UA Start-Up Companies Prep for July 12 Launchpad Presentations

Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.

UA in the News: July 4-5, 2013

UA Campus Veterans Association involved with Team Red, White and Blue – UA researchers look at uses for bacteria found in soil – Engineering prof featured in Tusk – Social work doctoral student comments on obesity

UA in the News: July 3, 2013

UA student receives posthumous gift from Air Force pilot – Prevost named dean of UA College of Nursing – Dean’s list released – Student receives Federal Highway Administration fellowship – UA students collaborate with Cuban actors in ‘Alcestis Ascending’ – UA experts comment on housing market, ‘failing’ schools, Zimmerman trial – and more…

UA Hosts College Mentoring Program for High-School Juniors

Rising high-school juniors in Ernst & Young LLP’s College Mentoring for Access and Persistence program, or MAP, will have the opportunity to participate in a summer camp from Sunday, July 7, to Friday, July 12, at The University of Alabama.

UA in the News: July 2, 2013

Brewbaker named acting dean of UA law school – UA students blog about meeting Nobel Prize winners

UA in the News: June 29-July 1, 2013

UA and Cuban National Office of Scenic Arts collaborate on theatre production – UA archaeologists unearth Tuscaloosa’s past – UA students take national film honors – Students create campaign for yogurt company – Two deans announcement their retirements – New associate deans appointed – Education expert comments on Plan 2020 – and more…

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring 2013 Term

A total of 7,822 students enrolled during the 2013 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As).

When Nobel Prize Winners Are Your Mentors

Two University of Alabama chemistry students are blogging about their stay in Germany where they’re interacting with Nobel Prize winners.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: Students blog from Germany while interacting with Nobel Prize winners – Aerospace engineering department presented with U.S. flag that flew in Afghanistan – ‘Alcestis Ascending’ on UA stage before traveling to New York, Havana – UA historian comments on the Fourth of July 150 years ago – Child-care expert offers advice on preparing for kindergarten