Students

UA Engineering Students, Athletics Work Together for Medical Tent

A collaboration between Crimson Tide Athletics and the College of Engineering, a collapsible tent designed to limit distractions during medical evaluations while providing better privacy for student athletes at The University of Alabama has been introduced this football season.

UA Students Win Big in SAS Data Analytics Competition

Two University of Alabama students were big winners at the national 2015 SAS Analytics Student Poster competition.

Challenge Offers $2 Million Potential for UA’s Culverhouse

A Florida business executive has committed to match — up to $1 million — all donations made to The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce before year’s end.

UA Honors College Students Perform Service Projects in Marion

About 125 students and 25 student leaders from The University of Alabama Honors College will perform service projects from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 in in Marion as part of the 57 Miles Project.

UA Senior Elected 2015 Homecoming Queen

Katelyn Katsafanas, a senior majoring in finance from Naperville, Illinois, was announced as The University of Alabama’s 2015 Homecoming Queen at the bonfire and pep rally Friday, Oct. 9, on the UA Quad.

5 Named to UA’s 2015 Homecoming Court

The 2015 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a recent student election.

UA Women Engineers to Host Event for Middle School Girls

The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls at the 2015 “Wow! That’s Engineering” event Oct. 17.

Innovative Program Pairs UA Med Students with Local Physicians

Several University of Alabama medical students have paired up with community physicians as part of an innovative medical education program promoting deeper connections with patients and stronger student-teacher relationships.

UA Doctoral Student Selected for Gerontological Social Work Award

Yugi Guo, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2015 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative Award.

‘Beat Auburn Beat Hunger’ Drive Launches Oct. 5 at UA

The University of Alabama Center for Service and Leadership launches the 22nd annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive with a kickoff event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at UA’s Ferguson Plaza. The food drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, runs through Friday, Nov. 20.