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		<title>UA Leads Multi-Institute Research of Oklahoma Tornado Damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.]]></description>
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		<title>UA to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 20:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Andreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty years after the first two African-American students enrolled at The University of Alabama following then Gov. George Wallace’s unsuccessful “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door,” UA will commemorate that historic day and celebrate 50 years of progress with two public events – a program featuring speakers and musical performances on June 11 and an interfaith prayer breakfast on June 7.
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		<title>UA Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two University of Alabama students were awarded scholarships by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, and two more students were recognized for an honorable mention.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Graduate Programs Ranked Among U.S. News &#8216;Best Graduate Schools&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Andreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 21st in the nation, and the UA School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 18th, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. UA’s Master of Business Administration program comes in at 58th among all MBA programs.
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		<title>UA Announces Plans to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Andreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama has announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door throughout 2013 with a series of activities and events designed to honor the desegregation of the University.
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		<title>Adventurous Percussion Trio Meridian Pounds Out Concert at UA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adventurous percussion trio Meridian will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the Moody Music Building recital hall on The University of Alabama campus. UA’s Sonic Frontiers concert series is sponsoring the concert.]]></description>
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		<title>Lecturer at UA to Discuss the Defeat of Shining Path in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he University of Alabama’s department of history invites the public to hear Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo, chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, deliver a lecture titled “Defeating the Shining Path: A Lesson in Combating Terrorism in Peru” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in 205 Gorgas Library. The lecture is free and open to the public.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Hosts Lecture on Honey Bees, Food Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama department of political science will host guest lecturer Dr. Tammy Horn, senior researcher in apiculture at Eastern Kentucky University, to speak on the critical importance of honey bee pollination to agriculture and food security from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in 1092 Shelby Hall.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Ranks First Among Public Universities in Enrollment of National Merit Scholars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Andreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama ranks first among public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2012-2013 with 241 scholars in the fall 2012 freshman class. 
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		<title>UA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Honors Fallen Soldiers, Wounded Warriors in Washington D.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Alabama’s Office of Veteran Military Affairs will send representatives to the Washington, D.C., area this month to honor soldiers wounded and killed in the line of duty. David Blair, VMA director, and Dr. Lowell Davis, assistant dean of students, will join US. Rep. Terri Sewell and UA alumni for a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.]]></description>
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