Working for Wellness

History tells us that a community’s gift can often become its curse. Such is the case with Walker County. The remoteness and unspoiled natural beauty of the region makes an autumn drive along the yet-to-be-completed Corridor X a lesson in conservation. But remoteness means inaccessibility, a damper to industry and a curse to preventative and emergency medical care.

UA in the News: October 15, 2010

Sen.Shelby speaks to UA retirees and students – T. Boone Pickens to speak at UA – Tide homecoming features pep rally, step show, parade – Finalists selected for tartan design – and more…

UA Honor Council to Hold Academic Integrity Week

The University of Alabama Academic Honor Council is presenting Academic Integrity Week, Oct. 18-Oct. 22, with the theme “Champions don’t cheat. Choose integrity!”

UA’s HES Explores Emerging Technology for Homecoming

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences is taking an innovatively different approach to welcoming alumni and friends for homecoming festivities on campus.

UA in the News: October 14, 2010

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby speaks to UA retirees – UA astronomers give public a chance to watch Jupiter-Moon sky show next week – Homecoming festivities at UA – Greeks raise money for special needs students – UA economists say it could be a long time before state’s economy recovers – UA events – and more…

UA College of Human Environmental Sciences Presents Alumni Awards

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Awards during recent homecoming activities on campus.

UA Lecture Looks at Houses of Worship in Washington, D.C.

Dr. David Bains, a professor in the department of religion at Samford University, will give a public lecture for the “Religion in Culture” Series of The University of Alabama department of religious studies.

UA Chemical Engineering Celebrates 100 Years

The University of Alabama department of chemical and biological engineering in the College of Engineering honored 100 alumni and friends by inducting them into its class of Centennial Fellows culminating a year of celebrations recognizing the department’s founding in 1910.

UA Psychologist Studies Reasons Behind Cyberattack on Estonia

Dr. Rosanna E. Guadagno, assistant professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, and two colleagues have written a paper analyzing a 2007 cyberattack on the nation of Estonia and suggesting reasons word of the movement spread so quickly and evoked such passion among Russian Internet denizens.

UA Students Select Five Seniors for Homecoming Court

The 2010 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was chosen in a general student election held Tuesday, Oct. 12, on campus.