Capstone e-Letter for August 8, 2018

August 8th, 2018
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HEWSON STOCK GIFT TO UA IS LARGEST IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY —
Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., and her husband, James, have made a gift of $15 million to The University of Alabama to benefit the Culverhouse College of Business. The gift is the largest one-time financial contribution in the University’s history. This contribution follows the $5 million commitment the Hewsons made to the College last year. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/07/hewson-stock-gift-to-university-of-alabama-is-largest-in-ua-history/

UA LIBRARIES WINS NATIONAL GRANT TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECH —
The University of Alabama Libraries was selected as one of four academic libraries nationwide to receive a total of $100,000 in EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge grants. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/08/ua-libraries-wins-national-grant-to-develop-innovative-technology/

CAPSTONE COLLEGE OF NURSING NAMED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE —
The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing recently was selected as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence, a designation that was given to only 16 nursing programs nationwide. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/07/capstone-college-of-nursing-named-center-of-excellence/

UA RESEARCHERS EXAMINING PARKINSON’S RESILIENCE —
Research underway at UA, supported by the National Institutes of Health, hopes to identify factors and methods through which individuals are either resilient or susceptible to the neurodegeneration in the brain as part of Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/08/ua-researchers-examining-parkinsons-resilience/

UA STUDENTS RECEIVE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOLARSHIP —
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two UA mechanical engineering students a scholarship that covers their full tuition and secures them a job after graduation. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/08/two-ua-students-receive-u-s-department-of-defense-scholarship/

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