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Opinion: A bright star in state's crown
Birmingham News – July 13
…Of course, the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research calculation of the benefits can't begin to include all the spinoff effects ...

Alabama Offers Tuition Deal
National Association for Campus Activities’ e-news – July 12
The University of Alabama is guaranteeing tuition to some students who transfer from community colleges…

Education Briefs
Birmingham News – July 13
Joe Benson, a long-time faculty member and administrator at the University of Alabama, has been named interim vice president for research and vice provost at UA…Bronwen Lichtenstein, assistant professor in the University of Alabama department of criminal justice, will be honored by the American Sociological Association for her research on health issues and women in the South…

Hackberry Lane to be extended, Campus Drive will be cut in two
Tuscaloosa News – July 13
…Another major change drivers will notice at the start of the fall semester will be to Campus Drive, which will no longer pass through campus. That road will be broken into two unconnected segments…

Professor finds new way to characterize galaxies
Tuscaloosa News –July 13 (print version only)
A University of Alabama astronomer has co-developed a new way to characterize galaxy features that is giving scientists additional insight…Ronald J. Buta, professor of astronomy at UA, and Xiaolei Zhang of the National Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., co-authored the paper….

Traditional archery knap-in is Saturday
Huntsville Times – July 13
…Traditional archery buffs from across the Southeast will be at the University of Alabama's Moundville Archaeological Park south of Tuscaloosa for a "mini-knap" exhibition and classes on Saturday…