MONDAY, SEPT. 29 – SUNDAY, OCT. 4, 2014
BEST BETS
PILOT PROGRAM OFFERS MED STUDENTS CHANCE TO FOLLOW PATIENTS THROUGHOUT TREATMENT –Third-year medical students at UA have an opportunity to follow a patient over time through the health-care system as part of an innovative new program being piloted this year. The Tuscaloosa Longitudinal Community Curriculum, or TLC2, is a program through UA’s College of Community Health Sciences that covers medical students’ third-year curriculum. Rather than the traditional rotation schedule, which consists of seven eight-week rotations through various the specialties, through TLC2 students spend most of their third-year working with a community physician and following patients throughout the diagnosis or disease. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA Media Relations, 808/640-5912 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu
UA MUSEUM HOSTS GROWING UP WILD PRESCHOOL THIS WEEK – West Alabama preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to participate in the Alabama Museum of Natural History’s Growing Up Wild Preschool Morning from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 3. The cost is $2 per participant and caregiver. To register, parents may phone the museum at 205/348-7550 or email museum.programs@ua.edu.
UA EXPERT TIPS
UA MATTERS: TIPS, MYTHS SURROUNDING BREASTFEEDING – Breastfeeding is the method of infant feeding recommended by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It offers many benefits for infants, as well as for mothers. UA’s Melissa Carruth offers a few tips, as well as myths, expectant and nursing mothers ought to know. Contact: UA Media Relations, 205/348-5320.
UA MATTERS: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE TWITTER FOR BUSINESS – The Wall Street Journal recently reported that 44 percent of the 974 million existing Twitter accounts have never sent a tweet. Yet, they are active users. So, is Twitter effective for businesses?Absolutely. But, for it to be effective, you must see the potential, and write your heart out. UA’s Randall Huffaker can discuss ways to help make Twitter effective for businesses. Contact: UA Media Relations, 205/348-5320.
EVENTS
UA PRESIDENT TO SPEAK TO FACULTY AND STAFF OCT. 1 – UA President Judy Bonner will speak at the University’s fall faculty/staff meeting Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the Rast Room of the Bryant Conference Center. Bonner will give the fall 2014 State of the University address. Contact: Chris Bryant, media relations, 205/348-8323, cbryant@ur.ua.edu.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TO HOST OPEN HOUSE – UA’s College of Engineering will host Engineering Day, or E-Day, an open house for high-school students and their families, Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m. The day will include hands-on activities and demonstrations in the buildings in and around the Shelby Engineering and Science Quad. For more information visit http://uanews.ua.edu/2014/09/ua-college-of-engineering-to-host-open-house-14/ or contact Adam Jones, UA engineering media relations, at acjones12@eng.ua.edu or 205/348-6444.
LOOKING AHEAD
MOUNDVILLE NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL – Visitors to UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will have an opportunity to immerse themselves in Native American culture and history during the 26th annual Moundville Native American Festival. The four-day festival, which runs from Wednesday, Oct. 8, through Saturday, Oct. 11, features music and dance, food, arts and crafts, storytelling and demonstrations. Grammy-nominated musician GrayHawk Perkins returns to the festival’s Native American Stage. In addition to being the emcee, Perkins enthralls audiences with his storytelling, connecting with visitors young and old. His band from New Orleans performs on Friday and Saturday of the festival. The festival will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission to the festival is $10 for adults; $8 students; and free for children ages 5 and younger. Group discounts with reservations are available. For more information, or to make group reservations, phone 205/371-2234. Contact: Betsy Irwin, Moundville Archaeological Park education outreach coordinator, 205/371-8732, birwin@ua.edu or UA Media Relations, 205/348-5320.