University of Alabama students are no strangers to volunteering their time for a greater cause. Even before the volunteer response to the events of April 27, the Capstone had been named to the President’s...
For college students, summertime means beach, pool and swimwear season – and inevitably, staying-in-shape season. Many students work hard during the spring semester to lose weight or reach their fitness...
While many students spend their summers building their resumes as interns, the tragedies and destruction following the April 27 tornado provided UA students with unique opportunities for internships not...
The Library Leadership Board has named Beth Holley and Wayne Rau as its 2011 Faculty and Staff Award recipients. “The Library Leadership Board Awards were created to recognize, on an annual basis, a...
The School of Library and Information Studies has named Heidi Julien director following an international search to fill the position beginning Aug. 16. Julien is currently a professor and graduate coordinator...
The University of Alabama has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, a federal honor awarded to universities that have shown a commitment to...
American Rivers, a national conservation organization, has named the Black Warrior River as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers due to local coal mining pollution. American Rivers has published...
Capstone Alliance, Spectrum, and the Women’s Resource Center are hosting Lavender Graduation today in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room. Lavender Graduation is a commencement ceremony aimed to honor...
A UA-based company took second place in the Alabama Launchpad Governor’s Business Plan Competition last week, winning $50,000 in seed capital. According to a UA press release, the IoLiTec Inc. team...
Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke will speak to students today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 in the Lloyd Lecture Hall, Room 38. The University of Alabama Environmental Council is hosting Brooke’s talk....
Students, faculty and community members will have a chance to bid on a football autographed by Nick Saban, among other items, at the College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Annual Silent...
Nominations for the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction will close Friday. The University of Alabama School of Law and the American Bar Association Journal sponsor the prize. According to the School of...
Freshman Forum encourages students to drop off new or gently used elementary-reading level books or monetary donations at the Track 3 Book Drive this week between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the donation...
Students were able to indulge their inner child Sunday as they slurped on sno cones and played on Fun Factory Inflatables at the Residence Hall Association’s Carnival on the Quad. Students mingled with...
The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Series hosted guest lecturer Douglas Futuyma, a leading researcher in evolution science, Thursday night. Students, faculty and community members gathered to hear...
In an article released in Science magazine last week, a team of University of Alabama faculty and students announced it had devised an efficient method of recycling hydrogen, a step in the direction of...
“He’s like a real life Forrest Gump!” said Mallory Flowers, a sophomore majoring in applied math. Students gathered in the Student Activity Center at the Student Recreation Center on Monday night...
Nominations for the Penny Allen Award, given to one student and one faculty or staff member every school year, are due today at noon. The award, established by the School of Social Work and the Union...
Looking to get in shape in time for swimsuit season? University Recreation Personal Training is offering a personal training special that expires today. The spring break special includes 12 sessions with...
The Honors College Assembly will host an information session tonight at 7 for students interested in applying for a 2011-2012 leadership position. Students are invited to the CBH Lab in Nott Hall to learn...
The Department of Criminal Justice, along with Alpha Phi Sigma, will provide students with the opportunity to hear Charles Dorsey, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler, speak about the realities of...
The University’s Community Service Center will be hosting “Making Valentines for Hospice Patients” today at 3 p.m. This event, held in The SOURCE on the third floor of the Ferguson Center, encourages...
They are the first people you encounter when you move on campus freshman year. They can act as landlords when your toilet floods the bathroom, parents when they break up a loud party and friends when you...
The University’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness is hosting 12 Days of Wellness, a program targeted toward faculty and staff during this stressful time of year. The program, kicking off today...
The upcoming Iron Bowl is a source of excitement and anticipation for students, but this year’s game is also becoming a source of stress for students who wish to split the Thanksgiving break between...
The SOURCE is bringing back a program to provide Tuscaloosa children with new stuffed animals. According to an October SOURCE newsletter, the Bama Buddies program is an initiative to benefit the community...
The Student Alumni Association will host a Halloween Festival for children, the community and anyone willing to have some Halloween fun. On Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. on the lawn in front of Alumni...
Members of campus theological organizations and Tuscaloosa community members gathered in the Birmingham Room at the Bryant Conference Center Tuesday night to witness Defending the Faith, a multimedia discussion...
The Student Government Association will be hosting a Landlords, Leases and Legalities event on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater, open to all students interested in living off-campus...
The sidewalks of sorority row were crowded Thursday afternoon as community members, school staff and sorority sisters gathered to watch fraternity brothers run, walk and stumble along in high heels for...
Students, professors and community members gathered in the Ferguson Center Theater Friday to witness the student debate held in honor of Constitution Day. The College of Arts and Sciences, political science...
The University of Alabama Police Department and the Student Government Association have entered the digital age this semester with the start of a new cell phone security program. Rave Guardian, which...
The College of Education hosted its first focus group in a yearlong series for future teacher-coaches Tuesday afternoon. Doctoral student Alan Brown led the Teacher-Coach Focus Group in Room 202 of Bibb...
