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UA Participates in ACHE Free App Week

The University of Alabama will take part in the Alabama Commission on Higher Education’s Free App Week Feb. 20-24.

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UA to Hold 2023 Spring Commencement May 5-7

UA will hold spring commencement with eight ceremonies May 5-7 at Coleman Coliseum. 

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UA Engineering Student Selected for Prestigious Aerospace Fellowship

Lilly Saub is one of 47 undergraduate students in the nation selected for the Brooke Owens Fellowship.

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UA Student’s Past Gives Him Passion for the Future of UADM

Learn how one student’s past has impacted his time with UADM.

UA Named a Student Fulbright Top Producer

UA Named a Student Fulbright Top Producer

UA has been recognized as a Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the sixth time in eight years.

UA Programs Receive Support to Help Alabama’s Children

UA Programs Receive Support to Help Alabama’s Children

The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention awarded $2,197,000 to community-based programs in Alabama’s Seventh Congressional District including for from UA.

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UA Hosting 22nd Annual Alabama Autism Conference Feb. 24

The mission of the conference is to help educate medical professionals, service providers, parents and teachers in addition to developing relationships across the state.

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Two Transformative Initiatives Honor Sen. Shelby’s Historic Support

Thanks to the visionary leadership of recently retired U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, two new initiatives will enhance UA’s mission to educate tomorrow’s leaders and innovators.

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UA Economists: State Economy to Shrink Slightly in 2023

Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and international effects from the war in Ukraine will continue to drag national and state economic growth.

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UA Collecting Book Donations for Black Belt Schools

The UA Center for Economic Development’s campaign encourages students, faculty, staff and local residents to donate books for K-12 students.