The University of Alabama, along with four other state universities and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, have joined forces to create a new business plan competition to fuel development of high-growth companies in Alabama and promote a climate of entrepreneurship.
The 2006 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a general student election on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The University of Alabama Homecoming Concert by the Ying Yang Twins hip hop duo will be held on the grass parking lot just west of University Medical Center to better accommodate the anticipated large crowd. The concert will begin at 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27.
Advanced nursing degrees are within easier reach of southeast Alabama registered nurses thanks to a new Internet-based partnership among Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Wallace Community College and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.
The University of Alabama’s 13th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight, sponsored by the Community Service Center, is being kicked off on World Food Day, Monday, Oct. 16 with an event on campus from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week events will continue this year on Oct. 22-28 with the theme “175 Years of Crimson Glory … Welcome Home.”
Deborah M. Lane has been named executive director of public relations at The University of Alabama.
An article in the Journal of Applied Finance places The University of Alabama’s finance department among the top two dozen or so universities producing doctoral graduates who go on to attain titled positions in finance education. Professors reach these levels, the article notes, in “recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in research and/or teaching.”
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will host the final round of the second annual Moral Forum Tournament Monday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater on campus.
The University of Alabama is hosting the 19th annual meeting of the North American Agromedicine Consortium Oct. 15-17 at the Four Points Sheraton on the UA campus.