Announcements

UA’s New Regional Industrial Assessment Center Will Help Alabama Businesses Save Thousands of Dollars Annually

The University of Alabama has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to operate a regional Industrial Assessment Center. The Alabama Industrial Assessment Center is one of 26 centers throughout the country and will assess small- to medium-sized manufacturing plants to help them use energy more efficiently.

Dual NSF Grants Enable UA Scientists, Students to Peer Deeply

University of Alabama scientists peer more deeply and more clearly into microscopic specimens than ever before courtesy of two National Science Foundation grants totaling more than $600,000.

UA Students Named to Advertising Team

The University of Alabama recently announced the names of 13 students who will spend the next eight months preparing to pitch an advertising campaign to the world’s biggest brand: Coca-Cola Classic.

UA Full Tuition Master’s Scholarships Available for Elementary General Education Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms

The University of Alabama’s department of special education and multiple abilities is seeking practicing general education elementary education teachers to enroll in a new graduate training program to receive special education certification while still teaching full time.

UA Welcomes New Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Trudeau Bartholomew Livaudais IV as the Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator.

Gift to UA Law School Establishes Michael Figures Scholarship

The University of Alabama School of Law has received a donation of $175,000 from Liberty National Life Insurance Co./Torchmark Corp. to establish the Michael A. Figures Endowed Scholarship.

UA Announces Change In Football Staff

UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced today that Mike Shula will not be retained as head football coach. Shula led the Crimson Tide to a 26-23 record overall in his four seasons (2003-06) as head coach.

UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Announces 2006 Team Showcase Winners

The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network will honor recipients of the 2006 Alabama Quality Award Team Showcase Nov. 30 at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

Students to Compete in 2007 Miss UA Pageant

The University of Alabama will hold the 2007 Miss UA Pageant on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall Theater.

UA Receives First ‘Extra Mile’ Award for Top Minority Graduate Program

The University of Alabama has received the prestigious Extra Mile Award and has been ranked number one in the Southern Regional Education Board’s State Minority Doctoral Scholars program, coordinated by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.