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Latest News Releases
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Small Businesses Get Training Boost from Alabama SBDC
Initiative will support training and one-on-one advising for Alabama small businesses.
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Business Hall of Fame to Induct 7
This year’s inductees are Rob Burton, Raymond Harbert, Thomas Harris, Marnix Heersink, Thomas Lowder, Claude Nielsen and Nick Saban.
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UA Launches New Center for AI Research and Development
UA is setting a new standard for AI research as part of a campus-wide collaboration.
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UA Programs Prepare Rural Alabamians for Careers in Health Care
High school students and recent graduates are learning about rural health care at UA this summer.
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Senior Seeks Out New Challenges in Path to Med School
Mountain Brook native Kyra Berger will enhance her undergraduate research experiences later this month at the Technical University of Denmark.
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UA Welcomes Third Class of Rural Pre-Medical Students
CCHS welcomed 12 students who will take part in the Tuscaloosa Rural Pre-Medical Intern
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