Capstone e-Letter for October 31, 2018

UA Home | UA News Center | Crimson Calendar

UA TEAM RECEIVES $1M GRANT TO DEVELOP TOOL TO COMBAT OPIOD ABUSE —
A research unit at UA’s Culverhouse College of Business received an approximate $1 million grant from the Justice Department to develop a data-driven tool to help officials better understand the scope of the opioid epidemic in Alabama.
https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/ua-team-wins-1-million-grant-to-develop-tool-to-combat-opioid-abuse/

UA NAMES VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH —
Dr. Russell J. Mumper has been named UA’s vice president for research and economic development effective Jan. 1, 2019. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/ua-names-vice-president-for-research/

NEW GRAD PROGRAM INTEGRATES DATA ANALYSIS, BUSINESS APPLICATIONS —
To prepare students for data analytic career opportunities, the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the Culverhouse College of Business now offers a Master of Science in Business Analytics.
https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/new-grad-program-integrates-data-analysis-business-applications/

CAPSTONE AGENCY AGAIN NAMED NATION’S TOP STUDENT-RUN FIRM — 
The Capstone Agency has been awarded Best Campaign, Best Tactic and Best Student-Run Firm in the 2018 Public Relations Student Society of America Student-Run Firm Awards. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/capstone-agency-again-named-nations-top-student-run-firm/

UA LEADS EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND MUSSEL DIVERSITY —
A nearly $1.8 million project led by UA hopes to identify the processes and mechanisms that underlie patterns of biodiversity in freshwater mussels to better arm managers of environmental resources. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/ua-leads-effort-to-understand-imperiled-mussel-biodiversity/

We hope you find this e-letter interesting and useful. If you have comments or would like to add other UA friends to the Capstone e-Letter list, please contact ddclements1@ua.edu.