This week at The University of Alabama: members of the UA Campus Veterans Association will march from Tuscaloosa to Auburn to raise awareness of veteran suicide; UA alumni Gary and Nancy Fayard make a multimillion-dollar gift to the College of Education and Culverhouse College of Business; and if you’re sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner, one UA expert says you shouldn’t blame the turkey.
The University of Alabama raised 319,437 pounds in this year’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive, breaking a school record.
The University of Alabama is leading a program among six state universities to prepare secondary education students to fill the need for trained computer science teachers in the state.
The annual Operation Iron Ruck brings together student veterans from UA and Auburn to raise awareness about veteran suicides.
Gary and Nancy Fayard expect their most recent commitment to the UA College of Education and Culverhouse College of Business will create a lasting impact on students as they navigate their lifetime of learning.
This week at The University of Alabama: a UA study shows traveling after dark during Thanksgiving week increases risk for crashes and fatalities; UA and UAB are partnering with the NIH on a comprehensive study on healthy brain development in children; and UA’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive comes to an end.
A study of Thanksgiving week vehicle crash data from the past five years in Alabama shows travel after dark increases risk for crashes and fatalities, leading to the conclusion that, if possible, all modes of transportation should be avoided after the sun goes down.
A diverse and multidisciplinary team of researchers at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and The University of Alabama was awarded a $7.1 million grant over five years to conduct a comprehensive study of risk and protective factors for healthy brain development in children.
The University of Alabama opened a new VA satellite clinic in Capital Hall on the UA campus to support UA faculty, staff and students who are veterans.
The lieutenant is currently earning her master’s in communication studies from UA Online.