UA Astronomy Department to Host ‘Mars Fest’ July 6

The department of physics and astronomy in The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will host “Mars Fest” Friday, July 6, at 8:30 p.m., at the Gallalee Hall observation deck.

UA Residence Hall Association Wins Regional Awards

The University of Alabama’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) received two regional South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (SAACURH) awards at the organization’s national conference in May.

Former All-American Ozzie Newsome Returns to Host Golf Tournament

Former University of Alabama All-American and Cleveland Brown NFL Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome will return to Tuscaloosa as the honorary chair of the first Bridge Builder Celebrity Golf Classic, sponsored by Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Outgoing UA Library Dean Honored at Annual Benefactors’ Luncheon

Outgoing University of Alabama Libraries Dean Charles Osburn was recently honored for his 16 years of service during the annual Library Benefactors’ Luncheon held at the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library on campus.

UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Presents ‘Assembly: Selections from the Permanent Collection’

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art at The University of Alabama will present “Assembly: Selections from the Permanent Collection” June 18-Aug.13.

UA Announces First Class of Minority Rural Health Pipeline Participants

The College of Community Health Sciences at The University of Alabama has announced its first class of participants in the new Minority Rural Health Pipeline Program.

How the Sluggish Economy Reached the Housing Market

The Alabama housing market took a hit in April, according to statistics released by the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

A Milestone Year for Rural Medicine in Alabama

A major step in the fulfillment of Alabama’s educational mission to produce doctors for everyone in the state is now realized, as the first class of Rural Medical Scholars — eight physicians specially selected and educated to become doctors to serve rural Alabama — has graduated at The University of Alabama. This is a milestone event for Alabama.

UA College of Engineering to Host Mining Institute

The civil and environmental engineering department in The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host the 2001 Alabama Mining Institute on June 7-8, in room 101 of the Tom Bevill Building on the UA campus.

UA’s McFadden Receives National Transportation Research Award

Dr. John McFadden, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, recently received the Transportation Research Board’s Fred Burggraf Award.