UA in the News: May 23, 2008

Sykora named ESPN Academic All-America
Tuscaloosa News – May 23

Compliments of his perfect 4.0 GPA, University of Alabama senior golfer Joseph Sykora was voted to the “ESPN The Magazine” Academic All-District men’s at-large team. The at-large category is one of the toughest to make as it includes student-athletes from several different sports. He will now go on another national ballot for Academic All-America honors with the other first team all-district team members from eight districts in the university division…He received his undergraduate degree in accounting in May 2007 and his graduate degree in accounting on May 10…

Scientists at UA Lead Surge in Fuel Research
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – May 22

…Scientists at the University of Alabama are leading another surge in fuel research, trying to help the environment by finding ways to make fuels burn cleaner…