Get Your Morning Paper – On the Web
In 2007 and years to come, more and more of us will read our morning newspaper on a Web site before we read it on the printed page, a University of Alabama communication expert predicts.
Faculty & Staff
Instant Messaging Increases Among Seniors in 2007
The use of instant messaging will go gray in 2007 as older Americans join the IM generation, predicts a University of Alabama technology expert.
U.S. to Reduce Troops in Iraq, Iran Status to Improve
Strategies and options for the United States’ involvement in Iraq abound from many sources, but the reduction in the number of troops will be the option that is implemented in 2007, in part with the “help” of Iran, says Dr. Doug Gibler, assistant professor of political science at The University of Alabama.
No Child Left Behind to Undergo Major Changes
Congressional hearings and subsequent reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will produce major changes in the act in 2007, predicts Dr. Stephen Katsinas, a University of Alabama education policy expert.
Sales of Hybrids, Diesels to Rise; Big Three Automakers to Rebound
The automotive market will see an increase in sales of both hybrid and diesel fueled engines in 2007, with hybrid engines outselling diesels, predicts a University of Alabama engineering professor. He also predicts automotive makers, such as Ford and GM, will begin a “rebuilding season,” after years of being hurt by foreign car manufacturers.
Well Known Presidential Hopefuls to Drop from Race, Blogs to Influence Election
Two of the best known presidential candidate hopefuls will drop out during the coming year, and the use of blogs will help influence the choice of the Democratic Party candidate, predicts Dr. David Lanoue, chair of The University of Alabama’s political science department.
UA Professor Honored for Mentoring by Doctoral Scholars Institute
Dr. Alisha Malloy, assistant professor of information systems, statistics and management science in The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has received the Southern Regional Education Board Faculty Mentor of the Year Award at the national conference that annually gathers the nation’s largest group of minority Ph.D. students, doctoral graduates and faculty mentors.
UA Welcomes New Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Trudeau Bartholomew Livaudais IV as the Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator.
UA Announces Change In Football Staff
UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced today that Mike Shula will not be retained as head football coach. Shula led the Crimson Tide to a 26-23 record overall in his four seasons (2003-06) as head coach.
UA Professor Receives PRSA Outstanding Educator Award
The Public Relations Society of America presented the Outstanding Educator Award to Dr. Bruce K. Berger, professor and chairman of the department of advertising and public relations in the College of Communications at The University of Alabama, at its 2006 International Conference in Salt Lake City.