UA’s Community Service Center Organizes Volunteer Project at Holt Cemetery

The University of Alabama’s Community Service Center is sponsoring a volunteer service project titled Schoolhouse Service Stand to mark the 50th anniversary of desegregation at UA.

UA Social Work Guest Lecturer to Discuss Suicide, Race

Dr. Sean Joe, a nationally-recognized authority on suicidal behavior among African Americans, will present a lecture, “American Suicide: Examining the Social Lives of Suicidal Black Males,” Nov. 11 at The University of Alabama School of Social Work.

UA in the News: Oct. 24, 2013

Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research established at UA – UA business students win analytics competition – UA to provide free health screenings – Free speech advocate to speak at UA – Grad students’ business financed through Alabama Launchpad – Octubafest celebrates tuba, euphonium – and more…

Compound Helps Combat Parkinson-Linked Protein, According to UA Co-Authored Research in Science

Scientists have identified a chemical compound that enhances cells’ natural abilities to combat a protein linked to Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a paper publishing Oct. 24 in the online version of Science and co-authored by University of Alabama researchers.

UA Film Professor Selected for Emmy Seminar

Dr. Rachel Raimist, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s telecommunication and film department, is one of 20 faculty members selected nationwide for a Los Angeles workshop.

Evening at Zoe’s Kitchen to Benefit UA’s Books for the Black Belt

The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development is sponsoring a fundraiser to support the Books for the Black Belt program.

UA in the News: Oct. 23, 2013

UA College of Education, local school team up for family night – UA Launchpad winner explores wireless harvesting – UA students win SAS Analytics and Data Mining Shootout – Gov. Bentley speaks at Insurance Day – UA experts comment on Pell Grants, energy saving tips – and more…

UA’s Philosophy Today Series Opens with Time Travel Discussion

Dr. Ned Markosian, a professor in the philosophy department at Western Washington University, will discuss the topic of time travel in the first lecture in The University of Alabama’s 2013-2014 Philosophy Today Series.

UA Researchers Look to Butterflies to Improve Flight

A better understanding of the aerodynamic properties of butterfly wings may lead to improved human-made flight, according to research at The University of Alabama recently funded by the National Science Foundation.

UA in the News: Oct. 22, 2013

UA researchers study impact of tornado on foreclosures – UA impacts city economically – Nursing prof named president of National League of Nursing – Ecologist speaks on campus – Wheelchair tennis added to UA’s adapted athletics program – and more…