Fuel prices will remain unstable in 2012 as pressure from all sides influence the cost of crude oil, according to a University of Alabama engineering professor who follows the petroleum markets.
The intensity and confusion surrounding the health-care debate will increase in 2012, a University of Alabama insurance expert predicts.
Occupy Wall Street protesters can expect mixed results in litigation, says a University of Alabama First Amendment expert.
So, if interest rates are at record low levels, it’s pretty safe to predict that they are going to increase, right? “Right,” says Dr. Benton Gup, a University of Alabama finance professor, “but let’s not make the same mistakes that led to the failure and consolidation of thousands of financial institutions in the 1980s.”
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Final examinations, Dec. 13-16 UA winter commencement, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Coleman Coliseum UA holiday, Dec. 22, 2011-Jan. 2, 2012; normal business operations will resume on Jan. 3 Classes resume,
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER BCS National Championship football game ticket-request list, today, 5 p.m. Fall course evaluations, Dec. 11, online at mybama (Student tab; OIRA Resources box) DATES TO REMEMBER Men’s basketball vs. Detroit, Dec. 11, 5
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Men’s basketball vs. Georgetown, Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum Super 6 State Football Championships, Dec. 1-2 (11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.), Bryant-Denny Stadium Volunteer at Temporary Emergency Services, Dec. 1, 1-3
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Classes dismissed (UA open normal business hours), Nov. 23 Thanksgiving holiday (UA closed), Nov. 24-27 Classes resume, Nov. 28 ANNOUNCEMENTS The UA National Alumni Association has designed a trip for graduating students and
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. ATHLETICS The last home football game of the season occurs on Saturday, Nov. 19, when the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Southern Eagles kick off at 1 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Applications for Health Hut internships, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive ends, Nov. 18 ANNOUNCEMENTS Students should update their contact information on myBama to receive messages from UA Alerts,