Family physician and author Dr. Rani G. Whitfield of television’s “Hip Hop Doc” will give the keynote address at the first Rural Health Care Minority Summit on Saturday, Jan. 22, at The University of Alabama.
Ferosh Jacob, a computer science doctoral student in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, was recently named one of three finalists at the OOPSLA/SPLASH student research competition held in Reno, Nev., earlier this semester.
The University of Alabama will award some 1,840 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 11, on campus.
A research article authored by a University of Alabama professor and her former graduate student is among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Intermetallics.
The University of Alabama Ferguson Center is launching Al’s Pals, a campus mentorship program that will pair UA and elementary school students at the new McKenzie Court Community Center in Tuscaloosa.
The city of Stevenson is honoring a University of Alabama student who earlier created the University’s official tartan design by selecting her as grand marshal of its Christmas parade.
The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will receive their rings for winning a second, consecutive National Championship on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Student Recreation Center.
A team of undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Alabama set out to survey people at public events in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla., to see how they interpret the “Cones of Uncertainty” and to evaluate different designs that could be easier to interpret.
Bianca Covington, a 2009 University of Alabama graduate in mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Charles T. Main Student Section Silver Award, which recognizes student leadership and service.
The University of Alabama’s senior honor societies will sponsor a fundraiser to benefit Literacy is The Edge on Wednesday, Nov. 17.