A total of 2,825 students enrolled during the spring 2001 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) or above, or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0, announced Dr. Nancy Barrett, UA provost and vice president for academic affairs.
A division of the National Safety Council honored The University of Alabama with an Award of Merit for its environmental safety program.
During the last decade, Alabama’s population increased 10.1 percent, but the number of housing units in the state increased 17.1 percent, according to numbers recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Elizabeth Utsey Sadler will assume the position of assistant dean for advancement at The University of Alabama School of Law on July 5.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Charles L. Karr as head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics.
Three University of Alabama advertising competition teams recently took top awards at a national competition sponsored by the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) — part of the Direct Marketing Association.
Robert R. Kuehn has been named to The University of Alabama School of Law faculty as professor of law and director of clinical programs, effective July 1.
The recently released 2000 Census figures showed that 75,830 people in Alabama marked on their census forms that they are Hispanic. But that number is widely regarded as being too low, according to Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
A University of Alabama Museum of Natural History archaeological team has discovered the remains of a type of 15th-century Native American council house never before found in Alabama.
The Alabama Scholastic Press Association will host “The Long Weekend,” a three-day journalism camp at The University of Alabama, July 20-22.