Two teams with University of Alabama ties are part of seven young businesses hoping to prove they could be commercially viable at the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. Teams with UA ties have done well in past Launchpad competitions, with a company based off UA technology one of the winners in the most recent competition last year.
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievements of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, March 31, to Sunday, April 6.
A start-up company, e-Electricity, based on research at The University of Alabama, is a finalist in a clean energy competition supported by the United States Department of Energy.
Paul Eubanks, a doctoral student in The University of Alabama’s anthropology department, has received an $18,000 Dissertation Improvement Grant by the National Science Foundation for a project that explores the history and impact of the salt trade in northwestern Louisiana during the 18th century.
Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Edward K. Aldag Jr., Business Plan Competition.
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge in Auburn March 15.
Hamilton Bloom, a junior from Montgomery majoring in history and political science, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2014-2015 term.
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce will host the second annual Southeastern Conference MBA Case Study Competition April 3-5 at various venues across campus.
A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama will compete in an annual robotics competition March 13-15 in Lexington, Ky.