UA images in Hubble Space Telescope’s collection – Engineering students build Formula One car – Business students raise funds for classmate – Environmental issues column – Awards and honors – Faculty commentary on current issues – and more
UA dancers lead elementary school dance program – Awards and honors — UA faculty comment on Alabama’s Hispanic population and SEC powers – UA’s Parenting Assistance Line – UA management class helps student in need – “Wills for Heroes” program held at UA law school
Dr. Malcolm Portera, chancellor of The University of Alabama System, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual awards luncheon of the UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships on Friday, May 2 at noon at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel.
The U.S. Census Bureau has just released its latest look at the racial and ethnic makeup of the United States and the Hispanic population is now 15 percent of the total. Alabama is behind the national percentage in Hispanic population, but is gaining, from 1.7 percent in 2000 to 2.7 in 2007.
To encourage more partnerships with minority contractors and vendors, The University of Alabama Unity Affairs and Financial Affairs Offices have teamed up to host the third Minority Business Forum on Tuesday, May 6, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Winners of scholarships funded by The University of Alabama’s Student Government Association S.P.I.R.I.T. campaign were announced today during a celebration event at Gorgas Library. Four UA students, all first-generation college students, were selected to receive the awards funded by their fellow students. The SGA S.P.I.R.I.T. campaign asked students to donate $2 each to UA for “first-in-family” scholarships.
The Alabama construction industry is beginning to reap the benefits from The University of Alabama’s newest program.
A University of Alabama nursing faculty member who helped reservists injured in Iraq receive follow-up medical care closer to their homes will receive the military’s Legion of Merit Award in a May 7 ceremony on the UA campus.
Sarah Barnes, a senior majoring in civil engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students for placing first in the ASCE National Paper Competition.