After learning that African-American women in Alabama had the highest death rate from heart disease — even though they account for less than a third of the state’s female population — a University of Alabama nursing professor was compelled to ask why.
UA receives national recognition for community service – UA student journalists interning at Anniston Star – UA students participate in NASA’s Rocketry Challenge – UA faculty provide expert commentary on economic costs of deadly tornados, Alabama’s jobless rate
University of Alabama’s Camp Cash, a two-week, weekday program beginning Monday, June 13 and concluding Friday, June 24, teaches the importance of money management and budgeting.
Moundville grounds offer portal to the stars – UA broadcasting student’s tweet becomes blog on CNN – UA Researchers Look at Damage – Meetings Professor Describes City’s Unity
The University of Alabama Students In Free Enterprise team was named the first runner-up in competition at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, one of the largest collegiate competitions in the country.
A 480-acre tract of forested property near Akron, and owned by The University of Alabama, is being enhanced with an outdoor classroom area designed to teach students how to manage family, corporate and public lands as a renewable natural resource.
UA engineers seek to understand why some structures withstand tornado-force winds – Center for Public Television and Radio provides firefighters opportunity to tell their rescue stories – faculty give expert commentary on hotels’ obligations to employees – and more …
Students in a University of Alabama Capstone International Center program have been named finalists in the GoAbroad Innovation Awards Best Student Video contest.
The University of Alabama has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, one of the highest federal awards a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement.
UA engineers work on building stronger structures to withstand tornadoes – Sports Illustrated cover story on April 27 tornado and UA athletics – UA grad student co-writes Sports Illustrated story and more …