MONDAY, MARCH 25 – SUNDAY MARCH 31
RESEARCH
UA LANDS $2.85 MILLION GRANT TO BOOST MATH EDUCATION – The Master Teacher Fellowship grant will strengthen content knowledge, teaching practice and leadership among math teachers in the greater Tuscaloosa area. UA is recruiting early-to-mid career math teachers in grades six through 12 in Tuscaloosa to participate in professional development, which will provide annual teaching supplements of nearly $13,000 and up to 18 credit hours that can be applied toward a master’s degree or education specialist degree at UA. The goal is for participants to achieve national board certification, become instructional experts in their schools and serve in curriculum leadership roles in their schools, districts and at the state level. For more information, contact David Miller at 205-348-0825 or david.c.miller@ua.edu.
RESEARCH SHOWS BEST METHOD TO HELP ENDANGERED WOODPECKER – The best methods to help an endangered woodpecker thrive in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama are installation of artificial homes and controlled burning in forests, according to research from UA. Watch for an upcoming news release. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA Strategic Communications, at adam.jones@ua.edu or 205-348-4328.
BEST BETS
ENTREPRENEURS COMPETE FOR $100,000 IN TUESDAY EVENT – UA students and Tuscaloosa residents will pitch business ideas at the Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition Tuesday, March 26, at the Bryant Conference Center on campus. These entrepreneurs are competing for more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind support. Student presentations are 8:45-11:35 a.m.; community participants are scheduled 1:30-3 p.m.; awards take place at 5:45 p.m. For more information, contact Josh Sahib, assistant director, UA’s Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute, at jsahib@culverhouse.ua.edu or 205-722-5176. For assistance, contact Zach Thomas, director of marketing and communications, Culverhouse College of Business, 205-348-8318 or zthomas@cba.ua.edu.
LOOKING AHEAD
BATTLE OF THE ROBOTS – K-12 students from Alabama will compete in the ninth annual Alabama Robotics Competition from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Bryant Conference Center. In the event, hosted by the computer science department within UA’s College of Engineering, the students will compete by programming their robots to navigate a series of obstacle courses autonomously. The keynote speaker is Dr. Chris Crawford, UA assistant professor of computer science, who will speak on brain-robot interaction and brain-computer interfaces for novice programmers. For more information, contact Alana Norris, communication specialist, UA College of Engineering, 205-348-6444 or anorris@eng.ua.edu.
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