Students

UA Lunar-Mining Team Wins National Contest

Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, won the top prize in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

UA Social Work Students to Study in Hong Kong

Seven social work students from The University of Alabama will take part in a two-week visit to Hong Kong to study social work practices in one of the world’s most remarkable cities.

Award Winners Announced by UA Order of Omega

The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega announced award recipients at their annual banquet held recently in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.

New Members Named to UA Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta

Some 850 University of Alabama students recently accepted membership and were initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for first-year students.

UA Students Lead Projects in the Black Belt

A group of 30 University of Alabama honors students is spending May 7-25 in Marion carrying out multiple community-service projects in the Black Belt.

UA Student Team Readies Robot for Lunar-Mining Contest

Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, will compete in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition May 21-27 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

UA Students Secure $5.8 Million in Tax Refunds for Alabama Families through SaveFirst

University of Alabama students recently worked at free tax preparation sites across the state to prepare more than 3,200 returns for working families to secure $5.8 million in tax refunds and save almost $1 million in tax preparation fees.

UA Offers Summer Enrichment Workshop for Area Students

The University of Alabama College of Education’s program for gifted and talented in special education is offering its 35th annual Summer Enrichment Workshop June 11-29 at Matthews Elementary School.

May Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 3,778 degrees during spring commencement Friday-Saturday, May 4-5, on campus.

With Sturdy Helmet Design, UA Students Win Metalcasting Contest

For the second year in a row, a team of University of Alabama engineering students won the Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society. By designing and casting a helmet for soldiers, the students were exposed to leading-edge metallurgical-engineering technology.