UA Speech and Debate Team Presents Showcase
The University of Alabama Forensic Council will hold a showcase event in preparation for its national championship tournament in April.
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This week at The University of Alabama: Two teams with UA ties to compete in Alabama Launchpad Competition – Alabama Forensic Council to showcase competitors – UA experts offer tips on personal income taxes, having a healthy spring break and common types of skin cancer – Criminal justice expert comments on Abu Ghaith trial – Mental Health Monologues draws attention to mental health issues
$2 Million Culverhouse Scholarship Donation Designed to Give UA Students Options
Eyeing an opportunity to provide options to University of Alabama students, Hugh Culverhouse Jr. and his wife, Eliza, have donated $2 million to The University of Alabama for scholarships to defray student debt.
Two Teams with UA Ties Set For Finals of Start-up Business Competition
Two teams with University of Alabama ties are part of seven young businesses hoping to prove they could be commercially viable at the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. Teams with UA ties have done well in past Launchpad competitions, with a company based off UA technology one of the winners in the most recent competition last year.
UA Matters: Points to Consider for Tax Filing Season
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Shane Stinson offers a few items to keep in mind when evaluating your personal income tax return.
Yale Professor to Deliver 2014 MLK Realizing the Dream Lecture
Dr. Jonathan Holloway, professor of history and African-American studies at Yale University, will serve as the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream Distinguished Lecturer.
UA Honors Week 2014 to Include Tapping on the Mound
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievements of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, March 31, to Sunday, April 6.
UA-affiliated Company Finalist in Clean Energy Business Contest
A start-up company, e-Electricity, based on research at The University of Alabama, is a finalist in a clean energy competition supported by the United States Department of Energy.
UA Student Wins NSF Dissertation Grant for Archaeological Investigation of Louisiana Salt Trade
Paul Eubanks, a doctoral student in The University of Alabama’s anthropology department, has received an $18,000 Dissertation Improvement Grant by the National Science Foundation for a project that explores the history and impact of the salt trade in northwestern Louisiana during the 18th century.
NPR’s Michele Norris to Deliver Nix Lecture for UA’s Blackburn Institute
Award-winning National Public Radio journalist Michele Norris will deliver the 2014 Frank A. Nix Lecture, a program of The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute.