State Housing Inventory Declines for Second Consecutive Month; 2007 Sales Likely to be Third Best on Record, According to UA Real Estate Center

November represents the second consecutive month the state housing inventory has decreased from the previous month, down 1,049 units or 2.40 percent, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy Again Ranked in Top 25

In its annual ranking of accounting programs, Public Accounting Report again ranks The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy in the top 25 in the nation at all three levels: undergraduate, graduate and doctoral.

Children at UA Brewer-Porch Center Receive Christmas Gift from Nick and Terry Saban

Youth at The University of Alabama’s Brewer-Porch Children’s Center will have an extra special Christmas this year thanks to a generous gift by UA Head Football Coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry Saban.

UA Astronomer Triggers Public’s Online Search for Overlapping Galaxies

Armchair astronomers using the galaxyzoo.org Web site have identified more than 500 overlapping galaxies in the local Universe when astronomers had previously only known of 20 such systems.

December Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama awarded some 1,500 degrees during fall commencement held Saturday, Dec. 15 on campus.

Vestavia Hills Student Named 2008 Miss UA

Meri-Glenn Freeman, a junior at The University of Alabama from Vestavia Hills majoring in political science and public relations, has been selected Miss UA for 2008.

UA Professors Offer Media Insights Into 2008 Campaign

With the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses approaching, faculty members at The University of Alabama are ready to help you with insights into the political process as the deeply unsettled field of candidates vie to succeed President George W. Bush.

A ‘Caregiving Crisis’ Looms in 2008

A “caregiving crisis” is likely to occur in 2008, says Dr. Lucinda Lee Roff, professor of social work at The University of Alabama.

State Housing Market to Face Challenges, Opportunities in 2008

The Alabama housing market will start 2008 with about 43,000 houses up for sale – 8,000 more than last year, says Grayson Glaze, executive director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.

W-A-T-E-R to Become 4-Letter Word as Drought Takes Increased Toll in ’08

Water, or more precisely the lack of it, will be on everyone’s mind in 2008, predicts a University of Alabama climatologist.