UA Start-Up Firm Set for Launch After Placing in Business Competition
A University of Alabama start-up company developing technology to charge cell phones and other portable devices wirelessly was a winner in a state-wide business competition.
Announcements
UA Students Participate in Cooperative Education with Corporations
More than 150 University of Alabama students during the fall 2013 semester are receiving a hands-on educational experience at more than 30 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.
UA Honors College Hosts Afternoon of Service in Perry County
As part of its 57 Miles program, The University of Alabama Honors College will be working in partnership with Perry County to host its fall Afternoon of Service from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in Marion.
UA Professor Emeritus Elected to National Post
Dr. Daniel Turner, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected as a vice president for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
UA’s ‘Through the Doors’ Series Continues with Film Screening, Panel Discussion
Keith Dunnavant, noted sports author and former adjunct professor at The University of Alabama, invites the public to a viewing and panel discussion of his groundbreaking film, “Three Days at Foster: How Integration Turned the Tide,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Ferguson Center Theatre on campus. Admission is free.
UA Fraternity Offers Event to Raise Childhood Cancer Awareness
The University of Alabama’s Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity will offer a fund-raiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the fraternity house off Jefferson Avenue on campus. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a charity aimed at combating childhood cancer.
UA’s WVUA-TV Announces End of ‘First at Four’
University of Alabama-owned television station WVUA-TV has announced it will end its “First at Four” program Sept. 23.
UA’s Gamma Phi Beta Offers Chili Cook-Off
The University of Alabama’s Gamma Phi Beta sorority invites the public to participate in its first philanthropic chili cook off event from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, on the side lawn of the Canterbury Chapel Episcopal Church, on campus.
Five Nursing Leaders to be Inducted into UA-Sponsored Hall of Fame
Five influential nursing leaders will be inducted into the University-of-Alabama-sponsored Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Oct. 10.
UA Career Fairs Bring More Than 160 Employers to Campus
The University of Alabama is offering two Career Fairs for students on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and Thursday, Sept. 19, in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center.