UA develops new acoustic sensor
Crimson White – Nov. 1
…It is the new hemi-anechoic chamber located in the American Institute for Manufacturing Excellence building at the University. The chamber, which is the largest of its kind in the Southeast, allows UA students and faculty members in the department of engineering to analyze the sounds emitted by certain objects and machinery…

Chemistry professor given award for work with carbenes
Crimson White – Nov. 1
Anthony Arduengo, a UA chemistry professor, was recently recognized as a 2007 fellow by the world's largest general scientific society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Each year the AAAS selects members from across the nation who have accomplished milestones in science. The 2007 list of fellows includes 471 inductees, 51 of whom are chemists…

Local food drive to host food fight
Crimson White – Nov. 1
…On Nov. 8…At 6 p.m., the first-ever Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food fight will be held on the Quad…The event will cost $5 per person, and students will compete in teams. Students can sign up individually or in groups of three to five, Griffith said. The money raised will go to the West Alabama Food Bank in the name of an organization chosen by the team who wins the food fight…

Area business leaders express high hopes
Montgomery Advertiser – Nov. 1
…Sam Addy, who is director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, jokingly chided the audience for the area's outlook. "I have good news and a question," he said. "The question is, why are you folks in Montgomery so pessimistic?" Addy reeled off number after number that he said shows things are promising for Montgomery, even in the face of overall economic uncertainty. "The state economy is on a roll, and the mood is upbeat," he said. "Things are great in Alabama."…

Education briefs
Birmingham News – Nov. 1
Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein, assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Alabama, will present Wednesday's Brown Bag lecture on "Starting Over: Dating Risks among Midlife and Older Women," at 12:30 p.m. in 102 Manly Hall in Tuscaloosa -- Dr. Louis Burgio, distinguished research professor at the University of Alabama, and Irene Collins, executive director of the Alabama Department of Senior Services, have received the 2007 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Leadership Award for their work with the Alabama Reach Intervention Project…

Grad school reaches new campus
Crimson White – Nov. 1
The UA Manderson Graduate School of Business will soon offer its executive master's program at the University of Alabama at Huntsville campus, said Susan West, director of the business college's graduate programs…

C&IS to hold career Fair
Crimson White –Nov. 1
On Friday, the College of Communication and Information Sciences will host a Communication Career Fair in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The career fair is open to all students, and it will allow them to meet media professionals from approximately 30 companies all over the Southeast…

UA Helps Raise Money for a Cure for Childhood Cancer
WCFT-ABC 33/40 -- Oct. 31
A fossil hunter from Vulcan materials did more than wish children happy Halloween. Paleontologist Jimmy Baldwin and other friends from Vulcan materials gave away teddy bears. It was to help celebrate Halloween; Vulcan is also involved in a fossil hunt for the cure with ABC 33/40, The University of Alabama and the Pale ontological Association of Alabama.