Capstone Leadership Academy Brings Talented High School Students to UA

A select group of high school sophomores invited from across the state attended the sixth annual Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama on Thursday and Friday, March 14-15.

UA Student Selected as 2013 Newman Civic Fellow

University of Alabama student Koushik Kasanagottu has been named as a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purposes of higher education.

UA’s C&IS to Award Dean’s Medal to Retired ABC News’ Cochran

The College of Communication and Information Sciences will honor alumnus and former ABC News correspondent John Cochran with its Dean’s Medal.

UA in the News: March 21, 2013

Mal Moore steps down as UA athletics director – UA president to recommend hiring Bill Battle as new AD – UA School of Law ranked 21st nationally – UA researcher compiles survey of Alabama fossils – UA expert comments on trademark law – Elliot Jackson Jones Scholarship awarded – ESPN host speaks on campus – and more…

Luncheon to Honor Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars at UA

A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2012-2013 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars will be at noon Tuesday, April 2, in Smith Hall on the UA campus.

UA’s Natural History Museum Offers Summer Fun

Middle and high-school students will have an opportunity to help scientists uncover the mysteries of Alabama’s early life forms during the The University of Alabama’s Museum of Natural History’s 35th annual Museum Expedition.

UA’s Rural Pipeline Program Receives National Award

The University of Alabama’s Rural Health Leaders Pipeline was recognized nationally with an Outstanding Rural Health Program Award from the National Rural Health Association.

UA Religious Studies Professor Tim Murphy Dies

Dr. Timothy M. Murphy, a University of Alabama associate professor of religious studies, died March 15 from complications related to cystic fibrosis.

UA President Bonner to Recommend Bill Battle as Athletics Director

Dr. Judy Bonner, president of The University of Alabama, announced today that she will recommend to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees approval of her hiring Bill Battle as the University’s new Athletics Director.

UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce No. 29 among Publics in BloombergBusinessweek

The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama moved up four places to No. 29 among public universities in the just-released BloombergBusinessweek rankings, and it moved up seven places to No. 73 among all business schools.