Perlman bows out of Saturday concert
Tuscaloosa News – April 8
A young Itzhak Perlman once stood in for his legendary mentor Isaac Stern at Carnegie Hall. That night helped seed Perlman’s own legend. Now, Russian violinist Vadim Repin will step in for an ailing Perlman at Moody Concert Hall on Saturday, and organizers hope audiences will remember that earlier tale….Perlman bowed out of the scheduled concert because of a shoulder injury; the same complaint forced him to cancel a March 9 concert….
Birmingham News – April 8
Cuban musician to perform with others at UA
Tuscaloosa News – April 8
Afro-Cuban rhythms, like the kind concertgoers will hear Wednesday when Pablo Menendez sits in with Tom Wolfe, Mark Lanter and Chris Kozak, have an instantly familiar feel. The son (pronounced sown) clave (pronounced CLAV-ay, meaning rhythmic pattern), blended from African and Spanish influences, forms the root of most Cuban music, according to Lanter, who will be behind the drums for the free performance at the University of Alabama’s Moody Concert Hall.
How to Hire Entrepreneurial Employees
Manage Smarter – April 7
As executives and managers of marketing organizations, you may increasingly be asking yourself how to find committed entrepreneurial employees in the current marketplace—those who can take the initiative to develop creative solutions to solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. ,. . . When searching for new graduates, identify schools that give students real-world business experience. Using the data analytics field again as an example, the University of Alabama does a good job of exposing its graduate students to commonly used industry software and genuine industry data, giving students a breadth of practical and theoretical learning linked to marketing solutions.
Energy Department to Invest up to $5.2 million to Advance Basic Research through Federal-State Partnership
U.S. Department of Energy – April 7
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will invest up to $5.2 million in basic research projects with 12 universities from across the country. . . . University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), DOE Lab: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Project: Exchange Interactions in Epitaxial Intermetallic Layered Systems.
Film student wins scholarship; plans to call UA home
WZTV-FOX, Nashville, Tenn. — April 7
…Ravenwood High School senior Logan Satson. He won two regional Emmys from the National Academy Of Television Arts and Sciences for a music video he created and produced. Tonight, we can report that NATAS has also awarded him $40,000 John Cannon Memorial Scholarship named for the former president of the academy. Watson plans to attend the University of Alabama, where he already received a full scholarship. Congratulations to Logan Watson future news producer and filmmaker.
UA alumni prepping for banquet
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel – April 8
The Jackson County Chapter of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association invites all alumni, fans and friends to their annual J. Allen Lee Academic Banquet with guest speaker, Dr. Malcolm Portera, Chancellor of The University of Alabama System. The banquet will be Thursday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Western Sizzlin in Scottsboro.