A team of scientists, including a University of Alabama marine biologist, will venture into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on an 18-day research mission to investigate the long-term effect of manmade structures on the deep sea, and conversely, the effect of the environment on those structures.
University of Alabama student Jason M. Spruell of Dothan recently was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Spruell is the only student from an Alabama institution to receive one of the 310 scholarships awarded for the 2004-05 academic year to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States.
Student leaders from The University of Alabama Youth Summit recently met with Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to present the Top 10 Issues affecting the state as identified by Youth Summit delegates.
Beginning April 17, several sections of roads on The University of Alabama campus will close to begin the construction of the new residence halls being built near Rose Towers.
University of Alabama football players and Bama Belles (hostesses for the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics) will go face-to-face with student Ambassadors from the College of Arts and Sciences in the third annual Croquet Bowl held Saturday, April 17, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m at Woods Quad.
The University of Alabama will host the annual Relay for Life fund-raiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society on Friday, April 16, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at the UA quad.
The University of Alabama Tri Delta Sorority is sponsoring a Cookout for Cancer and a letter-writing campaign to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thursday, April 15, from 5-7 p.m. at the Tri Delta house.
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association travel program, Alumni Campus Abroad, is sponsoring trips to Italy’s Lake District and the Swiss Alps this summer.
Gregory Singleton, director of engineering student services for The University of Alabama College of Engineering, recently received the 2004 Motorola MEP Legacy Builder’s Award.
More than 30 years after celebrating the first Earth Day, environmental consciousness has become more and more heightened. From recycling newspapers and plastics to driving hybrid vehicles, Earth Day has had an immeasurable impact in every community throughout the United States. UA experts can offer commentary about how individuals CAN make a difference in their local community. Earth Day is observed world wide on April 22.