Community Outreach

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Registration Open for Free Job Skills, Financial Training Sessions

Free job skills and financial literacy training sessions will soon be available to West Alabama adults, including veterans, and teens through The University of Alabama’s business college.

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Social Work Receives $3.2M Grant to Address State’s Opioid Overdoses

The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s efforts to stem opioid use and rates of overdose deaths in Alabama have a new focus: first responders.

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UA Helps Rural School District Receive $2.8 Million Federal Grant

Thanks to help from The University of Alabama, Choctaw County Schools was awarded a $2.8 million School Climate Transformation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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UA Wins Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive

The University of Alabama finished the 2019 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive by collecting 278,788 pounds of food.

Fashion for Life Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Fashion for Life Celebrates 10th Anniversary

UA student fashion designs will hit the runway for the 10th annual Fashion for Life Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. in UA’s Ferguson Center Ballroom.

New UA Center Aims to Improve Behavior, Mental Health in Schools

New UA Center Aims to Improve Behavior, Mental Health in Schools

UA has strengthened its role as the leader in the state for improving education for primary and secondary education students through encouraging alternative discipline methods and supporting students with mental health issues.

UA Student Veterans March to Bring Awareness to Veteran Suicides

UA Student Veterans March to Bring Awareness to Veteran Suicides

Almost 80 students and support personnel from UA’s Campus Veterans Association and Auburn’s Student Veterans Association will participate in Operation Iron Ruck, Nov. 27 – Nov. 30.

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UA Contributes Heavily to Tuscaloosa’s Public Art Scene

Public art not only beautifies a city, but also draws people to see it and patronize local businesses.

River Pitch 2019 Seeks Student, Community Entrepreneurs

River Pitch 2019 Seeks Student, Community Entrepreneurs

The 2019 River Pitch Business Idea Competition is scheduled for the Tuscaloosa River Market Nov. 19 from 5-9 p.m

UA to Lead Project to Help Reduce Infant Mortality Rates in Alabama

UA to Lead Project to Help Reduce Infant Mortality Rates in Alabama

University of Alabama School of Social Work researchers will soon expand a statewide drug and mental health screening program to address infant mortality in Alabama.