UA Announces 2005 Study Abroad Programs
The University of Alabama Capstone International Center is now offering new program information and brochures for the 2005 Overseas Summer Programs.
UA Professor Receives National Rural Medicine Award
Dr. John R. Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, has been named the 2004 Stueland Scholar by the National Farm Medicine Center of the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wis.
Annual UA/Auburn Food Drive Collects More Than 170,000 Pounds
The final results for the 2004 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger canned food drive are in, and the real winners are needy people who benefit from the competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University.
UA’s RISE Program to Name New Playground in Honor of Johnny Stallings
A new playground for the RISE Program, The University of Alabama’s nationally renowned early intervention program, will be named in honor of Johnny Stallings, son of former Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings, RISE Director Martha Cook announced during Nov. 19 ceremonies commemorating RISE’s 30th anniversary.
State’s Housing Affordability Drops; Appreciation, Rising Mortgage Rates Increase Costs, According to UA Center Data
For the second consecutive quarter housing affordability declined in Alabama, according to information released from The University of Alabama’s Real Estate Research and Education Center.
UA MBA Students Use Their Business Knowledge to Help Not-for-Profit Organizations Reach Their Goals
Earlier this year, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley told the state legislature that “our government faces a fiscal crisis of historic proportions.” A number of not-for-profit programs will suffer lower funding if funded at all. So students in The University of Alabama’s Master of Business Administration Program are rolling up their sleeves and helping fill the void by sharing their business knowledge with West Alabama not-for-profit organizations. The result is free consulting services to help solve problems and encourage growth in the business community.
UA Researcher Works to Create Family ‘Legacies’ to Help Deal with Illness
Few things leave people feeling as helpless and stressed as caring for a seriously ill family member.
UA Circle K to Hold Luminaries on the Quad Holiday Event
The University of Alabama Chapter of Circle K International will be lighting up the campus on Sunday, Dec. 5, with its annual “Luminaries on the Quad” event from 5-9 p.m.
Carver Appointed Assistant Dean of UA Business School; Focus will be on Manderson Graduate School Programs
Susan D. Carver has been appointed assistant dean of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce with primary responsibility for the Manderson Graduate School of Business.
UA Afro-American Gospel Choir to Host ‘Gospel Explosion’
The University of Alabama Afro-American Gospel Choir will host “Gospel Explosion” on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. at the UA Ferguson Center Ballroom.