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Susan Norton Named Senior Associate VP for Human Resources

The University of Alabama has named Susan Norton as its senior associate vice president for human resources effective Oct. 1.

Student Quin Kelly receiving his Covid Vaccine

UMC to Offer Saturday Vaccine Clinics in August

Members of the UA community will have three opportunities to do their part to Protect Our Herd when University Medical Center offers Saturday COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting Aug. 7.

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UA Professor Wins Fulbright Awards

Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar was recently selected for two grants from the prestigious Fulbright program to teach and research abroad.

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Building Bama: 2nd Avenue Overpass Opens Aug. 4

The days of having to wait for a train to pass to get to and from campus will soon be in the rearview mirror.

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Building Bama: Peter Bryce Preserve

The UA Board of Trustees passed a resolution creating the Peter Bryce Preserve, a space that will be maintained and preserved in perpetuity.

The University Medical Center Mobile Outreach Unit

UMC to Host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Church Food Bank

UMC will host a community COVID-19 vaccine clinic in conjunction with the monthly food bank at Grace Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa July 13.

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UA Receives Study Abroad Award to Study Water Access, Quality

UA, Tuskegee University and the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia, will investigate water quality, access, expansion and cultural diversity in Alabama and Barranquilla, Colombia.

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UA Receives Grant to Attract Underrepresented Students to Nursing Profession

Dr. Robin Bartlett and her team have received a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award for their project, Health Sciences & Technology Academy-Alabama, or HSTA-AL.

A group photo of this year's Rural Medical Scholars

UA Offers Rural Students Insight to Health Care Profession

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

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6 Need-to-Know Tips Before Attending Bama Bound

Check out a few helpful tips before attending your Bama Bound session.