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Magazine puts UA over AU in annual ranking
Birmingham News – Aug. 17
The University of Alabama nudged ahead of Auburn in this year's U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of colleges, with Alabama at No. 42 and Auburn No. 45 among public universities. Last year, the two schools were tied. University of Alabama President Robert Witt said the ranking confirms what the university is seeing as it attracts an increasing number of students. "Our focus is on growth with quality, being the university of choice for the best and brightest students, and ensuring that every student's educational needs are met," Witt said.
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
Mobile Register – Aug. 17
America’s Best Colleges
U.S. News & World Report – Aug. 17
Complete Index of college rankings…
National Universities: Top Schools
91. University of Alabama
Student-Produced iPod Campus Tour Debuts at UA
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
…Matt Williams and Grant Premo of Tuscaloosa, both student employees in the UA Office of Broadcast Marketing & Media, have produced iTour Bama, the nation’s first student-produced virtual campus tour of its kind…
Fox 6 (Birmingham) -- Aug. 16
Space Pioneers, Alabama Astronauts, Campus Experts to Share Ideas at UA's Blackburn Symposium Aug. 25
SpaceRef.com – Aug. 17
Burt Rutan, designer of SpaceShipOne, the world's first privately funded spacecraft, and David King, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, will be the keynote speakers for the inaugural Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium at The University of Alabama on Saturday, Aug. 25…
Two UA Graduates Named Fulbright Scholars
Tuscaloosa News -- Aug. 17
Two University of Alabama graduates, Kristen Trotter Chick of Arab and Sean Sylvia of Prattville, have received prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad during the 2007-2008 school year…
U.S. women’s wheelchair team, led by UA players, in gold medal game
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
…The U.S. team has four players from the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair team -- Stephanie Wheeler, Desiree Miller, Alana Nichols and Mary Allison Milford…
Business owners bullish on Alabama's economy
Birmingham Business Journal – Aug. 17
Alabama business leaders polled by the University of Alabama and Compass Bank said they expect the state to economically leave the nation in the dust during the third quarter…
Heat wave prompts outdoor burn ban
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 17
…Sam Addy, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, said economic damage could be wide if the drought and heat continue. "It's affecting consumers in general. People are worrying about having to resod their lawns. The effects of this drought will continue into next year…
Talladega Daily Home – Aug. 17
Parents cope with recall
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
…Lisa Martin, child development specialist at the University of Alabama, said that culling toys can be overwhelming for parents and traumatic for children younger than 5…Martin trains child care providers at the University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources…Carmen Hudson, assistant professor of human development and family studies at UA, said parents should talk to their children about unsafe toys, regardless of the child’s age…
Freshmen: Prepare for spiritual, academic jolt of college
Alabama Baptist – Aug. 16
…"Virtually every aspect of a student's life in college is completely different from his or her life in high school," said Lori Barstow, an academic adviser at the University of Alabama and author of "Precious Stones & Alabaster: Gifts of Advice for Christian Women Starting College."
Book club to discuss 'Nickel and dimed’
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
The Everywoman Book Club, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center at the University of Alabama, will meet at noon Thursday at The Globe Restaurant to discuss “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," by Barbara Ehrenreich…
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