Mixed Signals Coming From the Housing Sector, According to UA’s Real Estate Center

The sale of existing homes in Alabama remained steady in August with 5,641 units sold, compared with 5,664 units in July, according to the Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

UA Graduate Business Program Ranks Among Nation’s Best, According to Princeton Review

The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business has earned three top-10 rankings in the most recent issue of The Princeton Review’s “Best Business School” guide.

UA Kicks Off Second S.P.I.R.I.T. Student Fundraising Campaign

The University of Alabama’s first student fund drive last spring raised more than $9,000 and has already provided scholarships for four deserving students.

UA McNair Program to Hold Research Conference Oct. 13

The University of Alabama McNair Scholars Program will hold its sixth annual research conference Thursday, Oct 13, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room.

Men Against Violence to Host Performance of ‘Unscripted’

“Unscripted,” the peer educational theater troupe of The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, will give an interactive performance about sexual assault Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. in 309 Ferguson Center.

UA, Stillman College to Host Grad School Day Oct. 4

The University of Alabama Career Center and Stillman College will host Graduate and Professional School Day Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom at UA.

UA Engineering Student Receives National Scholarship

Holly Eriksen, a sophomore majoring in civil and environmental engineering, recently received the Dorothy Lemke Howarth Memorial Scholarship from the Society of Women Engineers.

UA Engineering Student Wins ANS Scholarship

Lauren Hall, a junior majoring in chemical and biological engineering, recently received the American Nuclear Society Undergraduate Award for an undergraduate student pursuing nuclear science and engineering studies.

UA’s Judicial Affairs Sponsors Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Forum

The University of Alabama office of student judicial affairs is sponsoring a students’ rights and responsibilities forum on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

American Bus Association Names UA’s Moundville Native American Festival One of North America’s 100 Best Events

The American Bus Association has named the Moundville Native American Festival at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2006.