UA Students to Serve Community in Hands on Tuscaloosa: Earth Day Edition

University of Alabama students will disperse around Tuscaloosa to perform service projects with nonprofit organizations from 9 a.m. to noon. Friday, April 5, for Hands on Tuscaloosa: Earth Day Edition.

UA Social Work Alumnus to Deliver Speech at Honors Day

University of Alabama School of Social Work alumnus James “Jim” Loop, president and chief executive officer of Gateway Inc., will deliver the school’s Honors Day Convocation Friday, April 5 in 215 Farrah Hall on the UA campus.

UA to Host Robotics Competition

More than 350 students from third graders to seniors in high school from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 6 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.

Public Memorial Service for Mal Moore to be Held Thursday, April 4, at 3 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum

The University of Alabama will host a “Celebration of Life” in memory of former Crimson Tide Director of Athletics Mal Moore in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus on Thursday, April 4, at 3 p.m.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA celebrates Honors Week – UA research on ancient offerings to the dead offers insight into climate change – Ad team to volunteer at Boys & Girls Clubs – Men’s nursing group to offer health screening at softball game – UA students to teach children about importance of clean water – UA design students place first in competition – Psychology department receives major grant for pain research – Engineering students prepare for robotics competition – Events

UA Ad Team to Perform Service Project with Boys, Girls Clubs

The University of Alabama Ad Team will spend time with children at Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama and will also paint the clubs’ art room as part of its 2013 competition campaign with Glidden Paint.

UA Design Students Place First in Competition

Two University of Alabama students placed first in the International Interior Design Association’s Student Day Design Competition.

UA Students Share Importance of Clean Water

University of Alabama students will have an opportunity to teach area schoolchildren the importance of keeping water clean during the second annual Waterfest Student Expo.

UA Works to Recruit More Men to Nursing Profession

The number of men pursuing nursing careers has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and The University of Alabama is doing its part to continue increasing those numbers.