Alabama Impact

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UA Supplies Pipeline of Rural Health Care Professionals for State

The College of Community Health Sciences has set the standard for educating and training countless rural health care professionals.

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UA’s Impact on State, Local Economies Sets Records

UA continues to be an economic driver for the state as its flagship university set record high economic and fiscal impacts for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Culverhouse LEAD Program Named for Late Alumnus

Culverhouse LEAD Program Named for Late Alumnus

The Kelly LEAD program prepares undergraduates to lead with integrity, empathy and strategic insight.

UA Establishes School of Leadership and Policy

UA Establishes School of Leadership and Policy

The School will provide practice-based, interdisciplinary education to prepare diverse students as leaders and public servants.

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UA Advances Research Across Disciplines through AI Infrastructure Investments

UA hosted the ACHE AI Exchange, showcasing impactful AI research on campus and highlighting the upcoming HPC’s impact on AI initiatives.

Urban park in downtown Mobile, Ala. Sidewalk flanked by trees leading to a metal foutain.

Research Finds Urban Parks Connected to Lower Crime, Better Community Health

UA-led research suggests a new understanding of the ways urban parks add to community health.

UA Rewards Early College Students With New Freshmen Scholarships

UA Rewards Early College Students With New Freshmen Scholarships

Alabama high school students taking college courses through UA Early College can benefit from new freshman scholarships.

Lights and large donation barrels at the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger total reveal last year

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Starts Annual Food Drive

The 32nd annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive gets underway Oct. 3 and runs through Nov. 20.

The group of Rural Medical Scholars, Rural Dental Scholars and Rural Community Health Scholars

Future Rural Medicine Physicians, Dentists Begin Education at UA

CCHS recently welcomed 11 students to the Rural Medical Scholars Program and the Rural Dental Scholars Program

The Science of Alabama’s Caves

The Science of Alabama’s Caves

The Science of Caves, a new course in the Built by Bama core curriculum, uses Alabama’s natural cave system to explore scientific concepts.