UA in the News: July 27, 2012
UA hosts computer science camps – RISE graduation – UA Center for Public Safety looks at distracted driving – UA education prof critiques school board evaluation tool – and more…
UA Engineering Students in Finals of National Design Contest
A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering is among the top 12 finalists in the Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest.
UA in the News: July 26, 2012
UA is top college destination for Alabama high school grads – RISE graduation planned – UA students win parking incentive scholarships – UA experts comment on testing while driving, college transfer agreements, AIDS epidemic, local government elections – and more…
Living on the (Botanical) Edge
John Clark doesn’t seem like a violent man. Yet, a group once wondered aloud whether he was one of those “foreigners who kills people and puts them in boiling water and extracts their fat to cook with.”
UA Researchers Seek Pain Sufferers’ Feedback on Yoga
Members of the psychology department at The University of Alabama are seeking participants for a research study on attitudes toward yoga among chronic-pain sufferers.
UA in the News: July 25, 2012
UA’s Alabama Entrepreneurial Research Network receives grant – UA student excels in research and on crew team – Students evaluate faculty discoveries for potential profits – UA grad competes on dance show – Campus, students focus on healthy lifestyle – UA experts comment on interest-rate swaps, NBC’s coverage of the Olympics – and more…
UA’s RISE Graduation to be Held July 26
The University of Alabama’s RISE Program will hold its annual commencement ceremony Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. at the Stallings Center on the UA campus. The graduating class includes six-year-old Emma Collins, who will walk across the stage to get her diploma in spite of having cerebral palsy and being told she would never walk.
UA in the News: July 24, 2012
UA grad on ‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ – New York Times reviews UA prof’s play – and more…
Area Students Learn About Rural Health Care at UA
Two select groups of students from across the state were recently on campus for the Rural Health Scholars and Rural Minority Health Scholars programs in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences.
UA Students Awarded Positive Parking Incentive Scholarships
Five University of Alabama students have been awarded Positive Parking Incentive scholarships in recognition of their good parking records for the spring 2012 semester.