U.S. News Ranks UA Among Top 50 Public Universities Once Again

The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2009. UA is ranked 37th among public national universities and 83rd among all universities, both public and private.

UA in the News: August 21, 2008

UA faculty comment on presidential debates, pension law, American economy, gas prices – UA dean heads up local United Way campaign – Feature on UA SGA president – UA student blogs at Olympic Games

Two UA Students Awarded Prestigious Insurance Industry Scholarships

Two University of Alabama students have been awarded the prestigious Derek Hughes/ National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. Educational Foundation scholarships.

UA Nurse Practitioner at Nurse Managed Center Completes Business Management Program at UCLA

Families and individuals who receive medical services from the Capstone Rural Health Center, a nurse-managed Federally Qualified Health Center staffed through The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, will be the ultimate beneficiaries of specialized management training completed by the center’s associate medical director.

Get on Board Day Helps Connect UA Students to Campus Life

Students at The University of Alabama have the opportunity to learn more about the various student organizations on campus during the fall 2008 Get on Board Day Wednesday, Aug. 27 on the Quad from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

UA’s Center for Real Estate Teams with Home Builders to Produce Comprehensive Report on State Home Building

The Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama is teaming with the Home Builders Association of Alabama to collect, analyze, store and disseminate a new comprehensive monthly report on the state’s home building industry.

UA in the News: August 20, 2008

UA welcomes large freshman class – Things freshmen forget to bring to campus – CrimsonRide changes – and more…

National Academy of Science, UA Alumnus Michael Oldstone to Speak at UA

National Academy of Sciences member and University of Alabama alumnus Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone will present his speech, “How Viruses Changed our Country, Continent and Culture: Past, Present and Future Plagues,” 2 p.m. Sept. 5 in 127 Biology Building on the UA campus.

UA Student News: August 19, 2008

DATES TO REMEMBER This week “My Football Ticket” tab available for test transactions from the Action Card Web site Aug. 19 Capstone Convocation at 7 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum Aug. 20 Classes Begin STUDENT AFFAIRS • Due to student tickets being released from members of the Million Dollar Band, the ticket office has a limited

UA Co-op Student Sees a Need and Reaches Out to Support

An annual summer youth educational program, sponsored by the employees of the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, needed fresh ideas and someone to step up – a University of Alabama cooperative education student did just that.