Community Outreach

A collage of three video stills of students tutoring while facing the camera.

UA Students Partner With Schools for Tutoring

University of Alabama students will provide free online tutoring and academic engagement sessions for the remainder of the school year in a partnership with Birmingham City Schools and the Tuscaloosa County School System.

The University Medical Center Mobile Outreach Unit

UA Helping Provide Coronavirus Screenings in Livingston

UMC and the Office for Research and Economic Development are collaborating with Alabama Power and Livingston Mayor Tom Tartt to provide coronavirus screenings in Livingston.

A EMT poses for a photo in the door of an ambulance.

UA Senior Working Pandemic Front Lines in NYC Area

Aerospace engineering student John Glidden III is volunteering as an EMT and at a drive-thru virus testing site in a suburb of New York City.

A piggy bank with pennies scattered around it.

UA Offering Free Webinar on Pandemic Stimulus for Small Businesses

The University of Alabama will offer a free webinar Friday for small businesses and  entrepreneurs navigating government stimulus and assistance plans.

A screen shot from a computer of a map of the New York City area showing COVID-19 testing sites.

UA Researchers Providing Maps of COVID-19 Testing Sites

Two researchers at The University of Alabama are helping people find testing sites for COVID-19.

Hands tinker with electrical wires and computer boards on a table.

UA Satellite Team Offering Virtual Space Lessons

A team of students at The University of Alabama building a small satellite as part of a NASA program are continuing their outreach efforts to state schools during the COVID-19 pandemic through online lessons.

UA Student Volunteers at COVID-19 Test Site

UA Student Volunteers at COVID-19 Test Site

Matthew Roy has always looked for opportunities to support his local community and recently found himself in a position to make a positive impact in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Student Shopping for Elderly Service Expands to Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

Student Shopping for Elderly Service Expands to Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

Leave It To Us, a University of Alabama student-created non-profit organization that helps senior citizens practice social distancing by using volunteers to grocery shop for them free of charge, now has Tuscaloosa and Birmingham branches.

Face shields lay in a row on a table.

UA Helping Fabricate Protection for Health Care Workers

The University of Alabama community has come together to help provide 3D printed personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers locally and in the region.

UA ACCESS Support Center Offers Free Online Courses to Grades 7-12

UA ACCESS Support Center Offers Free Online Courses to Grades 7-12

The UA ACCESS Support Center, in collaboration with the Alabama State Department of Education, is offering free online courses to all students in grades 7-12 in the state.