Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

UA student Price McGiffert recently was elected Student Government Association president. McGiffert is a junior majoring in civil engineering on the STEM Path to the MBA. We interviewed him about what he plans to do in office. 

Light Therapy

Light Therapy

Grief for a young colleague and natural intellectual curiosity launched Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish on a path toward using a metal, light and acidity to battle cancer cells. Trials and treatments may still be far in the future, but Papish’s research has, at least, pointed in a potentially beneficial direction.

Four Graduating Art Students Exhibit their Work at UA Gallery

Four Graduating Art Students Exhibit their Work at UA Gallery

The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History will present an exhibition of four graduating art and art history majors work April 16-19 at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery.

The exterior of Alston Hall

Gender Parity, Not Gap, in CEO Pay

Male and female CEOs are paid equally in corporate America, according to research by a team at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Urban Forest Earns ‘Tree Campus USA’ Times Three

UA’s Urban Forest Earns ‘Tree Campus USA’ Times Three

For the third year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized UA’s sprawling forest as a “Tree Campus USA.”

UA In the News — April 12

UA In the News — April 12

Over-the-counter medications — Search for fusion — The challenge of autonomous vehicles — and more.

Governor Recognizes UA Center’s Impact on Small Business Statewide 

Governor Recognizes UA Center’s Impact on Small Business Statewide 

UA’s Small Business Development Center Network helped create and retain 1,500 jobs and start 200 new businesses last year.

UA Students Win Grand Prize in 2018 Aldag Business Plan Competition

UA Students Win Grand Prize in 2018 Aldag Business Plan Competition

Students representing majors from across The University of Alabama campus pitched their business plans to judges in the Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition Tuesday, March 27, at the Bryant Conference Center. Started in 2014 by Edward K. Aldag Jr., CEO and chairman of Medical Properties Trust Inc., the competition fosters entrepreneurship by allowing UA

UA In the News — April 11

UA In the News — April 11

UA football team visits the White House — Comment on “2001” — Nursing professor honored — and more.

Purple Heart Recipient to Speak at UA Veterans Association Banquet

Purple Heart Recipient to Speak at UA Veterans Association Banquet

Evan Van Nostrand, a two-time recipient of the Purple Heart, will deliver the keynote address during the Campus Veterans Association’s annual awards and scholarship banquet Friday.