http://ua.edu Headlines, news, podcasts, video news releases, research highlights, and archives from The University of Alabama. http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/accolades-for-feb-1-2010/ Peck Co-edits Encyclopedia on Death and the Human Experience, For Second Straight Year, UA’s PR Program Ranked Among Top Five by PRWeek Magazine, and Research and Creativity Conference Seeks Undergraduate Applicants Accolades Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:38:35 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/i-work-at-ua-dave-crutchfield/ Growing up, Dave Crutchfield dreamed of a career in art; over the years he developed a love for sports as well. So his position as marketing coordinator for University Recreation, which includes graphic design, photography and marketing, represents an ideal blend of both. News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:09:22 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/top-10-downloads-from-ua%E2%80%99s-itunes-u-site/ The University of Alabama on iTunes U continues to deepen its library of content, and traffic remains robust. News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:07:05 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/cba-entrepreneurship-program-designated-as-undergraduate-model/ The University’s entrepreneurship program has been identified for designation as an Undergraduate Model Program on a new entrepreneurship Web site, EntrepreneurshipEDU.org. News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:06:18 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/pioneering-transplant-surgeon-to-address-mccollough-medical-scholars-forum/ Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm, the pioneering surgeon who performed the first transplant of any kind in the state of Alabama, will be the featured speaker for the eighth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 5-6 in Shelby Hall. News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:05:30 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/a-hub-for-discovery-maxwell-hall/ Situated on a hilltop along Stadium Drive and adorned by a large copper-colored dome is Maxwell Hall, a building that embodies the creativity that can come from the combination of history, science and art. Connections Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:02:08 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/formby-begins-5-6-million-study-of-treatment-for-tinnitus-among-military-personnel/ Dr. Craig Formby is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative treatment to alleviate the debilitating effects of tinnitus, the ringing in the ears that drives some people to distraction. Cover Story Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:58:17 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/02/ua-in-the-news-january-30-february-1-2010/ UA expands overseas study opportunities – UA offers high school students chance to get ahead – UA commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird” – UA business school flourishes despite national drop in students majoring in business – UA student competes on college ‘Jeopardy!’ – UA students’ documentary raises veteran awareness – UA faculty provide expert commentary on the attempted raids on Alabama bingo halls, Alabama’s unemployment rates, impact of African-American architect Wallace Rayfield, green technologies in Alabama – UA events – UA faculty and student honors – and more… UA in the News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:54:27 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/02/dialog-extra-for-feb-1-2010/ Crimson Calendar Click on http://dialog.ua.edu to view Dialog Extra on UA’s Web site if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription.   ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CAPSTONE DRIVE ENTRANCE TO GORGAS LIBRARY HAS REOPENED. COMMITTEE PREFERENCE SURVEY EXTENDED TO FEB. 3 — The Committee on University Committees is conducting its annual Committee Preference Survey for full-time faculty and staff interested in serving on [...] Dialog Extra Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:38:58 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-in-the-news-january-29-2010/ UA President Witt sees enrollment growth on horizon -- Paul R. Jones, UA art donor, dies at 81 in Atlanta – UA School of Law adds class in electronic evidence – UA faculty provide expert commentary on male bonding, Alabama tourism -- Student and faculty honors UA in the News Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:58:13 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-engineering-professor-named-fellow-by-asme/ Dr. Samit Roy, the William D. Jordan Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was recently elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Awards & Honors Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:20:32 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-conference-focuses-on-latinos-latinas-in-u-s-south/ The University of Alabama is hosting the first conference to look at the lives of Latinas and Latinos in the southern United States. “Latinas/os in the U.S. South: Power, Politics and Integration” will be held Friday, Feb. 19, at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus. Events Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:56:32 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=123 Student leaders from The University of Alabama and The University of Texas joined together to help feed the homeless in Pasadena, California before the BCS National Championship game. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-in-the-news-january-28-2010/ UA Early College seeks out high school students – UA’s transportation center received federal grant to study traffic issues – UA physician’s research helping to set treatment guidelines for ADHD in young adults – UA faculty provide expert commentary on urban sprawl, nursing faculty shortage, recent Toyota recall – UA events – and more… UA in the News Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:27:40 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/former-village-voice-editor-to-talk-about-dance-at-ua/ The University of Alabama's Department of Theatre and Dance presents the lecture "The Crisis in Criticism: The Internet, the Economy and the Death of Dance Writing" at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Morgan Auditorium. Events Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:55:23 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-engineering-students-prepare-for-concrete-canoe-competition/ University of Alabama civil engineering students will "pour" the concrete for the concrete canoe Saturday, Jan. 30, beginning at 1 p.m. behind H.M. Comer Hall. Events Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:36:52 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/01/dialog-extra-for-jan-28-2010/ Crimson Calendar Click on http://dialog.ua.edu to view Dialog Extra on UA’s Web site if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription.  ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CAPSTONE DRIVE ENTRANCE TO GORGAS LIBRARY HAS REOPENED. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICE WARNS OF E-MAIL SCAMS — The UA Office of Information Technology warns that an e-mail scam was recently sent to UA faculty, staff and student accounts. [...] Dialog Extra Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:45:57 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/ua-undergraduates-invited-to-enter-research-and-creative-activity-conference/ Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to attend The University of Alabama’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 15 at the Bryant Conference Center. To participate, undergraduate students must register their project by submitting an application form and abstract describing their project by March 8. Announcements Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:36:39 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/paul-r-jones-founder-of-ua-jones-collection-of-american-art-dies-at-81/ Noted art collector Paul R. Jones, a native of Bessemer, Ala., who built one of the largest collections of 20th Century African-American art -- now the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama -- died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was 81. Announcements Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:15:30 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/01/gov-riley-ua-students-launch-statewide-reading-campaign/ Students at The University of Alabama will help kick off the statewide literary campaign “The Big Read: Alabama Reads ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ by Mark Twain” with an event featuring Gov. Bob Riley reading from the book on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. on the Statehouse steps in Montgomery. Outreach Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:08:27 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/spaces.html The sheer mention of a stereotypical college dorm room is enough to make any student homesick. Beth Eubanks says she's helping ensure this stereotype will not exist at UA. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:05:00 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2010/01/dialog-extra-for-jan-25-2010/ Crimson Calendar Click on http://dialog.ua.edu to view Dialog Extra on UA’s Web site if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription.  ANNOUNCEMENTS DONATIONS ACCEPTED FOR HAITI RELIEF EFFORT — The UA Community Service Center will collect donations for the Haiti relief effort at the Ferguson Student Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily through Jan. 29. All money [...] Dialog Extra Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:34:33 CST http://research.ua.edu/2010/01/paying-attention-to-adhd/ A University of Alabama physician co-chairs an effort to write national guidelines for treating ADHD on college campuses. Health Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:05:03 CST http://research.ua.edu/2010/01/on-the-cover-in-the-mirror/ A University of Alabama journalism professor studies the relationship of media and anti-fat bias and weight stigmatization in children. Health Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:04:36 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=122 The crew of the USS Alabama wishes the Crimson Tide good luck against the Texas Longhorns for the National Championship game. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/storm.html When University of Alabama student Courtney Thompson walked into a highway rest area in Louisiana, she had no idea it would change her future. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:24:00 CST http://research.ua.edu/2009/12/saving-lives-theres-an-app-for-that/ University of Alabama-developed software enhances highway safety for law enforcement officers and other motorists while increasing administrative efficiency. Technology Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:26:37 CST http://research.ua.edu/2009/12/funny-guy-investigates-ties-between-classroom-humor-student-performance/ A University of Alabama educator has spent more than a decade researching the use of humor in the classroom. Social Science Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:26:14 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/holiday09/ For many, the holiday season is about family and traditions, parties and eggnog, cooking and traveling. UA faculty experts offer their advice on these various holiday-related topics. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=121 He's part administrator, part supervisor. He coordinates and implements a variety of recreational programs and special events while also overseeing UA's Rec Center marketing efforts. It's all part of Dave Crutchfield's work here at UA. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/song.html UA senior Sarah Pitts draws from her music-therapy training in comforting patients receiving hospice care. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:30:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=120 This may be the holiday season of social networking and technology, according to Dr. Kristy E. Reynolds. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=119 A recent UA study shows that the days before & after holidays are at a high risk for serious crashes. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=118 UA's geological sciences department recently hosted the television show "On the Job" for a close-up look at career opportunities in the field. (Produced by Alabama Industrial Development Training, the state's workforce training institute, in cooperation with Alabama Public Television). Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://dialog.ua.edu/2009/11/new-ua-mobile-web-site-optimizes-content-for-smartphones/ UA Mobile Web delivers content, services, and features that allow you to access and interact with The University of Alabama on the go using your iPhone, Blackberry, PDA, or other Smartphone. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:35:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/teaspoon.html When Elizabeth Junkin, a junior majoring in chemical and biological engineering, thinks of a football field, she envisions fitting it in a teaspoon. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=117 Staff Sergeant Jessica Sewell talks about the Army ROTC program at UA as well as the recent field training exercise performed on campus. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=116 Kayla Cates, a senior nursing student from Alabaster, Alabama, talks about Homecoming and the Capstone College of Nursing's preparation for the 2009 UA Homecoming Parade. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://research.ua.edu/2009/10/boardroom-brawls-finance-researcher-reviews-internal-disputes-consequences/ A University of Alabama researcher examines boardroom disputes and their impact on the stock market. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/10/boardroom-brawls-finance-researcher-reviews-internal-disputes-consequences/ A University of Alabama researcher examines boardroom disputes and their impact on the stock market. Social Science Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:05 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/10/beyond-campus-borders-educators-engineers-reach-to-middle-high-schoolers/ UA researchers are studying the impact “service learning” can have on academics, and, in a separate effort, UA engineers are incorporating engineering applications into existing middle school science and math courses. Combined, the two efforts have drawn more than $3.65 million in external funding to benefit middle and high school students. Social Science Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:33:34 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=115 From life-changing research here at home to pioneering discoveries on the other side of the world. With an education from The University of Alabama, there's no telling who your influence will touch, or how far you'll go. The University of Alabama... Touching Lives. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/actor.html The lights, applause and thrill of the stage inspire Russell Stephens, a sophomore at The University of Alabama and self-proclaimed "theater geek." Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:54:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=114 At The University of Alabama, we instill the minds of our students with the power to inspire others. From the quadrangle of an historic campus, across a state and beyond. Spanning a nation and impacting the world. The University of Alabama... Touching Lives. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/letters.html Mae and Lige were a young couple going through the everyday ups and downs of any relationship. Now, 90 years later, their old-fashioned courtship has been saved in their collection of letters, brought to life by University of Alabama honors student Daniel Bush. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:40:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=113 Tailgating on the Quad is a huge event on-campus during football season. A UA freshman is excited about her first Gameday weekend. Roll Tide! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=112 A member of the Million Dollar Band relates his experience with music and sense of community at the University of Alabama. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=111 The commitment to shaping minds. The ripple of positive influence. The inspiration of modern innovation. From students across a campus, to graduates around the globe who are changing the world. The University of Alabama... Touching Lives. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/09/abuzz-about-enhancing-insect-sized-aircraft/ Insect-sized aerial robots, known as micro air vehicles, hold larger-than-life possibilities. Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:46:20 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/09/patients-%E2%80%98head-over-heels%E2%80%99-for-dizziness-research-via-rotating-chair/ A unique Roto-Tilt chair helps a University of Alabama researcher test portions of the inner ear to assist those suffering from dizziness and balance problems. Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:45:11 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/enrollment.html With a record enrollment of 28,807 this fall, The University of Alabama continues to grow in size and quality. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=109 One individual can change the world. At the University of Alabama, you join a time-honored current that carries you forward through achievement, tradition, and pride... ultimately to become a great, unstoppable force. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/inspiration.html Little did Kayla Terry know that her class project tribute to her older brother, born with Down syndrome, would leave her with more than a good grade. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:30:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/iworkatua/ Watch video features from University of Alabama employees as they describe their unique roles and share what it's like to work at UA. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/notesfromua/ Little did Kayla Terry know that her class project tribute to her older brother, born with Down syndrome, would leave her with more than a good grade. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=105 Outdoor Action focuses on creating an awareness of environmental issues that affect the state and allows students to make a contribution through an environmental service project. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=107 Melissa, from LaGrange, Georgia, particpates in UA's Get On Board Day, a "one-stop shop" for exploring on-campus organizations. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=108 Senior Katie Watkins describes her experience with Alabama Action, a service-oriented learning project. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=104 A UA freshman describes what it's like moving into the dorms at the University of Alabama. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=106 A record number of freshmen in The University of Alabama Honors College come to campus a week early to take part in the service-learning projects Alabama Action. One UA freshman details his experience. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=102 Everyone always asks Brandon about his morning routines. That's because he's usually up by 4 am and on the air by 5. In hopes of answering those questions, and to answer some you never thought to ask, here's a look at how he spends his day working at UA. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=99 Can you stand the heat? A day in the life of Richard Smith, UA's glass blower, reveals the skills and sweat involved in repairing scientific glassware. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=100 Identifying, recruiting, and counseling prospective students are no simple tasks. Bethany Powe is just one of the many dynamic and creative professionals who works in UA's undergraduate admissions office. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=103 On campus parking is not a problem for one UA employee. She knows every inch of campus. That's because as a traffic monitor at UA, she's been walking it every day for the last 20 years. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=101 While most of us are hoping to just make it through four years of college, not everyone decides to leave. Some choose to stay and teach. Meet Dr. Amy Lang. She works at UA. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=110 Zipcar Inc. and UA's department of transportation services have announced the launch of Zipcar's car-sharing program on UA campus. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/marine.html Cullen Millsap had all the qualities of a student leader before ever enrolling in his first class. Now, the UA senior is president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, sharing his leadership skills for the benefit of others. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=98 Students in UA's Mechanical Engineering Department are working with NASA to study changing weather conditions in the earth's lower atmosphere. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/08/a-search-renewed-de-soto-tascalusa-battle-site-remains-elusive/ Almost 500 years after Hernando De Soto explored the Americas, University of Alabama researchers are reinvigorating efforts to break one of many links between fruitless searches and the Spanish conquistador. Physical/Natural Science Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:05:11 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/stroke.html Sophomore Alan Blinder directs the new UA Pediatric Stroke Initiative, focused on education, advocacy and research. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:32:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=95 During the tween years, a young person is more impressionable and thus are subject to marketing ploys. Jan Brakefield explains the concept of needs versus wants. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=92 UA's College of Education senior associate dean, Dr. Joyce Stallworth, comments on the importance of middle school and keeping kids in school. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=96 A smooth transition from elementary to middle school is much easier with family support, Dr. Natalie Adams explains. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=94 Dr. Joyce Stallworth encourages parents to suggest young adult novels to their tweens to not only find relatable subject matter, but to also help them become lifelong readers. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=93 In the wake of today's economy, tweens are following in parents' footsteps. Dr. Kristy Reynolds says that "kids today think it is cool to be frugal." Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=97 Dr. Natalie Adams discusses how your child's relationships with friends will change during their tween years. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=91 Dr. Liza Wilson, a University of Alabama professor, offers advice on handling tween attitudes and behaviors. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/tween/ UA experts offer advice on "Tween" topics including school transition, making friends, attitudes/behaviors, and shopping. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:35:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=90 Did you know that graduate education at UA plays a profound role in Alabama's 21st century economic development potential? That UA's 50,000+ graduate degree-holding alumni will contribute over $13 billion in value-added income to the state over their lifetimes? Learn more as Dr. David A. Francko, Dean of the UA Graduate School and Chair of the Alabama Council of Graduate Deans narrates an eye-opening new video, "How Graduate Education Builds the Knowledge Economy in Alabama." Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/creativity.html Not every 20-year-old can say they have premiered a film at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Nor can many say they are fluent in six languages. Laura Godorecci, a recent University of Alabama graduate, can. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:30:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=89 High School Students participating in UA's Multicultural Journalism Workshop traveled to Alabama's Blackbelt to make some new discoveries while they learned about journalism. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://tour.ua.edu/virtual/ Experience UA's beautiful campus for yourself through our new immersive and interactive virtual campus tour, which allows you to see campus as if you were actually here. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=87 University of Alabama students are crossing language barriers to help young, Hispanic students succeed in school right from the start. The UA students are working in the Hispanic Jumpstart Program, designed to benefit preschool students as they learn English as their second language. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/06/links-to-zinc-nutrition-expert-finds-tie-between-trace-mineral-birth-weights/ Some counties in Alabama have infant mortality rates higher than those in some Third World counties. For a UA researcher, this gives added significance to recent findings that low blood zinc levels in expectant mothers can increase by eight times the risk of delivering low birth-weight babies. Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:43:09 CDT http://dialog.ua.edu/2009/06/woods-quad-robot-sculpture-draws-attention-provokes-thought/ Goldie, the sculpture that looks like a rusty, prone robot, lies mute on Woods Quad. Curious, delighted visitors drawn to the enchanting novelty of a dead or sleeping robot hanging out on the grass in the middle of the University stand next to it and pose for pictures. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://research.ua.edu/2009/06/links-to-zinc-nutrition-expert-finds-tie-between-trace-mineral-birth-weights/ Some counties in Alabama have infant mortality rates higher than those in some Third World counties. For a UA researcher, this gives added significance to recent findings that low blood zinc levels in expectant mothers can increase by eight times the risk of delivering low birth-weight babies. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=88 Statements from Dr. Robert E. Witt and Mal Moore, Director of Athletics on the NCAA Committee on Infractions' Decision regarding the textbook case. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/theatre.html The Grinch isn't known for inspiration, but recreating and designing makeup to transform herself into the Grinch for a class project convinced Stesha Ross she had found her calling. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:38:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=86 The Grinch isn't known for inspiration, but recreating and designing makeup to transform herself into the Grinch for a class project convinced Stesha Ross she had found her calling. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=85 Honors College students in the University Fellows Experience reach out to rural Alabama through a variety of community-focused programs in the Black Belt region. Thu, 28 May 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=84 UA's Steel Bridge team, consisting of eight civil engineering students, will be competing at the ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition May 22-23 in Las Vegas against 35 other teams from throughout the country. The top teams from each region qualify for the national competition, and UA's Steel Bridge team placed second at the American Society of Civil Engineers' Southeast Regional Conference in March. For more information about the competition, visit http://www.aisc.org/content.aspx?id=780. Fri, 15 May 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=83 Dr. Ross Bryan, director of residential communities, and Sara Hartley, assistant director for parent programs, offer tips for parents on preparing your child for college life. Tue, 12 May 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/debate.html For a member of UA's nationally acclaimed Alabama Forensics Council, there seems to be no better quality than a love of words – besides, perhaps, enthusiasm. Mon, 11 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=82 The University of Alabama once again leads the nation with five students named to USA Today?s 2009 All-USA College Academic Team. Thu, 07 May 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/2009/05/ua-matters-mothers-day-and-motherly-advice/ UA Matters is a bi-weekly column that offers information and tips on consumer issues facing Alabamians. This week's edition provides some mother advice as Mother's Day approaches. Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/commencement/ The University of Alabama tradition culminates for UA's Spring 2009 graduates when they receive their diplomas Saturday, May 9 in Coleman Coliseum. Mon, 04 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=81 A select group of top students from Alabama high schools attended the Capstone Leadership Academy April 2-3 at The University of Alabama. Here are some scenes from the event. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=80 The University of Alabama and the Coca-Cola Foundation recognized the 2009 student recipients of the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship at a luncheon on March 11, 2009. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:00:02 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=79 The spring season has arrived in Tuscaloosa and with it brings new excitement to the UA campus. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:00:01 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/problemsolved.html When Kyle Scott began his college search, he treated it like any engineer might – as a problem-solving challenge. Only this time he was on a quest to find an engineering program that perfectly matched his expectations. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/2009/04/ua-matters-home-energy-tips-for-earth-day-every-day/ This year marks the 39th anniversary of Earth Day, a worldwide movement to protect our planet, our children and our future. Dr. Keith Woodbury, professor of mechanical engineering, recommends numerous ways for people to make their homes more energy efficient. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/marathon.html A group of Honors College students is training to run the Country Music Half-Marathon, and they have found a supportive community and a passion for running in the process. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=78 A group of Honors College students and faculty is training to run the Country Music Half-Marathon in Nashville on April 25. The students and faculty have been working together over the past few months to build up to running a half-marathon, and they have found a supportive community and a passion for running in the process. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/basketball.html When Mary Allison Milford made the decision to attend The University of Alabama, she wasn’t just thinking about Tuscaloosa – she was also thinking about Beijing. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/basketball.html When Mary Allison Milford made the decision to attend The University of Alabama, she wasn’t just thinking about Tuscaloosa – she was also thinking about Beijing. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/connect/ These days, the web is largely about creating community and connecting people with each other. UA's Facebook and YouTube channels allow users to do that, and more. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/diabetes.html Whether or not you have met Dana Lewis, if you are a member of The University of Alabama community, she’s probably changed the way you eat lunch. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=77 Whether or not you have met Dana Lewis, if you are a member of The University of Alabama community, she?s probably changed the way you eat lunch. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/uamatters/collegeprep.html You’ve been accepted to college, assigned your dorm space, and lined up your course of study. So, it’s time to coast through your last semester of high school, right? You might want to rethink that. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/uamatters/gardening.html With the warmer days of late winter upon us and the early flowers in bloom, it’s time to plan for the gardening season in Alabama. Tips from UA Matters can help with your planting. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/dancing.html Most people have a distinct preference for one type of thinking: they are left-brained or they are right-brained. Frank Barber, a senior double major in dance and biology at The University of Alabama, commands both. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=73 Dr. Craig Formby's research tests dizziness, caused by inner ear problems, via a rotating chair. Such research helps pinpoint the root cause of balance problems. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=74 Dr. Jay Lindly & Dr. Daniel S. Turner discuss a three-year pilot study that analyzes past school bus accidents, examines data from overhead cameras on school buses for information about use of seat belts, and runs a cost-benefit study on what it would cost to add safety belts to all school buses in Alabama. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=75 UA researchers are studying fast-swimming sharks to learn the secrets of designing drag resistant vehicle design. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=76 Researchers are studying how African-Americans cope with the stigma of HIV/AIDS. The better understanding of such a stigma could lead to improved prevention efforts. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/uamatters/puppylove.html UA Matters is a weekly column that offers information and tips on consumer issues facing Alabamians. This week's edition gives parents tips for dealing with their kids' "puppy love." Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/secondlife.html Students interested in The University of Alabama now have an exciting new way to "tour" campus – through an online "world," known as Second Life. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:00 CST http://research.ua.edu/archive2009/energy.htm UA researchers are working to develop systems to reduce harmful emissions, produce new ways to harness energy, improve efficiency and increase fuel flexibility. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/healthclinic.html A University of Alabama student brings fellowship and health care together with a project she views as inspiration for a healthier Tuscaloosa. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=72 The fifth in a series of new institutional commercial spots featuring the Crimson Is campaign. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/vietnam.html The first time Ynhi Thai set foot on the Capstone’s campus, she felt at home. Culture has led Ynhi Thai to a new passion at UA – utilizing what she’s learned to help others. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/glassblower.html Staff member Rick Smith, the facility manager for the Glass Blowing Facility at UA, creates custom glassware for use in research projects in a shop he designed himself. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/holiday/ The holiday season can be hectic, from gift shopping and traveling to eating too much and spending too much money. UA experts hope to save you time, money and stress this year. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=34 Dr. Kristy E. Reynolds addresses how the current economic situation affects the holiday season, whether the economy will affect the types of gifts purchased, whether the economy will affect online holiday sales, and more. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:02 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=32 Rebecca Kelly and Molly Grimes from UA's Office of Health Promotion and Wellness discuss how to avoid eating too much during the holidays, safe drinking during the holidays, healthy holiday meal planning, and more. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:01 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=33 Caroline Fulmer discusses how holiday spending usually affects a person's budget, how to create a holiday spending budget, common mistakes made by holiday shoppers, inexpensive gift buying, and more. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=35 Dr. Peter Clark offers opinions on whether gas prices will continue to fall this holiday season, whether more drilling will mean cheaper prices at the pump, how a new President will affect gas prices, and whether falling gas prices will fuel holiday spending. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=36 Dr. Allen Parrish offers a peek at peak travel, advice on the best time to travel and how weather affects holiday travel, whether GPS systems improve driving safety, and more. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://research.ua.edu/archive2008/health.htm There’s easy access, and then there’s easy access. From remote monitoring of truckers’ vitals to mental health consultations via video, researchers extend care through technology. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=30 The third in a series of new institutional commercial spots featuring the Crimson Is campaign. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=31 The fourth in a series of new institutional commercial spots featuring the Crimson Is campaign. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/connect/ These days, the web is largely about creating community and connecting people with each other. UA's new Facebook and YouTube channels allow users to do that, and more. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=29 On Friday, October 17, President F.W. de Klerk, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped bring majority rule to South Africa, spoke on The University of Alabama campus. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/divorce.html Michelle Hawthorne is not your average UA student. One thing important to Hawthorne has also become her passion – the study of parental alienation syndrome or PAS. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=28 On Tuesday, October 14, Paul R. Jones donated his art collection to The University of Alabama's College of Arts & Sciences. Mr. Jones addressed the crowd at the announcement ceremony. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=27 The second in a series of new institutional commercial spots featuring the Crimson Is campaign. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/endowedfund.html For Phillips Thomas, service-learning projects are not just resume-fillers. For her, she says, they are about leading by example and impacting people’s lives in a hands-on, personal way. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/election2008/ With the 2008 Presidential Election entering the home stretch, professors from The University of Alabama offer insights into the political process. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=26 By using Facebook, MySpace and other social media Web sites, politicians are finding new ways to connect with voters. Both U.S. presidential candidates are utilizing the Internet to make personal connections with voters, Dr. Jennifer Greer says. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=25 Today's presidential debates are vitally important to the campaign "because they?re the only chance people have to see the candidates side by side and do comparison shopping," says Dr. David Lanoue, professor and chair of the political science department at UA. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=24 Dr. Patrick Cotter, a University of Alabama political scientist, examines the state of polling in today's political scene. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=23 The new institutional commercial spot featuring the Crimson Is campaign. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/academicintegrity.html In keeping with The University of Alabama's legacy and tradition of academic integrity, events during the week of September 21-25 celebrate the value of academic integrity. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/sports.html It may be hard to imagine most 19-year-olds as veterans of their chosen profession, but Matt Wilson is a vice president for production for HSTV Southeast. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/japanese.html Gustave Hahn-Powell entered The University of Alabama looking for exotic topics that a large research university could offer. What he found was a strong interest in the language, music and philosophy of Japan. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/usnews.html The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, ranking 37th according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2008. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/commencement/ The University of Alabama tradition culminated for UA's Summer 2008 graduates when they received their diplomas Saturday, August 9 in Coleman Coliseum. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/abcsofeducation/ In this special back to school feature, UA experts discuss hot education-related topics and trends including bus safety, cyberbullying, social groups, testing trends, and more. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=18 Dr. Jay Lindly discusses a three-year pilot study that analyzes past school bus accidents, examines data from overhead cameras on school buses for information about use of seat belts, and runs a cost-benefit study on what it would cost to add safety belts to all school buses in Alabama. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=22 Dr. James McLean discusses major trends in testing such as a focus on more specific learning objectives, the purpose of "No Child Left Behind" testing, what negatives are associated with this type of testing, and why some colleges are no longer using ACT/SAT test scores. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=20 Dr. Marcia Rock discusses budget cuts relating to state of Alabama educational systems and how the upcoming Presidential election will affect the "No Child Left Behind" act, including additional focus on early intervention, and how educational partnerships can benefit schools. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=21 Dr. Natalie Adams shares why social groups are so influential in schools, how they create communities and develop social skills, and she provides tips to parents of children navigating these groups. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=19 Dr. Vivian Wright defines cyberbullying and discusses how schools deal with its student impact, how students can protect themselves online, and how teachers embrace new technologies as teaching methods. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://dialog.ua.edu/dialog20080714/rural20080714.htm A remote spot within the Talladega National Forest could serve as one of 20 locations nationally that will detect the ecological impacts of climate change. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/language.html Questions about language and culture formed the spark for Jamie Lee McReynolds to research, while an undergraduate, the way we speak and how it sounds. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=17 Some 60 youth from across the United States, Canada and France recently attended the 2008 Alabama Boys and Girls Wheelchair Basketball Camps, hosted by The University of Alabama Disability Sports program. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/engborders.html Josh Hamilton's dedication to those less fortunate is inspiring, and he has extended the sense of caring he says he found at UA to regions far from the campus' borders. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=16 The University of Alabama celebrates a diverse student body, including Civil Engineering student Terence Williamson who is also an award-winning turkey caller. Thu, 22 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/nursing.html There were times, Lynnette Moats says, when quitting work to pursue a nursing degree seemed like a 4-year poverty sentence for her entire household. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=15 A group of top students from Alabama high schools recently had the opportunity to attend the Capstone Leadership Academy held at The University of Alabama. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=14 On May 7, 2008, Maj. Gen. Gale S. Pollock presented retired Col. Marietta Stanton, professor and director of graduate programs in The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing with the military's Legion of Merit Award. Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/commencement/ The University of Alabama tradition culminated for UA's Spring 2008 graduates when they received their diplomas Saturday, May 10 in Coleman Coliseum. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/photojournalism.html Andrea Mabry was always catching her friends in the act. But her photo albums and scrapbooks aren’t filled with the usual “say cheese” pictures. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=13 The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication & film at The University of Alabama will host the second annual Documenting Justice Film Screening on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=12 A specially-commissed piece to honor and remember victims of the devastating tornado that killed eight students at Enterprise High School debuted at a memorial service held in Enterprise on February 29, 2008. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/finance.html Two of Aldrich Callins’ passions are foreign travel and collecting information about the economies of foreign countries. Another passion is helping people. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/entrepreneurship/ The focus of our students and alumni extends beyond academic achievement and research. There is an entrepreneurial spirit that wraps itself around all phases of the UA experience. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/springatua.html Winter has broken in Tuscaloosa, and the spring season brings new life and excitement to the UA campus, and a flurry of outdoor activities for students and visitors. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/herbarium.html The UA campus is home to millions of leaves, perhaps most prominent in the new growth emerging each spring from the majestic oaks and on the azaleas preparing to dazzle. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/archaeology.html Junior Allison Garstecki unearthed a key sandstone artifact, some 800 years old, during the final days of an archaeological expedition in which she and classmates participated. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=11 UA junior Allison Garstecki unearthed a key sandstone artifact, some 800 years old, during the final days of an archaeological expedition in which she and her 11 fellow classmates participated. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=10 Winter has broken in Tuscaloosa, and the spring season brings new life and excitement to the UA campus, and a flurry of outdoor activities for students and visitors. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/engineering.html As a little girl growing up in Florence, S.C., Martha Addison knew she wanted to be an aerospace engineer. When the time came to choose a college, Addison wanted a school that offered her everything she deserved. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/fashion.html Making actors comfortable on stage is a big part of senior Peyton Blankenship’s role as a costume designer in The University of Alabama’s theatre and dance department. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/allusa.html In 2008, seven students from The University of Alabama were named to the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, more than any other school in the nation. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/findyourpassion/esteem.html A 65-year-old research study, an HBO documentary, and his own research have helped solidify Phillip Jordan’s life-long passion to aid inner-city African-American children with issues such as self-esteem and expectations. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=9 A 65-year-old research study, an HBO documentary, and his own research have helped solidify Phillip Jordan?s life-long passion to aid inner-city African-American children with issues such as self-esteem and expectations. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=8 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team member Renee Rivas has been a key contributor and author on research into Parkinson's disease. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=7 Pianist at Work with Amanda Pennick Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/chamber.html Researchers are developing a new compact acoustic sensor that will enable users to accurately locate a sound source, utilizing UA’s new hemi-anechoic chamber. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=6 Postpartum depression often gets attention, but a researcher finds depression during pregnancy is more common and can negatively impact the unborn child. An expert plans interventions within UA's Child Development Research Center. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=2 If you were living 1,000 years ago, obtaining salt would have been among your primary concerns. Yep, sodium chloride... good ol' table salt. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=5 Researchers are developing a new compact acoustic sensor that will enable users to accurately locate a sound source, utilizing UA?s new hemi-anechoic chamber. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=4 A newly commissioned musical piece honors victims of the devastating tornado that slammed through Enterprise, Ala. one year ago. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=3 Growth of the human heart can be beneficial when resulting from exercise but damaging, and even deadly, when it's triggered by high blood pressure. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/aahm.html UA is celebrating African-American Heritage Month in February with the theme “Creating History Every Day” to recognize the range and diversity of contributions of African-Americans. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=1 A select group of students at UA were recognized as this year's UA Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars at a luncheon held on campus. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/performance.html We've all been through them, either on the receiving or giving end. They are second only to firing an employee as the task managers say they dislike the most. So, why do them? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2007/guess08/index.htm UA's Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year about a wide range of topics ranging from politics to economics and more. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/commencement/ The University of Alabama tradition culminated for UA's Winter 2007 graduates when they received their diplomas Saturday, December 15 at 9:00 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=71 Deep inside Bryant-Denny Stadium on gameday, a high school band is reponsible for cooking a huge number of hot dogs for fans. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/hollings.html From analyzing the environmental damage of DDT to developing warning systems for evacuation zones, The University’s best and brightest are not only excelling in the classroom but also improving the society in which we live. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/enterprise.html The powerful feeling that music can provide is the impetus behind a new piece of music from UA to honor victims of the devastating tornado that slammed through Enterprise on March 1. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/crimsonpride.html The support, energy, enthusiasm and class shown by Alabama fans means a lot to every player and coach who has ever been a part of the Crimson Tide. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=70 Wesley Britt discusses the value of Crimson Pride and what it means to UA's student-athletes and coaches. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=69 Students taught by Dr. Jim Knight excavate portions of a small Mississippian Indian settlement occupied some 800 years ago. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=68 Alabama's Women's Wheelchair Basketball team has high expectations as they return five national team players to their roster for the upcoming season. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=67 Watch the highlights from The University of Alabama's 2007 Homecoming festivities, including the pomping, the bonfire, the concerts, and the parade. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/research_salt.html If you were living 1,000 years ago, among your primary concerns would have been obtaining salt. Yep, sodium chloride... good ol' table salt. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=66 Dr. Witt discusses a variety of topics including the University's growth in his annual address to faculty and staff. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/nanotechnology.html It represents a potential answer for the world's water shortage woes, it's key in electronic and manufacturing advances, and it holds great promise for better treatments and earlier detection of diseases such as cancer, HIV and Alzheimer's. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/caveecology.html A state wildlife grant is providing UA researchers funding to search for cave crayfish – eyeless, small, white, almost transparent animals – within 10 Alabama caves. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=65 UA's Director of Health Promotion and Wellness provides some practical tips about how to take measures to be as safe as possible. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=64 UA's Director of Health Promotion and Wellness provides some tips on how to be safe and responsible with alcohol usage Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=63 Melanie Miller, Executive Director of Crimson Care, offers some tips and advice for students to enhance their personal safety Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/academicintegrity.html The University of Alabama has always set the standard with its legacy and tradition of academic integrity. In keeping with that tradition, the University offers a week of events that celebrates the value that campus administrators, faculty and students have placed on maintaining academic integrity. All are encouraged to participate in the week's events. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/gameday.html A new football season brings changes in parking, tailgating and transportation in and around the UA campus. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=62 A new football season brings changes in parking, tailgating and transportation in and around the UA campus. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/itourbama.html Thanks to two talented and enterprising UA students, prospective students now have a new way of touring the UA campus: the iPod. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/whatsnew.html A new academic year brings many new and exciting opportunities to campus. Here are a few of the new additions to your UA experience. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=61 With the opening of The University of Alabama's fall semester, excitement is in the air as the largest freshman class and total enrollment in UA history is expected. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/usnews.html The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings for 2007. UA is ranked 42nd among public national universities. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/commencement/ The UA tradition culminates for Summer 2007 graduates when they receive their diplomas Saturday, August 11 at 9:00 a.m., and you can watch the entire ceremony live online. Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=60 Thanks to two talented and enterprising UA students, prospective students now have a new way of touring the UA campus: the iPod. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=59 Crimson Ride, UA's new transit system, gets you where you want to go on campus. It's free, fast and makes our campus more pedestrian friendly. Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/crimsonride.html Crimson Ride, UA’s new transit system, gets you where you want to go on campus. It’s free, fast and makes our campus more pedestrian friendly. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=58 Under a pilot program known as The University of Alabama/Shelton State Bridge program, a select group of students who came close to meeting UA's admission standards will have the opportunity to enter UA after attending Shelton State for one year and meeting certain requirements. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/tannehill.html Everyone has a story. Sometimes you have to dig a bit in order to tell it – especially when it’s covered by the absence of freedom and beneath the layers of time. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=57 Slave labor helped power a near half-century of pre Civil War iron making at Tannehill. Now, in an effort to learn more about these men, women and children who helped build and operate the iron works, a team of explorers will excavate what's believed to be the former site of 15 of their homes during an archaeology camp hosted by The University of Alabama's Alabama Museum of Natural History. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/childabuse.html Child abuse costs Alabamians more than $520 million each year, according to the report prepared by UA’s College of Human Environmental Sciences and the Center for Business and Economic Research. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/excavation.html What began as a three-week excavation in the parking lot behind Gorgas Library, may become much more. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=56 Honors program students participate in Black Belt Action service learning activities at Livingston Junior High School, providing students with the opportunity to create greater pride in their community. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=54 Adam Harbison's grandmother is a cancer survivor, and her battle has been one of the more dominant influences in his life. He first participated in the Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society when he was 10 to raise money to fight cancer, and he notes his chairmanship on the National Leadership Team for the American Cancer Society's Colleges Against Cancer as one of his most significant accomplishments. He can now add another accomplishment. Fri, 11 May 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=55 Engineers Without Borders is partnering with the Black Belt Action Commission, an organization aimed at improving the quality of life in Alabama's Black Belt region, to restore Curtis Smith Field, a run-down baseball field in Greensboro. Fri, 11 May 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=53 Twenty-four months after receiving his high school diploma, Christopher Culbert is poised to pick up another sheepskin, this one of the college variety, having completed requirements to earn his bachelor's degree, while double-majoring in math and physics at The University of Alabama. Wed, 09 May 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/engineers.html Engineers Without Borders has partnered with HERO Housing Resource Center, an organization aimed at reducing substandard housing conditions in Hale County, to improve residential plumbing in the area. Mon, 07 May 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/physicists.html One of the world’s most closely monitored experiments recently yielded its initial findings. The results were made possible, in part, by three UA scientists who developed one of the primary sets of code used in key portions of the internationally-known effort’s computer analysis. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=52 The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama will host the first Documenting Justice Film Screening on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/perspectives.html An exhibit by student Rachael Crawley showcases unconventional portraits of UA student, faculty and staff artists in a range of fields. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=51 On Tuesday, April 17, the UA family paused as Denny Chimes played the Virginia Tech Homecoming Song. We invite you to watch the video, and join us as we honor those Virginia Tech students and faculty who were killed or injured. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=50 The University of Alabama will premiere a composition by nationally-acclaimed hip-hop violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain at an innovative concert on April 10. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/composition.html The University will premiere a composition by nationally-acclaimed hip-hop violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain at an innovative concert on April 10. The original piece commemorates the heroism of the desegregation of the University through such important figures as Vivian Malone Jones and James Hood. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/transit.html The University’s parking and transportation department is about four months from seeing one of its biggest projects to date becoming a reality. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/parkinsons.html A new exhibit at UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History will give visitors a hands-on look at crime scene analysis and forensic investigations, minus the backlighting and Hollywood glitz. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://www.ua.edu/features/csialabama.html Researchers at UA are offering clues as to why some people appear to have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease following exposure to a widely used chemical weed killer. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=49 Four students from The University of Alabama have been named to the 2007 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. The team includes Second Team members Michelle McGaha, a junior industrial engineering major from Albertville, and Jennifer Phillips, a senior chemical engineering major from Birmingham, as well as Honorable Mentions Jennie "Katie" Boyd, a senior dance and communicative disorders major from Pelham, and Kristi Wilcox, a senior English major from Tuscaloosa. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/allusa.html The USA Today All-USA College Academic Team honors the "best of the best" undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation. In 2007, four students from The University of Alabama were named to the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/research_ug.html From B-boying to Fuel Cells, Gaming to Cancer Medication, UA Undergraduates Further the Institution’s Mission Through Groundbreaking Research Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:00:00 CST http://www.ua.edu/features/calendar.html The University recently relaunched its Crimson Calendar at http://events.ua.edu. The completely-redesigned Crimson Calendar offers the ability to unite events from the entire UA community into a centralized campus-wide events calendar. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=48 The University of Alabama's vision of recruiting the "best and brightest" students is clearly becoming a reality as UA ranks 11th in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2006-2007, and 29th among all universities. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=47 Forty-six high school students from throughout the state - all winners of the "To Kill a Mockingbird" Essay Contest in their individual schools - recently visited UA for a luncheon at Smith Hall Gallery (in the Alabama Museum of Natural History) followed by an awards ceremony. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=46 Dr. Robert E. Witt, president of The University of Alabama, is pleased to announce that Coach and Mrs. Nick Saban have contributed $100,000 to the University's scholarship fund for students who are the first in their family to attend college. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=45 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, projects Dr. David Lanoue, chair of The University of Alabama political science department. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=43 The University of Alabama's 12 inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars were honored today in an on-campus ceremony. The 12 students are the first in a series of UA students who will receive $5,000 scholarships each year for four years, courtesy of the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=44 The University of Alabama's 12 inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars were honored today in an on-campus ceremony. The 12 students are the first in a series of UA students who will receive $5,000 scholarships each year for four years, courtesy of the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=42 The Denny Society is composed of individuals who have chosen to take the visionary step of making provisions for the continued progress of The University of Alabama beyond the times that they themselves will witness. Mon, 08 May 2006 01:00:00 CDT http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=41 Six students from The University of Alabama have been named to this year's USA Today All-USA College Academic Team - the most of any school in the nation. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=40 It's been 50 years since Autherine Lucy Foster became the first African American to enroll at UA in 1956. Foster helped open the door for UA's minority record enrollment. Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=39 It's been 50 years since Autherine Lucy Foster became the first African American to enroll at UA in 1956. Foster helped open the door for UA's minority record enrollment. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=38 It's been 50 years since Autherine Lucy Foster became the first African American to enroll at UA in 1956. Foster helped open the door for UA's minority record enrollment. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://uanews.ua.edu/video-link/?vidID=37 Researchers from UA and Arizona State University are studying the digestive systems of Gila monsters as part of research that may affect the treatment of diabetes. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST