Capstone e-Letter for February 27, 2019

February 27th, 2019
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Feb. 27, 2019

STUDENTS RAISE MORE THAN $248,000 FOR CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA —
The University of Alabama Dance Marathon raised $248,796 over the past year for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at Children’s of Alabama. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/ua-students-raise-more-than-248000-for-childrens-of-alabama/

UA: A TOP PRODUCER OF FULBRIGHT STUDENTS —
For the third time in four years, The University of Alabama was recognized as a Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Students. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/ua-a-top-producer-of-fulbright-students/

ALABAMA ASTROBOTICS’ LAB MIRRORS COMPETITION SPACE —
A UA student team’s recent success has earned them a new and improved lab space on campus. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/alabama-astrobotics-new-lab-mirrors-competition-space/

RESEARCHER: DISPARITIES EXIST IN COVERAGE OF TERROR ATTACKS —
Terror attacks carried out by Muslims receive on average 357 percent more media coverage than those committed by other groups, according to a UA researcher’s study. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/researcher-disparities-exist-in-news-coverage-of-terror-attacks/

BUILDING BAMA: FERGUSON STUDENT CENTER THEATER —
A roughly $1 million update to The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Student Center’s theater started in December 2018 with the goal of completion in May. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/building-bama-ferguson-student-center-theater/

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