Literacy is the Edge, a student advocacy group at The University of Alabama, recruited some 1,134 volunteers through a two-week campaign launched during the fall semester with the goal of fighting functional illiteracy.
Nominations of high school students are being sought for the first Rural Healthcare Minority Summit on Friday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 22, on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. C. Heath Turner has been named interim head of the department of chemical and biological engineering and Dr. Tim A. Haskew has been named interim head of the department of electrical and computer engineering, both in The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering.
The University of Alabama will award some 1,840 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 11, on campus.
As part of a voluntary accreditation assessment, employees of The University of Alabama Police Department and community members are invited to offer comments related to the department on Monday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in the UAPD Training Room in New Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Ferguson Center is launching Al’s Pals, a campus mentorship program that will pair UA and elementary school students at the new McKenzie Court Community Center in Tuscaloosa.
Safe State, a division of The University of Alabama, has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide certification to home renovation contractors working in homes containing lead-based paint.
A recent University of Alabama-study used data from the recently-developed electronic crash reporting system to obtain new insights into the dangers of holiday driving.
It has been another record year for recycling on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Shuhua Zhou has been named associate dean for graduate studies at The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.