Campus & Community

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UA Faculty, Staff Help College-Prep Campers Explore Possibilities

For the UA Early College staff members tasked with planning and operating the annual Leaders Exploring Academic Possibilities camp, their first signal of success was a successful pilot 2016 and immediate addition of a second week of programs.

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Inspired by Community, Eager to Better Alabama

As much as Tuscaloosa has grown in recent years, it still has a “small-town feel” that continues to empower UA doctoral student Lauren Rollins as both a leader and educator.

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UA CrossingPoints Accepting Applications for New Certificate Program

The University of Alabama will debut an innovative, year-round academic program for individuals with intellectual disabilities, beginning in the fall 2019 semester.

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Heat’s On! Tuscaloosa Has Historically Been a Hot City

Is T-Town’s high heat a trait that’s only been a part of the Tuscaloosa experience in recent memory, or has it always been this way? Dr. David Keellings, an assistant professor of geography, said the answer is both yes and no.

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Transportation Town Halls: Service Enhancements for 2019-20

Transportation Services will host its annual on-campus town hall meetings next week to present changes for the upcoming 2019-20 school year.

Distance Students Provide Nutrition Plans for ‘Silent Injury’ Survivors

Distance Students Provide Nutrition Plans for ‘Silent Injury’ Survivors

The University of Alabama recently partnered with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation to conduct the Bright Ideas TBI Camp at the Capstone for 10 traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers.

Dr. Sharlene Newman

Cognitive Neuroscientist to Lead the Alabama Life Research Institute

After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening UA’s research portfolio and profile

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LGBTQIA+ Ambassadors Program Offers Free Training

The Safe Zone Resource Center is providing free training for faculty, staff and graduate students who want to support the campus’s LGBTQIA+ population by becoming Ally Training Ambassadors.

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UA’s ‘Legends’ Named Top Ad Campaign in International Competition

The University of Alabama won three honors in the 2019 Circle of Excellence awards sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, including the top honor worldwide for advertising campaigns in higher education.

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‘Come Inside and Meet All of My Friends’

Alex Zimmerman eagerly watched McKade “come out of his shell” while rehearsing for The University of Alabama-led SENSE Theatre, a novel ASD intervention.