Down the Stretch, It’s Rable
A University of Alabama history professor has done what thoroughbred racehorse Funny Cide could not — win a Triple Crown in competition.
UA Museum’s Excavation Resumes at Alabama’s Frontier Boom Town
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Experts with The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History are leading an archaeological expedition on a return trip to the state’s first territorial capitol, Old St. Stephens in Washington County. They are digging up new details about the boom town and how early Alabamians lived. Known as Museum Expedition, the
UA Student Named National Student of the Year by Residence Hall Association
University of Alabama student Krista Stringer of Creola was named National Student of the Year by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls at its annual May conference in Raleigh, N.C.
UA Computer Scientists Develop New Law Enforcement Search Engine
Arrests, routine traffic stops and other law enforcement daily duties can be dangerous for police officers, but now they are becoming a little safer, faster and accurate thanks to a new system developed by computer scientists at The University of Alabama.
Discovery Sends Student to Meet Nobel Laureates
Richard P. Swatloski of Enterprise, Ala., who is working on his doctorate in chemistry at UA’s Center for Green Manufacturing, has been awarded the 2003 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Student Award in Green Chemistry.
UA College of Engineering Announces New Reichhold-Shumaker Assistant Professorship
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently appointed Dr. Stephen Ritchie as a Reichhold-Shumaker Assistant Professor for his excellence in chemical engineering research.
UA Student’s Discovery Wins Green Chemistry Award, Sends Him to Meet Nobel Laureates
A University of Alabama chemistry graduate student is on the way to eliminating the smell synonymous with the many paper plants located throughout Alabama and the rest of the country.
UA’s W.S. Hoole Library Celebrates ‘Opening Doors’ with Two Special Exhibits
The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library has coordinated two exhibitions as part of the 40th Anniversary “Opening Doors” celebration at The University of Alabama.
Low Interest Rates Continue to Buoy Housing Market, According to Figures from UA Real Estate Center
The Alabama housing sector continued to push forward in April, setting yet another record for number of homes sold in one month. A total of 4,108 existing homes were sold in the 20 areas tracked by The Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation, UA to Give High School Students Inside Look at ‘Hot’ Nursing Profession
An academy hosted by The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing will soon give 20 high school students first-hand insight into a profession projected to have about 1 million job openings within the next seven years.