Workers begin bridge inspections
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 6
…Jim Richardson, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Alabama, said a major difference in the bridges in Alabama and Minnesota is that Alabama rarely has ice and snow that require salting of roadways on bridges…
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 3
Bloomberg Financial TV – Aug. 2

Fan Day at Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 6
The University of Alabama football team held its annual "Fan Day" Sunday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium with more than 9,000 Crimson Tide fans attending the event…
WSFA (Montgomery) – Aug. 6
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 5
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 5
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Aug. 5
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Aug. 5
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Aug. 5
WAAY (Huntsville) – Aug. 5
WAFF (Huntsville) – Aug. 5
WAKA (Montgomery) – Aug. 5
WRBL (Columbus, Ga.) – Aug. 5
WCBI (Columbus, Miss.) – Aug. 5

Davidson family gives UA law library documents relating to early Clarke
Clarke County Democrat – Aug. 2
The Davidson family in May 2007 donated to the John C. Payne Special Collections facility of the Bounds Law Library a collection of materials assembled by Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Davidson Mobley, a 19th century resident of Clarke County…at the Bounds Law Library of the University of Alabama.

Family matters move associate AD to resign
Birmingham News – Aug. 4
Johnny Williams knows that when the University of Alabama hired him in October 2004, some considered him the likely successor to Athletics Director Mal Moore…But in discussing his decision to step down as the UA senior associate athletics director for external affairs and move into the private sector, Williams said his priorities have changed. The recent deaths of his brother and his sister served to refocus him on family.
WSFA (Montgomery) – Aug. 4
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 4
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 4
WAKA (Montgomery) – Aug. 4

Bama-bound students are just fit to be Tide
New Orleans Times-Picayune – Aug. 3
…Rick Funk, regional recruiter for the university, has been on a whirlwind tour of parties throughout the state, attending five over six days. Andrew Varvoutis, president of the North Shore Tide Alumni chapter, and his wife, Layla, were on hand to greet the newcomers…There are currently 16 students from the north shore attending Alabama. Last May, Varvoutis had the honor of presenting Bartel and Moreau with scholarships to the university. Bartel is a National Merit scholar and plans to study biology. Moreau plans to study broadcast journalism…

Gordo’s creative community is quietly growing
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 5
…noted by University of Alabama photography professor Gay Burke as “the mind of an artist…UA book arts student Sarah Bryant is among those actively cranking out work on the printing presses across North Main…

Katrina evacuees settle in Mobile
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 6
Nearly 2,300 Hurricane Katrina evacuees have made Mobile County their new home, with another 723 relocating to Baldwin County…Annette Watters, a demographer at the University of Alabama's State Data Center, said while no records on population movement are perfect, "those county-to-county IRS migration files are just about the best statistical database that there is…
Birmingham News – Aug. 6
Decatur Daily – Aug. 6
Hattiesburg (Miss) American – Aug. 6
Biloxi Sun-Herald – Aug. 6

Midtown letdown?
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 5
…Barry Mason, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the UA, said it is not uncommon for “lifestyle centers” like Midtown, which blend residential and commercial elements, to be partially empty when they open. “It’s rare that they will be full, at least at the beginning,” Mason said. “What they normally do is secure the high profile national firms and fill in around that…

The power of ads
Birmingham News – Aug. 6
…Bruce Berger, who chairs the advertising and public relations department at the University of Alabama and is an Alabama Power customer. "I'm not familiar with a lot of monopolies that have done advertising like that. It's not something that's necessarily needed…They are clever ads. They're amusing ad…

Toyota names exec to run Miss. Plant
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger – Aug. 4
…”It's a tough job," said University of Alabama professor James Cashman. "If I were the plant manager, on one hand I would say, 'Boy, have I got my hands full.' But on the other hand, I would say, 'If I'm going to be with a company, Toyota is a pretty good one to be with.' …

Road projects moving forward
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 4
The city anticipates increased traffic along with growth in the University of Alabama student body, and the road would be part of the response to that…

State's job rate likely stable
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 4
…Bain agrees the state's auto manufacturing sector shouldn't be affected by the July news but believes Alabama as a whole won't be insulated from a long sales slump. “Any downturn in demand will affect everybody," said Bain, professor emeritus of management at the University of Alabama…