Students

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UA Beginning Distribution of CARES Act Funds to Eligible Students

Funds will go directly to those eligible with the greatest need who experienced a disruption because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Council Recognizes Excellence in Community Engagement

UA’s Council on Community-Based Partnerships recently recognized the outstanding achievements in community-engaged scholarship through its annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards.

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Seventeen UA Students Win Fulbright Awards

Fourteen UA students have received Fulbright Student Awards for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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ACT Card Mobile Credential Now Available for Google Pay

Meeting the needs of UA’s mobile-savvy campus community, the University’s Action Card Office has made the ACT Card mobile credential available for Google Pay.

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Surrounded by Family at Home, ROTC Students Commissioned Virtually

The University of Alabama’s Army ROTC commissioned 24 graduates of the program this month as second lieutenants in the program’s first virtual commissioning ceremony.

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A Life Inspired by a Special Brother

Recent UA graduate Tatianna Zambrano’s entire life has been shaped by two things: her family, with its rich heritage, and her younger brother, Alex.

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Three UA Students Earn Hollings Scholarships

Three UA students will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2020-2022.

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UA Offering Courses on Coronavirus

Three courses offered this summer at The University of Alabama will allow students to understand issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic while exploring solutions to a PPE shortage.

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Many Protective Masks Inhibit Communication with Deaf Community

As the use of personal protective masks has become a popular tool in preventing the spread of coronavirus, those who are deaf are having to adjust their normal means of communication.

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From Homeless as a Child to Working with Homeless Vets

Rebecca Koen, who experienced homelessness as a child, will soon begin working with homeless populations and military veterans in Washington, D.C.