Social Work Students at UA Work to Fight Poverty
Through a thoughtful class assignment, social work students at The University of Alabama recently worked together to improve the quality of life for families in developing countries.
Indoor Climbing Center Opens at UA Recreation Center
An indoor climbing center opened this week as the newest addition to The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center
Bama Wheelchair Basketball Players Head to Amsterdam Gold Cup
Four members of The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team will be going to Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 8-15 to represent the United States and play in the Gold Cup Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.
UA Engineering Researchers Instrumental in Alabama Traffic Safety Summit
Two University of Alabama College of Engineering researchers have been instrumental in planning “Safe Home Alabama,” a traffic safety summit focused on Alabama’s strategic highway safety plan. The summit will be June 29 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.
Leading Internationalist Named to Bickley Teaching Chair of Insurance, Financial Services at UA
Dr. William H. Rabel, who has been recognized globally for his work in risk and insurance education, has been appointed to the John and Mary Louise Loftis Bickley Endowed Teaching Chair in Insurance and Financial Services at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
Protector of Dopamine Neurons Identified, UA Parkinson’s Researchers on Team Publishing Discovery in Science
Scientists reveal a function of a human protein in today’s issue of Science Express, and this new understanding could later prove key in preventing Parkinson’s disease, according to a University of Alabama professor who co-authored the study.
Population Estimates Show Big City Losses, Suburbs Gaining, According to UA Data Center
Natural Bridge likely has the highest percentage of citizen participation in local government than any town in the state, with 25 percent of the town’s population being city officials. That said, realize that Natural Bridge is also the smallest incorporated town in the state, with an estimated 28 residents.
Addy Named Director of UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research
Dr. Samuel N. Addy has been named director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
UA Students Participate in Cooperative Education Program
The University of Alabama Cooperative Education Program is an academic program in which a student alternates periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment with professionals in their field.
UA Students Give and Go by Donating $10,000 in Goods, 500 Pounds of Food
Student contributions to The University of Alabama Community Service Center’s first Give and Go Donation Drive in May totaled some $10,000 in goods and 500 pounds of nonperishable food items.