Literacy is the Edge, a University of Alabama student advocacy group dedicated to ending functional illiteracy in West Alabama, will begin its 2011 fundraising campaign Monday, Nov. 7, at the Ferguson Center.
The dreaded freshman weight gain may be a thing of the past on The University of Alabama campus, recently ranked 10th among the 25 fittest campuses in the country by “Men’s Fitness.”
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Registration for “Cross Cultural Perspectives: Teaching and Learning in a Global Society” symposium, Nov. 4 EVENTS THIS WEEK BABH Big Al photo shoot competition, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ferguson Center Plaza Integrity
Applications are being accepted from freshmen and transfer students to take part in Ignite UA, a new community-building program created by the First Year Experience Office in The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs.
Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and anchor for CNN’s special investigations unit, will speak at The University of Alabama Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom as part of her national tour.
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Communication Hall of Fame welcomed four new inductees Oct. 27.
“Black and White in Crimson: A Symposium on Race and Sports,” presented by The University of Alabama’s department of history, the Friends of History and the Paul W. Bryant Museum, will be Thursday, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4 at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.
Nearly 200 years old, scarred by civil war, shadowed by ancient trees, home to generations of students – surely such a place as The University of Alabama holds a treasure trove of lurid and ghastly ghost stories. Not really, observed Dr. Jerry Oldshue, retired UA archivist and expert on campus history. Oldshue agreed to conduct
Scientists outline new methods for better understanding links between specific proteins and the risks associated with Alzheimer’s disease in an article co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and publishing today in Science Express.
Identification of three fatty acids involved in the extreme growth of Burmese pythons’ hearts following large meals could prove beneficial in treating diseased human hearts, according to research co-authored by a University of Alabama scientist and publishing in the Oct. 28 issue of Science.