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New dance professor brings diverse styles to UA

New dance professor brings diverse styles to UA

Katie Shepherd August 24, 2014

On the third floor of Clark Hall, ?surrounded by towering windows overlooking Gorgas Library and the Woods Quad, you are likely to find Lawrence Jackson, the newest addition to The University of Alabama’s...

Students encouraged to attend Week of Welcome

Katie Shepherd August 19, 2014

Students will have 55 events to attend during Week of Welcome, hosted by University Programs.WOW is designed both to help new students get involved in the activities around campus and to begin the year...

A place to call home: Students living in houses, not apartments

A place to call home: Students living in houses, not apartments

Katie Shepherd August 17, 2014

When Sam Parker leaves each morning for his short walk to campus, he typically sees long lines of students in cars, all struggling to find parking and get to class on time. But he never has that problem....

Rocks and Recreation

Rocks and Recreation

Alessandra Delrose August 17, 2014

The new Student Activity Center, located near Presidential Village, is now open for use. The new facility was built in an effort to meet high demand for a place for students and community members to...

Powell, Ratliff take new positions at UA co-op

Powell, Ratliff take new positions at UA co-op

Alana Norris July 22, 2014

By Alana Morris | Contributing Writer The UA Cooperative Education and Professional Practice Program has seen several staff changes since the retirement of director Roy Gregg. Naomi Powell, the program’s...

City schools seek 53 employees before August

City schools seek 53 employees before August

Alana Norris July 15, 2014

Recent UA graduates are prime candidates for 53 open positions within the Tuscaloosa City Schools that need to be filled soon.Mike Daria, assistant superintendent of general administration, said the 53...

Save our water campaign returns

Save our water campaign returns

Alessandra Delrose July 8, 2014

Six years ago, the Save Our Water campaign came to Tuscaloosa bar patrons and riverkeepers through four different participants. This year, the annual campaign will include more than 20 restaurants and...

MINT summer programs unite local students

MINT summer programs unite local students

Alessandra Delrose July 8, 2014

As August approaches, the summer programs at the Center for Materials for Information Technology are coming to an end. “The MINT scholar program encompasses a student internship program which is basically...

REAL expands to Selma

Alana Norris July 8, 2014

Culverhouse College of Commerce and the Center for Community-Based Partnerships are exporting their REAL Alabama program to Selma, Alabama. The Real Entrepreneurship through Active Learning program instructs...

Plank Center names mentoring awardees

Plank Center names mentoring awardees

Alessandra Delrose July 8, 2014

Each year, a national board of 24 people develop a list of possible nominations and candidates for the Plank Center’s Milestones in Mentoring Award. This year, the 5th annual award, recognizing six outstanding...

Wellness campaign gets family focus, pool kickoff

Alana Norris June 24, 2014

Snakes, turtles and Greek yogurt met at the University Recreation Center Outdoor Pool as the Summer Family Makeover kicked off. The makeover, a program offered to UA students, faculty and staff, will continue...

Professors go back to class for  computer science

Professors go back to class for computer science

Alessandra Delrose June 24, 2014

Nine hundred and forty teachers all around the country have their eyes on The University of Alabama this summer for an online course. After receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation, Associate...

Rivals unite for rural healthcare

Alessandra Delrose June 17, 2014

University of Alabama fans and Auburn University fans don’t always get along. But UA Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Uzma Raja and Rafay Ishfaq, assistant professor of Auburn University’s...

UA students help with AP prep

UA students help with AP prep

Alana Norris June 17, 2014

College students often come into The University of Alabama with advanced placement credit, but some students are going back to work with high school students who are hoping to gain some AP credit of ?their...

Water center collaborates to make weather forecasts

Water center collaborates to make weather forecasts

Alana Norris June 17, 2014

The National Water Center on The University of Alabama campus is unlike any other in the country, and legislation that will fund its development is currently making its way towards final approval. National...

Galbraith awarded third Fulbright scholarship

Alessandra Delrose June 17, 2014

Do Jews in Poland identify as Polish? That’s the question Marysia Galbraith, professor of anthropology, wants to answer. And to do that, she will travel to Poland in the fall for research and study...

Volunteers renovate church for Miracle Day

Volunteers renovate church for Miracle Day

Alessandra Delrose June 10, 2014

People from all over the state of Alabama, including University of Alabama students, gathered at First Christian Church for the biennial Miracle Day on Saturday.Pastor Tom Goebel said Miracle Day began...

UA grad wins Miss Alabama

Alana Norris June 10, 2014

Third time was the charm Saturday for Caitlin Brunell, University of Alabama graduate. On her third trip to the Miss Alabama Pageant, which took place June 4-7 at Samford University, Brunell was crowned...

UA equestrians host camp

Alana Norris May 27, 2014

The UA Equestrian Team is hosting an Elite Equitation Camp for girls 16 to 18 years old from Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27. UA Equestrian Team coach Heather McCall also organizes the summer programs.“The...

UA students honored nationally

Katie Shepherd April 22, 2014

Each year, students from universities across the country are selected to receive various prestigious scholarship awards. This year, The University of Alabama had eight students who were chosen for three...

Event promotes assault awareness

Katie Shepherd April 15, 2014

Take Back the Night, an event promoting sexual assault awareness month, began with a protest on the quad Tuesday afternoon and ended with a series of speakers in Smith Hall. “There is a power on this...

Student campaign now national

Katie Shepherd April 15, 2014

Following the success of the LessThanUThink campaign against binge drinking over the last five years, the University of Alabama student group responsible for the program is now spreading the campaign to...

Public speaking students compete in Speak-Off

Katie Shepherd April 8, 2014

It seems to be a rite of attending college to, at some point, face a large crowd of your peers as a result of an assigned speech or presentation. Many dread speaking in front of other people, but others...

Test banks challenge professors

Katie Shepherd March 18, 2014

Test banks, which store old copies of tests for students to reference while studying, can be a valuable resource. However, some professors and administrators frown upon the practice, and whether or not...

Networking site aimed at college students

Katie Shepherd March 17, 2014

Imagine a social networking site geared specifically toward college students where students can find out about events happening on campus. In just a few weeks, that site will become a reality. University...

Hundreds take part in Krispy Kreme Challenge

Katie Shepherd March 16, 2014

Running a mile on a stomach full of a dozen doughnuts might sound like a nightmare to most runners, but Krispy Kreme and Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Alabama held such a race in Tuscaloosa on Saturday....

Walk raises awareness for MS

Walk raises awareness for MS

Katie Shepherd March 9, 2014

Around the world, around 2.3 million people are thought to have multiple sclerosis, a disease that is neither contagious nor inherited. There are 6,500 people living with MS in Alabama and Mississippi...

All-day event debuts Disney-run hospitals

Katie Shepherd March 5, 2014

Besides the happiness the company tries to bring to adults and children alike, the Disney Corporation is well-known for its customer service. Disney works to make sure its customers are always satisfied...

Panel talks black femininity

Panel talks black femininity

Katie Shepherd February 26, 2014

Elizabeth Rogers, a junior majoring in African-American studies, sat at table with four black women who said they proudly wore their natural hair. She described a situation where she was criticized for...

Internship teaches banking, social responsibility

Katie Shepherd February 25, 2014

The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility is partnering with Regions Bank for a third year to offer the Financial Innovation summer internship. The eight-week paid summer internship in Birmingham...