UA Invited to Join Elite Outreach Group
The University of Alabama has been invited to join an elite national organization that recognizes the University’s achievements in outreach scholarship.
Alabama Quality Award Pre-Applications Due June 29 to UA Center
Teams interested in applying for the 2007 Alabama Quality Award Team Showcase must submit a pre-application form to The University of Alabama’s Alabama Productivity Center by June 29.
Lean Accounting Conference Registration Deadline June 22; UA’s Productivity Center Hosts
The deadline to register for the Lean Accounting Conference, hosted by the Alabama Productivity Center/Alabama Technology Network at The University of Alabama, is June 22.
UA’s Williams Elected to Health Care Leadership Team
Dr. Eric S. Williams, associate professor of healthcare management at the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, has been elected to the leadership team of the Health Care Management Division of the Academy of Management.
UA Receives Scholarship Gift from Sale of Rare Ferrari
The University of Alabama has received a gift of more than $1 million from Tuscaloosa resident Darrell Westfaul through a charitable remainder unitrust funded with his 1950 Ferrari. The prized car, with the serial number 0046M and a Zagato body, was sold to a collector who plans to open a museum. The remainder funds in the trust will eventually create the Darrell Oliver Westfaul Endowed Scholarship.
16 Percent of Alabamians Live in Hurricane Counties, According to UA’s State Data Center, NOAA
Let’s test your Alabama geography knowledge. How many coastal counties does the state have?
UA Museum Expedition to Excavate Apparent Site of Former Slave Quarters at Tannehill
Slave labor helped power a near half-century of pre Civil War iron making at Tannehill. Now, in an effort to learn more about these men, women and children who helped build and operate the iron works, a team of explorers will excavate what’s believed to be the former site of 15 of their homes during an archaeology camp hosted by The University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History.
UA Engineering Students to Participate in NASA Summer Intern Programs
Five University of Alabama College of Engineering students have been selected to participate in prestigious NASA internship programs located at the various space flight centers.
UA Hosts Workshop to Introduce Minority Faculty to Engineering
Science faculty members from historically black colleges and universities nationwide are visiting The University of Alabama campus to attend a three-week engineering workshop.
UA Study Showing Economic Impact of Child Abuse to be Discussed in June 12 Press Conference in Montgomery
News conference to announce findings of study, “The Costs of Child Abuse vs. Child Abuse Prevention: Alabama’s Experience.”