Campus & Community

UA Matters: How Can Parents and Children Serve Their Community Together?

The University of Alabama’s Courtney Chapman Thomas offers insight on how parents can serve with their children.

Nutrient Pollution Damages Streams in Ways Previously Unknown, UA Co-Authored Research Shows

In a new study published in the journal Science, a team of researchers, including University of Alabama ecologists, reports that nutrient pollution causes a significant loss of forest-derived carbon from stream ecosystems, reducing the ability of streams to support aquatic life.

UA Student News for March 3, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. ANNOUNCEMENTS Weather permitting, the University will test UA Alerts, the emergency public address system and digital signage at 11:55 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month. The test will last approximately 30 seconds and should not

UA Matters: The Do’s and Don’ts of Online Apparel Shopping

The University of Alabama’s Babs Davis, an instructor in clothing, textiles and interior design, offers some “do’s” and don’ts” for online shopping beginners.

UA Student News for Feb. 24, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. GUIDELINES FOR UA STUDENT NEWS Students are reminded that all campus events and activities should be placed on the UA Events Calendar. To submit an event, use the online form at http://events.ua.edu/submit. Readers of UA Student

UA Matters: Smart Steps for Getting Out of Debt

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Melissa Wilmarth offers steps that will help you reduce your debt level.

UA Student News for Feb. 17, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. TODAY Communication Career Fair, 1-4 p.m. Basics of salsa, 6:30 p.m., Student Recreation Center THIS WEEK General Interest and Business Career Fair, Feb. 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Technical and Engineering Career Fair, Feb. 19, 11 a.m.-4

UA Matters: Paying for your Child’s Education

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Robert McLeod offers suggestions to reduce the burden of student debt.

Peter Bryce Campus Update

The former Bryce Hospital grounds are being transformed into a part of The University of Alabama, with an eye toward preserving as much of the historic building as possible while also meeting the goals of the campus master plan.

The Legacy of Mental Health Pioneer Peter Bryce

Dr. Peter Bryce came to Tuscaloosa to lead the new Alabama Insane Hospital in 1860. He was recommended to the hospital trustees by mental-health activist Dorothea Dix, who shared his philosophy of “moral treatment” for mental health patients.