Announcements

NAAC Meeting at UA to Focus on Health Issues Related to Natural Disasters

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.

Wave Poetry Bus Making Stop as Part of UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series

The Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour will make a stop in Tuscaloosa as part of The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series. Several poets will give a reading Monday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bama Theatre.

UA Engineering Professor Selected as Regional Vice President of IIE

Dr. Paul S. Ray, professor of industrial engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently selected as vice president for Region Three of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

UA College of Community Health Sciences Launches New Lecture Series

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences/School of Medicine Tuscaloosa Campus has started a new lecture series for medical students and residents named in honor of a long-time and distinguished member of the college’s faculty.

UA School of Medicine Ranked Among Top 20 Rural Medicine Programs by U.S.News

The University of Alabama School of Medicine’s program in rural medicine is ranked 20th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools for 2007.

UA Lecture Series in Sport Management Covers NASCAR to Sports Ethics

The 2006 University of Alabama Distinguished Lecture in Sport Management series offers the University and West Alabama communities a range of speakers covering NASCAR to sports ethics.

UA Campus Programming Council Accepting Fall Applications

The University of Alabama Campus Programming Council will hold its first meeting of the fall semester on Friday, Sept. 29.

Scott Bridges Named Director of UA Creative Campus Initiative

Dr. Scott Bridges, professor in The University of Alabama School of Music, has been named director of the UA Creative Campus initiative.

VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars Honored

The University of Alabama’s 12 inaugural Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholars were honored today in an on-campus ceremony.

UA School of Law to Open New, $15 Million Wing

The $15 million building and renovation project at The University of Alabama School of Law will officially open Friday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in the red carpet area outside room 187 of the existing Law Center.