Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. have made a gift of $1 million to the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama to be used for scholarships to defray student debt. The college is named for Culverhouse’s father.
UA students welcome new and returning students to campus for the Fall 2013 semester. Roll Tide!
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Roll Tide and welcome to all new and returning students for the Fall 2013 semester. View the welcome video at https://vimeo.com/72760648. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Registration for Get on Board Day, Aug. 23, 5 p.m. Student-organization seating application,
The University of Alabama Alumni Association will sponsor Tailgain’ With the Tide events at Alabama away football games this fall in Atlanta as well ass College Station, Texas, and Lexington, Ky.
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park is searching for volunteers to help with its annual Moundville Native American Festival, which will be held Oct. 9-12.
The University of Alabama’s Community Service Center is offering Ripple Effect 2013, a service opportunity for freshmen. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Two publications by students in the department of journalism at The University of Alabama recently received several national awards.
This week at The University of Alabama: Freshmen serve community at Ripple Effect 2013 – Week of Welcome continues through Aug. 29 – Math professor receives NSF grant – Book looks at Cold War’s impact on the South – Capstone College of Nursing awarded grant for collaborative approach – UA experts comment on student loan rates, drug issues in sports, impact of closing embassies on terrorism
A new research grant will aid a University of Alabama math professor in developing a software package to simulate biochemical reactions within cells – an effort that could pave the way for new therapies to target disease.
Martina Thomas, a doctoral student in The University of Alabama’s anthropology department, was awarded a $16,000 Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation for her work in determining the social factors that influence a person’s knowledge and behavior regarding HIV risk.