UA research professor earns top award from Rosalynn Carter Institute
Crimson White – Nov. 15
…Burgio received the 2007 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Leadership Award - the highest award given to those in the caregiving field by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - for his work with the Alabama REACH Intervention Project. REACH, Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health, is an initiative started in 1995 by the National Institutes of Health to develop and test new ways for families to care for aging members living with Alzheimer's disease…

AEA chief bemoans teacher turnover rate
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 15
Too many teachers are leaving the classroom before retirement, creating problems in keeping experienced educators teaching students, Paul Hubbert told a crowd at the University of Alabama on Wednesday afternoon…Hubbert, executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association, was invited to speak by UA’s Education Policy Center to an audience composed of mainly education students and professors…
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 14

Holiday ballet thrills RISE youngsters
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 15
…during a quick preview performed Wednesday morning at the RISE Program at the Stallings Center before a vocally appreciative audience of students and teachers…

Student proposes peace for UA
Crimson White –Nov. 15
Nestled between Woods Hall and the Ferguson Center is a small area of land untouched by the University's recent development. If all goes well for the Crossroads Community Center, that land will be turned into the Capstone's first peace garden. On Oct. 17, Crossroads Community Center unveiled several proposals, all designed by students at Amelia Gayle Gorgas library…