Community Outreach

Broadway and Silver Screen Hit ‘Doubt’ Comes to UA

Broadway and Silver Screen Hit ‘Doubt’ Comes to UA

Broadway and silver screen hit “Doubt” is coming to The University of Alabama this week.

UA Professor Part of White House Summit on Computer Science Education

UA Professor Part of White House Summit on Computer Science Education

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, was part of a summit to gauge the progress of President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand computer science education to primary and secondary schools.

Law Enforcement Learn Ways to Interact with Deaf at UA Workshop

Law Enforcement Learn Ways to Interact with Deaf at UA Workshop

As nearly 20 law enforcement officers from across four different agencies sat in a theatre-style room Tuesday at The University of Alabama, all but one revealed an interaction that surprised workshop organizers Dr. Darrin Griffin and Erin Powell.

Executives among UA Business Analytics Symposium Presenters

Executives among UA Business Analytics Symposium Presenters

James Spann, from ABC 33/40, Pete Keating, from ESPN the Magazine, and Filippo Passerini, former Procter & Gamble chief information officer, are among the speakers and presenters scheduled for the 2016 Business Analytics Symposium.

International Lineup set for UA-led Veterans’ Transitions Summit

International Lineup set for UA-led Veterans’ Transitions Summit

The University of Alabama will continue its leadership position in improving military transitions through the Service Member to Civilian International Summit 2016, a three-day assembly of researchers, military officials and activists that begins Sept. 21 at the Hyatt Regency in Birmingham.

UA Researchers Bring HIV Education to Parolees, Probationers

UA Researchers Bring HIV Education to Parolees, Probationers

Analyses of efforts to provide HIV testing and education classes to parolees by a University of Alabama researcher and her colleagues recently published in the top scholastic journal on AIDS research.

A CrossingPoints student sitting at a table during a class

CrossingPoints Summer Bridge Program

CrossingPoints Summer Bridge Program is a college pipeline program for students with intellectual disabilities ages 18 and older who are interested in pursuing postsecondary education. Summer Bridge students attend college classes that are taught by UA professors, take program-specific courses and develop skills for independence by living in UA residence halls as well as participating in

UA Students Reach Out to Community Before Classes Start

UA Students Reach Out to Community Before Classes Start

Before hitting the books, heading to lectures or turning on computers, more than 300 University of Alabama students returned to campus early and picked up hammers, paintbrushes, rakes, shovels and even medical equipment – all to help out in Tuscaloosa and the Black Belt. More than 900 students participated and provided more than 7,650 hours of community service in August.