Community Outreach

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Flow Tuscaloosa Lantern Parade a Glowing Success

Flow Tuscaloosa’s lantern parade lit up the Riverwalk, bringing people together to appreciate our water resources in a new way.

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UA Leaves Nearly $2.8 Billion Mark on State Economy

Each dollar in state appropriations for UA translated to more than $15 returned to the economy, according to an economic analysis.

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Giving Back Through Hands on Tuscaloosa

The University of Alabama hosted its annual Hands on Tuscaloosa event March 5. Students donated their time to help the community.

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UA to Sign Partnership to Make Job Site Safer

UA SafeState is partnering with OSHA and Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors to make a Jefferson County job site safer.

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UADM Raises More Than $252,000 for Children’s Miracle Network

The University of Alabama Dance Marathon raised $252,001 for Children’s of Alabama during its latest annual fundraising efforts.

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New Mobile App to Aid Gulf of Mexico Fishermen, Boaters

The app came out of a student-led project from The University of Alabama’s Management Information Systems program.

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UA, State Partner to Train First Responders on Mental Health Awareness

UA social work experts are partnering with state agencies to train first responders to identify, understand and respond to signs of substance use disorders and mental illnesses.

Hunter Dowdy (from left to right). Mason Janes, Casey Largin, Chloe Denorme and Kate Radovich present "Rachel's Lift" to Rachel Williams.

Santa’s Helpers: Students Build Script A Wheelchair Lift

After graduating, five students stayed in Tuscaloosa an extra week to perfect their senior design project – a mechanical wheelchair lift – before presenting it as a Christmas gift to a 10-year-old Tuscaloosa girl.

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UA Among 60 Finalists for Transformative Workforce Project

A proposal from UA to lead a regional innovation and workforce development project for an economically depressed region of the state has received initial seed money.

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UA Small Business Program Renews National Accreditation

The Alabama Small Business Development Center Network, based at The University of Alabama, was recently accredited through 2026, renewing its commitment to help state businesses succeed.