Are Pre-K Children in Tuscaloosa School-Ready?
A University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences study of 393 pre-kindergarten children in the Tuscaloosa City School System indicate that more than 80 percent are ready for kindergarten.
Colleges & Schools
Doctoral Graduate ‘Eliminates Barriers’ through Crimson Career Closet
To ease the financial burden on students, Adora Hicks, who will receive her doctoral degree Saturday, expanded a UA service to allow students to borrow up to four items of professional attire for up to a week at a time, free of charge.
Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two University of Alabama mechanical engineering students a scholarship that covers their full tuition and secures them a job after graduation.
UA Researchers Examining Parkinson’s Resilience
Research underway at The University of Alabama, supported by the National Institutes of Health, hopes to identify factors and methods through which individuals are either resilient or susceptible to the neurodegeneration in the brain as part of Parkinson’s disease.
Capstone College of Nursing Named Center of Excellence
The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing was selected recently as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence, a designation that was given to only 16 nursing programs nationwide.
Hewson Stock Gift to University of Alabama is Largest in UA History
Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., and her husband, James, have made a gift of $15 million to The University of Alabama to benefit the Culverhouse College of Business.
UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 4, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
UA Hosts First Collaborative Conference for RISE Programs
The University of Alabama’s RISE Program is hosting a two-day conference with 30 directors, therapists and teachers from other RISE centers from around the nation to collaborate for the first time.
There’s More to Inspire
Alexi Bolton isn’t yet sure of her postgraduate future – she’ll receive bachelor’s degrees in social work and marketing in May 2019 – but she knows she hopes her nonprofit arts camp for children will continue.
UA Doctoral Student Headlining 50th International Horn Symposium
Joshua Williams, first-place winner of last year’s International Horn Competition of America, will be a featured artist at the 50th International Horn Society Summer Symposium in Muncie, Indiana, July 30 through Aug. 5.