UA College of Engineering Names New Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Head
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley as head of the department of civil and environmental engineering.
Domestic Violence Victims Aided by Project SAIL
Access to services by individuals in Alabama who are victims of domestic violence is being improved through a new project that proposes merging government programs with advocacy groups.
UA’s Rural Alabama Health Education Center Board to Meet Feb. 20
The Rural Alabama Area Health Education Center (RAAHEC), based at The University of Alabama, will hold a board meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. in conference room A of DCH Regional Medical Center.
Capstone Club to Present Another $100,000 at Halftime of UA vs. UGA Basketball Game
The Capstone Club will present a check for $100,000 to The University of Alabama during halftime of UA’s basketball game against the University of Georgia, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The presentation brings to $300,000 the amount the Capstone Club has donated to UA within the last three years.
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch to Sign Books and Deliver Keynote Speech at UA Law School Banquet
U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) will sign his book and deliver the keynote speech at the Farrah Law Society’s annual alumni banquet on Friday, Feb. 28, at the Scrushy Center in Birmingham. The Farrah Law Society is The University of Alabama School of Law’s alumni association.
UA Students Awarded National Minority Scholarships
University of Alabama engineering students Leland Weaver of Mobile and Robyn McArthur of Tuscaloosa recently received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Minority Scholarship Award.
UA Report: Fourth Quarter Housing Affordability Index a Record
The Alabama Housing Affordability Index (AHAI) reached another record in the fourth quarter of 2002 at 196.6. This surpasses last quarter’s record level of 188.4 (revised) and sets a new annual record affordability level of 186.5, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
UA Seniors Receive Awards at Regional Industrial Engineering Conference
Three seniors in The University of Alabama’s Institute of Industrial Engineers student chapter placed in the Region 3 Student Conference held at Auburn University on Jan. 23-25.
UA College Bowl Representatives Crowned in Tournament
Twenty-one teams from residence halls, Greek letter organizations, honor societies, campus departments and just groups of friends competed for the chance to represent The University of Alabama in the 2003 College Bowl Regional Championship. The single elimination tournament, which was held Jan. 21-23, ended with Mallet Assembly Team A in first place for UA.
Five UA Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team
Five students from The University of Alabama have been named to this year’s USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the largest number of students from UA ever named to the USA Today team in one year.