The Alabama Housing Affordability Index for the first quarter of 2009 jumped 15.26 percent to 210.4, which means more families can afford the median priced home.
Two University of Alabama engineering students will take their research to an international level through an academic exchange program in Germany.
Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will visit The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and meet with faculty, administrators and staff today and Friday, May 8.
Scientists at The University of Alabama are using the interest surrounding “Angels and Demons” as a springboard to discussing the physics central to the summer blockbuster’s plot.
While most students will soon enjoy the relaxation of summer vacation, a group of 11 students and two faculty members plan to soon travel to Vietnam and Cambodia as part of The University of Alabama Engineers Without Borders service learning project.
For the third year in a row, three students from The University of Alabama were named Goldwater Scholars, receiving one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.
A dentist is teaming with two University of Alabama entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.
The March 2009 Alabama housing report is now available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site.
Half of the eight finalists in a state-wide competition designed to help launch start-up companies have ties to The University of Alabama, including both the second and third-place teams.
Slowdowns in consumer and business spending, tightened lending conditions, and a weak housing sector are negatively impacting both output and employment across Alabama. That is the latest update from the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.