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Kalen Berry and Eric Edwards find national prestige as 2008 Goldwater Scholars
From the University of Alabama:
“This is the most Goldwater Scholars we have had,” said Dr. Gary Sloan, coordinator of prestige scholarships at UA. “Last year we had a record high number of three Goldwater Scholars and this year we have three again,” Sloan noted.
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Andrea Mabry featured at the University of Alabama, Finds Her Passion for Photojournalism
From the University of Alabama:
“I’ve never particularly liked taking posed pictures because usually they don’t give much of a sense of a person’s personality,” says Mabry, a junior majoring in journalism in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences. “Fundamentally, for me, taking pictures is about presenting an experience or feeling.”
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Dana Lewis testifies on Capitol Hill, Fights for additional Diabetes Funding for Research and Prevention
From the American Diabetes Association:
Dana shared her compelling, personal account of life with the disease and pressed Congress to address the growing diabetes epidemic. Lewis, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, asked the committee to understand the nature of her daily struggle to manage her diabetes and complete everyday activities…
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