUDENT RECEIVES BOREN SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY IN TAIWAN – UA student Ann Williams, of Montgomery, has received a Boren Scholarship to study Mandarin in Taiwan. Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught language in such regions as Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Boren Scholarship recipients represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
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