Two UA Students Receive Prestigious Air Force Internships
Two students at The University of Alabama have been chosen to participate in the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools Summer Technical Recruiting Internship Program.
Conference to Focus on Obesity and ‘Super-Sized’ Kids
Childhood obesity will be the focus of the Alabama Governor’s Conference on Obesity to be held Feb. 21-22 at The University of Alabama Bryant Conference Center.
Teaching an Old Way for New Books: UA Book Arts MFA Program Receives $1 Million Endowment
What has a head, spine, tail and is sometimes considered man’s best friend? Students in The University of Alabama book arts graduate program wouldn’t say a dog, but they would say a book.
UA Rotaract Club to Host AIDS Benefit Dinner
The University of Alabama Student Government Association, UA Rotaract Club and the Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa will sponsor a dinner on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 7-9 p.m. in the Smith Hall Gallery to benefit an AIDS clinic in South Africa.
2006 Premier Award Recipients Announced at UA
Recipients of the 2006 Premier Awards — the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama — were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt on Feb. 4 at a recognition ceremony.
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: 50th Anniversary of Autherine Lucy Foster’s Enrollment at UA
It’s been 50 years since Autherine Lucy Foster became the first African American to enroll at UA in 1956. After Foster graduated from Miles College in 1952, she enrolled as a graduate student in library science at the University.
UA Knight Fellows in Community Journalism Program Hosting Conference in Anniston
The University of Alabama Knight Fellows in Community Journalism program will host “A National Conversation on The Emerging Mind of Community Journalism,” a conference addressing the relationship between journalists and communities, Feb. 8 and 9 in Anniston.
UA Career Center to Hold Spring Career Fair
The University of Alabama Career Center will host the Spring 2006 Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center.
UA Engineering Appoints Jackson as Electrical and Computer Engineering Head
Dr. Jeff Jackson, associate professor and interim head of electrical and computer engineering, has been named head of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
2005 Another Record Year for Housing in Alabama, According to UA’s Alabama Real Estate Center
Despite concerns to the contrary, 2005 was another record year for housing in Alabama and the U.S., according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.