Campus & Community
UA Celebrates Tuscaloosa’s Bicentennial
Around 200 people attended a ceremony Dec. 13 at the UA Boathouse at Manderson Landing. There, UA President Stuart R. Bell presented several gifts to Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and the citizens of the Druid City on behalf of the University on the city’s 200th birthday.
Fall 2019 Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 2,280 degrees during fall commencement Dec. 14.
Social Work Receives $3.2M Grant to Address State’s Opioid Overdoses
The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s efforts to stem opioid use and rates of overdose deaths in Alabama have a new focus: first responders.
Share the Holidays with International Students, Scholars
Reach out to share your holidays with an international student or scholar — here’s how.
Want to Shed a Few Pounds? Researchers Test New Technology to Help
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a consortium of university researchers, led by The University of Alabama, a $2.5 million grant to further evaluate a wearable device designed to change eating behaviors.
UA to Hold 2019 Fall Commencement Exercises Dec. 14
The University of Alabama will hold its fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 14, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Late Night Breakfast 2019
Students fuel up for end-of-semester study sessions with the traditional Late Night Breakfast.
Bicentennial Time Capsule Captures Tuscaloosa in 2019
The Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Commission’s time capsule committee has met periodically to discuss themes and items that truly represent Tuscaloosa in 2019 to place in a time capsule that will be sealed for 50 years.
Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Landmarks Unveiled Dec. 13
The yearlong celebration of Tuscaloosa’s bicentennial will culminate with the unveiling of three landmarks celebrating the city’s past, present and future on Tuscaloosa’s 200th birthday.