UA, VA Partner to Meet Needs of Rural Veterans

The University of Alabama and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered together to create a trained workforce capable of meeting the medical and mental health needs of veterans in rural communities.

UA Engineering Theater Group Presents ‘All the Great Books Abridged’

The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater, or COE Does ART, will parody classic literature in its production of “Engineers Present: All the Great Books Abridged.”

UA Student News for March 12, 2013

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 Ferguson bike-rack changes, March 13, 5 p.m. Registration and submission of project abstracts for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference, March 22 TODAY SGA elections, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. First Generation Scholars’ Week event:

Sports: The Common Language

Sports: The Common Language

A leader in sports, athletically, The University of Alabama launches a sports communication research program.

UA Social Work Grad Student to Present Research in Brazil

Later this week, a University of Alabama social work graduate student will fly to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she’ll present research on health-care access for women in rural Haiti at an international conference.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Dr. Archie Wade to be honored March 12 – Homer Hickam to speak, receive Cason Award – UA researchers awarded grant from National Institutes of Health – UA hosts technology leadership conference for middle and high-school students – Students, faculty lend hand to Northport community – Grad student to present research in Brazil – Events

UA to Host Technology Leadership Conference for Students

The University of Alabama will host the 34th Annual Alabama Technology Student Association State Conference involving competition for middle and high-school students Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12-13, at the Bryant Conference Center.

UA Offers Town Halls on Mental Illness, Education, Liberty

Mental health, education and public safety will be the topics of upcoming University of Alabama Town Halls, sponsored by the Honors College.

Baker Named Head of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Dr. John Baker was recently named head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.

UA Researchers Receive Grant for Community-Based Research

Researchers from The University of Alabama were awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and support collaborative research between academic researchers and residents of Alabama communities disproportionately impacted by poor health.