The Rocket Girls, an all-female team of engineering students at The University of Alabama, will fire its first rocket in the 2011 NASA University Student Launch Initiative in Huntsville April 16.
University of Alabama student groups Apwonjo, Freshman Forum and the Alabama International Relations Club are presenting several events as part of the “Freedom in Creation” initiative to help the African country of Uganda.
The University of Alabama honored its top students for their academic achievement and leadership Friday, April 8, during the Honors Day Tapping on the Mound Ceremony, the highlight of UA’s annual Honors Week, April 3-8.
A poster constructed by Shirley (Rong) Li, a University of Alabama doctoral student, earned first place in competition at the Regional Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Management Workshop.
To help raise awareness of WellBama on campus, the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness has partnered with University of Alabama seniors who are studying public relations.
Marshall Houston, a University of Alabama senior majoring in economics and English, will be one of 40 college students from across the country participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride, a learning opportunity for college students in conjunction with the broadcast of the upcoming PBS “American Experience” film “Freedom Riders” and the 50th anniversary of the May 1961 Freedom Rides.
The University of Alabama Students In Free Enterprise team was named a Regional Champion at the SIFE USA Regional Competition held in Atlanta this week.
All four University of Alabama students who applied for 2011 Goldwater Scholarships have been named recipients of the elite academic award.
The Crimson Hawx, a team of University of Alabama aerospace engineering students, will compete with an airplane it built for the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly competition April 15-17 in Tucson, Ariz.
A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2010-2011 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, in Smith Hall on the UA campus.