UA School Of Law Offers Assistance In Income Tax Preparation

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and The University of Alabama School of Law, will be preparing income tax returns by appointment only on Saturday, March 3, at the UA School of Law. VITA members will fill out forms 1040, 1040EZ and 1040A.

UA’s 15th Annual Sakura Festival Puts Focus On Japan

The University of Alabama’s 15th annual Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival, a celebration of Japanese culture and friendships, is scheduled for March 1-April 20.

UA Finance Student Gets Honorable Mention On Usa Today’s All-Academic Team

You can add another feather to the cap of Phillip Carter Copeland, a senior at The University of Alabama.

UA & DCH Sponsor Sports Medicine Lecture Series

The University of Alabama and DCH SportsMedicine are sponsoring the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine, a continuing education series on various topics in athletic training and sports medicine beginning Thursday, Feb. 15.

UA Partnering With NASA In National Space Center

The University of Alabama is partnering with NASA and five other universities in the National Space Science and Technology Center, a $22 million research facility that opened recently in Huntsville.

UA To Hold High School Science Olympiad Saturday, Feb. 17

The University of Alabama will host a Science Olympiad for high school students on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 9 a.m.

UA Journalism Student Awarded Knight Fellowship

Benita Newton, a senior journalism student at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded a fellowship to attend a seminar at the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.

UA’s Real Estate Center, Litho Publishing Announce Major Joint Database Project

The Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center and Litho Publishing Co. of Birmingham have embarked on a joint project designed to establish a database for information on commercial properties in the state’s major metropolitan areas.

UA Names Geology Professor To Endowed Chair Position

Dr. Paul R. Aharon, professor of geology, has been appointed to the Ray E. Loper Endowed Chair in Geological Sciences at The University of Alabama.

Dean’s List Students Named at UA – Huntsville Area

A total of 2,945 students enrolled during the fall 2000 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.