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December Graduates Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,113 degrees during fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 15, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 228,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: CITY STATE ZIPCODE NAME

UA to Hold Winter Commencement Dec. 15

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

Registration for UA Creative Writing Club for High School Students Now Open

The University of Alabama invites local high school students to sign up for the Creative Writing Club.

UA Engineering Student Recognized for Research Work

Michelle Hindman, a senior in chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, was recognized for research presented through a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, or AIChE, 2012 annual meeting in Pittsburgh.

UA Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Campus with Luminaries on the Quad

The University of Alabama Circle K student organization will host their annual Luminaries on the Quad event Sunday, Dec. 9, at dusk.

UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art to Open ‘Identity Lessons’

An exhibition of works curated by art students at The University of Alabama will open at The Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in downtown Tuscaloosa Dec. 3.

UA Engineering Student Wins Award for Research Paper

Larry Summerville, a senior in metallurgical and material engineering from Columbus, Miss, won first place for his research poster presentation at a November regional meeting of the National Society of Black Engineers in Montgomery.

UA Social Work Students, Tuscaloosa Police Team for Health Fair

Graduate students from The University of Alabama School of Social Work, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa City Police Department, will host a community health fair from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Jaycees Fairground in Alberta City.

After Winning National Award, UA Women Engineers to Host Conference

The University of Alabama chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, was awarded the gold level Outstanding Collegiate Society Award at the SWE National Conference in Houston, Texas, and it won the bid to host its regional conference in 2014 on campus.

UA Student Receives Prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship

The U.S.-Ireland Alliance has named University of Alabama student Sarah E. Johnson to the 2014 class of George J. Mitchell Scholars.