Announcements

Member of National Academy of Sciences In-Residence at UA

Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone, a National Academy of Sciences member and University of Alabama alumnus, will be in-residence on the UA campus Oct. 17-21.

Tuscaloosa Physician Named Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine at UA

Dr. James Robinson, a family and sports medicine physician and head team physician for The University of Alabama Athletic Department, has been appointed the first Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences.

Number of Non-employer Firms in State Continues to Shrink in 2009, Census Bureau Reports

The number of non-employer businesses in Alabama that exploded between 2003 and 2004 took a drastic hit from the recession that started in 2007, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer Term

A total of 354 students enrolled during the 2011 summer term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0, all As.

Enrollment at Record High as UA Continues to Grow with Quality

Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record 31,747 students this fall as the University continues to grow with quality.Total enrollment is up 5 percent, an increase of 1,515 students, over fall 2010, and includes 26,234 undergraduates and 5,513 graduate and first professional students.

UA Once Again Ranked Among U.S. News’ Top 50 Public Universities

The University of Alabama is ranked 31st among public national universities and 75th among all universities, both public and private, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings for 2012.

Local Marine Corps League Detachment Partners with UA through Scholarship Support

Students who are Marine Corps veterans or who have a family connection to someone who is currently serving or has served in the United States Marine Corps will soon be able to apply for a new scholarship at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Named Center of Excellence

A U.S. Department of Energy program recently recognized The University of Alabama’s Alabama Industrial Assessment Center as the best of the country’s 26 assessment centers.

UA’s ACRE Announces Board Appointments

The Alabama Center for Real Estate, housed at The University of Alabama, has announced the appointments of three new board members.

STEM Path to MBA Offers Top Students Shorter Degree Path

Forty-six of the country’s brightest students are registered at The University of Alabama this fall for a course of study that will allow them to combine their strength in science, technology, engineering or math with their interests in business and complete their undergraduate studies and earn a master’s degree in business administration in five years.