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.

UA’s Dateline Alabama Extends Deadline for Apple iPod Essay Contest

Dateline Alabama, the young adult Web magazine of The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, is extending the deadline for its Apple iPod Essay Contest to Dec. 31.

Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Rikki Ducornet to UA

The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series welcomes Rikki Ducornet to The University of Alabama on Dec. 2 for a reading from her latest work at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall.

UA Museum to Display Preserved Sharks, Stingrays, More Prior to Auburn Game

There’s definitely something fishy happening on The University of Alabama campus Saturday, Nov. 20 prior to the Alabama-Auburn football game.

UA Real Estate Center Reports Third Month of Declining Home Sales, This Time Substantial

The number of existing homes sold in Alabama has fallen for the third consecutive month, according to data from the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.