UA in the News: May 30, 2008

Merit Scholars choose UA – UA faculty comment on Alabama politics and CFOs as guest lecturers – UA events and honors – and more…

Future Leaders Come to UA Campus to Attend Boys State

Some 600 rising high school senior boys from across the state will be on The University of Alabama campus June 1-7 to attend the 71st annual American Legion Boys State convention.

UA in the News: May 29, 2008

UA professor Rick Bragg’s new book – UA professors comment on work-day cutbacks at colleges, tobacco industry, and Alabama politics – UA to host collegiate bass fishing tournament – UA’s national merit scholars

UA in the News: May 28, 2008

Data mining to prevent dropouts – Using cadaver dogs – National Merit Scholars coming to UA – Sen. Sessions speaks on campus – UA students take part in Black Belt community service – and more…

UA in the News: May 27, 2008

UA students help make car seats safer – Tide baseball team heads to championships

UA in the News: May 24-26, 2008

UA faculty comment on Alabama auto industry, SIDS, Alabama real estate market, auto safety, global warming – Rick Bragg to read from new book at Carter Library – UA organist in Paris – and more…

UA Students Named to Who’s Who List

A group of top students at The University of Alabama were inducted recently into Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, a national program that recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement during their college career in the areas of scholarship, leadership and service.

UA Students to Compete in Miss Alabama Pageant

A group of some 12 students from The University of Alabama will be among a field of 50 contestants competing in Birmingham for the title of Miss Alabama June 4-7.

UA Engineering Students Receive IIE Student Awards for Excellence

Michelle McGaha and Jack Trey Hayes, both seniors in industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, were recognized with the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Student Award for Excellence during the IIE annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

UA Professor Appointed IIE Fellow

Dr. Paul S. Ray, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, was awarded the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Fellow Award during the IIE annual conference in Vancouver.