Biology Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Wins at Alabama Chess Championship
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CAS NewsOctober 05, 2015
Ahmed Amer, the Department of Biology’s Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, walked away with quite the trophy at the 2015 Alabama State Chess Championship last month.
After winning 4 games and drawing 2 games, he was awarded first place in the Championship’s Reserve Section.
Manuel, 23, of Hoover, Alabama, was also voted Miss Congeniality and awarded $2,600 in scholarships. Runners-up were Anna Grace Deason, 22, of Millbrook, Alabama and Ma’Kayla Dial, 21, of Bessemer, Alabama.
From Dec. 3-18, Mina will lead training on digital innovation and artificial intelligence in English language teaching for educators from nine countries in East and Central Africa.