The UA Office of University Relations will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 24, 2014-Jan. 4, 2015. For assistance during this time, phone 205/348-5320, and follow instructions for reaching a staff member.
MONDAY, DEC. 22 – SUNDAY, JAN. 4, 2015
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EDUCATED GUESSES: Top 15 Predictions for 2015 — For the 34th consecutive year, UA’s Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year. See our list of the Top 15 “Educated Guesses” for 2015:
Beijing to be Named First to Host Both Summer, Winter Olympics
Three-Square Meals to Go Belly-Up
Controversy Surrounding ACA to Slow
70’s to Dominate Spring Fashion Trends
Economy to Grow by 2.6 Percent in 2015
Commissioner’s Authority to Punish NFL Players to be Curbed
New Cars to Become Smart Phones on Wheels
Warren May Get Democratic Nomination Over Clinton
Yik Yak, Snapchat Users to Trend Younger, Facebook Older
NASA to Cite Additional Evidence of Water on Mars
Cheap Natural Gas Prices Continue Move Away From Coal
Softer, Cooler Colors among Interior Design Trends
Small Businesses to Expand Social Media’s Growth
Lower Gas Prices to Negate Only Some Impacts of Higher Groceries
Effective Challenges to Common Core More Likely From State Level
For more insight into some of the thinking behind each guess and for contact information, click here. For assistance, phone 205/348-5320 (print/online media) or, for broadcast media, contact Shane Dorrill, sdorrill@ur.ua.edu, 204/384-8319.
LOOKING AHEAD
CULVERHOUSE, HBS TO PARTICIPATE IN ANALYTICS SIGNING CEREMONY JAN. 6 – UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is partnering with Healthcare Business Solutions in Birmingham on the innovative Analytics Lab at Culverhouse. A signing ceremony will take place with UA and Healthcare Business Solutions representatives Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. in the 4th floor parlor of Alston Hall on UA’s campus. HBS is the third company to partner with UA and the College on the Analytics Lab. Lockheed Martin and SAS are the others. Development of the lab is underway in Bidgood Hall. Media are welcome with questions after the brief announcement and signing. For more information, contact Edith Parten in UA media relations, 205/348-8318 or eparten@culverhouse.ua.edu.
CECE WINANS TO HEADLINE REALIZING THE DREAM CONCERT – Gospel singer CeCe Winans is the featured artist for the 2015 Realizing the Dream Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Moody Music Concert Hall on UA’s campus. Winans’ appearance caps off the 26th annual weekend of recognition for the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fox News political analyst Juan Williams will deliver the annual Legacy Banquet lecture at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at the Hotel Capstone. For more information, contact Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, 205/348-4956 or bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu.