Census Data Reveals Interesting Info on Singles, According to UA’s State Data Center

About 149,400 women in Alabama are raising children in a home with no husband present, according to data released by the U.S. Census.

UA Law School to Present Supreme Court Preview

The University of Alabama Law School will present a U.S. Supreme Court Preview on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom of the Law School.

Students Complete UA Rural Health Scholars Program

A select group of high school students from across the state recently completed the 2007 Rural Health Scholars Program at The University of Alabama.

UA Announces First Class of New Parent Leadership Academy

The inaugural class of The University of Alabama’s new Parent Leadership Academy was introduced Thursday night at a kickoff ceremony at UA’s Child Development Research Center.

UA Bankhead Visiting Writers Series to Feature Prose, Poetry Reading Sept. 21

University of Alabama Coal Royalty Visiting Chair in Prose Deirdre McNamer and new UA faculty member and poet Peter Streckfus will read from their works Friday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.

Put Your UA IQ to the Test in New Trivia Book

Are you a tried and true Bama Fan? If so, what is your University of Alabama IQ?

UA Celebrity Series Kicks Off Season With QuinTango

The University of Alabama’s Celebrity Series, which brings internationally recognized artists to Alabama, proudly begins its 20th year with a performance by QuinTango on Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the concert hall of the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.

‘Miss Firecracker Contest’ is Season Opener at UA’s Gallaway Theatre

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley’s “The Miss Firecracker Contest” will open at The University of Alabama Marian Gallaway Theatre on Sept. 25.

UA to Host Symposium on Religion and Conflict

A public symposium featuring “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Religion and Conflict” will be held on Friday, Sept. 28 in 205 Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama.

UA Engineering Student Receives National Scholarships

Ynhi Thai, a junior majoring in chemical engineering from Long Beach, Miss., was recently awarded several national scholarships, including two from the Society of Plastics Engineers and one from the National Academy for Nuclear Training. These scholarships recognize Thai’s outstanding academic achievement.