A University of Alabama geographer is monitoring the water quality of Florida’s Pensacola Bay without even getting his feet wet. In fact, with some assistance from a satellite orbiting some 438 miles above the Pensacola, Fla. area, he can measure the water’s ever changing quality from his office on the UA campus.
Dateline Alabama, the news web site of the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, received five awards — two first places, a second and two third places — in the 2003 Society of Professional Journalists’ recent Mark of Excellence competition in Tampa, Fla.
Beginning this fall, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) is sponsoring two recycling programs in University of Alabama residence halls.
The eighth annual “Making it in the Media Job Fair,” one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communications industries, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
In rural areas, educators face a variety of hurdles to teach students mathematics and sciences. Poverty, isolation, culture and local customs often impede their effort.
Students invited to attend The University of Alabama’s Capstone Scholars Day on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, will receive a renewable scholarship of at least $1,250 per year for four years, if the student maintains a cumulative 3.0 GPA at the University.
The U.S. Census Bureau today issued its first county population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin since Census 2000, pinpointing at the county level where increases and decreases in various population groups are occurring.
Students, alumni and employers will meet and greet each other during the 2003 Fall Career Fair at The University of Alabama. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center.
The University of Alabama’s School of Music will host the U.S. Air Force Reserve Concert Band on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council at The University of Alabama hosted a benefit for West Alabama AIDS Outreach recently, raising $1,148 for the nonprofit community organization.