UA Resumes Normal Operations Feb. 17
UA will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 8 a.m. Campus offices, libraries, recreation centers and medical centers will open as normal, as will the Gadsden campus.
UA Cancels Classes, Operations All Day Feb. 16
The University of Alabama has canceled classes and suspended normal operations all day today, Tuesday, Feb. 16. Campus offices, libraries, recreation centers and medical centers will all remain closed, as will the Gadsden campus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.