Culture & Community

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UA to Honor Victims of 9/11 Attacks with Stair Climb

To honor the memories of those killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks, The University of Alabama Police Department and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 8-11 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum.

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Alabama REACH Seeks Faculty, Staff Mentors for Students

Alabama REACH, a support office for foster and homeless youth at The University of Alabama, will hold a series of lunch-and-learn events for faculty and staff interested in mentoring REACH students.

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New UA Radio Station Provides Information for Football Fans

When Crimson Tide fans travel to Tuscaloosa for football games, they will have a new way of getting information.

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Registration Open for LIFT Job Skills Training Program

Veterans and other adults, as well as teens, are encouraged to register for free job skills and financial literacy training via UA’s business school.

University police officers standing in front of the UA Police Center with patrol cars, bicycles and a police dog.

UAPD to Host Community Day

In order to help the community better understand how The University of Alabama Police Department operates, UAPD is hosting Community Day Friday, Aug. 30, at the University Police Center, 1110 Jackson Ave.

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Gorgas Library Open for Business; Renovations Ongoing

Though Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is only four months into its estimated 18-month renovation, it is open and ready for students to use its abundant wealth of resources.

Attendees sit at tables during t the 2018 Culverhouse Business Analytics Symposium.

Business Analytics Symposium Offers a Day for Data

Data scientists and business analytics-oriented executives will converge at the Culverhouse Business Analytics Symposium for a day of discussion about how their respective companies and institutions incorporate big data research and analysis practices

Bicentennial Bookshelf Promotes Alabama History, Authors in Black Belt

Bicentennial Bookshelf Promotes Alabama History, Authors in Black Belt

Two University of Alabama groups are partnering with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System to provide books promoting Alabama’s literary history to schools in the Black Belt as part of the state’s bicentennial celebration.

Free Tickets to Music Festival Available to UA Students

Free Tickets to Music Festival Available to UA Students

Students who love a free party will have a chance to see Outkast’s Big Boi and Blackberry Smoke at Tuscaloosa’s Druid City Music Fest Saturday, Aug. 24 in downtown Tuscaloosa.

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UA Senior: Military Vets Will Get the Help They Deserve

Kristen Jones, who will graduate from UA in August with degrees in psychology and history, has worked to establish Restoring Freedom, a nonprofit organization that provides counseling services to military veterans and their families.