UA in the News: June 27, 2008

UA faculty comment on alternative fuels, Alabama real estate market – and more…

UA Reaches Overseas, Gives Soldiers Chance to Show Support for Tide

The University of Alabama has stepped into the Middle East.

UA in the News: June 26, 2008

UA stress expert comments on coping responses – UA purchases degree-planning software – UA building expansion – UA honors

UA’s Rabel Receives Bickley Innovation, Creativity Award

Dr. William H. Rabel, John & Mary Louise Loftis Bickley Endowed Teaching Professor of Insurance & Financial Services at The University of Alabama, has been selected as the first faculty recipient of the John Bickley Innovation and Creativity Award for 2008.

UA in the News: June 25, 2008

UA sponsors Youth Entrepreneurship Week – UA archeology experts and Moundville – and more…

UA in the News: June 24, 2008

Summer programs for high school students at UA – Engineering prof. comments on ethanol and lawn mowers – UA honors

Boys State Scholarships Awarded at UA

The University of Alabama recently hosted some 600 students at the 2008 American Legion Boys State convention and as part of the event several scholarships were given to outstanding participants.

Dean’s List Students Named at UA

A total of 4,793 students enrolled during the spring 2008 semester at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0 (all As).

UA in the News: June 21-23, 2008

UA takes steps to balance budget in wake of state cuts — New York Times book review by UA English prof. – UA grad student studies rare Red Hills salamander – UA offers Camp Cash for middle schoolers — UA faculty comment on Alabama’s technology boom, the state’s automotive industries, Olympic Games in Birmingham, and political contributions – In-depth interview with UA athletics director Mal Moore – and more…

UA OSHA Training Institute Holds First Class for High School Teachers

The University of Alabama, chosen by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a site for one of its OSHA Training Institute Educational Centers, recently offered a class to some 40 high school vocational teachers.