UA in the News: July 21, 2010
July 21, 2010 - Filed under: UA in the News
Companies on the Move
Birmingham Business Journal – July 21
…MEDIA — “Discovering Alabama,” an award-winning nature television series produced by the University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History and its Center for Public Television and Radio, has earned an Emmy Award in the 2010 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast competition. Doug Phillips, creator, executive producer and host of the Alabama Public Television series; Wendy Reed, CPTR producer; and Roger Reid, writer, producer and director, won for their efforts in developing the “Discovering Alabama” episode titled “Alabama in Space.”
Streets near stadium to be renamed to honor coaches
Tuscaloosa News – July 21
The Tuscaloosa City Council voted Tuesday to rename three roads near Bryant- Denny Stadium after former Crimson Tide football coaches. The city will move forward with creating new street signs for the sections of 12th, 13th and 14th avenues that are between University Boulevard and Paul W. Bryant Drive. Those sections will be renamed after coaches Frank Thomas, Harold ‘Red’ Drew and Gene Stallings…
Mobile Press-Register – July 21
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 20
FOX6 (Birmingham) – July 20
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.