The University of Alabama Police Department gave a group of Alabama high school seniors an inside look at a career in law enforcement as part the annual American Legion Alabama Boys State convention held this month on The University of Alabama campus. The two-day law enforcement experience began June 2 when UAPD opened its doors to
By Collin Burwinkel Numerous renovation and building projects are underway across The University of Alabama campus, and more will be starting soon. These projects will improve existing buildings and provide more classroom space, lecture halls, band halls and a storm shelter
The Learning in Action Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) at The University of Alabama uses experiential learning to help undergraduate students gain real-world problem solving skills before heading into their desired field of work. Through experiential learning opportunities (ELOs), faculty and staff are able to enhance students’ learning by immersing them in real situations in which
By Katie Bedrich As a high school student, Caitlin Hanley had her first experience with cybercrime. Her laptop computer was infected with a virus while she was studying in Germany, and she decided she wanted to help others avoid similar experiences. Around the same time, The University of Alabama Police Department, in partnership with College
Saved from the Holocaust, a Torah is brought to Temple Emanu-El on the UA campus, where a member of the congregation helps discover its true – and astounding – age.
University of Alabama students take a hearing clinic on the road to rural Alabama counties. By Cara Walker When Dr. Marcia Hay-McCutcheon came to The University of Alabama from Indiana in 2008 as an associate professor in communicative disorders, she tried to continue studying cochlear implants. But she soon discovered the number of people in Alabama
By Terri Robertson William Dooley, associate professor of art and director of the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, talks about his curatorial process, the gallery’s role at UA and the endowment that makes his work possible. The gallery’s current exhibit, “In This House: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” runs through April 10. 1. What led you down
Mom joins the grads at University of Alabama summer graduation Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 6 Stephanie Rymond’s high heels clacked across the floors as she walked the hallways at the University of Alabama in her business attire, heading to class alongside students, many years her junior, wearing T-shirts and jeans. She would listen to them
MONDAY, AUG. 8 – SUNDAY, AUG. 14, 2016 BEST BETS ALABAMA ACTION – About 150 students from UA’s Honors College will work at Vance Elementary and Brookwood Middle schools from Monday, Aug. 8, to Friday, Aug. 12. Service projects include painting and building benches and tables for an outdoor classroom. A media day will be
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Service projects, a convocation and several meet-and-greet activities highlight The University of Alabama’s Week of Welcome, or “The WOW Factor,” for freshmen, transfer and returning students beginning Saturday, Aug. 13. Organized by UA’s University Programs office, the Week of Welcome offers more than two-dozen events designed to usher in first-year and transfer