UA in the News: December 21, 2010
December 21, 2010 - Filed under: UA in the News
UA holds lunar eclipse viewing
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Dec. 20
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 20
There are a number of places opening tonight where you can watch the lunar eclipse. The University of Alabama will hold its viewing starting in about a half hour at Gallalee Hall…
“Less Than You Think Campaign” may go nationwide
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 20
According to Amanda Coppock with the LTUT campaign, they are waiting for schools from around the country to submit their final presentation before the company sponsoring the campaign, The Century Council, decides if LTUT will go nationwide. Coppock says the CEO for the Century Council loved LTUT’s-off the wall ways of getting the word out on binge drinking, like last semester’s flash mob. Even if it doesn’t get chosen, the student health center has already asked that they continue the campaign in years to come right here on the University of Alabama campus.
UA consumer science professor says smartphones can be smart way to shop this holiday season
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 20
University of Alabama consumer science professor, Dr. Cliff Robb, tells WVUA that shoppers can get better deals using their phones…
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