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UA Student News for Dec. 8, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES SOURCE collaborative grant applications, Dec. 12 Sitters for Service applications, Jan. 15 THIS WEEK Final examinations, Dec. 8-11 Winter Commencement, Dec. 12, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum ANNOUNCEMENTS

UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Dec. 12 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

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This week at The University of Alabama: – UA holds winter commencement ceremonies – Annual faculty prediction package coming soon – Strings in Schools holds anniversary concert at UA – UA-affiliated technology aims to improve drinking water – Holidays dangerous time for young drivers – Hour of Code can spark interest in computing — Experts offer tips on stocking stuffers for children, gifts children can make for their parents

Heart Touch Program

Heart Touch Program

The Heart Touch Program is an initiative started by University of Alabama student Fan Yang, a native of China. Yang is a PhD student in social work at UA, who noticed a cultural disconnect between international students and the American elementary students they were teaching. She started Heart Touch, a Chinese and Japanese cultural enrichment

UA Matters: Ways to Help Elderly Parents Maintain Psychological Prowess

As your parents age, their risk of loss of independence and physical health problems increases while their potential quality of life decreases, all as a result of decreased psychological prowess. Some changes in psychological prowess can be noticed as early as age 60. The University of Alabama’s Dr. Justin White offers tips on how you

CHAMPioning Family Success: The UA Way, The United Way

CHAMPioning Family Success: The UA Way, The United Way

Dr. Gordon MacNeil, Associate Professor, School of Social Work inspires UA Faculty and Staff to GIVE UNITED. Tuscaloosa’s One Place, Caring Days Adult Day Care, and Temporary Emergency Services highlight a family success story.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Crossing Points to help 10 more students via $2.5 million grant – Student’s composition to be performed at Carnegie Hall – Astronomers gain insight into black holes – Sorority Row hosts Trick-or-Treat – Ghost tour provides Halloween Fun – UA experts offer safe trick or treating tips, ways to eat healthier at restaurants

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This week at The University of Alabama: Fossilized egg shells reveal dinosaurs’ body temperatures – National fossil day – Start-up uses new technology to purify water — Sports expert discusses fantasy football — Experts offers warning signs of abusive relationship

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This week at The University of Alabama: Business analytics lab opens – Water purifier technology advances in start-up contest – Local educators to be inducted into Hall of Fame – Bilingual TV – Cuban photography exhibit opens – Middle-school girls to learn about engineering – Communications hosts diversity conference – Political scientist available to discuss Democratic debates – Dating violence expert discusses disturbing trend – Is fantasy sports gambling? Sports communication expert weighs in.

UA Faculty Members Named SEC Academic Leadership Development Fellows

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Four faculty members at The University of Alabama were selected as 2015 – 2016 Academic Leadership Development Program fellows by the Southeastern Conference. The UA fellows – Dr. Melondie Reeves Carter, assistant dean of undergraduate programs, Capstone College of Nursing; Dr. Matthew Holt, head of the UA department of economics, finance and