Census Bureau Estimates Slight Gain in State’s Population, UA Expert Says
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Alabama gained 17,340 residents in the 15 months between April 1, 2010 (Census Day) and July 1, 2011.
Announcements
Chris Kozak Jazz Quintet Concert at UA to Highlight Realizing the Dream Events
The Chris Kozak Jazz Quintet, with Eric Essix on guitar, will highlight the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream celebration, a series of special activities honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
UA’s Rural Health Institute Seeks Nominees for Heroes Awards
The University of Alabama Institute for Rural Health Research is seeking nominations for the Rural Health Heroes Awards. The awards will honor health-care providers and others who assisted victims of Alabama’s April 27, 2011, tornadoes.
December Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 1,862 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 17, on campus.
UA Offers Pre-, Post-Holiday Recycling Drop Off to Community
Community members looking for a place to drop off their pre- and post-Christmas recyclables have the option of using The University of Alabama recycling center.
UA School of Library and Information Studies Awards Books to Black Belt Schools
The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will award more than $7,000 in free books this month to elementary-, middle- and high-school libraries in the Black Belt region of Alabama.
UA Winter Commencement Ceremonies Scheduled for Dec. 17
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17 in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Two University-wide commencement ceremonies will be held this year, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., to award degrees.
Lawrence Named UA’s ACRE Education Director
James T. Lawrence, a 33-year real estate executive and educator, has been named education director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate, or ACRE, part of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
What Will 2012’s Economy Bring? UA’s CBER Economic Outlook Conference is Jan. 12
The 2012 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research will be held Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery.
UA’s Denny Chimes to be Lit Blue in Observance of World Diabetes Day
Denny Chimes on The University of Alabama campus will be lit blue Monday, Nov. 14 from sundown to midnight as a part of the World Diabetes Day monument challenge.