TDK, UA Sign Research Agreement Related to Green Energy, Electronics

Electronics giant TDK Corp. and The University of Alabama have signed a two-pronged research agreement to address challenges associated with the growing electric-energy movement and the miniaturization of electronics.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Wheelchair basketball camp – Buzz about bee research – Grant to help prepare nurse educators – UA experts offer tips for the lactose intolerant – Using social media in job searches

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This week at The University of Alabama: Museum Expedition leads to fossilized animal remains discovery – Professor leads teacher training – STEM race set for Tuesday – UA experts available to comment on Charleston shooting, poisonous plants, working/playing in summer heat and Venus, Jupiter sharing a stage.

Bell Named UA President

The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System has named Dr. Stuart R. Bell president of The University of Alabama.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Youth build bird houses, learn self-defense – 3D printing demo – Physicists seek big answers from small particles – Professor leads online teacher training with assist from Google – Summer camps include creative writing – UA experts available to comment on exercising, working in summer heat; brain drain prevention, Venus, Jupiter sharing a stage

Whitaker Named UA’s Interim Provost

Dr. Kevin Whitaker, a veteran University of Alabama administrator and faculty member, has been named UA’s interim provost.

Venus, Jupiter Share a Stage June 30; UA Holds Viewing

Only the moon outshines Venus and Jupiter in our night skies, and these two planets will appear paired later this month, says a University of Alabama astronomer.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Writers Hall of Fame Honors First Class – Girls State – Physicists Seek Big Answers from Small Particles – Professor leads online teacher training with assist from Google – Summer camps include creative writing, museum expedition – UA experts available to comment on brain drain prevention, Venus, Jupiter sharing a stage, illegal activities on ‘Deep Web,’ avoiding hot car deaths.

UA Physicists among those Seeking Big Answers from Tiny Particles 

A team of international scientists, including a pair from The University of Alabama, resumed efforts this week near Geneva, Switzerland to use tiny particles in efforts to answer big questions – really big – like how the universe works.

Gray Named Interim Dean of UA’s Culverhouse

Dr. J. Brian Gray has been named interim dean of The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce.