UA Matters: What Kinds of Food Do Local Food Banks Really Need?
UA Matters asked local food banks and distributors what types of food are best to share in efforts to help local hungry families and individuals.
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UA’s Ferguson Center Seeks Nominations for Penny Allen Award
The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Student Center is accepting applications for the Penny Allen Award. The award recognizes one student and one nonstudent (faculty, staff, or administrative personnel) who have made a significant contribution to student life at UA.
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This week at The University of Alabama: Homecoming Week culminates in bonfire, parade, game – Beat Auburn Beat Hunger concludes – Wade named director of Economic Development Academy – Research shows driving dangers during Thanksgiving week – UA hosts second 3MT competition – Student to blog about U.N. climate change conference – Researchers develops diet tracker – UA experts comment on Silk Road 2, preventing cybercrime, preventing diabetes – Lectures, museum programs
UA Student News for Nov. 11, 2014
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 SOURCE applications for collaborative grants, Nov. 17 Nominations and applications for Premier Awards, Nov. 21, 5 p.m. Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys, Nov. 17-Dec. 7 THIS WEEK Engage in Tuscaloosa: Envisioning Drug Education for
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This week at The University of Alabama: UA student to attend U.N. climate change conference – UA prof developing wearable device to track diet – UA prof studies Silk Road 2 – UA experts comment on preventing diabetes, helping a loved one stop smoking – Events include T.R. Reid lecture, apparel design students’ showcase, Medal of Honor exhibit, ‘Color War’ to support soldiers, lectures, musical production, Homecoming activities and Couch to 5K race
Advocate for State’s Children to Speak at UA
Melanie Bridgeforth, executive director of VOICES for Alabama’s Children, will deliver, “VOICES for Alabama Children: Priorities for Change,” Nov. 17 at The University of Alabama.
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This week at The University of Alabama: Events include Moral Forum debate, Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat, panel discussion about Ferguson, Missouri, MINT research review – UA political scientist offers guide to midterm elections – UA students selected for EPA contest – Researcher finds link between arthritic pain and sleep – Professors expand Coping Power curriculum – Study looks at virtual reality as a way to stem adolescent marijuana use – UA experts offer tips on helping caregivers, watching for signs of language delay in children
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This week at The University of Alabama: Two hundred researchers to attend NanoBio Summit – UA student team selected for EPA competition – UA prof discovers links between arthritic pain, depression and sleep – Grants to expand Coping Power program – UA prof tests use virtual reality as a key to stemming adolescents’ marijuana use – Study shows students’ views on evolution shaped by church attendance – UA experts comment on midterm elections, watching for signs of language delay in children – Events include lecture, poetry reading, service project and Halloween concert
Scholar to Present Research on Effect of Parental Rejection on LGBT Children
Dr. Caitlin Ryan, director of the San Francisco, California-based Family Acceptance Project, will discuss her policy-shaping research and interventions with LGBT youth, young adults and their families Oct. 22 at The University of Alabama.
UA Marks Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month with Events
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads Community Center announces a number of events honoring Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, which continues through Oct. 23 on the UA campus.