UA president has wedding after meeting
Associated Press – Sept. 19
…University spokeswoman Deborah Lane said Witt, 67, quietly slipped away after the board meeting Friday morning and married Sandee M. Kirby, 60, in a private ceremony attended by close family at Christ Episcopal Church…
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Op-Ed: To whom much is given: Helping our fellow man
Anniston Star – Sept. 20
…The Alabama Poverty Project, The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at the University of Alabama, Impact Alabama and the UAB Center for Urban Affairs are pleased to announce “To Whom Much is Given” — a statewide conference on service learning in higher education next Thursday and Friday (Sept. 27-28) in Tuscaloosa. The first of its kind in the state, this conference will bring together professors, administrators, students and community partners from campuses and organizations across Alabama to establish a network of best practices in facing issues of our state’s poverty…Stephen Foster Black is an attorney and director of the University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility…

New trivia book provides insight into UA history
Crimson White – Sept. 20
…The UA Hoole Special Collections Library partnered with the Hillstreet Press of Athens, Ga., to be part of a series of trivia books that include other large universities in the Southeast, including the University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology…"Working on this book helped me do my job better because the more I know about this University the more I can help people," said Jessica Lacher-Feldman, UA public and outreach services coordinator…

Documentary filmmaker to speak at UA
Crimson White – Sept. 20
…director and producer Barbara Martinez-Jitner to create the documentary, "La Frontera," which will be the main focus of tonight's lecture, brought to campus by University Programs. The lecture, "Femicide at Our U.S. Border: To Be a Woman in Juarez is a Death Sentence," is sponsored by UP's Issues and Ideas division in conjunction with the...

Early detection is key in cancer fight
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 20
…“Prevention and screening have always been part of care but it is becoming more prominent, as it should,” said Dr. Eugene Marsh, dean of the College of Community Health and Sciences at the University of Alabama. So when the College of Community Health and Sciences decided to host a weeklong conference emphasizing cancer prevention and screening, the goal was to expose the movement in medicine of catching disease early or thwarting illness altogether…

UAPD reevaluated for accreditation
Crimson White – Sept. 20
The University of Alabama Police Department was assessed Sept. 8 through 12 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc…Liles said UAPD was found to be in compliance with 341 CALEA standards during the on-site assessment. The assessment team leader will submit a report of the agency's performance to the entire CALEA commission, which will decide later if UAPD will be awarded accreditation again…

'Listen with your eyes' at Carnegie as artist combines technology, music to create work
Decatur Daily – Sept. 20
…“See the Music," featuring work by digital artist and composer Brian Evans, is the latest…Evans teaches courses in digital media and design in the art department at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa…

UA alum takes new NASA job
Crimson White – Sept. 20
NASA's Marshall Space Center in Huntsville is now under the leadership of a UA alumna. Ann McNair will be managing more than 1,000 employees in fields including environmental management, occupational health, logistics and facility maintenance and operations…McNair graduated from the University in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics. It was her junior and senior years at the University that sparked her interest in becoming an engineer, she said…