Capstone e-Letter
May 2, 2012
Volume XI, Number 9
Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama recently tested nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt at the McWane Center in Birmingham. UA is subcontracted by Tuskegee University to develop new nano modules to help spark student achievement and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Considered a relatively new form of research, nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, sometimes less than a billionth of one meter.
http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/04/ua-partners-with-tuskegee-in-developing-nanoscience-curriculum-for-black-belt-middle-schoolers/
STUDENTS RECEIVE UA AWAY SCHOLARSHIPS TO WORK, SERVE AND STUDY — The UA Division of Student Affairs has named five students as recipients of the summer UA Away scholarships, part of a new initiative that enables students to explore work and study opportunities beyond the state of Alabama.
http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/04/students-receive-ua-away-scholarships/
AGRAWAL PATENTS 'NOISE SPONGE' — A sponge-like material employed by UA engineering professor Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.
http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/04/ua-engineering-professor-quiets-combustion-with-patented-noise-sponge/
UA STUDENTS TO PRESENT 'DIVERSITY DEMONSTRATED' — After spending more than 300 hours in the Tuscaloosa community this semester, 26 students in UA's College of Communication and Information Sciences will showcase what they have learned in a "Service Learning Revue."
http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/04/ua-students-to-present-diversity-demonstrated/
PURPLE MARTINS GET PRIME LIVING QUARTERS ON UA CAMPUS — Dr. Michael Steinberg, a UA geographer and ornithologist, is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird.
http://uanews.ua.edu/ 2012/04/purple-martins-get-prime-living-quarters-on-ua-campus/
UA TO HOLD SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES MAY 4 AND 5 — UA will hold its spring commencement ceremonies Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/04/ua-to-hold-spring-commencement-ceremonies-may-4-and-5/
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