A degree candidate is wearing a cap that reads, "Roll Tide."

Summer 2022 Degree Candidates Announced

The University of Alabama will award almost 1,500 degrees during a commencement ceremony Aug. 6 at Coleman Coliseum.

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This week at The University of Alabama: The Alabama Business Hall of Fame announces inductees for its Class of 2022; a recession is likely in 2023 according to one UA researcher; and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosts an art series.

Water travels over stones in a creek.

UA To Train Needed Workforce for Water Operations and Forecasting

The University of Alabama has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a unique hydrologic science research and training program for graduate students.

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This week at The University of Alabama: students admitted into UA Early College will receive their first course, UAEC 200, for free beginning in fall 2022.; UA awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a hydrologic science research and training program; and a UA economist says a recession in 2023 is likely.

A student sitting on the floor using a laptop.

UA Early College to Offer First Course for Free

Students who take the course will earn two credit hours from UA while saving more than $700.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA launches new scholarship for Tuscaloosa area police officers and firefighters; UA welcomes first class in the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative; and Moundville Archaeological Park makes upgrades to better serve visitors.

The Gandhi King student and faculty participants in front of a University of Alabama sign

UA Selected for First Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative

UA received an award to implement the first ever Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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UA Launches Scholarship Program for Local Sworn Officers, Children

The Sworn Officer Scholarship Program was created for local sworn officers and their children in recognition of the valiant efforts of sworn officers who provide duties on and adjacent to the UA campus.

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This week at The University of Alabama: High school students are learning about the need for rural health care in Alabama; UA plans summer commencement exercises; and a UA economist says an economic slowdown may be coming next year.

The class of Rural Health Scholars

UA Programs Prepare Rural Alabama Students for Health Careers

High school students from rural Alabama communities are participating in programs this summer at UA where they are learning about the need rural communities have for more doctors and other health care professionals.