UA Delays Operations until 10:30 a.m. Feb. 16

The University of Alabama will delay classes and operations until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 16, due to the ongoing threat of icy roads and severe weather. The delay, which also applies to the Gadsden campus, cancels in-person and remote classes scheduled before 10:30 a.m. and pushes back the opening of campus offices. 

UA Cancels Classes, Suspends Operations Feb. 15 Due to Inclement Weather

The University of Alabama will suspend normal operations tomorrow, Feb. 15, due to the threat of severe weather. All classes are canceled, and University offices and programs will be closed. This applies to the Gadsden campus as well. 

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Students’ Knowledge of Black History to be Tested in Inaugural Scholar Bowl

UA’s Black Faculty and Staff Association will host the intercollegiate competition on Feb. 27.

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UA Research to Help Rural Residents with Hearing Loss

A more than $2 million NIH grant will further work at The University of Alabama to improve the lives of those suffering from hearing loss in rural areas of the state.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA researchers discover a compound that exhibits neuroprotective effects against Parkinson’s disease; residents of rural Alabama who suffer with hearing loss may benefit from $2 million grant; UMC opens new prenatal clinic to combat infant mortality in Fayette.

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UA’s North Campus Way Renamed to Honor Randall Family Legacy

In recognition of Pettus and Cathy Randall’s substantial generosity and commitment to UA, North Campus Way was renamed Randall Way by The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

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Early Promise for Natural Compound in Combatting Parkinson’s

A lab at The University of Alabama has shown a compound found in a common shrub in India exhibits neuroprotective effects against Parkinson’s disease characteristics induced by an herbicide in fruit flies.

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UMC-Fayette to Offer Prenatal Care

UMC will open a location in Fayette, Alabama, Feb. 5 that will provide prenatal care services to expectant mothers in a county that has a high infant mortality rate.

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Pandemic’s Effects Will Linger on State’s Growing Economy

The state’s economy could grow by 2.6% in 2021, a good clip that will not pull the state out of the hole created in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published today by economists at The University of Alabama.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA and City of Tuscaloosa partner together to create a system that can automatically detect blighted areas; UA’s athletic training program moves into a new space; and the Realizing the Dream series will offer events throughout the year to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.