UA Students Selected for Environmental Contest
A team of University of Alabama students were selected for a national competition to design solutions to challenges facing the environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced.
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UA Relay for Life to Host Oktoberfest Games, Contests
The University of Alabama chapter of Relay for Life will host its first-ever Oktoberfest from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Kappa Alpha Order house on campus.
UA’s Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Food Drive Ready to Roll
The University of Alabama Community Service Center launches the 21st annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a kickoff event at UA’s Ferguson Plaza. The food drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, continues through Friday, Nov. 21.
UA to Compete Against Texas A&M in Bone Marrow Registry Drive
The University of Alabama’s Be The Match On Campus student organization will hold a drive to add student names to the bone marrow registry and provide hope for blood cancer patients from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Ferguson Theatre. The drive, which is part of Be The Match’s first Cheek Week challenge, is being held in competition with the Texas A&M University chapter of Be The Match on Campus.
Students’ Religiosity More Influential than Education in Views on Evolution, UA Research Shows
College students’ views on evolution are shaped significantly more by religiosity than education, according to a survey of Southern students by University of Alabama researchers.
UA Students Learn First-Hand in Cooperative Education During Fall 2014
More than 200 University of Alabama students during fall 2014 are receiving a hands-on educational experience at more than 60 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.
UA’s 57 Miles Sends Freshmen to Service Projects in Marion
About 50 freshmen and 10 student leaders from The University of Alabama will perform service projects in Marion from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The projects include cleaning storefronts, landscaping around the town square and removing trash from empty buildings.
Med Students to Follow Patients Throughout Care in UA Pilot Program
Third-year medical students at The University of Alabama have an opportunity to follow a patient over time through the health care system as part of an innovative new program being piloted this year.
Society of Women Engineers Honors Two UA Students
Two University of Alabama students were recently selected for nationally competitive awards by the Society of Women Engineers. Since 2009 seven UA students have been selected for the honor, the most from any university during that time.
UA Offers Wellness Promotion, Free Flu Shots to Students at Health Fair
The University of Alabama Student Health Center’s department of health promotion and wellness will host the annual fall student health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, on the Ferguson Center plaza.