MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2016 – SUNDAY, JAN 10, 2016
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UA EcoCAR 3 TEAM TO UNVEIL CAR –The UA EcoCAR 3 team will unveil its 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at Tuscaloosa Chevrolet. Media are invited to attend for interviews with team members and to get access to the car for photos or videos. After nearly 18 months preparing, the EcoCAR 3 team received their all-new Camaro from General Motors and is beginning to transform it into an advanced, significantly more energy-efficient vehicle that should maintain the original speed and performance of the muscle car. Contact: Adam Jones, media relations, acjones12@eng.ua.edu, 205/348-6444.
UA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE – The University of Alabama unveiled a new website. The newly designed site features responsive design technology, which allows the screen to collapse to fit all screen sizes for mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop devices. It has a strong emphasis on photography, and it integrates video and social media to drive engagement and interaction. To arrange interviews about the site, contact Chris Bryant in media relations, 205/348-8323 or cbryant@ur.uaedu.
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UA MATTERS: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP QUALITY — Before giving up on getting a good night’s sleep, consider your “sleep hygiene” before you throw in the towel. You spend one-third of your life sleeping. It is worth the investment to make sure that one-third of your life is the best it can be. UA’s Dr. Norma G. Cuellar offers some tips for sleep hygiene to improve those hours of sleep in this week’s UA Matters. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA media relations, at 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu.
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REALIZING THE DREAM — Award-winning South African artist Jonathan Butler will be the featured performer for the 2016 Realizing the Dream Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Moody Music Concert Hall on UA’s campus. Sponsors are Shelton State Community College, Stillman College, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and UA. This will be the Tuscaloosa area’s 27th annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Former U.S. attorney G. Douglas Jones will deliver the annual Legacy Banquet lecture at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Tuscaloosa. Legacy Banquet tickets are $25 for individuals or $200 for a table of 10. Dress is semiformal. Concert tickets are $15. Tickets for both events will go on sale through the Moody Music Building box office Wednesday, Jan. 6. Box office hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; phone 205/348-7111. For more information about Realizing the Dream activities and events, email community.affairs@ua.edu. Contact: Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONFERENCE SLATED FOR JAN. 14 – The UA Center for Business and Economic Research at the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s 28th Annual Economic Outlook Conference takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Embassy Suites in downtown Montgomery. This year’s speakers include Dr. Robert E. Witt, chancellor of the UA System, and Dr. David Bronner, CEO of Retirement Systems of Alabama. Registration of $150 is due by Jan. 11. Contact: Ahmad Ijaz, Center for Business and Economic Research, 205/348-2955, Aijaz@culverhouse.ua.edu; or Edith Parten, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8318, eparten@culverhouse.ua.edu.
SUPPORTING WOMEN IN STEM FIELDS – UA’s Women in STEM initiative will host Building an Impact, its fourth annual symposium, Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23, on campus. Building an Impact is designed to provide an opportunity for researchers, academics and industry members from the Southeast to learn and share how to build leadership and career development skills for college women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to discuss ways to further increase the number of women in STEM initiatives. Keynote speaker for the symposium will be Dr. Nan Boden, director of engineering at Google, who helped develop Google’s data centers. The WISE symposium is free and open to all area women working or studying in a STEM discipline as well as men who support women in STEM. Space is limited to 300 participants. The deadline to register and submit poster presentation abstracts for approval is Wednesday, Jan. 6. To register for the event and see a complete listing of speakers, activities and information, go to http://wise.ua.edu/2016-symposium.html. Free childcare will be available to all symposium attendees throughout the weekend’s events, courtesy of the UA Sitters for Service program. Care is available for children ages six months to 12 years. A request form for childcare is included in with the symposium registration form. Details: Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782.